Team owner Joe Gibbs has indicated that he will not get involved after two of his drivers clashed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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"Those guys are the ones driving the cars, so we will get... those guys will get together on their own and figure it out," Gibbs told select media members while walking down pit road after the race.
Gibbs explained his reason for this stance by saying that the drivers are the ones who have the wheel each week of the racing season.
Ty Gibbs, the grandson of the Joe Gibbs Racing owner, and Denny Hamlin got together in Turns 1 and 2 early in stage 2 of Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. They raced door-to-door before contact from Hamlin sent Ty spinning into the outside wall.
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Hamlin continued racing while his young teammate headed to the DVP area in the garage for repairs. Ty returned to the track after saying "Game on" over the radio, but he ended the day early after hitting the wall a second time and doing more damage to his No. 54 Toyota.
NBC Sports reporter Kim Coon asked Ty about the on-track incident, as well as some frustrated comments from Hamlin. Gibbs declined to address the situation while only saying that he looked forward to next weekend's race.
Hamlin, who spent time talking to Joe Gibbs after the race, faced multiple questions about the incident. He initially declined comment before saying that he will let team leadership "quarterback it" in reference to any conversations that will take place.
JGR Director of Competition Chris Gabehart spent several minutes talking about the team, the situation, and how they move forward.
"We've just got to have a better understanding of proper racing etiquette in certain situations and the playoffs are a certain situation," Gabehart said.
Gibbs is the only full-time driver in the lineup who did not make the playoff field. Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, and Hamlin are still in contention for the title.
"We'll just have to talk through it and get everybody's point of view and figure out how to move forward as one after that," Gabehart added.
