The NASCAR community gathered at Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the life of Coy Gibbs.
Gibbs, the 49-year-old vice chairman and chief operating officer of his father’s company, died Nov. 6 just hours after his son, Ty Gibbs, claimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway.
JGR, owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs, hosted the celebration of life for Coy Gibbs at the family’s race shop. Established across the sports world, Gibbs was highly revered through multiple avenues, whether through NASCAR, motocross, football or business.
Among the several hundreds in attendance for Wednesday’s service were current JGR drivers Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin as well as former drivers Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Aric Almirola, Carl Edwards and Daniel Hemric. Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon, owner and vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports respectively, also attended to offer condolences.
According to Gibbs’ obituary, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:
Fidelity Charitable
Memo: Account #1194015
Coy Gibbs Memorial
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0053
— NASCAR.com —