Ty Gibbs Ty Gibbs emphatically voiced his desire to see NASCAR implement a major change to the NextGen car.While making an appearance on 'The Dale Jr. Download' podcast, Gibbs - who paid tribute to Kyle Busch after emerging victorious in the Iowa Corn 350 - expressed his disdain for digital rear-facing mirrors in NASCAR. Ahead of the 2022 campaign, the governing body introduced the camera system and electronic display in the NextGen Cup car.Given that digital mirrors provide drivers with a far wider view out the back of their vehicles than traditional mirrors, Gibbs argued that many of his opponents would never have reached the Cup Series without them.Car splits in half as terrifying wreck involving 4 overshadows Kyle Larson winPat McAfee roasted for fashion choice before meeting Donald Trump"Honestly, I think if you took the digital camera out of the car, I think it would be a mix of drivers that probably wouldn't even be in the Cup Series anymore, honestly," he said. "I swear sometimes like, man, if there were no digital cameras in here, some of these guys would definitely not be in Cup."In Gibbs' eyes, digital mirrors take some of the guesswork out of making defensive moves and disrupting the momentum of the car behind them. Ty Gibbs When asked if he'd like to see NASCAR return to traditional mirrors, the grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs replied: "I would 100 percent be for that. Obviously, we'd want a car that races a little better in dirty air, but for the time being, I think if you took those out, I think it'd make the racing a little bit better."Because you can't just sit there and you at your iPad and just, blip, go up, and just screw post somebody on their line."Dale Earnhardt Jr. appeared open to the idea, chiming in: "I would be for going back to the regular mirror we used to run years ago." The 51-year-old also noted that the digital mirror is "so clear" and "provides so much information," prompting Gibbs to recall a race in which the technology helped him compete without radio communication. "A couple years ago, my radio broke with [25] laps to go ... on a road course," Gibbs said. "And I didn't have any communication the whole time. And thank goodness it went green to the end after we pitted. So I just spotted for myself in the mirror. I could see everything from the mirror."Though Gibbs would like to see NASCAR do away with digital mirrors, the 23-year-old is more than happy to see the tech be used in other facets of life."Dude, I saw that we have the same mirror in a bus, like a transit bus. I was in a transit bus in [Los Angeles] and I was like, 'Dude, I think that's the same mirror I run in my Cup car," he said. "That was a fun fact. That was surprising."
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