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Coy Gibbs
BornCoy Randall Gibbs
(1972-12-09)December 9, 1972
Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 2022(2022-11-06) (aged 49)
Avondale, Arizona, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
39 races run over 2 years
Best finish14th (2003)
First race2002 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last race2003 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
58 races run over 3 years
Best finish10th (2001, 2002)
First race2000 NAPA 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 21 0

Coy Randall Gibbs (December 9, 1972 – November 6, 2022)[1][2][3] was an American racing driver, assistant coach with the Washington Redskins, and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. He was the son of Joe Gibbs, five-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning owner and Pro Football Hall of Famer.[4]

Football

Gibbs played college football as a linebacker at Stanford University from 1991 to 1994.[5] He led the Cardinal in tackles as a senior. In 2004, after his father was re-hired as the Redskins coach, he joined the team as an offensive quality control assistant,[6] serving in that capacity until 2007.[7]

Racing career

Gibbs made his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000, sharing the driving duties of the No. 20 Chevrolet with his brother J. D. In 2001, he began racing a full-time schedule, posting two top-five finishes, and finishing 10th in points both in 2001 and 2002.[8] In 2003, he replaced Mike McLaughlin in the Busch Series, nailing down two top-ten finishes and being named runner-up in the Rookie of the Year race to David Stremme. He retired from racing at the conclusion of the season.[citation needed]

Kevin Harvick incident

One of Gibbs' more notable moments in NASCAR came in 2002, when he and Kevin Harvick raced in the spring Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Gibbs, driving the #20 truck for his father's team, made contact with Harvick, who was driving the #6 truck that he owned, during the race. Harvick retaliated later on by intentionally wrecking Gibbs' after a restart, which resulted in the #6 being parked for the remainder of the race. Although Harvick denied his actions were intentional, radio communications proved otherwise and, since Harvick was already on probation after he got into a physical altercation with Greg Biffle after the Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway two weeks earlier,[9] the incident with Gibbs resulted in Harvick being suspended from the Cup Series race at Martinsville one day later.[10] Harvick was also fined $35,000 and was put into another probation for the rest of the year.[11]

Motorcycle racing team

In August 2007, Gibbs announced the formation of Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross (JGRMX) competing in the AMA motocross and supercross championships.[12][13] The race shop for JGRMX was less than a 1-mile away from the NASCAR Cup Series teams located in Huntersville, North Carolina.[12] Gibbs headed up the operation along with help from motocross industry veteran David Evans.[citation needed]

Personal life and death

Originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas, Gibbs lived in Cornelius, North Carolina with his wife Heather and their four children, sons Ty, Case, and Jett, and daughter Elle.[citation needed]

Gibbs died in his sleep on November 6, 2022, at the age of 49, the night during which his son Ty won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.[1][2] The cause of his death has not been announced. His death was announced just prior to the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, and a moment of silence was held in his honor.[14] Multiple drivers, including Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and eventual race winner Joey Logano, a former Joe Gibbs Racing driver, paid tribute to Gibbs before and after the race, with Logano dedicating his race victory and championship to him.[15] The death prompted Ty to withdraw from the Cup Series season finale scheduled for the next day; he was replaced by Daniel Hemric for the race.[16]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2002 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL
41 		CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN
14 		MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI
27 		DAR RCH DOV 61st 416 [17]
Chevy KAN
21 		CLT MEM
30 		ATL CAR PHO HOM
2003 18 Pontiac DAY
39 		TAL
9 		DAY
17 		14th 3213 [18]
Chevy CAR
14 		LVS
16 		DAR
14 		BRI
27 		TEX
10 		NSH
30 		CAL
13 		RCH
24 		GTY
36 		NZH
21 		CLT
24 		DOV
25 		NSH
31 		KEN
15 		MLW
24 		CHI
20 		NHA
19 		PPR
17 		IRP
25 		MCH
37 		BRI
22 		DAR
23 		RCH
20 		DOV
18 		KAN
21 		CLT
26 		MEM
25 		ATL
25 		PHO
28 		CAR
33 		HOM
31

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Chevy DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR
18 		PIR GTY
32 		MEM PPR
19 		EVG TEX KEN
19 		GLN MLW
28 		NHA
16 		NZH
24 		MCH IRP
DNQ 		CIC
13 		RCH
DNQ 		DOV
33 		TEX
34 		CAL
29 		27th 1226 [19]
48 NSV
16
2001 20 DAY
7 		HOM
11 		MMR
13 		MAR
DNQ 		GTY
22 		DAR
15 		PPR
31 		DOV
5 		TEX
7 		MEM
5 		MLW
13 		KAN
9 		KEN
19 		NHA
14 		IRP
13 		NSH
10 		CIC
23 		NZH
20 		RCH
18 		SBO
12 		TEX
7 		LVS
12 		PHO
31 		CAL
14 		10th 2875 [20]
Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy MAR
26
2002 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Chevy DAY
28 		DAR
23 		MAR
21 		GTY
22 		PPR
9 		DOV
6 		TEX
8 		MEM
8 		MLW
3 		KAN
3 		KEN
7 		NHA
6 		MCH
7 		IRP
18 		NSH
12 		RCH
6 		TEX
2 		SBO
4 		LVS
15 		CAL
6 		PHO
6 		HOM
12 		10th 3010 [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coy Gibbs Passes Away; Ty Gibbs Not Racing at Phoenix, Daniel Hemric in the #23". jayski.com. NASCAR digital media network. November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Utter, Jim (November 6, 2022). "Joe Gibbs Racing vice chairman Coy Gibbs dies at age 49". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.
  3. ^ Gluck, Jeff (November 6, 2022). "Coy Gibbs, executive for Joe Gibbs Racing, dies at 49". theathletic.com. The Athletic.
  4. ^ "Rewarding Moments in Redskins History: Joe Gibbs Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame".
  5. ^ Pockrass, Bob (January 31, 2014). "NFL and NASCAR: Former NFL stars who dabbled in stock-car racing". Sporting News. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  6. ^ Demaso, Nunyo (January 2, 2005). "For Gibbs, Luster Is Off the Legend". Washington Post.
  7. ^ "Redskins Add Two Quality Control Coaches". www.commanders.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Standings". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Pearce, Al (April 15, 2002). "Most Agree: Harvick Got What Was Coming To Him". Daily Press. Newport News, VA. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Kurz, Hank Jr. (April 15, 2002). "NASCAR parks Harvick after truck incident". The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, VA. p. B8. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  11. ^ "BUSCH: More fines for Harvick". Motorsport.com. April 17, 2002. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "NASCAR drivers, Joe Gibbs get behind Supercross". usatoday.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  13. ^ "JGRMX Team". jgrmx.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  14. ^ NASCAR [@NASCAR] (November 6, 2022). "A moment of silence in honor of Coy Gibbs is held at Phoenix Raceway. https://t.co/OeXHBMG71O" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Cheek, Adam (November 6, 2022). "NASCAR Community Reacts to Coy Gibbs' Death". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  16. ^ Ryan, Nate (November 6, 2022). "Daniel Hemric replaces Ty Gibbs in No. 23 at Phoenix finale after death of Coy Gibbs". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Coy Gibbs – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "Coy Gibbs – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "Coy Gibbs – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Coy Gibbs – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Coy Gibbs – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  • Coy Gibbs driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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