Ty Gibbs was competing Thursday night in the 2026 High Limit Racing season opener at the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which is just outside the 1.5-mile intermediate track where the NASCAR Cup Series will be held this weekend.
Driving a 410-wing sprint car, Gibbs was fourth in his series when he came into contact with NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series regular Corey Day. Competing for Chad Boat Industries, he ran over the right rear wheel of Day’s machine, and his own number 84 went sideways before rolling several times exiting Turn 2. The car slammed the fence before falling back to the ground after several flips.
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The 23-year-old man quickly got out of the car and walked away from the scene of the accident.
“Yeah, I’m good,” Gibbs told Flo Racing. “I think Corey just got loose there and I was shown where he was plugged in and I just grabbed his right rear a little bit and pushed the front in. So yeah, it’s all good, it’s just unfortunate. We’ll come back tomorrow and go get them.”
Gibbs actually turned around at this same event a year ago, making his High Limit debut. He advanced to A-Main before the plane crash. The former O’Reilly Series champion has since competed in various sprint car events, including the World of Outlaws Series, and also competed in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.
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Gibbs enters Vegas with some momentum after back-to-back top-five finishes at COTA and Phoenix in the Cup Series. He currently occupies 15th place in the championship standings.
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