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Coy Randall Gibbs (December 9, 1972 – November 6, 2022)^[1][2][3] was an American racing driver, assistant coach with theWashington Redskins, and co-owner ofJoe Gibbs Racing. He was the son ofJoe Gibbs, five-timeNASCAR Cup Serieschampionship-winning owner andPro Football Hall of Famer.^[4]

Gibbs playedcollege football as alinebacker atStanford University from 1991 to 1994.^[5] He led theCardinal intackles as asenior. 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]

Gibbs made his NASCAR debut in theCraftsman Truck Series in 2000, sharing the driving duties of the No. 20Chevrolet with his brotherJ. 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 replacedMike McLaughlin in theBusch Series, nailing down two top-ten finishes and being named runner-up in theRookie of the Year race toDavid Stremme. He retired from racing at the conclusion of the season.^{[citation needed]}

One of Gibbs' more notable moments in NASCAR came in 2002, when he andKevin Harvick raced in the spring Truck Series race atMartinsville 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 withGreg Biffle after theBusch Series race atBristol 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]

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

Originally fromFayetteville, Arkansas, Gibbs lived inCornelius, North Carolina with his wife Heather and their four children, sonsTy, 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 sonTy won the2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.^[1][2] The cause of his death has not been announced. His death was announced just prior to the2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, and a moment of silence was held in his honor.^[14] Multiple drivers, includingChristopher Bell,Denny Hamlin,Kyle Busch, and eventual race winnerJoey 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 byDaniel Hemric for the race.^[16]

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