Nominee for NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Joe Gibbs has won throughout his entire life.
The three-time Super Bowl champion football coach started Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992 and has led the organization to four premier series championships and five NASCAR Xfinity Series titles.
Born: November 25, 1940
Hometown: Mocksville, N.C.
Championships
Premier: 2000, ’02, ’05, ’15
Xfinity: 2008, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’16
Premier Series Owner Stats
Competed: 1992-present (Stats as of 2017)
Starts: 2,164 Wins: 148 Poles: 114
Years on Ballot: 1
Known as a master motivator, Gibbs’ 140 premier series owner wins rank third all-time. They include two Daytona 500 victories and five Brickyard 400 wins.
His premier series titles have come with three different drivers: Bobby Labonte (2000), Tony Stewart (2002, ’05) and Kyle Busch (2016). Busch’s championship was the first one in the premier series for Toyota.
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In addition to the team’s four premier series champions, many accomplished drivers have taken the wheel for Gibbs, including Dale Jarrett, Terry Labonte, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Ricky Craven and Joey Logano.
Referred to in NASCAR circles has simply “Coach,” Gibbs was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.