Ty Gibbs impresses in World of Outlaws debut
CONCORD, N.C. — It only took three days for Ty Gibbs to get back into a racecar after wrapping up the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.
Ty Gibbs made his World of Outlaws debut Wednesday in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series hot laps for the World Finals at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
Gibbs topped the first round of hot laps at one point with a time of 12.865 seconds. Although Sye Lynch ultimately topped Gibbs with a 16.661-second lap and current points leader David Gravel did too with a 16.763-second lap, Gibbs impressed.
Up next at Charlotte is a slate of heat races Thursday and Friday.
A Joe Gibbs Racing driver racing a sprint car – let alone the boss’s grandson making his World of Outlaws debut – reflects a culture shift within the team that has seen Ty Gibbs also race sprint cars in the High Limit Racing Series.
Gibbs and the NASCAR Cup Series returns Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, with the season-opening Cook Out Clash exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium on FOX.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com