Overview

• NASCAR confirmed Gibbs complied with the orange-line rule and three-box allowance, issuing no penalty for the Sonoma pit-road contact
• Brad Keselowski’s viral X post mocking Gibbs’ crew safety turned an on-track scuffle into a high-profile social media feud
• Denny Hamlin said on his podcast that both teams were seeking any advantage and that Gibbs, as the lead car, had the right to drive into his pit box
• Dale Earnhardt Jr likened the move to a baseball-style brushback pitch, questioning its intent but noting the difficulty of proving deliberate harm
• Analysts and team members warn that undefined crew-positioning rules on pit road heighten injury risks and are calling for precise boundary lines