 Gibson is one of the most respected and talented stock car drivers on the dirt miles at DuQuoin and Springfield, Illinois and still occasionally will enter 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.