TOYOTA DRIVES BATTLE THROUGH ACCIDENTS IN TALLADEGA
All four Toyota GR Supras battle adversity in Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. (April 23, 2022) – Drew Dollar (13th) led Toyota in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday evening.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Talladega Superspeedway
Race 9 of 33 – 300.58 miles, 113 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Noah Gragson*
2nd, Jeffrey Earnhardt*
3rd, AJ Allmendinger*
4th, Landon Cassill*
5th, Ryan Sieg*
13th, DREW DOLLAR
26th, BRANDON JONES
35th, TY GIBBS
38th, CHANDLER SMITH
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 35th
Ty, what happened?
“I just got a big run by the 38 (Ryan Sieg) and I got kind of out of shape and came back down and caught the 11 (Daniel Hemric). Sorry for everyone involved. It was a sucky deal. We had a very fast Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra. I was proud of my guys. We struggled a little bit in Daytona and we came back here and were fast. We picked up a lot. It was a pretty good hit, but I’m okay. Hopefully we get a Supra in victory lane.”
CHANDLER SMITH, No. 26 Charge Me Toyota GR Supra, Sam Hunt Racing
Finishing Position: 38th
What did you see out there, Chandler?
“We had it avoided there for a minute and then the 8 (Josh Berry) started coming back across and just the way that I was angled I was going to either hit him with my left front or I had to get on my brakes and go to the right quick enough and once I did, I just got sideways and couldn’t save it. It sucks. I hate it for this Sam Hunt Racing Charge Me group. We were having a strong showing for sure. We showed good speed and everything in our Supra. It kind of is what it is. It’s Talladega.”
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