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Reddick and Briscoe Help Make Three Toyota’s Inside the Top Five at 1/2-mile Short Track
BRISTOL, TENN. (April 12, 2026) – Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup
Series victory Sunday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway, holding off
his competitors in a dramatic two-lap overtime shootout. Gibbs took the
lead with 19 laps remaining in the scheduled distance and led the final
25 laps to secure his first win in NASCAR’s top series.
Ty Gibbs added his name to Toyota’s growing list of winners this season,
as three different Toyota teams have combined for five victories through
the first eight races.
Tyler Reddick finished fourth and Chase Briscoe placed fifth, rounding
out the top five for Toyota. Denny Hamlin finished ninth, giving Toyota
four cars in the top 10.
TOYOTA QUOTES
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 1st
You’ve been knocking on the door of this first career Cup Series
victory for a while now. You get to say you’re a winner today in the Cup
Series. Describe the emotion?
“It’s awesome. It’s awesome to be with great people. To be in this
position is great. I’d love for my father to have seen this. I knew he
knew it was going to happen and expected it as well. It was great day
for us. My boys didn’t give up. Pit crew is just amazing. This is our
family. It’s been great. So, it’s just such great deal.
Very honored to be in this situation. Thank you for Monster Energy. Been
with me my whole career. Mitch Covington, Dave Gowland, Elton, everybody
a part of it. They’ve been with me since I was a kid. I really
appreciate this.”
What did it take to have the composure to bring this thing home?
“Honestly, I didn’t really know or care if I was going to win or not.
I thought the race was awesome. I thought we all put on the racing was
great. Feel like it’s been us the whole year. I really appreciate always
racing Ryan Blaney and Kyle too. Those guys always run me real well. We
all run together and hard. Hopefully we put a great show on for the
fans. Thank you for Team 54, everybody that’s a part of this whole deal.
What a great day.”
TYLER REDDICK, No. 45 Comparion Insurance Toyota Camry XSE, 23XI Racing
Finishing Position: 4th
A lot that happened in the middle. Overcame a speeding penalty. How does this one feel?
“It feels really good. For me, unfortunately, miscommunication before
that first pit sequence. Just had my wrong mark. It was a really good
bounce-back for our Toyota Camry. Billy (Scott, crew chief), everybody
on this 45 team did a really good job. Yeah, we had to fight for it all
day long. We had more speed this time around, which was great, but
unfortunately still fighting brake and steering issues along the way.
Very physical day inside the race car. I may even take a day off
tomorrow (smiling).”
CHASE BRISCOE, No. 19 Lance Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 5th
Can you talk about your day?
“Yeah, a clean, solid executed race. It’s what we needed. We weren’t
good enough speed-wise for the top two or three guys. We just hung
around that fifth to seventh place all day long. Needed a little bit
more. It was a clean, solid day. That’s what we needed. Super happy for
Ty (Gibbs). It’s been a long time coming. To do it the way he did it, on
old tires, to beat the two guys that dominated all day long, that I was
impressive. Just super happy for him and the whole family. Looking
forward to seeing him in Victory Lane.”
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