Denny Hamlin dumps teammate Ty Gibbs in bitter on-track feud

During the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, things unravelled between Joe Gibbs Racing teammates in a surprising blowup.

While Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin (who are both in the playoffs) were trying to fight their way forward, teammate Ty Gibbs stood in their way.

After a spirited battle, Gibbs actually made contact with Bell multiple times and radioed to the team that he “won’t take anymore crap from my teammate.”

Hamlin was directly behind them, and he seemed shocked by what was happening. “Does Ty know we are going for a championship. What the f***?”

The battle wasn’t over, as Hamlin then had a shot at the driver of the No. 54 Toyota. He was extremely aggressive and pushed him up the track, but Gibbs refused to back down. Moments later, he had enough and spun Gibbs into the outside wall. After the race, Hamlin claims that he did not mean to spin Gibbs after the two drivers made contact, but the frustration was very real.

Hamlin did not hold back his feelings on the radio. “Are they afraid to talk to him? That’s what I feel like. They’re just scared of him.”

Gibbs’ reaction to the entire incident was simple: “Game on.” He later returned to the track following repairs, but nearly crashed again as he hit the wall at the exit of Turn 2. He later faced questions outside of the infield care center, but he decided not to engage and only talked about looking forward to next week.

This will make for some extremely difficult meetings at JGR, as Ty is the grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs.

Ty has has run-ins with teammates before, infamously denying teammate Brandon Jones a Championship 4 spot during the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity season, when he wrecked him for the win. That led to a mountain of criticism for the young driver, who didn’t seem to care in his post-race interviews.

Gibbs is now in his third full-time season as a Cup driver, and he remains winless. One week ago, he was in contention for the Bristol win and led over 200 laps, but made an unforced error while trying to get to pit road under green.

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Denny Hamlin dumps teammate Ty Gibbs in bitter on-track feud

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