Ty Gibbs Wins in the Xfinity Race at Indy's Road Course

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SPEEDWAY, IN – RIS – Ty Gibbs watched favorite A.J. Allmendinger to win the first two stages and then ran away with the final run to win the NASCAR  Xfinity Series race on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The race featured a 43-minute weather delay which made the competitors start on rain tires, but shortly thereafter, the field put on slicks to run the rest of the race.

The win was Gibbs’ first in seven Xfinity Series races this season and the 12th of his Xfinity Series career. Sam Mayer finished runner-up, with AJ Allmendinger, Austin Hill and Justin Allgaier rounding out the top five.

Gibbs started second in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and he took the lead on Lap 3 from pole-sitter Allmendinger. He ultimately gave it back during stage 1 as he had to pit to switch from wet-weather tires to slicks.

Allmendinger lost the lead to Gibbs on pit road during his final green flag stop. Gibbs went on to win after he built up a lead of more than seven seconds.

“Definitely about time,” Gibbs said. . “Really cool to get one here at the Brickyard. I grew up racing Go Karts in New Castle down the street, so it’s really special to me. Thank you to He Gets Us, all glory to Jesus Christ.”

“Awesome car, great car. Thank you, Jason Ratcliffe. This is the man right here. Jason did a great job. Thank you. This is just so special to me.”

Gibbs is the first driver to take the manufacturer to Victory Lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Chevrolet drivers have won both Cup races at the track while Ford and Chevrolet drivers have split the previous three Xfinity races.

Gibbs now has four road course wins in his Xfinity Series career. His first was the 2021 Daytona Road Course race in what was his first career start. He then won at Watkins Glen later that season. Gibbs also won at Road America last season en route to the championship.

Recently, Allmendinger has been virtually untouchable on Indy’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile course and has finished in the top three for three consecutive Xfinity races at Indy. Last year’s win also came from the pole. This time, as Allmendinger raced again as his wife, Tara, was expecting the couple’s first child. He opted to race anyway — and made it pay off yet again by winning the first two stages before fading late and finishing more than 10 seconds off the pace at the end.

Unofficial Results, Pennzoil 150 Presented by Advance Auto Parts – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Aug 12, 2023
Pos, Start, Driver, Car, Laps , Laps Led, Points, Status
1) 2, Ty Gibbs, No. 19 He Gets Us Toyota , 62, 28, 0, Running
2) 15, Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 62, 5, 52, Running
3) 1, Aj Allmendinger, No. 10 LeafHome Water Solutions Chevrolet, 62, 21, 0, Running
4) 4, Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 62, 0, 38, Running
5) 13, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 62, 0, 38, Running
6) 6, Cole Custer, No. 00 HAAS Automation Ford, 62, 0, 32, Running
7) 12, Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet, 62, 0, 37, Running
8) 9, Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 62, 1, 36, Running
9) 21, Kaz Grala, No. 26 Toyota Outfitters Toyota, 62, 0, 28, Running
10) 23, Brett Moffitt, No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford, 62, 0, 27, Running
11) 26, Alex Labbe, No. 35  Toyota, 62, 0, 26, Running
12) 10, Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 62, 0, 31, Running
13) 8, John H. Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota, 62, 0, 27, Running
14) 3, Josh Berry, No. 8 Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet, 62, 2, 25, Running
15) 27, Sage Karam, No. 45 Til Valhalla Project Chevrolet, 62, 0, 22, Running
16) 14, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet, 62, 0, 21, Running
17) 24, Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Bommarito.com/EasyCare Chevrolet, 62, 0, 24, Running
18) 19, Josh Bilicki, No. 36 Sherfick Companies Chevrolet, 62, 1, 19, Running
19) 20, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Wings Etc Grill & Pub Chevrolet, 62, 1, 19, Running
20) 29, Kyle Weatherman, No. 4 TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet, 62, 0, 17, Running
21) 25, Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Ortho Tomcat Chevrolet, 62, 0, 16, Running
22) 22, Miguel Paludo, No. 88 BRANDT Chevrolet, 62, 0, 15, Running
23) 32, Anthony Alfredo, No. 78 K & L Ready Mix Chevrolet, 62, 0, 14, Running
24) 11, Preston Pardus, No. 50 Chinchor Electric Inc. Chevrolet, 62, 0, 13, Running
25) 35, Brennan Poole, No. 6 Toxic Waste Hazardously Sour Candy Chevrolet, 62, 0, 12, Running
26) 16, Connor Mosack, No. 24 Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota, 62, 0, 11, Running
27) 5, Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet, 61, 3, 20, Running
28) 17, Sammy Smith, No. 18 TMC Toyota, 61, 0, 9, Running
29) 33, Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Renascent Chevrolet, 61, 0, 8, Running
30) 36, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford, 61, 0, 7, Running
31) 38, Blaine Perkins, No. 02 Gratis Chevrolet, 60, 0, 6, Running
32) 30, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford, 57, 0, 5, Suspension
33) 34, Josh Williams, No. 92 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 57, 0, 4, Running
34) 18, Chandler Smith, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, 56, 0, 10, Suspension
35) 37, Joe Graf Jr, No. 38 G-coin Ford, 46, 0, 2, Axle
36) 28, Andre Castro, No. 34 Wings and Wheels Foundation Chevrolet, 39, 0, 1, Suspension
37) 7, Ross Chastain, No. 91 Skip Barber Racing School Chevrolet, 38, 0, 0, Suspension
38) 31, Brad Perez, No. 53  Chevrolet, 24, 0, 1, Brakes

Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts, August 12, 2023 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course 
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 2, Ty Gibbs(i), No. 19 He Gets Us Toyota, 62, 6, 2, 2, 28, , 0, Running
2) 15, Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 62, 2, 3, 1, 5, , 52, Running
3) 1, AJ Allmendinger(i), No. 10 LeafHome Water Solutions Chevrolet, 62, 1, 1, 3, 21, , 0, Running
4) 4, Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 62, , 6, , , , 38, Running
5) 13, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 62, 5, , , , , 38, Running
6) 6, Cole Custer, No. 00 HAAS Automation Ford, 62, 10, , , , , 32, Running
7) 12, Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet, 62, 4, , , , , 37, Running
8) 9, Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 62, , 4, 1, 1, , 36, Running
9) 21, Kaz Grala, No. 26 Toyota Outfitters Toyota, 62, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 23, Brett Moffitt, No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford, 62, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 26, Alex Labbe, No. 35  Toyota, 62, , , , , , 26, Running
12) 10, Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 62, , 5, , , , 31, Running
13) 8, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota, 62, , 8, , , , 27, Running
14) 3, Josh Berry, No. 8 Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet, 62, 9, , 1, 2, , 25, Running
15) 27, Sage Karam, No. 45 Til Valhalla Project Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 14, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 24, Parker Retzlaff #, No. 31 Bommarito.com/EasyCare Chevrolet, 62, 7, , , , , 24, Running
18) 19, Josh Bilicki, No. 36 Sherfick Companies Chevrolet, 62, , , 1, 1, , 19, Running
19) 20, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Wings Etc Grill & Pub Chevrolet, 62, , 10, 1, 1, , 19, Running
20) 29, Kyle Weatherman, No. 4 TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 25, Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Ortho Tomcat Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 22, Miguel Paludo, No. 88 BRANDT Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 32, Anthony Alfredo, No. 78 K & L Ready Mix Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 11, Preston Pardus, No. 50 Chinchor Electric Inc. Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 35, Brennan Poole, No. 6 Toxic Waste Hazardously Sour Candy Chevrolet, 62, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 16, Connor Mosack, No. 24 Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota, 62, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 5, Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet, 61, 3, 9, 1, 3, , 20, Running
28) 17, Sammy Smith #, No. 18 TMC Toyota, 61, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 33, Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Renascent Chevrolet, 61, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 36, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford, 61, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 38, Blaine Perkins #, No. 02 Gratis Chevrolet, 60, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 30, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford, 57, , , , , , 5, Suspension
33) 34, Josh Williams, No. 92 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 57, , , , , , 4, Running
34) 18, Chandler Smith #, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, 56, 8, 7, , , , 10, Suspension
35) 37, Joe Graf Jr., No. 38 G-coin Ford, 46, , , , , , 2, Axle
36) 28, Andre Castro, No. 34 Wings and Wheels Foundation Chevrolet, 39, , , , , , 1, Suspension
37) 7, Ross Chastain(i), No. 91 Skip Barber Racing School Chevrolet, 38, , , , , , 0, Suspension
38) 31, Brad Perez, No. 53  Chevrolet, 24, , , , , , 1, Brakes
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Length: 62 Laps - 151.218 Miles
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 57 Mins, 34 Secs.
Average Speed: 77.174 MPH
Margin of Victory: 7.959 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 10, 1, 11, 48, 7, 19, 31, 16, 8, 00
Stage 2 Top 10: 10, 19, 1, 2, 98, 21, 16, 20, 11, 51

Comments: Ty Gibbs has won the Pennzoil 150 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, his 12th career victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Failed to Qualify: (4) 08 Camden Murphy, 44 Conor Daly(i), 66 Will Rodgers(i), 07 Colin Garrett(i).

Cautions: 3 for 9 laps;
Laps: 8-11 (Weather - Lightning  [None]);
28-30 (No. 53 Car Stopped on Track Turn 17 [6]);
45-46 (No. 34 Stopped on Track [None]).

Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers;
A. Allmendinger(i) 1-2;
T. Gibbs(i) 3-13;
J. Berry 14-15;
D. Hemric 16-18;
A. Allmendinger(i) 19-28;
S. Mayer 29-33;
A. Allmendinger(i) 34-42;
S. Creed 43;
J. Clements 44;
J. Bilicki 45;
T. Gibbs(i) 46-62.