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Toyota Speed May Help Ty Gibbs at Gateway
Although Ty Gibbs won the last two ARCA races at Gateway in 2019 and 2020, his races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been fairly mediocre, as he finished 20th in 2023 and 11th in 2024. This year, he had his worst-ever qualifying result at the track, as he starts 21st for Sunday's race. But after the Toyotas dominated at Darlington, somewhat dominated in Gateway qualifying, and Gibbs's teammate Christopher Bell dominated last year's Gateway race, it seems likely that all four Joe Gibbs Racing cars will be somewhat fast in the race. Gibbs' slow speed at the other egg-shaped oval at Darlington should give one pause, but he has somewhat improved as the season progressed, and it is likely that he will benefit from Toyota's speed, at least to some extent.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
