Last weekend, Ty Gibbs won the Xfinity Series championship and celebrated the moment with his family. However, within a span of a few hours, the world changed and took over a somber tone for the Gibbs family. Coy Gibbs, the father of TY, unfortunately, passed away during his sleep hours after his son lifted the Xfinity series trophy. Recently, a well-known spotter/insider, stated that he felt sad for Ty and expressed how he felt this was similar to what Dale Jr went through after losing his dad.

Griffin said, “We got to talk about this. Obviously. Ty, wins the Championship, loses his dad the same night, doesn’t wake up from sleep. He’s never gonna look at the world the same. I mean this kid is on his bright… He does have kids. He’s not married. This is the proudest moment of his life. And obviously one of the proudest moments of his dad’s life.”

“I feel really bad for Ty, his family, and everybody at Gibbs, because every time he hears Xfinity Series, yeah I lost my dad at a really young age, every time he hears Xfinity series champion, every time he goes back to Phoenix, it’s never gonna be easy again.”

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“I mean, the only guy I can compare this to racing would be Dale Jr losing his father and having to go back to Daytona and fight some of those fights, like, obviously, they’re in our thoughts and prayers. But moving forward, like Ty’s world just got flipped completely upside down. Okay. I can’t imagine what he was dealing with yesterday. Almost should have been one of the happiest days of his life.”

What happened to the father of Ty Gibbs

Ty Gibbs’s father, Coy Gibbs, passed away just hours after witnessing his son win the Xfinity Series Championship.

It was reported that Gibbs peacefully passed away in his sleep the night after he witnessed his son achieve a great step in his racing career.

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Several NASCAR drivers and fellow teams shared their messages of grief and wished his soul to rest in peace.