It was the wreck heard ’round the NASCAR Xfinity Series garage.
Several drivers spoke out on Ty Gibbs dumping Brandon Jones on the final lap to win at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night (Oct. 29).
In case you missed it, on the final restart of the Dead On Tools 250, the chance to battle for a championship was on the line for Jones. The No. 19 driver entered the race 38 points below the Championship 4 cut line and essentially needed to win the race to advance.
Jones’ Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Gibbs entered the race with a 30-point advantage over the cut line and only needed a decent finish to make the Championship 4. The duo dominated the night, combining to lead 201 of the race’s 269 laps.
So naturally the race win came down to the two teammates. Gibbs led the field to green in overtime after the duo had bumped and rubbed each other quite a bit in the previous restarts. Jones restarted in third, behind Gibbs, and used the bumper to nudge the No. 54 up the track.
“We were kind of being aggressive with each other all day during those restarts,” Jones said. “I’d get behind him, and not wreck him, but get into him and get him up out of the way, and I think that’s what you have to do here to go win the race.”
Jones went under Gibbs in turn 1 to make it three-wide with Noah Gragson up high, and the Georgia native completed the pass coming to the white flag.
Then entering turn 1 of the last lap, Gibbs got into the back of the No. 19 and sent Jones spinning into the outside wall. The grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame car owner Joe Gibbs cruised to the win, leading to loud boos and a “Thank you, grandpa” chant in the crowd.
Fans were heard chanting “Thank you Grandpa” after Ty Gibbs’ move to win.
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“Go beat his ass, bro,” Gragson said as he walked by during Jones’ media availability.
“Brandon and I are friend, and I know what it’d be like if I was in his shoes, and I wouldn’t be too happy” Gragson told Frontstretch. “Like he’s showing a lot more composure than I would be right now.
“But I guess you kind of have to deal with that when you’re driving that Ty Gibbs Racing, I mean Joe Gibbs Racing car.”
Gragson iterated that he expected a bump but, “He [Gibbs] destroyed him [Jones] getting into the corner.”
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