Ty Gibbs Tells Crew Chief to 'Shut Up' at Richmond 

On Saturday night at Richmond Raceway, the two had a much more positive conversation and the driver showed they were on the same page, confirming his understanding of the upcoming pit strategy call by Gabehart: “ Yep, right with you," he said. "Having fun.”

A short time later, unexpected communication from the 23XI Racing radio of Corey Heim’s crew chief could be heard on the No. 54 channel. 

“ I got Bootie Barker's radio channel on mine as well,” Gibbs relayed. “We running some split radios or what?”

“Boy, I don’t know about that,” Gabehart replied. “That’s some sort of frequency issue somebody above me will have to figure out.”

“Tell Bootie to shut up,” the driver said with a laugh. “He’s screaming on my radio.” 

“Is that the first time you’ve heard him or have you been hearing him?” the crew chief asked.

“I’ve been hearing him," Gibbs answered.

The interference didn't bother the No. 54 pilot who finished 18th and secured his first top-20 result in four races.