Gibbs, the elder son of former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, died Friday at age 49 after a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease. The news was announced shortly after midnight Saturday by Joe Gibbs Racing, the family-owned NASCAR team that the Hall of Fame coach founded in Huntersville, N.C., in 1991. “Joe Gibbs Racing appreciates everyone’s respect for the privacy of the Gibbs family during this difficult time,” the statement read, adding that details regarding a memorial service would be announced at a future date. Joe Gibbs Racing’s longest-tenured driver, Denny Hamlin, tweeted: “His car. Named president of Joe Gibbs Racing in 1997, J.D.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2019 14:21 UTC