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Tony Gibson (auto racing)

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Gibson moved to Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 2002 where he worked various roles. As a crew chief he worked with Steve Park and later Michael Waltrip. In 2005, he moved to the car chief position for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and later worked as his crew chief for 12 races in 2007. Gibson moved over to Dale
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Gibson started in the 1980s hanging car bodies for various NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series teams. While working as a body hanger he was befriended by Alan Kulwicki, a driver and owner in the Winston Cup Series, who was working in a nearby shop space. This led to Gibson becoming a
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and Gene Haas, hired Gibson to lead the #39 of Ryan Newman. A decision to pit for just 2 tires led to his first victory with Newman on April 10, 2010 in the
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on Kulwicki's team in 1986. Kulwicki's underdog team achieved a surprising Winston Cup championship win in 1992 with Gibson as car chief.
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got suspended for the final 2 races of the season due to a L1 spoiler penalty.
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In 2018, Gibson came out of retirement and became the crew chief for the 4 of
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After Kulwicki's death in 1993, until 1995, Gibson worked for former champion
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as the driver. The Gibson family found success at short tracks around central
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A new race team, Stewart-Haas Racing, created by a joint venture between
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Earnhardt Inc.’s #8 Chevrolet, in 2008, driven part-time by
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Martinsville Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
United States
NASCAR
Monster Energy Cup Series
Stewart-Haas Racing
American
crew chief
Stewart-Haas Racing
Kurt Busch
NASCAR
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
car chief
Alan Kulwicki
Jeff Gordon
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated
Steve Park
Michael Waltrip
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Mark Martin
Ryan Newman
Danica Patrick
Daytona Beach, Florida
Mark
Florida
New Smyrna Speedway
Tool and Die making
North Carolina

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