Last weekend at the Phoenix Raceway, Ty Gibbs stormed to a maiden Xfinity Series title. Admittedly, he has been a rather controversial figure, but no one could deny his talent. In fact, he even earned some praise from Dale Earnhardt Jr. However, this did tick off some fans who felt that Dale Jr should have let his team try harder to stop Gibbs. Naturally, the JR Motorsports team owner defended his actions or non-action. He said [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pXSmsMq4RxeS79zYe0QeX?si=OaF1pvlXQdy8C_76QVUSeQ&nd=1], “Obviously, watching our guys. The #54 of Ty Gibbs was super quick. So I knew right away on Friday, that if he gets the lead and gets clear, gets a couple of car lengths, he’s gone. That’s the way the race played out. We threw everything at him, and he overcame it, man! He raced clean, smart. I think people took my comments about not wrecking him, it was – okay – I won’t assume anything about what people thought.” READ MORE: Ty Gibbs Credited for Not Giving Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Driver Chance at Kyle Larson-Bubba Wallace 2.0 [https://www.essentiallysports.com/nascar-news-ty-gibbs-credited-for-not-giving-dale-earnhardt-jrs-driver-chance-at-kyle-larson-bubba-wallace-2-0/] WHAT DID DALE EARNHARDT JR ACTUALLY WANT HIS TEAM TO DO TO TY GIBBS? The former NASCAR driver confessed that he was completely alright with his team being a little aggressive. After all, they were fighting for an Xfinity Series championship. So the likes of Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier and Josh Berry pretty much had free reign in the Phoenix race. However, Dale Earnhardt Jr did warn against going overboard with their aggressive tactics. Dale Earnhardt Jr [https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-confused.jpg] He continued, “Here’s what I felt about it, I would have not cared one bit if they would have doored the hell out of the #54. Run him off the track, whatever. I just didn’t want them to turn him backwards into the wall. I didn’t want them to back him into the fence or crash him. I damn sure wanted them to run him into the dirt or door him.” In the end though, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver proved to be too quick for them. Gragson and Allgaier finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively, while Berry could only muster a disappointing 13th. WATCH THIS STORY: “Save This Baby” – Danica Patrick & Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Wife Amy Join Hands in Emotional Plea as Countdown Begins [https://www.essentiallysports.com/stories/nascar-news-save-this-baby-danica-patrick-dale-earnhardt-jrs-wife-amy-join-hands-in-emotional-plea-as-countdown-begins/] 

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>What is Joe Gibbs Racing?
</strong></h2>
There have been several instances of people switching from one sport to another, be it an athlete, a coach, or anyone else related to a particular sport. The switch is often challenging and more often than not, the person making the switch fails to make an impact in the second sport they had chosen.

But once in a while, there comes a person who earns their accolades no matter where they go and becomes immortalized in more than one discipline. That is the story of former football coach <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/joe-gibbs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Gibbs</a>, who made the switch to NASCAR and created one of the most successful Cup and Xfinity Series teams of all time, Joe Gibbs Racing.

[caption id="attachment_2651626" align="aligncenter" width="3300"]<img class="wp-image-2651626 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-16T231257Z_216673469_MT1USATODAY22539974_RTRMADP_3_NASCAR-CUP-PRACTICE.jpg" alt="" width="3300" height="2200" /> Feb 16, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs watches practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>The history of Joe Gibbs Racing</strong></h2>
When the team was founded in 1992, there was a lot of skepticism around it. After all, Joe Gibbs had been a football man all his life. What would he know of auto racing to be successful? However, after 8 years of toiling away since its inception, JGR struck gold when it defied the odds to win the NASCAR Cup Series with Bobby Labonte in 2000. The team was always run by Gibbs and his son JD Gibbs.

After the latter's untimely passing in 2019, his father has been running things. The team began its journey with Chevrolet from 1992 to 1996 before moving on to Pontiac for 6 seasons. They then again moved back to Chevy in 2003 till 2007. However, since 2007, they have been operating as a Toyota team and have earned much success from the partnership.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Why did Joe Gibbs form a NASCAR team?</strong></h2>
The one question that has perplexed both motorsports and football fans is why Joe Gibbs decided to start a race team in the first place. He was a highly successful coach during his time with the Washington Commanders as he guided them to three Superbowl victories and was twice named coach of the year in the NFL. So why make such a risky jump? Well, it turns out that his son JD Gibbs had a big role to play in it.

Despite his dad being a football coach, JD was in awe of motorsports more than football. He wanted his father to do something in that discipline and eventually, the Washington coach caved in and formed Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992, something which he had earlier called <em>"a dream on a sheet of paper".</em>

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-1138516 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/joe-gibbs-racing-issues-statement-pocono.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="900" />

The team struggled in its early days as one would expect but Joe Gibbs never gave up. He kept at it for years and finally, after eight years of tireless work, JGR won their first Cup Series championship. The team then ushered in a golden era during which they won three championships in six years with Labonte and Tony Stewart, solidifying their place in the world of motor racing. Then came a decade-long title drought in the Cup after which Kyle Busch led the team to two more Cup Series championships (2015, 2019). The team has also won four Xfinity Series and one ARCA title.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Racingâ€™s net worth 2024</strong></h2>
Being one of the most successful teams in NASCAR with five <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/nascar-cup-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cup</a> and four <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/nascar-xfinity-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Xfinity Series</a> championships, it is no wonder that Joe Gibbs Racing is worth quite a lot. There are no official figures or reports about the team's net worth in 2024 but as per Forbes, in 2020, the legendary race team was worth $230 million. This is a number that has certainly risen in the past four years and the present value of the team must be a lot more than that.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Racing drivers</strong></h2>
The legendary NASCAR team currently operates with four full-time cars in the Cup Series - #11 (Denny Hamlin), #19 (Martin Triuex Jr), #20 (Christopher Bell), and #54 (Ty Gibbs). In the Xfinity Series, the team has two full-time cars, the #18 of Sheldon Creed and the #81 of Chandler Smith. When it comes to the Cup Series, the team has seen several great racers, all of who has made the current numbers that the teams are running legendary.

As far as the #11 is concerned, the man who made that number relevant in NASCAR's biggest competition in the modern era is <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/denny-hamlin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denny Hamlin</a>. The motorsports veteran might not have won the Cup so far in his career but there is certainly no taking away from the 50-plus race wins he has had, including three Daytona 500 wins. The 43-year-old is in the twilight years of his career and knows that he will have to win it pretty soon if he does not want to be called the best racer to never win the Cup Series in the sport's history.

[caption id="attachment_2651579" align="aligncenter" width="5045"]<img class="wp-image-2651579 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-04T053546Z_95028193_MT1USATODAY22441766_RTRMADP_3_NASCAR-BUSCH-LIGHT-CLASH-AT-THE-COLISEUM-1.jpg" alt="" width="5045" height="3363" /> Feb 3, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) celebrates his victory of the Busch Light Clash at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]

The story of the #19 car is similar to that of the #11 in the sense that it is an incredibly strong outfit. They even have former Cup Series champion(2017) <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/martin-truex-jr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Martin Truex Jr</a> sitting behind its wheel. However, the veteran has not been able to replicate his 2017 success with the team yet, and much like Hamlin, he too is in the twilight stages of his career.

[caption id="attachment_2651611" align="aligncenter" width="4283"]<img class="wp-image-2651611 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-16T005204Z_1962618893_MT1USATODAY22531991_RTRMADP_3_NASCAR-BLUEGREEN-VACATIONS-DUEL-1-AT-DAYTONA.jpg" alt="" width="4283" height="2855" /> Feb 15, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (19) before the start of the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]

Things get interesting with the #20 car as it is one with immense history. The #20 car has seen it all and won it all. During the team's most successful era during the early 2000s, <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/tony-stewart/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tony Stewart</a> stepped up and won two Cup Series championships. Smoke's title wins put the team on the map and Joe Gibbs has never looked back since. Currently, the driver of the #20 is <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/christopher-bell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christopher Bell</a>. The team has also seen legends like <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/joey-logano/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joey Logano</a>, <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/matt-kenseth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Kenseth</a>, and <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/erik-jones/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Erik Jones</a> race in it.

[caption id="attachment_2651603" align="aligncenter" width="4143"]<img class="wp-image-2651603 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-16T030739Z_2096159732_MT1USATODAY22533217_RTRMADP_3_NASCAR-BLUEGREEN-VACATIONS-DUEL-2-AT-DAYTONA.jpg" alt="" width="4143" height="2762" /> Feb 15, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (20) reacts in victory lane after winning the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]

But perhaps the most iconic car number belongs to Ty Gibbs, or what it used to be numbered back in the day. The #54 was the #18 car back when <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/kyle-busch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle Busch</a> was a racer in the team. It was the first car that Joe Gibbs fielded when he first started the team and it has produced world champions like Rowdy and the team's first-ever Cup winner, Bobby Labone. After Busch left the team for Richard Childress Racing at the end of 2022, Ty Gibbs took his place and his car was renumbered #54.

[caption id="attachment_2651572" align="aligncenter" width="4350"]<img class="wp-image-2651572 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-16T005220Z_595951626_MT1USATODAY22531998_RTRMADP_3_NASCAR-BLUEGREEN-VACATIONS-DUEL-1-AT-DAYTONA.jpg" alt="Ty Gibbs" width="4350" height="2900" /> Feb 15, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (54) before the start of the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Racing partnerships and endorsements</strong></h2>
They might be a newer team compared to the likes of Hendricks Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing, but Joe Gibbs Racing is one of the biggest teams in NASCAR today. That means they have some of the biggest companies in the world backing them as sponsors to win championships like the Cup and the Xfinity Series. These sponsors include the likes of Coca-Cola, FedEx, Interstate Batteries, Monster Energy, Bass Pro Shops, Mavis Tires, and DeWalt to name a few.

FedEx has become synonymous with the #11 team of Denny Hamlin. The veteran NASCAR racer has been a partner of the brand for several years now and it doesn't seem like their time together will end anytime soon. The only thing that FedEx would want at this point more than anything is for Hamlim to win a Cup Series championship and become a true legend of the sport. Bass Pro Shops, the fishing equipment company has been in NASCAR for several years now and they also sponsor JGR's Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs' son, Ty, is sponsored by Monster Energy and DeWalt is a partner of the#20 team of Christopher Bell.

[caption id="attachment_1524667" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-1524667 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023-02-05T004615Z_1749632695_MT1USATODAY19924889_RTRMADP_3_NASCAR-BUSCH-LIGHT-CLASH-1.jpg" alt="Ty Gibbs" width="1920" height="1118" /> Feb 4, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (54) during practice for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]

Overall, it is safe to say that the sponsorship situation is well thought out and distributed among JGR's four full-time Cup racers. Despite all of that, team owner Gibbs sold a small part of his organization in 2023.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Racing sells teamâ€™s minority stake</strong></h2>
The news was broken in June of 2023 that Joe Gibbs had sold a minority stake in Joe Gibbs Racing to Harris Blitzer Sports &amp; Entertainment (HSBE) and Arctos Partners. As part of the new deal, the 83-year-old NASCAR team owner would become a limited partner in HSBE.Â <em>â€œJosh Harris, David Blitzer, and their entire team have a vision that has delivered winning franchises in basketball, hockey, soccer, and youth sports. Their teams are among the most successful in their leagues in growing audience and sponsorship, and their commitment to the communities they work in is unparalleled. I am excited to join the HBSE family and to have their support in growing Joe Gibbs Racing,â€ </em>the 83-year-old said after the sale as per RACER.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Racing's major achievements and awards</strong></h2>
JGR is one of the most successful teams in NASCAR today with five championship wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bobby Labonte won the first title in the year 2000, followed by Tony Stewart who won the title twice in 2002 and 2005. The team then had to wait for 10 years before they got their fourth championship win with Kyle Busch in 2015 and Rowdy doubled his tally only four years later. When it comes to the Xfinity Series, the team has been almost equally as successful as in the Cup Series. Joe Gibbs Racing has won four Xfinity Series titles in 2009, 2016, 2021, and 2022. They also have an ARCA title to their name which was accomplished in 2021.

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-1447242 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/tony-stewart-joe-gibbs-e1573855590282.png" alt="Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs" width="1200" height="627" />
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Racing controversy</strong></h2>
They may be a fan-favorite team in NASCAR today but Joe Gibbs Racing was at the center of one of the biggest controversies in the sport's recent history. In the year 2008, the organizers had mandated that teams, especially ones with Toyota, would run smaller restrictor plates to cut horsepower. To check if teams adhered to the mandate, NASCAR used a dynamometer to measure the HP of many cars at Michigan in the Nationwide Series. It was found that a couple of JGR cars had been utilizing magnets to manipulate the throttle pedals to stop the accelerator from opening fully. Two drivers and the teams saw 150 points deducted and after an internal investigation, seven crew members were indefinitely suspended.

But that's not all JGR has been criticized for. The five-time Cup Series champions were accused of playing a big role in the shutting down of smaller race teams like Furniture Row Racing in 2018 and Leavine Family Racing in 2020. Both of those teams had entered into a technical alliance with JGR and Toyota Racing Development.

The way Kyle Busch left the team in 2023 was also quite questionable. According to Rowdy, the team did not have any sponsorship in place after Mars and M&amp;Ms pulled out of their deals at the end of the 2022 season. The team essentially wanted the two-time Cup Series champion to run an unsponsored car and that just did not sit well with him. <em>â€œWe got to call everybody else.â€™ â€¦ [Instead] they offered me a contract to race there and they werenâ€™t going to have sponsorship on the car, but I didnâ€™t feel like that was fair for the 15 years that I was there; I didnâ€™t want Joe putting his own money into the program,"Â </em>the NASCAR veteran had said later on.

[caption id="attachment_1242602" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-1242602 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1414787708-2.jpg" alt="Kyle Busch" width="1920" height="1280" /> RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 13: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&amp;M's Toyota, waits on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation at Richmond Raceway on August 13, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)[/caption]
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong> Joe Gibbs Racing loses its co-owner</strong></h2>
He may be one of the most successful team owners in NASCAR today but the struggles Joe Gibbs has had to go through, especially recently, have been unthinkable. Joe Gibbs Racing was founded thanks to his son JD Gibbs and both JD and his brother Coy helped run the team with their dad and were co-owners. Unfortunately, they both passed away in a span of a little over 3 years.

In 2019, JD Gibbs passed away after four years of battling <em>"conditions related to brain function".Â </em>As the years went by, it became more and more evident that his health was deteriorating yet he put up a valiant fight from 2015 to 2019. In 2022, the night Ty Gibbs won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, his father and Joe Gibbs' other son, Coy Gibbs, also passed away in his sleep and the cause of his death has not yet been announced. The following day was the Cup Series finale and the drivers involved with JGR at the time and in the past paid a heartfelt tribute to the late owner. One can only imagine what Ty must have been going through.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Joe Gibbs Social Media</strong></h2>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Website</span></td>
<td><a href="https://www.joegibbsracing.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.joegibbsracing.com/</a></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Instagram</span></td>
<td><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joegibbsracing/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/joegibbsracing/?hl=en</a></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Facebook</span></td>
<td><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joegibbsracing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://m.facebook.com/joegibbsracing/</a></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Twitter</span></td>
<td><a href="https://x.com/JoeGibbsRacing?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://x.com/JoeGibbsRacing?s=20</a></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Name</span></td>
<td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Owners</span></td>
<td>Joe Gibbs, HSBE, Arctos Partners</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Base</span></td>
<td>Huntersville, North Carolina</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">SeriesÂ </span></td>
<td>NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Race Drivers</span></td>
<td>Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr, Ty Gibbs</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Sponsors</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Fed Ex, Coca-Cola, Interstate batteries, Monster Energy, Bass Pro Shops, Mavis Tires, DeWalt
</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Manufacturer</span></td>
<td>Toyota</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Founded</span></td>
<td>1992</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Latest Race</span></td>
<td>2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Championship</span></td>
<td>Cup Series - 5

Xfinity Series - 4

ARCA - 1</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Race Victories</span></td>
<td>Cup Series - 207

Xfinity Series - 204

ARCA - 27</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Net Worth</span></td>
<td>No official figure for 2024, $230 million in 2020</td>
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Joe Gibbs Racing

What is Joe Gibbs Racing? There have been several instances of people switching from one sport to another, be it an athlete, a coach, or anyone else related to a particular sport. The switch is often challenging and more often than not, the person making the switch fails to make an impact in the second sport they had chosen. But once in a while, there comes a person who earns their accolades no matter where they go and becomes immortalized in more than one discipline. That is the story of former football coach Joe Gibbs, who made the switch to NASCAR and created one of the most successful Cup and Xfinity Series teams of all time, Joe Gibbs Racing. Feb 16, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs watches practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The history of Joe Gibbs Racing When the team was founded in 1992, there was a lot of skepticism around it. After all, Joe Gibbs had been a football man all his life. What would he know of auto racing to be successful? However, after 8 years of toiling away since its inception, JGR struck gold when it defied the odds to win the NASCAR Cup Series with Bobby Labonte in 2000. The team was always run by Gibbs and his son JD Gibbs. After the latter&#8217;s untimely passing in 2019, his father has been running things. The team began its journey with Chevrolet from 1992 to 1996 before moving on to Pontiac for 6 seasons. They then again moved back to Chevy in 2003 till 2007. However, since 2007, they have been operating as a Toyota team and have earned much success from the partnership. Why did Joe Gibbs form a NASCAR team? The one question that has perplexed both motorsports and football fans is why Joe Gibbs decided to start a race team in the first place. He was a highly successful coach during his time with the Washington Commanders as he guided them to three Superbowl victories and was twice named coach of the year in the NFL. So why make such a risky jump? Well, it turns out that his son JD Gibbs had a big role to play in it. Despite his dad being a football coach, JD was in awe of motorsports more than football. He wanted his father to do something in that discipline and eventually, the Washington coach caved in and formed Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992, something which he had earlier called &#8220;a dream on a sheet of paper&#8221;. The team struggled in its early days as one would expect but Joe Gibbs never gave up. He kept at it for years and finally, after eight years of tireless work, JGR won their first Cup Series championship. The team then ushered in a golden era during which they won three championships in six years with Labonte and Tony Stewart, solidifying their place in the world of motor racing. Then came a decade-long title drought in the Cup after which Kyle Busch led the team to two more Cup Series championships (2015, 2019). The team has also won four Xfinity Series and one ARCA title. Joe Gibbs Racingâ€™s net worth 2024 Being one of the most successful teams in NASCAR with five Cup and four Xfinity Series championships, it is no wonder that Joe Gibbs Racing is worth quite a lot. There are no official figures or reports about the team&#8217;s net worth in 2024 but as per Forbes, in 2020, the legendary race team was worth $230 million. This is a number that has certainly risen in the past four years and the present value of the team must be a lot more than that. Joe Gibbs Racing drivers The legendary NASCAR team currently operates with four full-time cars in the Cup Series &#8211; #11 (Denny Hamlin), #19 (Martin Triuex Jr), #20 (Christopher Bell), and #54 (Ty Gibbs). In the Xfinity Series, the team has two full-time cars, the #18 of Sheldon Creed and the #81 of Chandler Smith. When it comes to the Cup Series, the team has seen several great racers, all of who has made the current numbers that the teams are running legendary. As far as the #11 is concerned, the man who made that number relevant in NASCAR&#8217;s biggest competition in the modern era is Denny Hamlin. The motorsports veteran might not have won the Cup so far in his career but there is certainly no taking away from the 50-plus race wins he has had, including three Daytona 500 wins. The 43-year-old is in the twilight years of his career and knows that he will have to win it pretty soon if he does not want to be called the best racer to never win the Cup Series in the sport&#8217;s history. Feb 3, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) celebrates his victory of the Busch Light Clash at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The story of the #19 car is similar to that of the #11 in the sense that it is an incredibly strong outfit. They even have former Cup Series champion(2017) Martin Truex Jr sitting behind its wheel. However, the veteran has not been able to replicate his 2017 success with the team yet, and much like Hamlin, he too is in the twilight stages of his career. Feb 15, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (19) before the start of the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Things get interesting with the #20 car as it is one with immense history. The #20 car has seen it all and won it all. During the team&#8217;s most successful era during the early 2000s, Tony Stewart stepped up and won two Cup Series championships. Smoke&#8217;s title wins put the team on the map and Joe Gibbs has never looked back since. Currently, the driver of the #20 is Christopher Bell. The team has also seen legends like Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, and Erik Jones race in it. Feb 15, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (20) reacts in victory lane after winning the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports But perhaps the most iconic car number belongs to Ty Gibbs, or what it used to be numbered back in the day. The #54 was the #18 car back when Kyle Busch was a racer in the team. It was the first car that Joe Gibbs fielded when he first started the team and it has produced world champions like Rowdy and the team&#8217;s first-ever Cup winner, Bobby Labone. After Busch left the team for Richard Childress Racing at the end of 2022, Ty Gibbs took his place and his car was renumbered #54. Feb 15, 2024; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (54) before the start of the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Joe Gibbs Racing partnerships and endorsements They might be a newer team compared to the likes of Hendricks Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing, but Joe Gibbs Racing is one of the biggest teams in NASCAR today. That means they have some of the biggest companies in the world backing them as sponsors to win championships like the Cup and the Xfinity Series. These sponsors include the likes of Coca-Cola, FedEx, Interstate Batteries, Monster Energy, Bass Pro Shops, Mavis Tires, and DeWalt to name a few. FedEx has become synonymous with the #11 team of Denny Hamlin. The veteran NASCAR racer has been a partner of the brand for several years now and it doesn&#8217;t seem like their time together will end anytime soon. The only thing that FedEx would want at this point more than anything is for Hamlim to win a Cup Series championship and become a true legend of the sport. Bass Pro Shops, the fishing equipment company has been in NASCAR for several years now and they also sponsor JGR&#8217;s Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs&#8217; son, Ty, is sponsored by Monster Energy and DeWalt is a partner of the#20 team of Christopher Bell. Feb 4, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (54) during practice for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports Overall, it is safe to say that the sponsorship situation is well thought out and distributed among JGR&#8217;s four full-time Cup racers. Despite all of that, team owner Gibbs sold a small part of his organization in 2023. Joe Gibbs Racing sells teamâ€™s minority stake The news was broken in June of 2023 that Joe Gibbs had sold a minority stake in Joe Gibbs Racing to Harris Blitzer Sports &amp; Entertainment (HSBE) and Arctos Partners. As part of the new deal, the 83-year-old NASCAR team owner would become a limited partner in HSBE.Â â€œJosh Harris, David Blitzer, and their entire team have a vision that has delivered winning franchises in basketball, hockey, soccer, and youth sports. Their teams are among the most successful in their leagues in growing audience and sponsorship, and their commitment to the communities they work in is unparalleled. I am excited to join the HBSE family and to have their support in growing Joe Gibbs Racing,â€ the 83-year-old said after the sale as per RACER. Joe Gibbs Racing&#8217;s major achievements and awards JGR is one of the most successful teams in NASCAR today with five championship wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bobby Labonte won the first title in the year 2000, followed by Tony Stewart who won the title twice in 2002 and 2005. The team then had to wait for 10 years before they got their fourth championship win with Kyle Busch in 2015 and Rowdy doubled his tally only four years later. When it comes to the Xfinity Series, the team has been almost equally as successful as in the Cup Series. Joe Gibbs Racing has won four Xfinity Series titles in 2009, 2016, 2021, and 2022. They also have an ARCA title to their name which was accomplished in 2021. Joe Gibbs Racing controversy They may be a fan-favorite team in NASCAR today but Joe Gibbs Racing was at the center of one of the biggest controversies in the sport&#8217;s recent history. In the year 2008, the organizers had mandated that teams, especially ones with Toyota, would run smaller restrictor plates to cut horsepower. To check if teams adhered to the mandate, NASCAR used a dynamometer to measure the HP of many cars at Michigan in the Nationwide Series. It was found that a couple of JGR cars had been utilizing magnets to manipulate the throttle pedals to stop the accelerator from opening fully. Two drivers and the teams saw 150 points deducted and after an internal investigation, seven crew members were indefinitely suspended. But that&#8217;s not all JGR has been criticized for. The five-time Cup Series champions were accused of playing a big role in the shutting down of smaller race teams like Furniture Row Racing in 2018 and Leavine Family Racing in 2020. Both of those teams had entered into a technical alliance with JGR and Toyota Racing Development. The way Kyle Busch left the team in 2023 was also quite questionable. According to Rowdy, the team did not have any sponsorship in place after Mars and M&amp;Ms pulled out of their deals at the end of the 2022 season. The team essentially wanted the two-time Cup Series champion to run an unsponsored car and that just did not sit well with him. â€œWe got to call everybody else.â€™ â€¦ [Instead] they offered me a contract to race there and they werenâ€™t going to have sponsorship on the car, but I didnâ€™t feel like that was fair for the 15 years that I was there; I didnâ€™t want Joe putting his own money into the program,&#8221;Â the NASCAR veteran had said later on. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA &#8211; AUGUST 13: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&amp;M&#8217;s Toyota, waits on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation at Richmond Raceway on August 13, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Joe Gibbs Racing loses its co-owner He may be one of the most successful team owners in NASCAR today but the struggles Joe Gibbs has had to go through, especially recently, have been unthinkable. Joe Gibbs Racing was founded thanks to his son JD Gibbs and both JD and his brother Coy helped run the team with their dad and were co-owners. Unfortunately, they both passed away in a span of a little over 3 years. In 2019, JD Gibbs passed away after four years of battling &#8220;conditions related to brain function&#8221;.Â As the years went by, it became more and more evident that his health was deteriorating yet he put up a valiant fight from 2015 to 2019. In 2022, the night Ty Gibbs won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, his father and Joe Gibbs&#8217; other son, Coy Gibbs, also passed away in his sleep and the cause of his death has not yet been announced. The following day was the Cup Series finale and the drivers involved with JGR at the time and in the past paid a heartfelt tribute to the late owner. One can only imagine what Ty must have been going through. Joe Gibbs Social Media  Website https://www.joegibbsracing.com/  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joegibbsracing/?hl=en  Facebook https://m.facebook.com/joegibbsracing/  Twitter https://x.com/JoeGibbsRacing?s=20    Name Joe Gibbs Racing  Owners Joe Gibbs, HSBE, Arctos Partners  Base Huntersville, North Carolina  SeriesÂ  NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series  Race Drivers Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr, Ty Gibbs  Sponsors Fed Ex, Coca-Cola, Interstate batteries, Monster Energy, Bass Pro Shops, Mavis Tires, DeWalt  Manufacturer Toyota  Founded 1992  Latest Race 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)  Championship Cup Series &#8211; 5 Xfinity Series &#8211; 4 ARCA &#8211; 1  Race Victories Cup Series &#8211; 207 Xfinity Series &#8211; 204 ARCA &#8211; 27  Net Worth No official figure for 2024, $230 million in 2020

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Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Net Worth Born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a former NASCAR Cup Series racer. He also goes by the name &#8220;Dale Jr.&#8221; or &#8220;Junior&#8221;.  Nowadays, he&#8217;s a part-time racer in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Additionally, he&#8217;s a NASCAR analyst and commentator for NBC. Dale Jr. comes from a family of motorsport drivers with his late father Dale Earnhardt Sr. a record seven-time Cup Series champion in NASCAR. Having competed in the NASCAR Cup Series from 1999 to 2017, Dale Jr. remains one of the most successful drivers of his time. HOMESTEAD, FL &#8211; NOVEMBER 18: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) As per reports, Junior has an approximate net worth of $400 million. Having come from a well-established background, he has made good use of the resources at his disposal. From 2008 to 2015, Dale earned approximately, $20-24 million, making him the highest-paid NASCAR driver then. In fact, he earned a record $30 million in 2008. Dale Jr was made it to the Forbes list of the World&#8217;s Highest Paid Athletes in 2017. He earned $21.4 million then as it marked his last season in the NASCAR Cup Series. The majority of Dale&#8217;s earnings have come through endorsements and sponsorship deals. Some of his well-known endorsement partners include Chevrolet, Goody&#8217;s, Wrangler, Axalta, Gillette, EA Sports, and many others. Dale Jr. also owns a media production company named Hammerhead Entertainment. He also works as an analyst for NBC Sports. Additionally, his book &#8220;Racing To The Finish: My Story&#8221; was released in 2018. The book received positive feedback from the fans. Dale&#8217;s a thorough businessman and has ventured into different industries so far. Most relatably, he co-owns JR Motorsports, the racing team that participates in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In addition to this, he also owns a number of automobile dealerships and restaurants. In 2013, he started his podcast The Dale Jr. Download under his Dirty Mo Media productions. Along with his wife, Junior runs a vodka brand named High Rock Vodka. As far as stores are concerned, Dale Jr has his own merchandise store. In addition to that, his team, JR Motorsports, too has its own merchandise store Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Early life Dale Jr was born and brought up in Kannapolis, North Carolina. At an early age, he saw his mother Brenda Lorraine and father Dale Earnhardt Sr. get divorced. With his father being away racing, his stepmother played a major role in raising him. Prior to racing, Junior used to service cars and carry out their maintenance at Dale Sr&#8217;s car dealership. As for his educational qualifications, he is an alumnus of Mitchell Community College with an associate degree in automotive technology. Prior to that, he attended Oak Ridge Military Academy. A few years down the line, he started attending and graduated from Mooresville High School. Even Rodney Childers, the current Stewart-Haas Racing crew chief, and Junior&#8217;s close friend graduated from the same school. In 1996, his NASCAR career officially began with the Xfinity Series. Dale Jr competed in the series for a while, winning two championships in the process. In 1999, Dale Earnhardt Jr made his Cup Series debut, competing in just five races. A year later, he made his full-time debut in the premier class. Dale Jr officially made his Xfinity Series debut in 1996 at the age of 21. Having won the competition twice, he started his NASCAR Cup Series campaign with only fives races in the 1999 season. A year later, he competed full-time and became the first rookie to win NASCAR&#8217;s All-Star race. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s family and personal life Dale Jr. has been happily married to his wife, Amy Reimann. It was in 2009 that the couple first met each other. Amy was hired as the interior designer for Dale’s house in Mooresville, North Carolina. Interestingly, she did not have any idea who Dale was back then. They clicked instantly and started dating. After six years of dating, Junior proposed to Amy in 2015 and tied the knot a year later in December 2016. The wedding took place at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina. With just more than a year of their marriage gone, Junior and his wife Amy announced the arrival of their first child, Isla Rose Earnhardt. Interestingly, Amy even took a ride in a NASCAR car while she was pregnant with Isla at Martinsville in 2017. MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA &#8211; APRIL 08: Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the #88 Hellmann&#8217;s Fridge Hunters Chevrolet, poses for photos with his wife Amy Earnhardt, and their daughters Isla Rose (R) and Nicole on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 250 powered by Call 811.com at Martinsville Speedway on April 08, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) In October 2020, Isla got promoted to the elder sibling with the arrival of Dale Jr’s second child, Nicole Loraine. Despite racing being in their blood, Junior isn’t that keen on encouraging his daughters to join the sport. He thinks he would rather love it if they get a degree and thereafter get a super job. Dale Earnhardt Jr and his NASCAR journey Dale Earnhardt Jr had an impressive NASCAR Cup Series career. He started his 19-year-long Cup Series career started at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. His debut came in the Coca-Cola 600 where he finished 16th despite finishing the qualifying lap in the eighth-quickest time. Dale Jr&#8217;s one Cup Series season saw him participate in only five races in 1999. That being said, he never had to look back from the 2000 season as he participated full-time and graced the tracks with aggression and passion. He went on to win 26 races in his Cup Series career, taking part in 631 races in total and finishing 149 and 260 times in the top five and top ten respectively. Having won a good amount of races, Dale Jr provided some memorable on-track performances. One of his finest victories came in the Daytona 500 in 2004. It just took Junior four years into his Cup career to win his first Daytona. The race saw him go head-to-head with NASCAR great Tony Stewart. In addition to that, the 2001 Pepsi 400 will also remain a special one for Dale Jr. It was just five months since Dale Sr. died at the 2001 Daytona 500. Junior was making a return to the sport and went on to win the race by overtaking six cars in the final lap. The victory saw Dale celebrate in front of 1,00,000 fans. In his Cup Series career, Dale Jr preferred either the #8 or #88 on his cars. From 1999 to 2007, he drove the Chevrolet #8 for Dale Earnhardt Inc. Post 2007, he joined Hendrick Motorsports and drove the Chevrolet #88. He enjoyed more success while driving the #8 car as he registered 17 wins using that. Dale announced his retirement from the top division of NASCAR in 2017. His last race was at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. He finished 25th in his final race, failing to make it to the playoffs in his ultimate Cup Series season. Since then, Dale Jr has been a regular figure in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s awards and achievements Dale Earnhardt Jr has enjoyed a good amount of success in his NASCAR career. He started off with his first NASCAR Cup Series win in 2000 at the Texas Motor Speedway whilst driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc. The victory saw him break his father&#8217;s record for requiring the fewest starts by a driver to secure his first victory. Dale Jr recorded the win in just his 12th start. One of the most notable achievements of his Cup Series Career would be to win the Daytona 500 twice. He did this in 2004 and 2014, with two different teams. By doing so, he became the 11th driver to win it multiple times. In addition to his victories, Dale Earnhardt Jr has a tremendous record when it comes to winning the Most Popular Driver award. Dale Jr has won the award 15 times in his career. What makes it even more amazing is that he did it for consecutive 15 years from 2003 to 2017. Only Bill Elliott, the father of Chase Elliott, has won it more (16 times). Junior has also two Xfinity Series championships to his name when he won it back-to-back in 1998 &amp; 1999. As a motorsport team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr has won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship five times in his career. With Dale Earnhardt Inc, he did it in 2004 and 2005. The other three have come with JR Motorsports in 2014, 2017, and 2018. Like his father, Dale Jr is also a NASCAR Hall of Famer. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s NASCAR team Along with his sister Kelley Earnhardt, his brother-in-law L.W. Miller and Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick, Dale Jr runs the JR Motorsports. The team was started in 2006 and is currently strongly competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. JR Motorsports has more than 140 employees and fields four full-time entries in the Xfinity Series. Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, Miguel Paludo, and Dale Jr himself form the Xfinity drivers&#8217; lineup for the 2023 season. Their superstar driver Noah Gragson left to join Legacy Motor Club in the Cup Series for the new season. If that wasn&#8217;t enough, Gragson poaching some of the JR Motorsports crew surely wouldn&#8217;t have boded well with Dale Jr. It is going to be an uphill task for Junior&#8217;s team this season without the presence of last season&#8217;s runner-up Gragson. Dale Earnhardt Jr and North Wilkesboro Speedway After hosting over 90 races, the North Wilkesboro Speedway was shut in 1996 citing arguments that the track wasn&#8217;t large or fancy enough. Dale Jr along with local boosters and state officials have been pushing hard for years to revive the venue. Eventually, they succeeded in reviving the Speedway with a late-model stock race in August 2022. Dale Earnhardt Jr was taking part in a late-model stock race for the first time since 1997. For this historic race, he drove a green no. 3 Sun Drop Chevrolet which bore a throwback paint scheme resembling the late model he used to drive in the early 1990s. Most notably, it was his first race at North Wilkesboro since 1995. After qualifying sixth, Dale Jr stayed in and around the top 10 positions. Unfortunately, midway through the race, his rear quarter panel sustained some damage. Despite the event, he came back strongly to finish third, lagging just behind second-placed Mason Diaz and the winner of the race, Travis Kvapil. Dale Earnhardt Jr and the plane crash It was on August 15, 2019, that Dale Jr was traveling with his wife Amy, just over a year-old daughter Isla and their family dog on their private Cessna aircraft. While attempting to land at an airport in Elizabethton, Tennesse, the aircraft crashed because of issues with the landing gear and a section of the right wing. Unfortunately, the plane ran off the runway and went 400 feet down a hill before slamming through a chain-link fence. The aircraft eventually caught fire but all five passengers including the two pilots and the dog escaped in time through the main cabin door. Luckily, all of them survived with no major injuries suffered because of the crash. Junior was back in action at Darlington Raceway just two weeks after the race. Back then, he said, &#8220;It was a very tough experience to go through. I try not to get into that, think about (it happening to my family) too much. Things happen for a reason. You just try to learn from it and move on. Dale Jr added, “I love my daughter so much and enjoy being around her and look forward to watching her grow up and experiencing a lot of things with her going forward. That just made you realize that that much more. I’m just thankful and ready to live our lives.” What is Dale Earnhardt Jr doing post-retirement You can take the driver away from the racing but you cannot take the racing away from the driver. That has been the case with Dale Jr post his retirement from the NASCAR Cup Series in 2017. Despite hanging his helmet, he has been quite actively involved in off-track ventures. He has been seen regularly featuring for NBC as a commentator and as a NASCAR analyst. Dale&#8217;s podcast &#8220;The Dale Jr Download&#8221; has been doing wonderfully well, attracting a lot of listeners. He prefers to give more insights to his fans and relishes discussing controversial topics. Junior is bold and outspoken with his comments on the podcast. In fact, he once even encouraged NASCAR drivers to be outspoken and hold everyone accountable if it&#8217;s bothering their safety in the cars in any fashion. Dale Earnhardt Jr is very active on social media, especially on his Twitter account. He uses it to voice out his opinion time and again, sometimes either using sarcasm or hilarious remarks. He once used the medium to make fun of former Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer. In addition, he provides his fans with regular updates about his personal and professional life using social media. Of course, Dale Jr has his own team JR Motorsports with which he is very much involved. Furthermore, he and his wife Amy, have collaborated with Sugarlands Distilling Company to start a new vodka brand. It&#8217;s named &#8220;High Rock Vodka&#8221; and is a premium, handcrafted vodka. Dale Jr released his book &#8220;Racing To The Finish: My Story&#8221; in 2018, narrating his story behind the wheel. Since announcing his retirement from the NASCAR Cup Series in 2017, it looks pretty clear that Junior has zero interest in returning back to race at the highest level. His off-the-track ventures keep him heavily occupied. It would take something special to bring him back to the Cup Series and maybe challenge his two-faced rival Kyle Busch. As of now, Dale Earnhardt Jr is at peace and keen on running his team, podcast, and other ventures successfully.  Name Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Born 10th October 1974  Place of Birth Kannapolis, North Carolina  Nationality American  Education Associate Degree  Parents Dale Earnhardt Sr and Brenda Lorraine  Wife Amy Reimann  Children Isla Rose (2018) and Nicole Loraine (2020)  Height 6’00”  Weight 165 lbs/75 kg  Team JR Motorsports  Car #88 Chevrolet Camaro  Social Media Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Website

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><b>Ty Gibbs: Net Worth 20</b><b>24, Stats, Salary, Wife and More</b></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Who is Ty Gibbs?</strong></h2>
Despite his young age, the one driver who has managed to turn heads with his performance and even leave behind seasoned veterans of the sport is 21-year-old Ty Gibbs. Notably, the driver is <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/joe-gibbs-racing/">Joe Gibbs Racing</a> team owner and former NFL coach<a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/joe-gibbs/"> Joe Gibbs</a>' grandson.

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><span style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Ty Gibbs family</strong> </span></h2>
Born on October 4, 2002, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to NASCAR driver Coy Gibbs and realtor, Heather Gibbs, Ty Gibbs has three siblings whose names remain unknown.

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty Gibbsâ€™ Wife and Children</strong></h2>
Ty Gibbs has always chosen to keep his personal life away from the public eye. At 21, the driver is perhaps more focused on his racing career. As of now, nothing can be ascertained of the driver's current partner or his dating history.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><span style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Ty Gibbs Net Worth 2024</strong>Â </span></h2>
Reports state that Ty Gibbs is worth around $1 million-$5 million dollars. Looking at his elaborate career, with a championship win each in the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/nascar-xfinity-series/">NASCAR Xfinity Series</a> and the ARCA Menards Series, the youngest racer of the Gibbs family has definitely managed to rack up quite a bit of wealth.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty GibbsÂ  Career Timeline</strong></h2>
Like most NASCAR drivers, Ty Gibbs also started his racing career with go-karts in his hometown. The driver then transitioned to the CARS Late Model Stock series, where he drove for Marlowe Racing in 2017 and 2018. Subsequently, he moved to the ARCA Menards Series in 2019 and raced in the tourney till 2021, when he joined the Xfinity Series. Notably, Gibbs won the championship in his last season in ARCA, having won 10 out of 20 races.

In NASCAR's second division, the racer came home as he debuted in 2021 at the Daytona Road Course for his grandfather's team, Joe Gibbs Racing, on a part-time schedule. And just the next year, he succeeded in clinching the Xfinity championship trophy. Ty Gibbs, finally made his <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/nascar-cup-series/">Cup Series</a> debut in 2023, driving as a replacement driver for <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/23xi-racing/">23XI Racing</a>, after Kurt Busch was not allowed to race by NASCAR owing to a concussion he suffered at <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nascar/pocono-raceway/">Pocono Raceway</a> that year. In his first ever Cup Series race, Ty Gibbs finished P16.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty Gibbsâ€™ Partnerships and Endorsements</strong></h2>
When it comes to Ty Gibbs, he has successfully proven how age is just a number! And that is evident from his high-profile brand partnerships. Currently, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is sponsored by Monster Energy, Sport Clips Haircut, Toyota, battery marketing and distribution company Interstate Batteries, Shriners Hospitals for Children and American religious Advertising campaign He Gets Us.

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty Gibbsâ€™ NASCAR Career Stats</strong></h2>
Despite his young age, Ty Gibbs seems to be having a lot of experience. In the NASCAR Cup Series, the driver has competed in 57 races till date with 16 Top-10s. Apart from that, he has 12 wins, 39 Top-10s and seven pole positions in 60 races in the Xfinity Series.
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty Gibbsâ€™ Major Achievements and Awards</strong></h2>
When it comes to accolades, Ty Gibbs has a cabinet full of trophies, it seems! Apart from being the 2022 Xfinity Series champion, the racer also clinched the championship trophy in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021. He was also crowned the Xfinity Series and Cup Series Rookie of the Year, in 2021 and 2023, respectively.

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty Gibbs Xfinity Series champion and the death of his father</strong></h2>
In 2022, Ty Gibbs perhaps had the best night of his life till then, when he won his first Xfinity Series championship. However, that soon into a nightmare as, just after a few hours, his father and Joe Gibbs Racing's co-owner Coy Gibbs passed away after a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease in his sleep.

The team had confirmed the news at the time via a tweet that stated:Â <em>â€œIt is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the Lord in his sleep last night. The family appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and asks for privacy at this time.â€</em>

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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Ty Gibbs Social Media</strong></h2>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Full Name</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">Tyler Randal Gibbs</td>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Popular Name</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">Ty Gibbs</td>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Birth Date</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">October 4, 2002</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">Charlotte, North Carolina</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">21 (As os March 2024)</td>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Height</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">5Â ft 7Â in (1.70Â m)</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">114Â lb (52Â kg)</td>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Parents</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">Coy Gibbs, Heather Gibbs</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">American</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">Caucasian</td>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Net Worth</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">Aprrox $1 million - $5 million</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">Unknown</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">Â None</td>
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<td style="width: 29.3059%"><span style="font-weight: 400">Profession</span></td>
<td style="width: 352.716%">Stock car racing driver</td>
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<td style="width: 352.716%">Joe Gibbs Racing</td>
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Ty Gibbs

Ty Gibbs: Net Worth 2024, Stats, Salary, Wife and More Who is Ty Gibbs? Despite his young age, the one driver who has managed to turn heads with his performance and even leave behind seasoned veterans of the sport is 21-year-old Ty Gibbs. Notably, the driver is Joe Gibbs Racing team owner and former NFL coach Joe Gibbs&#8216; grandson. Ty Gibbs seen at the final round qualifying | Courtesy: Reuters Ty Gibbs family Born on October 4, 2002, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to NASCAR driver Coy Gibbs and realtor, Heather Gibbs, Ty Gibbs has three siblings whose names remain unknown. Ty Gibbsâ€™ Wife and Children Ty Gibbs has always chosen to keep his personal life away from the public eye. At 21, the driver is perhaps more focused on his racing career. As of now, nothing can be ascertained of the driver&#8217;s current partner or his dating history. Ty Gibbs Net Worth 2024Â  Reports state that Ty Gibbs is worth around $1 million-$5 million dollars. Looking at his elaborate career, with a championship win each in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series, the youngest racer of the Gibbs family has definitely managed to rack up quite a bit of wealth. Ty GibbsÂ  Career Timeline Like most NASCAR drivers, Ty Gibbs also started his racing career with go-karts in his hometown. The driver then transitioned to the CARS Late Model Stock series, where he drove for Marlowe Racing in 2017 and 2018. Subsequently, he moved to the ARCA Menards Series in 2019 and raced in the tourney till 2021, when he joined the Xfinity Series. Notably, Gibbs won the championship in his last season in ARCA, having won 10 out of 20 races. In NASCAR&#8217;s second division, the racer came home as he debuted in 2021 at the Daytona Road Course for his grandfather&#8217;s team, Joe Gibbs Racing, on a part-time schedule. And just the next year, he succeeded in clinching the Xfinity championship trophy. Ty Gibbs, finally made his Cup Series debut in 2023, driving as a replacement driver for 23XI Racing, after Kurt Busch was not allowed to race by NASCAR owing to a concussion he suffered at Pocono Raceway that year. In his first ever Cup Series race, Ty Gibbs finished P16. Ty Gibbsâ€™ Partnerships and Endorsements When it comes to Ty Gibbs, he has successfully proven how age is just a number! And that is evident from his high-profile brand partnerships. Currently, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is sponsored by Monster Energy, Sport Clips Haircut, Toyota, battery marketing and distribution company Interstate Batteries, Shriners Hospitals for Children and American religious Advertising campaign He Gets Us. Ty Gibbsâ€™ NASCAR Career Stats Despite his young age, Ty Gibbs seems to be having a lot of experience. In the NASCAR Cup Series, the driver has competed in 57 races till date with 16 Top-10s. Apart from that, he has 12 wins, 39 Top-10s and seven pole positions in 60 races in the Xfinity Series. Ty Gibbsâ€™ Major Achievements and Awards When it comes to accolades, Ty Gibbs has a cabinet full of trophies, it seems! Apart from being the 2022 Xfinity Series champion, the racer also clinched the championship trophy in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021. He was also crowned the Xfinity Series and Cup Series Rookie of the Year, in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Ty Gibbs Xfinity Series champion and the death of his father In 2022, Ty Gibbs perhaps had the best night of his life till then, when he won his first Xfinity Series championship. However, that soon into a nightmare as, just after a few hours, his father and Joe Gibbs Racing&#8217;s co-owner Coy Gibbs passed away after a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease in his sleep. The team had confirmed the news at the time via a tweet that stated:Â â€œIt is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the Lord in his sleep last night. The family appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and asks for privacy at this time.â€ Ty Gibbs Social Media  Facebook Â &#8211;  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tygibbs/  Twitter Â &#8211;  &nbsp;  Full Name Tyler Randal Gibbs  Popular Name Ty Gibbs  Birth Date October 4, 2002  Birth Place Charlotte, North Carolina  Age 21 (As os March 2024)  Height 5Â ft 7Â in (1.70Â m)  Weight 114Â lb (52Â kg)  Parents Coy Gibbs, Heather Gibbs  Siblings Â &#8211;  Nationality American  Ethnicity Caucasian  Net Worth Aprrox $1 million &#8211; $5 million  Salary Â &#8211;  Spouse Â &#8211;  Relationship/Marital Status Unknown  Children Â None  Profession Stock car racing driver  Team Joe Gibbs Racing  &nbsp; &nbsp;

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