TC Daily Pit Stop: Ty Gibbs Holds Off Ryan Blaney In Overtime, Breaks Through For First Cup Win
TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, April 13, 2026
Ty Gibbs Outduels Ryan Blaney In Overtime For First Career Cup Series Win
The question of when will Ty Gibbs finally score his first NASCAR Cup Series win has been officially answered. Gibbs was able to hold off Ryan Blaney in an overtime finish to score his maiden NASCAR Cup Series win in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Gibbs, who had 95-lap older tires than Blaney, stayed out during a late caution and inherited the race lead. Blaney, who had fresh tires, sliced his way back to the front, but just came up shy of snagging the win.
After the race, Gibbs admitted that he didn’t care in the moment if he scored the win or not, as he was too busy enjoying the fun battles on track with Blaney and Kyle Larson.
“Honestly, I didn’t really know or care if I was going to win or not. I thought the race was awesome. I thought we all put on the racing was great,” Gibbs explained. “Feel like it’s been us the whole year. I really appreciate always racing Ryan Blaney and Kyle too. Those guys always run me real well. We all run together and hard. Hopefully, we put a great show on for the fans. Thank you for Team 54, everybody that’s a part of this whole deal. What a great day.”
Larson, who led a race-high 238 laps and won Stages 1 and 2, would go on to finish third.
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OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS
Tyler Reddick was able to maintain his NASCAR Cup Series point lead with a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s race, and he now holds a 62-point lead over Blaney, who finished runner-up in the Food City 500.
Gibbs, with his win, moved up from sixth to fourth in the standings and is 105 points behind Reddick.
Shane van Gisbergen finished 34th, and nearly fell outside of the 16-driver Chase Grid, but was able to hang on by one point. With 18 races remaining until the Chase begins, Chase Briscoe (-1 point), Austin Cindric (-5), and Michael McDowell (-6) are breathing down SVG’s neck for the final slot in the Chase Grid.
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