MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Ty Gibbs has picked up six additional races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driving DGR-Crosley’s No. 17 Monster Energy Toyota Camry.
He will compete at Memphis (Tenn.) Int’l Raceway this weekend alongside teammates Tanner Gray and Drew Dollar.
Gibbs has one previous start for DGR-Crosley, which occurred earlier this season at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway. In his K&N Pro Series debut, the 16-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing development driver qualified ninth and went on to earn a second-place finish.
“I’m really happy to be running more K&N races with DGR-Crosley,” said Gibbs. “They are at the top of their game and the defending Series Champion. When I climb in one of their Camrys, I know that I’m in equipment capable of winning. I really enjoy working with Blake [Bainbridge, crew chief] and the entire 17 team, as well as having David [Gilliland] around to lean on for advice. I think we will pick up some wins together this season.”
New Smyrna was the first of his string of second-place finishes. Gibbs has four ARCA Menards Series starts this season where he has finished in the second position three times. He is hungry for a win and hopes to do that this weekend with DGR-Crosley.
“I’ve got my sights set on winning in Memphis,” Gibbs noted. “I have more experience in the bigger stock cars now and feel confident going into the weekend. At New Smyrna, I didn’t really know what I was doing. Once I got a feel for it, I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to getting back in my Monster Energy Camry, learning as much as possible and hopefully ending the day in victory lane.
Gibbs’ K&N Pro Series East schedule for the remainder of the 2019 season is as follows: Memphis Int’l Raceway, Iowa Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Bristol Motor Speedway, Gateway Motorsports Park and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He will also continue running a part-time schedule in the ARCA Menards Series with Joe Gibbs Racing and a handful of late model stock car races for Nelson Motorsports.