Coy Randall Gibbs (December 9, 1972 – November 6, 2022) 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.

Football Gibbs played college football as a linebacker at Stanford University from 1991 to 1994. 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, 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. 20 Chevrolet with his brother J. D. In 2001, he began racing a full-time schedule, posting two top-five finishes, and finishing tenth in points both in 2001 and 2002. 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 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 No. 20 truck for his father's team, made contact with Harvick, who was driving the No. 6 truck that he owned, during the race. Harvick retaliated later on by intentionally wrecking Gibbs' after a restart, which resulted in the No. 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, the incident with Gibbs resulted in Harvick being suspended from the Cup Series race at Martinsville one day later. Harvick was also fined $35,000 and was put into another probation for the rest of the year.

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 race shop for JGRMX was less than a 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.

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.

Gibbs died in his sleep of unknown causes on November 6, 2022, at the age of 49, the night during which his son Ty won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. His death was announced just prior to the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, and a moment of silence was held in his honor. 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. 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.

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 Pts Ref 2002 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL41 CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN14 MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI27 DAR RCH DOV 61st 416 Chevy KAN21 CLT MEM30 ATL CAR PHO HOM 2003 18 Pontiac DAY39 TAL9 DAY17 14th 3213 Chevy CAR14 LVS16 DAR14 BRI27 TEX10 NSH30 CAL13 RCH24 GTY36 NZH21 CLT24 DOV25 NSH31 KEN15 MLW24 CHI20 NHA19 PPR17 IRP25 MCH37 BRI22 DAR23 RCH20 DOV18 KAN21 CLT26 MEM25 ATL25 PHO28 CAR33 HOM31

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 Pts Ref 2000 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Chevy DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR18 PIR GTY32 MEM PPR19 EVG TEX KEN19 GLN MLW28 NHA16 NZH24 MCH IRPDNQ CIC13 RCHDNQ DOV33 TEX34 CAL29 27th 1226 48 NSV16 2001 20 DAY7 HOM11 MMR13 MARDNQ GTY22 DAR15 PPR31 DOV5 TEX7 MEM5 MLW13 KAN9 KEN19 NHA14 IRP13 NSH10 CIC23 NZH20 RCH18 SBO12 TEX7 LVS12 PHO31 CAL14 10th 2875 Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy MAR26 2002 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Chevy DAY28 DAR23 MAR21 GTY22 PPR9 DOV6 TEX8 MEM8 MLW3 KAN3 KEN7 NHA6 MCH7 IRP18 NSH12 RCH6 TEX2 SBO4 LVS15 CAL6 PHO6 HOM12 10th 3010

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