Ty Dillon and Ty Gibbs will race each other for the NASCAR In-Season Challenge’s $1 million prize next week.
Dillon and Gibbs won their respective individual matchups at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday to advance to the championship battle.
Gibbs finished fifth, four spots behind winner Denny Hamlin, while Dillon landed in 20th to seal his semifinal victory.
Gibbs and Dillon will go head-to-head next Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first-ever NASCAR In-Season Challenge prize.
No. 32 Ty Dillon vs. No. 6 Ty Gibbs
Full NASCAR points standings can be found here.
Gibbs and Dillon had to be patient to outlast Tyler Reddick and John Hunter Nemecheck in their respective head-to-head battles.
An hour-long rain delay and two wrecks in the final 10 laps after the restart wreaked havoc on the field.
Gibbs moved up during the wrecks to fifth place to create separation from Reddick, who finished seven spots behind the No. 54 car in 12th place.
Reddick and Gibbs were near each other on track almost all day, but Gibbs found the upper hand in the final 10 laps.
Dillon and Nemechek fought until the final lap to determine their matchup.
Dillon’s No. 10 car edged out Nemechek’s No. 42 vehicle by one place to secure the showdown with Gibbs.
Denny Hamlin won the race with Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson all behind him. Hamlin entered the In-Season Challenge as the No. 1 seed, but he lost in the opening week of the event to Dillon, the No. 32 seed.
The winner between Dillon and Gibbs will be determined by highest finish at Indianapolis next Sunday.
A year ago, Dillon took 19th and Gibbs placed 23rd at Indy, so the In-Season Challenge battle could take place in the middle of the pack away from the lead.