Who Won the NASCAR Bristol Race? Winner Is Ty Gibbs, Plus Full Results
Gibbs held off Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson on a final restart, earning his first Cup victory in his 131st start.
- On Sunday, April 12, 2026, Ty Gibbs secured his first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning in overtime after 131 career starts.
- The win followed a late caution that prompted leaders Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson to pit for fresh tires, leaving them behind Gibbs for the final restart.
- Holding the lead for the final 25 laps, Gibbs outdueled the two champions; his grandfather, NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner and former Super Bowl-winning coach Joe Gibbs, called it "one of his best experiences."
- Blaney finished second and Larson third, while Alex Bowman suffered a last-place finish in his return from vertigo after being involved in a multicar crash.
- The NASCAR Cup Series continues its season on April 19 at Kansas Speedway, the first of three consecutive races on tracks 1.5 miles or longer.
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Ty Gibbs earns first Cup Series win - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
Ty Gibbs won his first career Nascar Cup Series race Sunday, when he held off Ryan Blaney for the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 23-year old grandson of Nascar Hall of Fame team owner and former Super Bowl champion Joe Gibbs, won in his 131st career Cup Series start. The drivers head to Kansas Speedway this Sunday. The post Ty Gibbs earns first Cup Series win appeared first on ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA.
NASCAR Power Rankings After Ty Gibbs' First-Career Win At Bristol
Ty Gibbs NASCAR Bristol Two weeks ago, Ty Gibbs made his first-ever appearance in our NASCAR Power Rankings in his fourth full-time season in the Cup Series. At the time, we noted that Gibbs’ first career victory looked to be a matter of “when” and not “if.” What we didn’t know, however, was that the “when” would be one race later at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Gibbs impressively held off a hard-charging Ryan Blaney to claim the checkered flag…
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