NASCAR Cup Series Championship Pre-Race Thread

[Charlie Spencer]

Man damn. My heart goes out to Ty

Joe, too. Kyle Petty's commenting on NBC now. No parent should have to watch their children die.

 

[aunty dive]

RIP young man.

 

[Brentford]

Unbelievable! Thinking of Ty and the entire Gibbs family!

 

[kkfan91]

RIP, from the highest of highs yesterday to the lowest of lows today

 

[HoneyBadger]

Too hung over after winning last night?

I hope you have serious regrets about this post now.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Being just a year older than Ty I can not imagine what he must be going through right now.

What a terrible situation, tonight's race has sort of become secondary with these awful news.
Thoughts and prayers are with Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs and the rest of the family.

 

[Conover]

Congrats to Jimmy…husband of my classmate Patti Jarrett (yes Dale Jarrett is his brother in law).

 

[Spotter22]

Joe, too. Kyle Petty's commenting on NBC now. No parent should have to watch their children die.

I didnt mean to leave Joe out, my mind just immediately went to Ty. Tragic all the way around.

 

[KTMLew01]

Wonder who is in the pipeline to take over JGR?

 

[jaqua19]

At least we won't have you in here jixing drivers lol

I think that's the least of our concerns today now.

It's an upsetting day in the sport.

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[Daytripper]

I hope you have serious regrets about this post now.

No, it was a joke, jokes add levity to situations, I lost my father at a young age and humor helped me thru it. You need to relax a little bit with your attitude.

 

[jws926]

I didnt mean to leave Joe out, my mind just immediately went to Ty. Tragic all the way around.

I left Joe out of my reply too for the same reason, first thought was Ty, can't even begin to imagine what Joe is going thru.

 

[Conover]

So very sad and heartbroken for the Gibbs family, and for Ty to lose his Dad far too soon. Prayers for the entire family.
Life is precious, and you never know when you may not be here, or when you might lose a loved one. Been through these sad moments a number of times.

 

[Blaze]

 

[HoneyBadger]

No, it was a joke, jokes add levity to situations, I lost my father at a young age and humor helped me thru it. You need to relax a little bit with your attitude.

The prerequisite to a joke is that it be funny.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Wonder who is in the pipeline to take over JGR?

Yeah, I admit that came to my mind after a few minutes. It's easier to think of these business issues this soon when you're not involved. I sure Joe thought that was settled. It's going to be tough to tackle.

 

[Efisher131]

I’m a Christopher Bell fan today. So sad. We can all have our fandoms and “hated” drivers but this is bigger than that. Go #20

 

[HoneyBadger]

The Well is one song I never get tired of hearing.

 

[Brentford]

I’m a Christopher Bell fan today. So sad. We can all have our fandoms and “hated” drivers but this is bigger than that. Go #20

I mean, of the four Gibbs drivers, it's easier for me to root for Bell than the other three, so I'm glad it's him in the final 4.

 

[Spotter22]

This photo makes us just further realize we are not promised another day.

 

[StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing]

JD Gibbs was 49 as well, they knew he had been sick though, don't remember hearing anything about Coy being sick. Just awful to lose both sons at a young age of 49.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. From the highest of highs last night, to the lowest of lows today.

 

[Hawaii808]

Sad sad sad, but you have to think he went to sleep happy.

 

[Michfan]

No, it was a joke, jokes add levity to situations, I lost my father at a young age and humor helped me thru it. You need to relax a little bit with your attitude.

I also use humor to get through tough situations. Don't worry about pissing off the holier than thou crowd, they're going to be pissed no matter what you do.

 

[Michfan]

Sad sad sad, but you have to think he went to sleep happy.
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Probably one of the happiest days of your life. Way too young but if you gotta go, in your sleep with your heart filled with joy is a pretty good way.

 

[StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing]

Sad sad sad, but you have to think he went to sleep happy.
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Agreed, doesn't make the situation any less awful and not that any of us want to go and not trying to be super morbid but going to sleep and not waking sounds like the least painful and scary way to go.

 

[aunty dive]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. From the highest of highs last night, to the lowest of lows today.

From time to time, something happens that creates an opportunity for us to slow down and examine our priorities.

And to make adjustments.

 

[LJ7201]

This photo makes us just further realize we are not promised another day.

This rocked me. I have no words