Breakthrough Win Could Be Just the Start for Gibbs
Crew chief expects more as confidence builds in No. 54 camp.
Breakthrough Win Could Be Just the Start for Gibbs Chris Graythen - Getty Images Ty Gibbs wants racing to be “fun. ” Crew chief Tyler Allen points to the way both men have matured in their respective roles as the reason for their success this year in NASCAR’s Cup Series. Apparently, it’s the combination of fun and maturity that’s working for the No.
54 Joe Gibbs Racing team this season. This year, the duo produced Gibbs’ first career Cup victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Food City 500. That victory made Gibbs the fifth driver to record his inaugural win in NASCAR’s premier series at the tough half-mile track.
In the season’s first eight races, Gibbs and his JGR team have recorded six-consecutive top-10 finishes. He hasn’t finished outside the top 10 since the second race in February at Atlanta. Of those top 10s, all of them were top fives except one, a sixth at Darlington.
Gibbs is fourth in the driver standings, 19 points behind third-place JGR teammate Denny Hamlin. He trails standings leader Tyler Reddick by 105 points. Ty Gibbs with team owner (and grandpa) Joe Gibbs.