GIBBS LEADS TOYOTA WITH NINTH-PLACE FINISH AT CHICAGO STREET RACE
Ties Career-Best Finish in Historic Street Race
CHICAGO (July 2, 2023) – Ty Gibbs led Toyota with a ninth-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course that was shortened to 75 laps due to darkness. Gibbs tied his career-best series finish with the ninth-place result on Sunday. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the first-ever NASCAR street race and joined Gibbs in the top-15 for Toyota. Christopher Bell led a race-high 37 laps (of 78) and went on to finish 18th.
Toyota Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Chicago Street Race
Race 18 of 36 – 220 miles, 100 laps (race shortened to 75 laps due to darkness)
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Shane Van Gisbergen*
2nd, Justin Haley*
3rd, Chase Elliott*
4th, Kyle Larson*
5th, Kyle Busch*
9th, TY GIBBS
11th, DENNY HAMLIN
18th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
28th, TYLER REDDICK
31st, BUBBA WALLACE
32nd, MARTIN TRUEX JR.
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry TRD, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 9th
What was your experience like in the Chicago Street Race today?
“It was really good. I felt like we had a really fast Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry. I think we had a really good points day. We got in the fence there a little bit from the 22 (Joey Logano) and hurt the right rear a lot so I couldn’t really make a charge back up front. I feel like we could maybe have had a top-five day. It was good to finish ninth, so we’ll just keep going.”
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 Yahoo Toyota Camry TRD, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 11th
How was your race today?
“We had a really fast car. We were extremely fast, and we’ve made such huge strides on road courses, that was a lot of fun. I wish I didn’t give up the track position early in the wet. Once we got dry this thing was just so fast. Then, we got flipped (in the running order) because they changed the end of the race. There were 15 cars there that unfortunately ended up with a better strategy that was unplanned. I’m pretty happy with our Yahoo Camry and I’m looking forward to going to the Indy road course now.”
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