Mark Gibson

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Mark Gibson
Born (1957-08-14) August 14, 1957 (age 64)
Richlands, Virginia
Awards1986 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish91st (1989)
First race1987 Delaware 500 (Dover)
Last race1989 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 3 years
Best finish76th (1982)
First race1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
13 races run over 4 years
Best finish30th (1996)
First race1995 Racing Champions 200 (Tucson)
Last race2002 Federated Auto Parts 200 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

Mark Gibson (born August 14, 1957) is an American stock car racing driver and team owner. He is a long-time competitor in the ARCA Racing Series, and has also made occasional appearances in NASCAR competition. He helped found the ARCA team Cunningham Motorsports.

Personal life[]

Gibson was born in Richlands, Virginia, and is a resident of Winder, Georgia. The son of racer Bo Gibson, he grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, and graduated in 1975 from Mainland High School.[1] He is married, to Jan, who was the daughter of racer Curtis Crider, and they have one daughter, Michelle.

Career[]

Gibson's racing career began in 1974 when, at the age of 16, he began competing in races at Volusia County Speedway;[1] also running at New Smyrna Speedway, where he won the track's championship in 1979.[2] He began competing in the ARCA Racing Series in 1981,[1] he moved from the Daytona Beach area to central Georgia in 1985, and won the series' Rookie of the Year title in 1986.[1] He was the last ARCA driver to qualify at over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) at Daytona International Speedway.[1]

A four-time winner in ARCA, Gibson became part of the first two-car team in the series when he teamed with brothers Mike and Joe Cooksey and Don Faurbach from Maurtco Motorsports.

Gibson eventually stepped out of the driver seat to concentrate on developing new talent. He, along with Briggs Cunningham III and Kerry Scherer started Cunningham Motorsports in 1997 as CSG Motorsports, racing in ARCA and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Scherer moved the team to Charlotte in 2000, but he eventually returned to Georgia and worked with Gibson in the Mark Gibson Racing (MGR) shop from 2007 until 2010. Gibson became a partner, owner and General Manager of car No. 77. In 2009, that team would win nine races and their driver Parker Kligerman won ARCA Rookie of the Year. Gibson has been instrumental in the development of Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver Justin Allgaier and Truck Series driver Tayler Malsam who drove for Mark in 2008. In 2006, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski drove Gibson's car at Kentucky Speedway in his stock car debut. Gibson also worked with Timmy Hill, the NASCAR Nationwide series Rookie of the Year in 2011. Gibson won ten races as a car owner.

Gibson is one of the most respected and talented stock car drivers on the dirt miles at DuQuoin and Springfield, Illinois and occasionally enters as a driver in those events to race against the likes of Tony Stewart and Ken Schrader.

Gibson has also run in NASCAR on selected occasions, his last attempt being an unsuccessful bid in qualifying for the 1999 Daytona 500. Gibson's brother Tony was formerly the crew chief for Kurt Busch at Stewart-Haas Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series[]

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NWCC Pts Ref
1987 98 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
34 		MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 97th 61 [3]
1988 59 Pontiac DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY
DNQ 		POC TAL
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ 		NWS CAR PHO ATL NA - [4]
1989 DAY
DNQ 		CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY
33 		POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 91st 64 [5]
1990 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [6]
1991 Mark Gibson Racing DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
DNQ 		NA - [7]
1992 97 Olds DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [8]
1996 49 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT
DNQ 		DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [9]
1998 59 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL NA - [10]
1999 DAY
DNQ 		CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL NA - [11]
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1988 Pontiac DNQ
1989 Pontiac DNQ
1990 Pontiac DNQ
1992 Olds DNQ
1998 Ford DNQ
1999 DNQ

Busch Series[]

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1982 Gibson Racing 90 Pontiac DAY
23 		RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO DOV CAR
24 		SBO IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR 76th 334 [12]
10 CLT
28 		CLT
31 		MAR
1983 90 DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR DOV BRI CLT
20 		SBO IRP BRI HCY DAR
17 		RCH SBO MAR CLT MAR 85th 215 [13]
1984 DAY
25 		RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR NSV MLW DOV CLT SBO IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH CLT HCY CAR MAR 91st 88 [14]
2004 34 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL
DNQ 		PHO DAR HOM NA - [15]

Craftsman Truck Series[]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NCTC Pts Ref
1995 30 Dodge PHO TUS
11 		SGS
22 		MMR I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 58th 227 [16]
1996 59 Dodge HOM
DNQ 		PHO POR TUS CNS HPT 30th 820 [17]
Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford BRI
12 		MLW
9 		LVL
14 		I70
15 		IRP
32 		FLM
23 		GLN
20 		NSV RCH
17 		NHA MAR NWS MMR PHO LVS
1997 AAG Racing 65 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM
27 		NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 113th 85 [18]
1999 59 Ford HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM BRI TEX GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL
DNQ 		122nd 0 [19]
2001 10 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC
DNQ 		NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 114th 0 [20]
2002 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford DAY DAR MAR GTY DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP
20 		NSH
23 		RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 65th 197 [21]

ARCA Racing Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ARSC Pts Ref
Pontiac DAY
DNQ 		DSP FRS FRS FRS NA - [22]
90 NSV DAY
33 		NA - [23]
80
26 		FRS NSV TAT MIL
10 DAY NSV
29 		IRP FRS
11 		FRS MIL DSF SND NA - [24]
90 DAY
24
31
38
24 		ISF DSF NA - [25]

37 		DAY
17
24
32 		ATL
34 		ISF DSF TOL 21st - [26]
ATL
32 		ATL
24
12
17
19
13
8 		BLN
10 		DSF
19 		TOL
6
16 		8th 1935 [27]
Buick DAY
10 		TAL
5
8
7
Pontiac
29
90 Pontiac DAY
8
19
21 		TOL TAL
34 		ISF DSF
8 		31st - [28]
3 Pontiac DAY
37
30 		TAL
11
41 		ISF DSF 41st - [29]
59 DAY
DNQ
23
38 		TAL
20 		ISF TOL DSF
21 		37th - [30]
DAY
2
2
6
15
12
6 		TOL
13 		TAL
38 		MCH ISF TOL DSF
20
40 		12th - [31]
Chevy
6
98 Olds DAY
31 		9th 3910 [32]
77 Buick ATL
40
15 		TOL
8
14
27 		MCH
8
14
19
20
11
10 		TOL
23 		DSF
5
26
Chevy
17
Pontiac TAL
7 		MCH
15
37
Olds ISF
10
Chrysler DAY
21
25
36 		TOL MCH 32nd - [33]
59 Pontiac
37
AAG Racing 9 Pontiac
34 		ISF DSF
Glanville Motorsports 95 Olds
34
81 Pontiac DAY TOL MCH
33 		26th - [34]
77 Chrysler KIL
13 		ISF
23 		DSF
25 		TOL
19
34
24
28
Mark Gibson Racing 90 Pontiac DAY
DNQ 		TOL 88th 480 [35]
77 Pontiac
16 		KIL ISF DSF
Mark Gibson Racing 97 Pontiac
35
7 Chrysler DAY
34 		ATL
8
34
17
8
5
24
11
27 		KIL
12
12
21
25 		DSF
18
11
23 		10th 3935 [36]
Dodge
28
18
23
42
Billy Ballew Motorsports 59 Dodge DAY
16 		21st - [37]
Ford
3
24
5
28 		MCH DSF
26
11
7
3
Chevy
28
Mark Gibson Racing 59 Ford DAY
3
9 		SLM
15
11
30
8
2
3 		TOL
24
9
12
7
4
2 		DSF
2
1
5
21
2
5 		ISF
30
25 		4th 5135 [38]

10
5* 		SLM
2
5
3 		MCH
9
20
5 		TOL
17
7
2
18
5 		ISF
3
3 		DSF
4
19
1*
28
4 		TAL
37
7 		2nd 5455 [39]

37
5 		SLM
11
8
34 		MCH
14 		POC
5
5
2 		BLN
16 		POC
13
13
13
8
3 		WIN
16 		DSF
34
4
18
12 		5th 4630 [40]
Chevy TAL
36

35 		SLM
4
1
8 		KIL
20 		FRS
24 		MCH
28 		POC
21 		TOL
5 		KEN
3 		BLN
4 		POC
10
20
8 		KEN
8 		DSF
17
30
21 		TAL
32
17 		7th 4065 [41]
Team Rensi Motorsports 83 Chevy
27 		29th 1355 [42]
Ford
31
Mark Gibson Racing
6
Chevy SLM
27 		GTY
29 		KEN
18 		KAN MCH KEN POC NSH TOL
59
9 		TAL
19
27

16 		SLM
15 		TOL
25
15 		8th 4455 [43]
Ford
38
12
7
11 		KAN
6 		POC
10 		MCH
34 		KEN
5
5 		POC
16 		NSH
32 		ISF
29
4
36 		CHI
7
11
Pontiac TAL
7
50 Ford
31
59 Pontiac DAY
9 		TAL
32 		6th 4830 [44]
Chevy
1
7 		SLM
19 		TOL
24
6
7
30 		KAN
6 		MCH
12 		LER
15
3 		POC
4 		NSH
8 		ISF
3
19 		DSF
6 		CHI
8
19
35
Ford
33
Pontiac DAY
21 		TAL
16 		6th 4755 [45]
Chevy
27 		SLM
9
3 		TOL
5
40 		KAN
7 		POC
8 		MCH
7
8 		BLN
14 		KEN
8
24
21 		LER
12 		NSH
12 		ISF
32 		TOL
19 		DSF
5 		CHI
11
3
2005 Pontiac DAY
30 		TAL
27 		5th 4670 [46]
Chevy
17 		SLM
13
9 		TOL
10
12 		MIL
8 		POC
22 		MCH
29 		KAN
12 		KEN
22 		BLN
15 		POC
14
8 		LER
14
14 		MCH
18 		ISF
4 		TOL
30 		DSF
7 		CHI
7
33
2006 13 Chevy DAY SLM WIN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN
DNQ 		BLN
DNQ 		POC
38
39
38 		MCH ISF
3 		MIL
39 		TOL DSF
11 		CHI
DNQ 		SLM
33 		TAL
DNQ 		IOW
35 		39th 1090 [47]
2007 Mark Gibson Racing 13 Chevy DAY USA
39 		NSH SLM KAN WIN TOL IOW POC 70th 370 [48]
21 Dodge MCH
DNQ 		KEN POC NSH
Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge ISF
15 		MIL GTW DSF
15 		SLM TOL
2009 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH IOW KEN BLN POC ISF
31 		CHI TOL DSF
28 		NJE KAN CAR 119th 165 [49]
2010 Mark Gibson Racing 59 Chevy DAY SLM
32 		TAL TOL ISF
29 		DSF
31 		SLM KAN CAR 43rd 540 [50]
Dodge POC
34 		MCH
39
27 		BLN CHI
30
9 Chevy IOW
38
2013 68 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH
23 		WIN CHI
26 		BLN ISF DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 97th 215 [51]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Dame, Mike (July 29, 1990). "Stock Car Driver Ready To Move Into Fast Lane". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, FL. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  2. ^ Kelly, Godwin (February 7, 1991). "Second place won't satisfy Gibson this time". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, FL. p. 5C.
  3. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  16. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  17. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  19. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  20. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  21. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  22. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1981 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  23. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1982 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  25. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  26. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  27. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  28. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  29. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  30. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  31. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  32. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  33. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  34. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  35. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  36. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  37. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  38. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  39. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  40. ^ "Mark Gibson – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  41. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  42. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  43. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  44. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  45. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  46. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  47. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  48. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  49. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  50. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  51. ^ "Mark Gibson – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2016.

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