Editor's Pick Hallman: News of Coy Gibbs' death casts a somber shadow on NASCAR finale BY RANDY HALLMAN Richmond Times-Dispatch special correspondent Nov 7, 2022 Nov 7, 2022 Updated Apr 17, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Joey Logano won at Phoenix on Sunday to clinch his second NASCAR championship. kAm~? 2 52J E92E G66C65 2H2J 7C@> @?\EC24< 4@>A6E:E:@? 2?5 E@H2C5 E96 3@?5D E92E F?:E6 E96 }p$rp# 4@>>F?:EJ[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C:49>@?5]4@>^DA@CED^AC@76DD:@?2=^;@6J\=@82?@\H:?D\2E\A9@6?:I\E@\62C?\a?5\?2D42C\492>A:@?D9:A^2CE:4=607`h4_bbb\4edf\de36\hc3a\hag7ghahd3fd]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmy@6J {@82?@ =2:5 4=2:> E@ E96 DA@CE’D 3:886DE AC:K6]k^2mk^AmkAm{@82?@ 5C@G6 9:D u@C5 E@ 2 5@>:?2?E G:4E@CJ :? $F?52J’D rFA $6C:6D D62D@? 7:?2=6[ =62G:?8 E96 @E96C E9C66 C6>2:?:?8 492>A:@?D9:A 4@?E6?56CD 369:?5]k^AmkAmw:D C246 H2D E96 <:?5 @7 7=2H=6DD 5C:G6C\2?5\E62> 7:?2=6 7@C H9:49 }p$rp#’D A=2J@77 7@C>2E :D 56D:8?65[ 2?5 9:D G:4E@CJ H:== 36 C6>6>36C65 E92E H2J 2D =@?8 2D DE@4< 42C C24:?8 492>A:@?D9:AD 2C6 H@? 2?5 =@DE]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers Lake Days gets students up close to nature at Smith Mountain Lake Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case kAm~? 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Professional Joe Gibbs' son Coy, a former football coach and NASCAR driver, dies at age 49 BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Chip Sullivan, a longtime PGA director of golf in the Roanoke Valley who made PGA Tour starts spanning a quarter of a century, died Friday. He was 61.
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Tapping, twirling and 'T' signs: Sports replays have a language all their own Every moment of any major sporting event can be dissected these days, with officials staring at a TV screen to review calls as much as they're…
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Roanoke family, Founding Freedoms Law Center announce lawsuit against VHSL, Roanoke County School Board over home school athletic participation rules
