Mitch Gibbs

Gibbs began his racing career in 1980 in a street stock at Brookfield Speedway in New York. The next year he took over his father's late model, and then moved to the modified class in 1983, winning the 320-track championship the next year at Fonda Speedway, New York .^[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.^[3][4]

Other New York venues where Gibbs competed successfully include. Brewerton Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, the Syracuse Mile, and the Weedsport Speedway. He also made appearances at Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland, and Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.^[5][6][7]

Gibbs was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2024, and two years later into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.^[8][9]

• Mitch Gibbs on his induction into the NYSSCA Hall of Fame – YouTube