Mitch Gibbs | |
Birth Name: | Mitchell T. Gibbs |
Birth Date: | 1963 4, mf=yes |
First Year: | 1980 |
Car Number: | 2G |
Championships: | 14 |
Wins: | 179 |
Last Finish: | 2021 |
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]
Mitch Gibbs began his racing career in 1980 in a street stock at Brookfield Speedway in New York. After a period driving a late model, he then moved to the modified class in 1983, winning the 320-track championship the next year at Fonda Speedway NY.[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.[2] [3]
Other venues where Gibbs competed successfully include Brewerton Speedway NY, Canandaigua Speedway NY, Hagerstown Speedway MD, Orange County Fair Speedway NY, Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna PA, Rolling Wheels Raceway NY, the Syracuse Mile NY, and the Weedsport Speedway NY.[4] [5] [6]
Mitch Gibbs was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2024.[7]