Frederick Gibson (racing driver)

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Fred Gibson
BornFrederick Gibson
(1936-11-04) November 4, 1936 (age 88)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Modified racing career
Years active1953-1970
Car number7, 25
Championships5

Fred Gibson (born November 4, 1936) is a retired pioneering Canadian driver of dirt modified stock cars. In 1967 he set a record at the Kingston Speedway in Ontario, Canada, by winning 13 consecutive features. [1]

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Racing career

Fred Gibson was always among the top point leaders at the Kingston Speedway from the time he and friend Gord Botting got involved in racing as teens. [2] Between 1962 and 1967, Gibson won five championships at three different tracks, including 1965 when he won 15 features and the second of three track championships at Kingson Speedway. [1]

In 1966 Gibson claimed the track crown at the Watertown Speedway in New York. [3] The following year he won the inaugural track championship at Evans Mills Speedway in New York, as well as his third Kingston title. [4]

Gibson retired from driving and purchased the Kingston Speedway in 1971. [5] Gibson later owned Kingston Park Raceway, a standardbred horse racing track, and was inducted to the Kingston District Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. [1] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Frederick Gibson". - Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. Kennedy, Patrick (January 18, 2016). "Botting 'one of a kind'". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Ontario, Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  3. Stoodley, Dave (2003). The Legends of Watertown Speedway. Speedway Press. p. 96. ISBN   9780967743844.
  4. "Canadian drivers win Evans Mills trophies". Watertown Daily Times . NY. December 5, 1967. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via NNY360 Archives.
  5. Kennedy, Patrick (March 12, 2013). "Up close with Stompin' Tom". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Ontario, Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  6. Graham, Doug (April 30, 1986). "Harness track owners squelch rumors: 'We're alive and well'". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Ontario, Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.