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Coy Randall Gibbs (December 9, 1972 – November 6, 2022) [1] [2] [3] 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 .
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Coy Gibbs, who followed his father’s path to success in NASCAR and football, has died. He was 49. Gibbs was the vice chairman and chief operating officer for Joe Gibbs Racing ...
The NASCAR community was in mourning over the death of Coy Gibbs, which cast a pall on Phoenix Raceway before the Cup Series championship finale.
Gibbs lost his other son, J.D., who died of a degenerative neurological disease in 2019. ... Coy died in his sleep after celebrating his son's championship; no cause of death has been revealed.
Joseph Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is an American auto racing team owner and former football coach. He served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1992 and then 2004 to 2007, leading them to nine playoff appearances, five NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl wins over 16 seasons.
From 2000 to 2002, Joe Gibbs fielded trucks numbered 20 and 48 in the Craftsman Truck Series for his sons Coy and J. D. Gibbs. Coy ran 12 races in 2000, then the full 2001 and 2002 seasons, with 21 top 10s and 10th-place points finishes in the latter two seasons. J. D. only ran a total of 8 races over the three seasons, with no top 10 finishes.
Gibbs was asked about his grandfather, Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs, telling the employees at Joe Gibbs Racing they all had to move forward, even as they mourn the sudden death of 49-year-old Coy Gibbs.
Herbst and Gibbs again shared the car in 2020, winning seven of the twenty races, before Gibbs took over full time duties in 2021, winning ten races and the series championship. In 2022, the No. 18 was fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports, with Gibbs fielding the No. 81 for Brandon Jones for five races. Jones won three races and had a worst finish ...