Column: Gibbs walks fine line managing 3 title contenders
FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing, speaks during a news conference for a NASCAR Cup series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Gibbs is a Hall of Fame NFL coach with three Super Bowl titles yet still changed course in his early 50s to wade into NASCAR and see if he could not build a second career and a family business. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing, speaks during a news conference for a NASCAR Cup series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Gibbs is a Hall of Fame NFL coach with three Super Bowl titles yet still changed course in his early 50s to wade into NASCAR and see if he could not build a second career and a family business. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

Nov. 11, 2019 04:24 PM EST
Martin Truex Jr. drives during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Martin Truex Jr. drives during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Nov. 10, 2019 08:04 PM EST
Denny Hamlin, center, gets sprayed with champagne by pit crew members in Victory Lane after he won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Denny Hamlin, center, gets sprayed with champagne by pit crew members in Victory Lane after he won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Nov. 10, 2019 07:23 PM EST
Kyle Busch prepares for NASCAR Cup Series auto racing practice at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Forth Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)

Kyle Busch prepares for NASCAR Cup Series auto racing practice at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Forth Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)

Nov. 01, 2019 08:50 PM EDT