NASCAR notebook from Pocono also includes items on Ricky Stenhouse, Harrison Burton, DeLana Harvick.
One year ago, less than 24 hours before the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway, 19-year-old Ty Gibbs was told he would make his debut in the sanctioning body’s premier series, substituting for an injured Kurt Busch. That day Gibbs finished 16th.Icon SportswireOn the anniversary of Gibbs’ Cup debut, the 20-year-old driver placed fifth, the first top-five of his young Cup career.
“Coming back here is definitely nicer coming to a new track and in a new car, scrambling for experience,” Gibbs says. “It’s been crazy and I’m very thankful for the experience that I’ve had. I definitely want to be a way better driver than I am.”Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. attributes good track position in the second half of Sunday’s Highpoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway to providing him with his second top-10 finish in the last three races.
“We were mired in traffic all day, and that makes it hard,” said Burton, who finished eighth. “We struggled for handling but made a few changes at the end and that got the car pretty good right before the long green flag cycle.“A lot of those guys pitted themselves into traffic and we were able to have clean air and click off faster lap times. We pitted and came out in front of a lot of those guys. I just tried to be aggressive and keep moving forward.
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