The Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 27 was already a high-stakes playoff showdown, but Ty Gibbs turned heads for reasons beyond his qualifying lap. As reporters gathered near pit road, itching to get his take on the recent New Hampshire clash with teammate Denny Hamlin, Gibbs pulled a Houdini.

Jeff Gluck of The Athletic painted the scene: spotting the media scrum, Gibbs pivoted, speed-walked to the far end of pit road, and jumped on a golf cart, zooming off before anyone could get a word. Even Bob Pockrass, FOX Sports’ resident speedster, couldn’t keep up, left chasing a question that never got answered. Gluck’s dry quip, “Guess that’s a no comment,” captured the moment, but it lit a fuse under fans wondering what Gibbs was running from.

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