Mitch Gibbs

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Mitch Gibbs
BornMitchell T. Gibbs
(1963-04-13) April 13, 1963 (age 62)
Norwich, New York
Retired2021
Debut season1980
Modified racing career
Years active1983-2021
Car number2g, 7
Championships14
Wins179
Previous series
1981-1982
Wins
1980		 Late model
10
Street stock
Championship titles
2005, 2006 Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour

Mitch Gibbs (April 13, 1963) is a retired American Dirt Modified racing driver, credited with 179 career wins at 15 tracks in the Mid-Atlantic (United States). [1] [2]

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Racing career

Mitch Gibbs began his racing career in 1980 in a street stock at Brookfield Speedway in New York. The next year he took over his father's late model, and then moved to the modified class in 1983, winning the 320-track championship the next year at Fonda Speedway, New York . [1] Gibbs claimed additional track championships at Afton Speedway, Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, Fulton Speedway, Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle, and Utica-Rome Speedway, all in New York. [3] [4]

Other New York venues where Gibbs competed successfully include. Brewerton Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, the Syracuse Mile, and the Weedsport Speedway. He also made appearances at Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland, and Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. [5] [6] [7]

Mitch Gibbs was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2024. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Szczerba, Ron (May 1, 2024). "New York State Stock Car Association To Induct Five Into Prestigious Hall Of Fame Sunday". Race Pro Weekly. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cars, Drivers & Events - Mitch Gibbs Career wins list". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Weidner, Nolan (April 16, 1997). "Another hill to climb". The Post-Standard . Syracuse NY. p. E8. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ↑ Mosier, Ron (May 29, 2009). "Gibbs contending for first Utica-Rome title since 1996". Observer-Dispatch . Utica NY. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Jacoby, Robert Jr. (November 4, 1999). "Tread Marks Notebook". The Gettysburg Times . PA. p. B2. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ↑ McMillan, Ken (July 21, 2009). "Gibbs, Mill win modified features as racing returns to OCFS". Times Herald-Record . Middletown NY. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mitch Gibbs/Results/Year-By-Year". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  8. ↑ "NYSSCA names 2023 Hall of Fame". Dirt Track Digest. December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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