For most of the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum, it looked like [autotag]Ty Gibbs[/autotag] would secure his first unofficial NASCAR Cup Series victory. Unfortunately for Gibbs, a late caution spoiled those plans, and he got eaten up on the following restarts. The driver of the No. 54 car finished in 18th place after a spin, but the drama didn’t stop there.
Following the event, [autotag]Joey Logano[/autotag] stormed to the No. 54 hauler and confronted Gibbs in a fiery exchange. The two drivers ran into each other on the race track, fighting for the lead, and Logano didn’t like the way he was raced. Gibbs talked about the interaction with Logano after the race and said what caused it on the race track.
“[Joey Logano]’s just mad that I ran him up,” Gibbs explained. “But if you go back and look at the replay, [Ryan Blaney] kind of chucks him out of the way, too. So it’s just hard racing at the end. This place is really hard to get your tires warm once the caution comes out, as we all see with everybody sliding around.”
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“So, I just got in there deep and washed up into him, and then we just kind of got all tangled up after that. He just came over and said that to me in a bunch of different words, but I knew what happened.”
Gibbs and Logano do have a history. In 2023, the two drivers came together at Martinsville Speedway, which resulted in the No. 54 car spinning out. Gibbs and Logano clearly have a mini-rivalry between them, and it’s not surprising due to their aggressive driving. It will be interesting to see how the rivalry progresses, as it will surely provide more sparks throughout the year.
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