NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs. Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images

Ty Gibbs reveals that he hid injury during 2025 NASCAR season

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Feb 12, 2026 2:44 PM ET

It's not entirely uncommon for NASCAR drivers to race while injured, but Ty Gibbs did so in 2025 without telling a soul.

Gibbs revealed to the Performance Racing Network that he competed in the second half of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season with a broken heel.

"I broke my heel mid-year last year," Gibbs said. "No one knew about that."

Gibbs' 2025 season was step back from his 2024 campaign. He missed the Cup Series playoffs in 2025 and saw his average finish dip to 17.9 from 17.4 in 2024.

Ty Gibbs reveals he broke his heel in the middle of the year last season

"No one knew about that."

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"[It] sucked, don't ever break your heel," Gibbs said.

The 23-year-old driver said he broke his heel while "being an idiot."

"Just suck it up," Gibbs said when asked how he hid the injury. "You could see it if you were paying attention. It is what it is. It sucked. You just got to power through it."

Ty Gibbs not the only driver to race injured

While Gibbs did an extraordinary job keeping his injury quiet, he's far from the first driver to race injured. Brad Keselowski broke his femur in December and will compete in the first half of the 2026 season while still recovering. He walked through the garage area at Daytona International Speedway with a cane on Wednesday.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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