Peter Gibbons (born July 9, 1962) is a Canadian former
stock car racing
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driver. He was the champion of the
CASCAR Super Series
The CASCAR Super Series was Canada's premier stock car touring division. It was sanctioned by CASCAR. The series ended after the 2006 season after NASCAR purchased CASCAR, and NASCAR used it as the basis for the NASCAR Pinty's Series.
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in 1999 and 2000.
Racing career
Gibbons competed in 81
CASCAR Super Series
The CASCAR Super Series was Canada's premier stock car touring division. It was sanctioned by CASCAR. The series ended after the 2006 season after NASCAR purchased CASCAR, and NASCAR used it as the basis for the NASCAR Pinty's Series.
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events, with 17 wins, 40 Top-5, 59 Top-10 and 8 pole-positions and 2 championships (1999 and 2000). He also competed in 25
CASCAR East Series events and had 3 wins, 13 Top-5, 14 Top-10 and 5 pole-positions. He was the runner-up in the 2000 season. Gibbons competed in 4
CASCAR West Series
The Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) was an auto racing sanctioning body for amateur and professional stock car racing in Canada. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Delaware, Ontario. In 2006, NASCAR p ...
events, with 2 Top-5 and 4 Top-10.
He competed in two
NASCAR Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
events and failed to qualify in other four races. He also attempted one
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
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event but failed to qualify. He competed in 12 events of the
NASCAR North Tour
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) is a late model stock car racing series based in the northeastern United States, and Quebec, Canada. The current American-Canadian Tour Late Model Tour was founded in 1992 as a cost-cutting, regional touring divisi ...
and in 25 events in
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
The NASCAR Pinty's Series (french: Série NASCAR Pinty's), commonly abbreviated as NPS, is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada, and is a continuation of the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981.
History
In September 2006 NASCAR ...
.
Gibbons also competed in 10
ARCA Racing Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national ...
events and failed to qualify for one race.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
References
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Racing drivers from Ontario
1962 births
Living people
Canadian racing drivers
NASCAR drivers
ARCA Menards Series drivers
CASCAR Super Series drivers
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