NASCAR: Ty Gibbs penalized before Talladega race

Ty Gibbs is set to drop to the rear of the field before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, the YellaWood 500.

23XI Racing’s Ty Gibbs advanced to the second round of Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series round of 12 playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, but he did not record a lap time in that round.

Failure to post a lap time in this round meant that Gibbs had qualified in 10th place for this 188-lap race around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincon, Alabama oval behind the wheel of his #23 Toyota, but he is actually set to start much farther back.

As a result of repairs to an oil leak, Gibbs is set to drop to the rear end of the field ahead of the green flag.

He is set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane, meaning he is set to start the race in 36th place. Two other drivers are also set to be sent to the rear of the field, including teammate Bubba Wallace and Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick.

Wallace is set to drop from 27th place to the tail end of the inside lane (37th) behind the wheel of his #45 Toyota after an engine change stemming from an overheating issue.

Reddick is set to drop from eighth place to the tail end of the outside lane (34th, still ahead of Gibbs) behind the wheel of his #8 Chevrolet after his splitter sustained damage in a pit road incident with a NASCAR issue during qualifying.

Here is an updated starting lineup.

Starting Lineup
1st – Christopher Bell
2nd – Kyle Larson
3rd – Denny Hamlin
4th – Aric Almirola
5th – Chase Briscoe
6th – Ross Chastain
7th – Noah Gragson
8th – Erik Jones
9th – William Byron
10th – Daniel Suarez
11th – Joey Logano
12th – Chase Elliott
13th – Daniel Hemric
14th – Brad Keselowski
15th – Harrison Burton
16th – Austin Dillon
17th – Austin Cindric
18th – Martin Truex Jr.
19th – Ryan Blaney
20th – Kevin Harvick
21st – Justin Haley
22nd – Kyle Busch
23rd – Chris Buescher
24th – Cole Custer
25th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
26th – Ty Dillon
27th – Michael McDowell
28th – Corey LaJoie
29th – Justin Allgaier
30th – Todd Gilliland
31st – Landon Cassill
32nd – J.J. Yeley
33rd – B.J. McLeod
34th – Tyler Reddick
35th – Cody Ware
36th – Ty Gibbs
37th – Bubba Wallace

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