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NASCAR community mourns loss of ‘incredible person’ J.D. Gibbs

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NASCAR drivers remembered J.D. Gibbs as a humble, gracious and 'incredible' person Saturday morning on social media after learning of the death of the Joe Gibbs Racing co-founder. The 49-year-old son of Joe Gibbs died Friday from complications following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease, according to a team statement. MORE: J.D. through the years His impact in NASCAR was felt throughout the garage, which was clear as respects began to pour in. https://twitter.com/KyleBusch/status/1084103681153355776 https://twitter.com/dennyhamlin/status/1083955092729008134 https://twitter.com/Daniel_SuarezG/status/1084107679168151552 https://twitter.com/TonyStewart/status/1084115557954347010 https://twitter.com/PERNSKI/status/1084079849260621825 https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/1084086555575242753 https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/1084124390051192833 https://twitter.com/ClintBowyer/status/1084095853999149056 https://twitter.com/keselowski/status/1083948903714734081 https://twitter.com/mattdracing/status/1084077254936793088 https://twitter.com/joeylogano/status/1084099428204662785 https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/1084069749053685762 https://twitter.com/StenhouseJr/status/1084116592659705859 https://twitter.com/DanielHemric/status/1084076736550223872 https://twitter.com/CBellRacing/status/1084079613603655680 https://twitter.com/JHNemechek/status/1084083475987292160 https://twitter.com/SteveLetarte/status/1084085391748157441 https://twitter.com/EarnhardtKelley/status/1084084864679362561 https://twitter.com/MikeCWheeler/status/1084082166445850627 https://twitter.com/kaseykahne/status/1084080415189712897 https://twitter.com/DavidRagan/status/1084062495923494912 https://twitter.com/BlakeKochRacing/status/1084065194479882243 https://twitter.com/JebBurtonRacing/status/1084043976611631105