GIBBS LEADS TOYOTA WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH
Gibbs continues stellar rookie season with his seventh top-five finish in first eight starts
LONG POND, Pa. (June 27, 2021) – Ty Gibbs (second) led Toyota with a top-five finish in the Pocono Green 225 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pocono Raceway
Race 16 of 33 – 225 miles, 90 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Austin Cindric*
2nd, TY GIBBS
3rd, Justin Allgaier*
4th, Noah Gragson*
5th, AJ Allmendinger
6th, DANIEL HEMRIC
7th, BRANDON JONES
14th, SANTINO FERRUCCI
25th, AUSTIN HILL
29th, JESSE LITTLE
30th, MASON MASSEY
33rd, DAVID STARR
37th, HARRISON BURTON
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 2nd
How hard were you digging for this win?
“Just pushing as much as I can. It feels good to leave everything in the racecar. Just trying my hardest. I made some mistakes. I think I could have maybe crossed him over a little bit better. Lap cars helped me. They were kind of in the way. Overall, just a good day. I’m happy to drive a Xfinity car. I’m thankful to be in this series. Thank you to all of my crew, Chris Gayle (crew chief), everybody who works on my Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54.”
DANIEL HEMRIC, No. 18 Poppy Bank Toyota Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 6th
No win today, but a lot of speed today for your Daniel.
“Not only speed but speeding on pit road. Unbelievable Poppy Bank Toyota Supra. So proud of Dave Rogers (crew chief). Not only this week, but every week to bring the best racecars that we can. That was for sure the best JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) Toyota that I’ve had. It’s tough to swallow when you give them away like that. I don’t know if I just mis-executed on my lights or what. I thought I gave enough back, especially after the first time, but I just sped again under green and that was it for us. I’m proud of these guys. I don’t know what else you can do. You just have to keep showing up and hope it will turn around.”
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