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Air-hose error costs Ty Gibbs six positions at Homestead

Gibbs ran 5th before the final caution, but his car came down on an air hose during service. The extra pit stop left him finishing 11th.

Cup SeriesNASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway

Car 54, GibbsFinished 11thRunning position 5th to 11th
Running position
Before the mistake
5th
Finished
11th
Car No.
54
Driver
Ty Gibbs
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Finished
11th
Positions lost
6

Ty Gibbs ran 5th when the final caution flew with 15 laps remaining at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He joined the leaders on pit road on Lap 254, but his car came down on an air hose during service. The error forced Gibbs to make a second pit stop under the same caution.

The pit-road mistake cost Gibbs six positions, from 5th before the caution to 11th at the finish. Racing resumed with eight laps remaining, leaving him a short green-flag run to recover the lost track position.

The Joe Gibbs Racing crew should have cleared the air hose before lowering the car during service.

Sources

  1. Jayski 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
  2. NASCAR Statistics via Jayski NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race results
  3. NASCAR via Jayski NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race team rosters
  4. SpeedwayMedia Kyle Larson achieves third Cup Series championship; Ryan Blaney wins a late thriller at Homestead