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Coy Gibbs

American football player and coach, and stock car racing driverNASCAR Camping World Truck Series career58 races run over 3 yearsBest finish10th (2001, 2002)First race2000 NAPA 250 (Martinsville)Last race2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)

Coy Randall Gibbs (born December 9, 1972) is a former NASCAR driver and *istant coach with the Washington Football Team. His father is Joe Gibbs, five-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning owner and Pro Football Hall of Famer. Originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas, Gibbs lives in Cornelius, North Carolina with his wife Heather and their four children, sons Ty, Case, and Jett, and daughter Elle.

Contents

  • 1 Football
  • 2 Racing career
    • 2.1 Kevin Harvick incident
  • 3 Motorcycle racing team
  • 4 Motorsports career results
    • 4.1 NASCAR
      • 4.1.1 Busch Series
      • 4.1.2 Craftsman Truck Series
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Football

Gibbs was a linebacker at Stanford University from 1991–1994. He led the team in tackles his senior season. In 2004, after his father was re-hired as the Redskins coach, he joined the team as an Offensive Quality Control *istant, serving in that capacity until 2007.

Racing career

Gibbs made his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000, sharing the driving duties of the No. 18 Chevrolet with his brother J. D. In 2001, he began racing a full-time schedule, posting two top-five finishes, and then finishing 10th in points the following year. 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.

Kevin Harvick incident

In 2002 Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, made slight contact with Richard Childress Racing driver Kevin Harvick in a Truck Series race in Martinsville Speedway. A few laps later on a restart Harvick made contact resulting in Gibbs spinning around, ending his race winning hopes. Gibbs was running 3rd at the time and believed he could have won the race. NASCAR reviewed radio comments by Harvick and parked Harvick for the remainder of the weekend and fined Harvick $35,000 for having intentionally wrecked Gibbs. NASCAR determined that Harvick had violated his probation he was put on a month prior for an altercation with Greg Biffle.

Motorcycle racing team

In August 2007, Gibbs announced the formation of Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross (JGRMX) competing in the AMA motocross and supercross championships. The raceshop for JGRMX will be less than 1 mile away from the NASCAR Cup Series teams located in Huntersville, North Carolina. Gibbs headed up the operation along with help from motocross industry veteran David Evans. The team had riders James Stewart and Davi Milsaps signed to race for the 2012 season.

Past riders have included:

  • Josh Hansen
  • Josh Summey
  • Cody Cooper
  • Josh Grant
  • Justin Brayton

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

Craftsman Truck Series

References

    External links

    • Coy Gibbs driver statistics at Racing-Reference
    Xfinity SeriesARCA Menards SeriesNASCAR Hall of Fame
    • Joe Gibbs
    • Dale Jarrett
    • Matt Kenseth
    • Bobby Labonte
    • Mark Martin
    • Tony Stewart
    Former driversNASCAR Cup Series Championships
    • 2000 (B. Labonte)
    • 2002 (Stewart)
    • 2005 (Stewart)
    • 2015 (Ky. Busch)
    • 2019 (Ky. Busch)
    NASCAR Xfinity Series ChampionshipsARCA Menards Series Championships
    • 2021 (T. Gibbs)
    NASCAR K&N Pro Series East / ARCA East Championships
    • 2007 (Logano)
    • 2011 (Gresham)
    • 2021 (S. Smith)
    Daytona 500 wins
    • 1993 (D. Jarrett)
    • 2016 (Hamlin)
    • 2019 (Hamlin)
    • 2020 (Hamlin)
    Brickyard 400 wins
    • 2000 (B. Labonte)
    • 2005 (Stewart)
    • 2007 (Stewart)
    • 2015 (Ky. Busch)
    • 2016 (Ky. Busch)
    Coca-Cola 600 wins
    • 1995 (B. Labonte)
    • 2015 (Edwards)
    • 2018 (Ky. Busch)
    • 2019 (M. Truex)
    • 2022 (Hamlin)
    Southern 500 wins
    • 2000 (B. Labonte)
    • 2008 (Ky. Busch)
    • 2010 (Hamlin)
    • 2013 (Kenseth)
    • 2015 (Edwards)
    • 2017 (Hamlin)
    • 2019 (E. Jones)
    • 2021 (Hamlin)
    GEICO 500 wins
    • 2008 (Ky. Busch)
    • 2014 (Hamlin)
    All-Star Race wins
    • 2015 (Hamlin)
    • 2017 (Ky. Busch)
    Busch Clash wins
    • 2001 (Stewart)
    • 2002 (Stewart)
    • 2006 (Hamlin)
    • 2007 (Stewart)
    • 2012 (Ky. Busch)
    • 2014 (Hamlin)
    • 2015 (Kenseth)
    • 2016 (Hamlin)
    • 2020 (E. Jones)
    • 2021 (Ky. Busch)
    Partnerships and affiliations
    • Toyota Racing Development
    • 23XI Racing
    • Sam Hunt Racing
    • SQR Development
    • Kyle Busch Motorsports
    • Venturini Motorsports
    NASCAR Xfinity SeriesNASCAR Pinty's SeriesIndyCar Series
    • (51) Ta*a Sato
    IMSA SportsCar Championship
    • (51) Ryan Eversley / Aidan Reed
    Carolina Pro Late Model Series
    • (51) Mason Maggio
    Former driversAsian Le Mans Series LMP2 Am ChampionshipsPartnerships and affiliations
    • Dale Coyne Racing
    • DGM Racing
    • Ford Performance
    • Roush-Yates Engines
    • Stewart-Haas Racing
    Buyouts and mergers
    • Premium Motorsports