Ty Gibbs was unhappy with Tyler Reddick during the Nascar Cup Series’ Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon when Denny Hamlin won the race after finishing fifth place in Homestead last week.
The incident between Gibbs and Reddick on the lap 298. Gibbs got a little too wide in one of the corners and Reddick tried to slip under him. Like Gibbs came down to correct, Reddick came on the back of him and spun Gibbs out.
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The NASCAR CUP series runs Ty Gibbs, #54, during exercise and qualification for Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, March 29, 2025. (Jim Dedmon-Preferred Pictures)
Broadcast listened to Gibbs’ Radio, and the driver of the car # 54 was unhappy.
“Just release this f — up please. Keep me away from the little one—- is after this race too,” he said with reference to Reddick.
The two drivers had an animated chat after the race, but cooler heads seemed to prevail.
Hamlin picked up his first win in the 2025 season after starting the race in fifth place. He led 274 of the 400 laps and picked up 53 points to go along with it. He was ninth in step 1 and first in phase 2 .. In addition, he was 4.6 seconds ahead of second place finisher Christopher Bell.
It was the first time Hamlin won in Martinsville of 10 years. He held up a flag when he left his car reading “11 against the world.”
The NASCAR CUP series runs Denny Hamlin, #11, celebrates his win under the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, March 30, 2025. (Jim Dedmon-Preferred Pictures)
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“We had the feeling [in the early 2010s] We were just better than anyone else, “said Hamlin via Fox Sports.” It was easy. I didn’t have to put in all the work I do now.
“It was just aggravating to be the next best on this track in the last five years, just never have it.” It’s the ability to control a run, run as fast as you need to move the race and pull away when you want. Today we had ‘it.’ “
Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson rounded top five. Ross Chastain, Ryan Preece, Joey Logano, Chase Briscoe and Todd Gilliland Rounded Top 10.
The NASCAR CUP series runs Tyler Reddick, #45, during exercise and qualification for Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, March 29, 2025. (Jim Dedmon-Preferred Pictures)
Gibbs ended in 13. And Reddick behind him in 14 ..
