GIBBS DRIVES TO VICTORY IN ATLANTA
Ty Gibbs scores his second win of the season after leading just the last lap
ATLANTA (March 19, 2022) – Ty Gibbs drove to his second victory of the season with a stellar final lap pass in double overtime to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was Gibbs’ first win in Atlanta in his first start at the track. He was joined inside the top-10 by his teammate Brandon Jones (seventh), while Jeffrey Earnhardt (13th) delivered the fifth top-15 finish for Sam Hunt Racing in as many races to start the season.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race 5 of 33 – 251.02 miles, 163 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, TY GIBBS
2nd, Austin Hill*
3rd, AJ Allmendinger*
4th, Riley Herbst*
5th, Landon Cassill*
7th, BRANDON JONES
13th, JEFFREY EARNHARDT
17th, SHANE LEE
28th, TREVOR BAYNE
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Sport Clips Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 1st
Can you talk about that bold move in the end?
“That was awesome. First of all, I want to give the glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I want to thank Him for letting me experience these moments. Second off, my team. I wouldn’t be here without them. Thank you to AJ (Allmendinger) for pushing me. That was awesome. What the heck. This is so cool. Never give up.”
What about that last lap move?
“I don’t know. I just feel like naturally I do in those moments. If there is a gap, you’ve got to take it like Aryton Senna said. I did it. There almost wasn’t a gap, but there was and send it.”
Can you put into words what this victory means?
“It was so cool to win this one. It was so unexpected. The speedways where were we struggled in the past so to win it in this Sport Clips Toyota GR Supra shows we improved. We came back from 29th and messing up on pit road. The win is awesome. Still things that I have to fix and work on, but let’s go.”
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