42 Facts About Ty Gibbs

Tyler Randal Gibbs was born on October 4,2002 and is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

Ty Gibbs competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 54 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Ty Gibbs was the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and 2021 ARCA Menards Series champion.

Ty Gibbs is the grandson of former NFL coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs.

Ty Gibbs began racing in go-karts, on asphalt and dirt tracks in Mooresville, North Carolina.

In 2019, Ty Gibbs won the IceBreaker 125 Late Model Stock race at Myrtle Beach Speedway, driving the No 18 for Nelson Motorsports.

In 2017 and 2018, Ty Gibbs competed in the CARS Late Model Stock series for Marlowe Racing.

Ty Gibbs finished 14th in the season points standings in 2017, and 8th in 2018.

Ty Gibbs has 2 pole positions, has led 90 laps, and has an average finish of 13.3, with a best finish of 2nd at Anderson Motor Speedway.

Ty Gibbs would compete full-time in the series, now known as the ARCA Menards Series East, the following year.

Ty Gibbs drove the No 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing, which was fielding an entry in the series for the first time since 2012.

Ty Gibbs led 104 laps at Dover in the General Tire 125 before crashing out late, marking his only DNF in the series and only finish outside the top four in any year.

Ty Gibbs made four starts in the 2021 season, three of which were companion events with the main ARCA Menards Series.

Ty Gibbs won the pole position and the race in all four starts, leading 621 of the 625 laps he completed.

Joe Ty Gibbs Racing fielded cars for him and his ARCA teammate Riley Herbst in this race, using owner points from both of Levin Racing's cars, with Herbst driving the No 10 and Ty Gibbs driving the No 40.

Ty Gibbs returned to run the same race the following year, this time with JGR fielding their own No 18 car with their owner points.

Ty Gibbs led the most laps in the event but finished second after being passed by David Gilliland on the final lap.

In 2021, Ty Gibbs ran both races at Phoenix, starting on the pole and winning both events.

Ty Gibbs finished 19th in both the 2020 and 2021 standings.

Ty Gibbs has won 18 ARCA Menards Series races and collected 38 top five finishes in a total of 47 starts.

In 2019, Ty Gibbs ran 11 of 20 races in the ARCA Menards Series, finishing 13th in the standing after picking up wins at Gateway and Salem.

Ty Gibbs turned 18 on October 4,2020, which made him eligible to race on all tracks on the ARCA schedule.

In 2021, Ty Gibbs ran full-time in the series in the JGR No 18.

Ty Gibbs started the season with a 4th-place finish at Daytona, followed by a win at Phoenix and a 27th-place finish at Talladega after being involved in a crash with Greg Van Alst.

Ty Gibbs ended the 2021 season as champion, having won 10 out of 20 races.

Ty Gibbs spent the season in a close points battle with Corey Heim and finished in the top five in every race except Talladega Superspeedway, where he crashed out of the top five and finished 27th.

On January 26,2021, JGR announced that Ty Gibbs would make his Xfinity Series debut in 2021 at the Daytona Road Course, which would be the first race of a part-time schedule he would run in the team's No 54 car.

Ty Gibbs shared the ride with Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr.

Ty Gibbs is the only driver in the modern era to win their first NASCAR national series race.

At 18 years, four months, and 16 days of age, Ty Gibbs surpassed Cindric as the youngest driver to win an Xfinity road course race, until he was surpassed by Connor Zilisch in the 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen.

For 2022, Ty Gibbs moved into the series full-time, driving the No 54.

Ty Gibbs won early in the season at Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Richmond.

At the Martinsville playoff race, Ty Gibbs made contact with Jones which sent him spinning towards outside wall on the final overtime lap to win the race despite having already clinched a spot in the Championship four on points.

Nonetheless, Ty Gibbs dominated at Phoenix to become the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion.

Ty Gibbs drove the No 19 on a part-time basis in 2023, scoring one win at Indianapolis.

Ty Gibbs filled in for Busch during the last two regular season races at Watkins Glen and Daytona, in which he finished 26th and 13th respectively.

At the Texas playoff race, Ty Gibbs veered into Ty Dillon on pit road, nearly sending Dillon towards a NASCAR official and a group of pit crew members; he was fined 75,000 and the No 23 was docked 25 owner points.

In 2023, Ty Gibbs joined the NASCAR Cup Series on a full-time basis, driving the newly rebranded No 54 for Joe Ty Gibbs Racing.

Ty Gibbs scored his first career pole at the 2024 Coca-Cola 600, and his second at Pocono.

Ty Gibbs was eliminated from the playoffs at the conclusion of the Round of 16.

On October 16,2024, it was announced that Ty Gibbs would become a co-owner of Joe Ty Gibbs Racing and will own the No 54 Toyota Supra for the Xfinity Series starting in 2025.

Ty Gibbs is the nephew of the late Joe Gibbs Racing co-owner JD Gibbs, as well as the cousin of former Appalachian State University quarterback Jackson Gibbs and Appalachian State University tight end Miller Gibbs.