In a group assertion addressing his demise, issued on the eve of the 2022 Cup Sequence championship race at Phoenix, JGR stated: “It’s with nice sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the Lord in his sleep final night time. The household appreciates all of the ideas and prayers and asks for privateness right now.”
Coy’s father, JGR proprietor Joe Gibbs, and his son Ty, who was resulting from race the #23 23XI Racing Toyota, returned to North Carolina previous to the race begin. He was changed within the race by 2021 Xfinity champion Daniel Hemric, who completed 17th.
On Saturday night time, Coy was at Phoenix Raceway as Ty Gibbs gained his seventh race of the yr and captured the Xfinity title for JGR.
It got here after a turbulent week for the youthful Gibbs, who had earned criticism for spinning team-mate Brandon Jones to win the earlier week’s Martinsville race which ended Jones’s hopes of contending for the title.
“I’ve been by way of this earlier than in a number of sports activities. Ty hasn’t,” Coy stated after the race.
“So, it was extra watching him and seeing how he’s going to react in the course of the day. I feel he’s simply doubled down and did his job after making an enormous mistake final week. It was enjoyable to look at that.”
Former NASCAR driver Coy was an assistant coach with the NFL’s Washington Commanders, and a linebacker at Stanford College from 1991 to 1994.
Gibbs made his NASCAR debut within the Truck Sequence in 2000, sharing the driving duties of the #18 Chevrolet along with his brother, J.D., who died in 2019 from issues following a protracted battle with a degenerative neurological illness.
Coy Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Bass Professional Retailers / TRACKER ATVs & Boats / USO
Picture by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Images
Coy started racing full-time within the Truck Sequence in 2001, posting two top-five finishes, and ending 10th within the collection standings the next yr. In 2003, he changed Mike McLaughlin in what’s now the Xfinity Sequence, with two top-10 finishes.
In 2004, after Joe Gibbs was re-hired as Washington’s coach, he joined the group as an Offensive High quality Management assistant, serving in that capability till 2007.
Coy Gibbs based the JGRMX group in 2008 and in 2016 was named to his present function of vice chairman and COO, overseeing the organisation’s NASCAR applications.
Coy and his spouse, Heather, have 4 kids – Ty, Case, Jett and Elle.
In an announcement, NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France stated: “We’re heartbroken by the tragic lack of Coy Gibbs.
“On behalf of the France household and all of NASCAR, I lengthen my deepest condolences to Joe, Pat, Heather, the Gibbs household and everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing on the lack of Coy, a real good friend and racer.”
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