J. D. Gibbs

J. D. Gibbs
Born February 21, 1969 (1969-02-21) (age 43)
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish 64th, 1998
First race 1998 Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Last race 1999 Alltel 200
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 races run over 1 years
Best finish 49th, 2000
First race 2000 Quaker State 200
Last race 2000 Quaker State 200
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 7, 2010.

J. D. Gibbs (born February 21, 1969) is a former American race car driver, and is currently the president of Joe Gibbs Racing. After being born near Los Angeles, California, his family moved several times. After attending high school, he started to play football at The College of William & Mary. He is currently married and has four children.

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Early life and football career

J. D. Gibbs was born on February 21, 1969 near Los Angeles, California. At the time his father, Joe Gibbs was the assistant coach at University of Southern California. During Gibbs' childhood, he moved several times bofore settling in Washington, D. C. Once he graduated high school, he attended The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While attending, he was the defensive back and quarterback during the 1987-1990 seasons, as his father coached for the Washington Redskins. He helped the school team to two Division I Football Championship Subdivision(formally Division I-AA) playoff appearances, which his team won ten games in his senior season.[1]

Racing career

After graduating, he started to be employed at Joe Gibbs Racing, a team his father started in July 1991. The team, with only twenty employees, started racing with Dale Jarrett the driver in 1992. In 1993, Gibbs was a tire changer on the team and was part of the 1993 Daytona 500 winning team. Then in the mid 1990s, J. D. started racing in the NASCAR Camping World East Series, as well as Late model events in North Carolina. Afterward, he started racing in the Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series. In 1998, Gibbs became president of his father's team. After being the president for six years, his father returned to the Redskins after a 12 year hiatus. In 2007, he was rejoined with his father, once he retired for the second time.[1]

Personal life

J. D. Gibbs currently is a resident of Davidson, North Carolina. He is married to his wife Melissa, and has four sons: Jackson, Miller, Jason Dean, and Zachery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "J.D. GIBBS: President, Joe Gibbs Racing". Z-line Designs. http://www.truespeedcommunication.com/media_kits/no._18_z-line_designs/2010%20JD%20Gibbs%20Z-Line%20Bio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-07.