Dillon faced Ty Gibbs in the finals in a battle of the 'Tys' over the $1 million prize. Dillon had begun the event as the bottom seed before making an unlikely run through the challenge, winning every David vs. Goliath battle in front of him.

Ty Gibbs is the winner of the first NASCAR in-season tournament. Gibbs bested Ty Dillon with a 21st-place finish in the Brickyard 400 on July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to win the in-season final.

Ty Gibbs and Joe Gibbs Racing claimed the $1 million prize from the NASCAR in-season tournament in an anticlimactic finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Gibbs finished 21st in the Brickyard 400. He qualified fifth.