From Bracket Buster to Brickyard Heartbreak, Ty Dillon Nearly Pulled It Off
Ty Gibbs didn’t need to win the Brickyard—he just needed to outlast a Cinderella named Dillon. One got the money. The other got smashed on a restart.
Ty Gibbs didn’t need to win the Brickyard—he just needed to outlast a Cinderella named Dillon. One got the money. The other got smashed on a restart.
No, neither Ty Gibbs nor Ty Dillon was favored to win the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series In-Season Challenge.
In the real world, Cinderella doesn’t drive a stock car.
Tyler Reddick has advanced to the In-Season Challenge semifinals this week.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs is coming off his best showing of the 2025 season.
It took eight races, a small mountain of frustration, and probably a few broken iRacing rigs, but Ty Gibbs finally had a reason to smile on Sunday.
Denny Hamlin came into Bristol under immense pressure, trailing the cutoff by six points after an underwhelming 23rd place finish at Watkins Glen.
While Chase Briscoe made his Playoff situation much clearer by winning at Darlington to clinch a berth, he made it much fuzzier for the drivers fighting for points.
The ‘win-and-you’re-in’ system that defines NASCAR’s Playoffs mean a points position is never certain until the postseason begins.
Ty Gibbs earned his second career NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Pole Position Saturday.