No NASCAR Cup Sequence driver has been as sizzling as Ty Gibbs during the last 5 races.
Since beginning the season with finishes of twenty third and thirty seventh at Daytona and Atlanta, Gibbs has 5 straight finishes of sixth or higher, together with 4 prime fives. He is risen from thirty third to sixth within the Cup Sequence standings.
And whereas the fourth-year driver remains to be searching for his first profession Cup Sequence win after 130 races, it might quickly be on the horizon.
How quickly? How about April 12, when the Cup Sequence returns from its Easter break at Bristol Motor Speedway?
Why Ty Gibbs can win at Bristol
Not solely do Gibbs and the No. 54 group have all of the momentum on this planet, however Bristol has been the most effective tracks in his younger Cup Sequence profession. Gibbs has 4 prime 10s in six Bristol begins, together with finishes of third and tenth on the half-mile oval in 2025. He led 201 of 500 laps within the 2025 fall race.
Bristol will even be one other check for NASCAR’s new 750-horsepower package deal at tracks underneath 1.5 miles in size. Gibbs completed fourth at Martinsville within the first official brief observe race with the brand new package deal, whereas his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, dominated the March 29 race at ‘The Paperclip’ earlier than ending runner-up to Chase Elliott.
Whether or not or not Gibbs scores his first profession win at Bristol subsequent week comes all the way down to execution. If he’s in competition, he’ll doubtless need to battle the likes of Hamlin, defending Bristol spring winner Kyle Larson and 2025 Bristol evening race winner Christopher Bell for the checkered flag. All of these drivers have extra expertise than Gibbs and are racing with out the stress of making an attempt to win their first Cup race.
However even these three drivers, who are actually considered three of the most effective within the sport, needed to earn their first victory someplace.
Bristol may very well be Gibbs’ breakout second as he appears to lastly get to victory lane on the highest degree of NASCAR.
