NASCAR notebook: Rookie Ty Gibbs zeroes in on playoffs

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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- By his own admission, Ty Gibbs did not have his best race last Sunday at Richmond.

Nevertheless, he salvaged a 15th-place finish and gained both positions and points in the standings at the expense of other bubble drivers -- Daniel Suarez, Michael McDowell and AJ Allmendinger -- who fared worse at the .75-mile short track.

Gibbs comes to Michigan Internation