Joe Gibbs Comes Clean Over Toyota’s Mechanical Disaster at Martinsville Joe Gibbs faces a defining moment as Toyota and JGR regroup from Martinsville setbacks, eyeing redemption in NASCAR’s Phoenix fi

Since 2008, Joe Gibbs Racing has leaned on Toyota’s engines to win two Cup Series championships with them. But that partnership hit a rough patch at Martinsville’s Xfinity 500, where engine woes sidelined playoff JGR drivers Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe. Joe Gibbs , a no-nonsense man, didn’t dodge the fallout and faced the engine woes head-on. But these mechanical failures aren’t new in the Toyota garage.

Take the 23XI Racing squad at Pocono back in June, where brake failures affected all three of their drivers: Bubba Wallace, Riley Herbst, and Tyler Reddick. Just the same way how at Martinsville, the three Toyota engines blew up, including Herbst’s in the No. 35. That kind of synchronized heartbreak raises eyebrows, especially with the finale coming next weekend at Phoenix. Gibbs fac