and A.J. Allmendinger were the class of the field from the start of Saturday’s race on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile course.
With Allmendinger out front, both he and Gibbs make their final green flag pit stop on lap 43 of 62 with Gibbs beating Allmendinger off pit road. A lap later, a caution was displayed for a stalled car. Gibbs led the way on the restart with 16 laps remaining and was never seriously threatened. He clearedIt’s the 12th career win for the reigning series champion, who now competes fulltime in the Cup Series.“It’s really cool to get one here at The Brickyard,” Gibbs, 20, said. “I grew up racing go-karts in New Castle right down the street so it’s very special to me. Awesome car – great car. Thank you, Jason Ratcliff. He’s the man right here.