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JGR Faces Fallout After Hamlin Spins Teammate Ty Gibbs at New Hampshire

Team leaders frame the contact as a racing incident, with drivers expected to sort it out before Kansas.

Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, is towed after an on-track incident as Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 21, 2025 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
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Denny Hamlin tipped Ty Gibbs into a spin during the NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Overview

  • On Lap 110, Denny Hamlin clipped Ty Gibbs in Turns 1–2, sending the No. 54 into the wall with a broken toe link as Gibbs later retired and Hamlin finished 12th.
  • Hamlin fumed on the radio about playoff priorities, then told reporters he made a Turn 1 mistake and denied any intent to spin a teammate.
  • Gibbs responded over the radio with "Game on" and later downplayed the clash publicly, saying he was looking forward to next week after being sidelined by damage.
  • Team owner Joe Gibbs said the drivers will handle the dispute themselves, and competition director Chris Gabehart called it a racing incident and said etiquette talks are coming.
  • The run-in, which also briefly endangered teammate Christopher Bell, underscores JGR’s challenge of balancing playoff campaigns with non-playoff teammates racing hard for wins.