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NASCAR Community Mourns The Loss Of J.D. Gibbs
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J.D. Gibbs, the 49-year-old son of NASCAR Team Owner Joe Gibbs, passed away last week from complications following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease, according to a team statement.
NASCAR drivers remember the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) co-chairman as a humble, gracious and incredible person as respects for J.D. Gibbs began to pour in in the form of tweets, posts and tributes on social media.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to success succeed and for guiding me along the way. We won together and we lost together, but you had a way to light up a room and bring peace to all. It was truly an honor to call you a friend,” JGR Driver Kyle Busch said on Twitter.
Before his position as president and later co-chairman of the NASCAR team built by his father Joe, Gibbs served as an over-the-wall crew member and driver, with a total of 13 NASCAR national series starts ranging from 1998-2002.
“We were privileged to watch J.D. Gibbs grow within the sport, displaying an endearing personality, a keen eye for talent and the strong business acumen that helped grow Joe Gibbs Racing into a pre-eminent NASCAR team,” NASCAR Chairman & CEO Jim France said in a statement. “The NASCAR family has lost a truly special member. On behalf of NASCAR and the France family, I extend my deepest condolences to Joe Gibbs, Pat, Melissa, Coy and the entire Gibbs family.”
Visit the NASCAR website or JGR website for more information.
(Photo of J.D. Gibbs courtesy of NASCAR).
NASCAR drivers remember the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) co-chairman as a humble, gracious and incredible person as respects for J.D. Gibbs began to pour in in the form of tweets, posts and tributes on social media.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to success succeed and for guiding me along the way. We won together and we lost together, but you had a way to light up a room and bring peace to all. It was truly an honor to call you a friend,” JGR Driver Kyle Busch said on Twitter.
Before his position as president and later co-chairman of the NASCAR team built by his father Joe, Gibbs served as an over-the-wall crew member and driver, with a total of 13 NASCAR national series starts ranging from 1998-2002.
“We were privileged to watch J.D. Gibbs grow within the sport, displaying an endearing personality, a keen eye for talent and the strong business acumen that helped grow Joe Gibbs Racing into a pre-eminent NASCAR team,” NASCAR Chairman & CEO Jim France said in a statement. “The NASCAR family has lost a truly special member. On behalf of NASCAR and the France family, I extend my deepest condolences to Joe Gibbs, Pat, Melissa, Coy and the entire Gibbs family.”
Visit the NASCAR website or JGR website for more information.
(Photo of J.D. Gibbs courtesy of NASCAR).
