Under the floodlights at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the Round of 12 opener turned fiery when Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota tangled with Ty Gibbs’ No. 54 on Lap 110. Hamlin’s bold move sent Gibbs spinning into the wall, gravel flying, and the crowd holding its breath. Hamlin later owned up, admitting the clash “went too far on my end,” a rare moment of self-reflection from the veteran chasing his first title.

Ty Gibbs, post the race, didn’t say anything else but repeated “Everything’s great! Looking forward to getting back to the racetrack and getting into my race car,” twice, trying hard to keep the diplomacy. Weeks later, the incident’s still a hot topic, and JGR’s young gun has now finally laid it all out at a Charlotte pre-race press conference, offering his take on the wreck and

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