{"id":40888,"date":"2022-10-29T18:15:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T23:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=40888"},"modified":"2022-10-30T12:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:01:39","slug":"ty-gibbs-wrecks-teammate-brandon-jones-for-xfinity-win-at-martinsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/29\/ty-gibbs-wrecks-teammate-brandon-jones-for-xfinity-win-at-martinsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Ty Gibbs wrecks teammate Brandon Jones for Xfinity win at Martinsville"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

MARTINSVILLE, Va. \u2013 Ty Gibbs took no prisoners Saturday with a race-winning move that dramatically altered the composition of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 field.<\/p>\n

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

On the final lap of the third attempt at overtime, Gibbs rammed soon-to-be-ex-teammate Brandon Jones so hard the contact buckled the hood of Gibbs No. 54 Toyota.<\/p>\n

The contact sent Jones, who had taken the lead on the previous lap, into the outside wall in Turns 1 and 2, and Gibbs had the lead when NASCAR called the 14th caution of the race because of wreck.<\/p>\n

By then Gibbs already had clinched one of the two remaining spots in the Championship 4 Round, but the bulldozing move deprived Jones of an opportunity to race for the series title next Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n

As a chorus of boos rained down from the grandstand, Gibbs was unapologetic for that tactic that made him a race winner for the sixth time this season, for the first time at Martinsville and for the 10th time in 50 Xfinity Series starts.<\/p>\n

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was definitely not a clean move, for sure,\u201d Gibbs said. \u201cI definitely didn\u2019t want to wreck him, but I definitely wanted to move him out of the groove so I could go win. I felt like we lost the spring race getting moved by him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s my teammate, but definitely want to get the win here. It\u2019s important to get the win. And now we\u2019re going to the championships. It\u2019s cool. Hopefully, I don’t get hit by any cans or anything right here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got moved out of the way earlier this year so, it\u2019s part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones won the pole and led 98 laps to Gibbs 102, but finished 23rd, the last driver on the lead lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Ty enough to where I know he doesn’t care about what he did,\u201d said Jones, who will move to JR Motorsports next season. \u201cHe’s pretty much, well\u2014he wasn’t \u2018pretty much\u2019\u2014he was locked into the next round. So really, what did that do?<\/p>\n

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Brandon Jones, driver of the #19 Menards\/Tuscany Faucets Toyota, and xduring the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI don’t really understand the move. I understand trying to get aggressive\u2014you want to win the race. But to just destroy the race car, I don’t see it. I don’t get any satisfaction from it. Maybe he does. Maybe he likes to win that way? But I never have and never felt strong about racing that way. So, we’ll just take it and go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 misfortune elevated veteran Justin Allgaier, his soon-to-be-teammate at JR Motorsports into the final Championship 4 berth. Jones needed a victory to claim the spot, but Allgaier was in a position to advance on points, which he did by 12 points over Regular Season Champion AJ Allmendinger.<\/p>\n

Allgaier finished fifth and Allmendinger 16th after contact between their cars cut Allmendinger\u2019s left rear tire as the drivers played bumper tag and swapped positions during the closing stages of the race. Allgaier was happy to advance but less than thrilled with the way it happened.<\/p>\n

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Brandon Jones, driver of the #19 Menards\/Tuscany Faucets Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t even describe it,\u201d Allgaier said. \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing that it\u2019s gotten to the point where it\u2019s\u2014unfortunately easier to drive through somebody than it is to pass them. Really proud of our team. We never gave up until the checkered flag fell. Had a ton of damage right there (from a collision on Lap 262 in the second overtime) but made it to the final round.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the race, Allmendinger sought Allgaier out on pit road and congratulated him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get down to the end, (Allmendinger) was pushing pretty hard,\u201d Allgaier said. \u201cHe chose to run into us enough times that you get to the point where you have to go for it. He knew when he turned back left that we were going to hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate it for those guys. I don\u2019t know if we could have run 25 laps battling as hard as we did there at the end. They\u2019ve had a great season. We\u2019ve had a great season. It\u2019s just so hard when it comes to the last race, especially at a place like Martinsville.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Gibbs and Allgaier will race for the series championship at Phoenix against Josh Berry and Noah Gragson, who earned their spots in the Championship 4 with respective victories at Las Vegas and Homestead-Miami in the Round of 8.<\/p>\n

Non-Playoff drivers Sheldon Creed and Riley Herbst finished second and third after the late-race melee, followed by the JR Motorsports trio of Gragson, Allgaier and Sam Mayer. Nick Sanchez, Daniel Hemric, Austin Hill and Blaine Perkins completed the top 10.<\/p>\n

Along with Allmendinger and Jones, Hill and Mayer were eliminated from the<\/p>\n

NXS race winner Ty Gibbs (No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) – <\/strong><\/p>\n

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – 3rd Annual Dead On Tools 250<\/b><\/p>\n

Martinsville Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Martinsville, Virginia<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 29, 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (4)  Ty Gibbs (P), Toyota, 269.<\/p>\n

                2. (2)  Sheldon Creed #, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                3. (8)  Riley Herbst, Ford, 269.<\/p>\n

                4. (5)  Noah Gragson (P), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                5. (6)  Justin Allgaier (P), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                6. (22)  Sam Mayer (P), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                7. (24)  Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                8. (37)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                9. (36)  Austin Hill # (P), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                10. (23)  Blaine Perkins(i), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                11. (11)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                12. (18)  Rajah Caruth(i), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                13. (21)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                14. (14)  Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                15. (15)  Derek Griffith, Toyota, 269.<\/p>\n

                16. (9)  AJ Allmendinger (P), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                17. (10)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                18. (3)  Sammy Smith (P), Toyota, 269.<\/p>\n

                19. (27)  Brandon Brown, Ford, 269.<\/p>\n

                20. (13)  Josh Berry (P), Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                21. (7)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                22. (33)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 269.<\/p>\n

                23. (1)  Brandon Jones (P), Toyota, 269.<\/p>\n

                24. (34)  CJ McLaughlin, Ford, 268.<\/p>\n

                25. (32)  Mason Massey, Chevrolet, 265.<\/p>\n

                26. (31)  Kris Wright(i), Chevrolet, 261.<\/p>\n

                27. (12)  Joe Graf Jr, Ford, 260.<\/p>\n

                28. (19)  Howie Disavino III, Chevrolet, 259.<\/p>\n

                29. (29)  Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet, 248.<\/p>\n

                30. (38)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, Accident, 242.<\/p>\n

                31. (25)  Stefan Parsons(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 219.<\/p>\n

                32. (30)  Patrick Emerling, Chevrolet, Accident, 215.<\/p>\n

                33. (17)  Ryan Sieg, Ford, Accident, 206.<\/p>\n

                34. (28)  JJ Yeley, Toyota, Brakes, 176.<\/p>\n

                35. (26)  Matt Mills(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 145.<\/p>\n

                36. (35)  Chad Finchum, Toyota, Brakes, 137.<\/p>\n

                37. (16)  Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Accident, 108.<\/p>\n

                38. (20)  Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, Accident, 55.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  60.41 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 20 Mins, 32 Secs. Margin of Victory:  Caution Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  14 for 91 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  18 among 6 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   B. Jones (P) 1-66;N. Gragson (P) 67-87;T. Gibbs (P) 88-107;B. Jones (P) 108;T. Gibbs (P) 109-111;J. Allgaier (P) 112-116;T. Gibbs (P) 117-124;J. Berry (P) 125-164;B. Jones (P) 165-177;T. Gibbs (P) 178-217;N. Gragson (P) 218;T. Gibbs (P) 219-242;B. Jones (P) 243-248;S. Smith (P) 249;B. Jones (P) 250-260;T. Gibbs (P) 261-266;N. Gragson (P) 267;B. Jones (P) 268;T. Gibbs (P) 269.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Ty Gibbs (P) 7 times for 102 laps; Brandon Jones (P) 6 times for 98 laps; Josh Berry (P) 1 time for 40 laps; Noah Gragson (P) 3 times for 23 laps; Justin Allgaier (P) 1 time for 5 laps; Sammy Smith (P) 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,54,7,8,18,98,2,16,1,21<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 54,7,16,9,48,8,21,27,39,23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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