[autotag]Joe Gibbs[/autotag] had luck on his side during the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night. Gibbs saw Christopher Bell win NASCAR’s “longest” race of the year after the sport called off track drying efforts at 11:30 p.m. ET. According to the release, the high humidity and possible start time of 1:00 a.m. ET was far too much for NASCAR to overcome.
However, Gibbs thought NASCAR was going back to racing on Sunday night. During his post-race press conference at Charlotte, Gibbs talked about the surprise of NASCAR calling the event, putting Bell and the No. 20 team in victory lane.
“I think, too, for me, I was in the motor home, and I was told that they’re going to call the drivers in 15 minutes, so I got my jacket on, I was going out the door,” Gibbs said. “But you’re never quite sure, too. I’d be willing to bet on the part of the track there was either weeping and a lot of things — that was a heavy rain, and I’d be willing to bet they reached the conclusion they weren’t going to be able to get it dry.”
Bell’s crew chief, Adam Stevens, was also surprised that NASCAR called the Coca-Cola 600. Yet, Gibbs’ comments are very interesting. Was NASCAR about to call for drivers to return to their cars before it called the Coca-Cola 600? Either way, Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing won one of NASCAR’s Crown Jewel events, and nothing can take away that achievement.
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