Mark Gibson was born on August 14,1957 and is an American former stock car racing driver and team owner.
13 Facts About Mark Gibson
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Mark Gibson is a long-time competitor in the ARCA Racing Series, and has made occasional appearances in NASCAR competition.
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The son of racer Bo Mark Gibson, he grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, and graduated in 1975 from Mainland High School.
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Mark Gibson is married, to Jan, who was the daughter of racer Curtis Crider, and they have one daughter, Michelle.
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Mark Gibson's racing career began in 1974 when, at the age of 16, he began competing in races at Volusia County Speedway; running at New Smyrna Speedway, where he won the track's championship in 1979.
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Mark Gibson began competing in the ARCA Racing Series in 1981, he moved from the Daytona Beach area to central Georgia in 1985, and won the series' Rookie of the Year title in 1986.
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Mark Gibson was the last ARCA driver to qualify at over 200 miles per hour at Daytona International Speedway.
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Mark Gibson eventually stepped out of the driver seat to concentrate on developing new talent.
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Scherer moved the team to Charlotte in 2000, but he eventually returned to Georgia and worked with Gibson in the Mark Gibson Racing shop from 2007 until 2010.
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Mark Gibson became a partner, owner and General Manager of car No 77.
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Mark Gibson worked with Timmy Hill, the NASCAR Nationwide series Rookie of the Year in 2011.
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Mark Gibson is one of the most respected and talented stock car drivers on the dirt miles at DuQuoin and Springfield, Illinois and occasionally enters as a driver in those events to race against the likes of Tony Stewart and Ken Schrader.
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Mark Gibson has run in NASCAR on selected occasions, his last attempt being an unsuccessful bid in qualifying for the 1999 Daytona 500.