Coy Randall Gibbs (born December 9, 1972) is a former NASCAR driver and assistant coach with the Washington Redskins. 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, plus daughter Elle.
| Coy Gibbs | |||||||
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| Born | Coy Randall Gibbs December 9, 1972 Huntersville, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 39 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 14th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Aaron's 312 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 58 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 10th (2001, 2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2000 NAPA 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Football
Gibbs was a linebacker at Stanford University from 1991–1994.[1] 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 assistant, serving in that capacity until 2007.[2]
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 was named runner-up in the Rookie of the Year honors, despite not running the full Busch Series schedule unlike award winner 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.[3] NASCAR determined that Harvick had violated his probation he was put on a month prior for an altercation with Greg Biffle.[4]
Motorcycle racing team
In August 2007, Gibbs announced the formation of Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross (JGRMX) competing in the AMA motocross and supercross championships.[5][6] The raceshop for JGRMX will be less than 1 mile away from the NASCAR Cup Series teams located in Huntersville, North Carolina.[5] 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
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Chevy | KAN 21 |
CLT | MEM 30 |
ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 18 | Pontiac | DAY 39 |
TAL 9 |
DAY 17 |
14th | 3213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 48 | NSV 16 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ware Racing Enterprises | 51 | Chevy | MAR 26 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Coy Gibbs to Return to Racing[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kurz, Hank Jr. (April 15, 2002). "NASCAR parks Harvick after truck incident". The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, VA. p. B8. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ Pearce, Al (April 15, 2002). "Most Agree: Harvick Got What Was Coming To Him". Daily Press. Newport News, VA. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ a b "NASCAR drivers, Joe Gibbs get behind Supercross". usatoday.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "JGRMX Team". jgrmx.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
- Coy Gibbs driver statistics at Racing-Reference