GIBBS LEADS TOYOTA AT CHARLOTTE
Chandler Smith closes on the points lead
CHARLOTTE (May 25, 2024) – Ty Gibbs was battling for the win late in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway before being involved in an incident. He battled back to finish ninth to lead Toyota.
Chandler Smith (18th) moved up to second in the standings, just four points out of the top spot.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race 12 of 33 – 300 miles, 200 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Chase Elliott*
2nd, Brandon Jones*
3rd, Sammy Smith*
4th, Sam Mayer*
5th, AJ Allmendinger*
9th, TY GIBBS
12th, TAYLOR GRAY
18th, CHANDLER SMITH
34th, DEAN THOMPSON
36th, SHELDON CREED
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
TAYLOR GRAY, No. 19 Operation 300 Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 12th
Can you talk about what you learned in these races and what you can take forward?
“Yeah, just learning how all of these guys race – kind of where you need to be to be good in these cars. We are struggling right now. We want to be running top-five, top-10, so we need to figure some things out.”
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