Brendan Gaughan

Brendan Gaughan
Gaughan at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornWilliam Brendan Gaughan
(1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Achievements2019 Baja 1000 Class 1 Winner
1995, 1996 SODA Class 13 champion
2000, 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series champion
Awards2002 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2022)
NASCAR Cup Series career
67 races run over 9 years
2020 position35th
Best finish28th (2004)
First race2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2020 YellaWood 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
219 races run over 10 years
2018 position44th
Best finish8th (2014)
First race2001 Auto Club 300 (California)
Last race2018 Drive for the Cure 200 (Charlotte Roval)
First win2014 Gardner Denver 200 (Road America)
Last win2014 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 67 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
217 races run over 14 years
2013 position7th
Best finish4th (2003)
First race1997 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
Last race2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win2002 O'Reilly 400K (Texas)
Last win2003 Silverado 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 80 3
Statistics current as of October 4, 2020.

William Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975) is an American professional racing driver who has competed in off-road and stock cars. He is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate.

Gaughan began his career racing in off-road and he rose through the ranks from pickup trucks to the professional two-wheel-drive Trophy Truck class. In the late 1990s, he switched to pavement racing in a stock car. This led to a career in NASCAR racing. He began in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which was followed by the Busch and Cup Series during the 2000s. Gaughan competed full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2009–2010 and 2014–2017, followed by a part-time Cup schedule from 2017 to his final season in 2020.

Personal life and education[edit]

Born in Los Angeles, California but a long-term resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, Gaughan attended Georgetown University and played collegiate basketball as a walk-on for the Hoyas with friend and former Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson.[1] He is also the brother of Las Vegas gaming executive John Gaughan.

Gaughan earned All-Conference honors as a placekicker on Georgetown's NCAA Division I-AA football team.[1] He was primarily a role player on the basketball team whose jobs were mostly practice related but did see action in 25 games.[2]

A unique individual, he even sported cornrows during a race at Dover International Speedway during the 2005 Craftsman Truck Series season.[3] On August 18, 2007, he married his wife Tatum, and on October 30, 2010, Gaughan and Tatum welcomed a baby boy, who they named Michael James. His second son William was born on October 11, 2012.[4]

In 2011, Gaughan appeared as a spokesperson for the South Point Casino in an episode of the History Channel series Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy.

In 2015, Gaughan was a guest analyst for the ARCA Racing Series race at Kentucky.

Gaughan founded City Lights Shine, a distillery, is involved in his family's South Point Casino business, and also owns New Wave Cleaning Solutions.[5]

Racing career[edit]

Off-road career[edit]

Gaughan won his first race in a 1991 Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) off-road race. He was the Class 10 SNORE champion in 1991, 1992, and 1993.

In 1995, he moved to SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association) series driving a Dodge Ram for the Walker Evans team. He was the 1995 Class 13 champion. He raced in premiere two-wheel-drive trophy truck Class 8 in 1996 and 1997[6] but did not win either championship as Scott Taylor won both championships. He moved with most SODA drivers to Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) at the end of 1997 and raced in the Pro-2 category through 1998 where he finished third behind champion Ricky Johnson and Taylor.

His biggest wins came at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway.[7] His multiple wins[6] there solidified his reputation as one of the premier off-road racers at the time with his most memorable battle coming between himself and future NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson in 1996. The two dueled throughout the race with Johnson having to come from behind after contact with Taylor. However, Johnson's truck succumbed to crash damage from a previous incident with Jimmie Crowder and Gaughan took his first win at Crandon in a pro category. He followed the win with a repeat performance the next year at Crandon, this time piloting a Chevrolet.[6]

In 2019, Gaughan won the Baja 1000's Class 1 category.[8]

NASCAR career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Gaughan made his NASCAR debut in a Truck Series race in 1997 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 20 Orleans Hotel & Casino-sponsored Dodge for Walker Evans, he qualified 18th and finished 24th. He ran two races in 1998 with the No.20 team, but he failed to finish both races. He also attempted his first Busch race at Las Vegas, but he failed to qualify. In 1998, he was part of the Coca-Cola 500 at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan and was involved in a crash that also collected Bobby Hamilton.

He then decided to move to stock car racing. He ran in the Winston West Series in 1999, and was the 2000 and 2001 champion on the circuit. He attempted to qualify for a Busch Series race at Pikes Peak International Raceway in 2000,[9] but failed to make the race. In 2001, he made his Busch Series debut at Fontana for Ed Whitaker but finished 41st. The next week, he attempted his first Winston Cup race at Las Vegas but failed to qualify. He also ran seven times in the Truck Series for Bill McAnally and TKO Motorsports, and had two top-five finishes.

2002–2004[edit]

Gaughan in 2004

In 2002, Gaughan and his father fielded a team for himself in the Truck Series full-time. He drove the No. 62 NAPA Auto Parts-sponsored truck to two victories on his way to the Rookie of the Year title. In 2003, he drove the No. 62 Orleans-sponsored Dodge for his father Michael, and he won six times, including twice at Texas Motor Speedway, giving him four consecutive wins at the track. He also held the points lead for most of the season, but finished 4th in points after wrecking in the last race of the season with Marty Houston, a teammate of one of Gaughan's rivals for the championship, Ted Musgrave; the collision with Marty validated Gaughan's concerns that Ultra Motorsports had entered extra trucks to serve as roadblocks to help Musgrave, as Marty was one of the extra entries.

In 2004, Gaughan moved up to the Nextel Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Eastman Kodak-sponsored Dodge for Penske-Jasper Racing. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings and 28th in the final points standings. He finished the season with four Top 10’s, including a career-best Top 5 finish at Talladega Superspeedway, where he had been in contention to win before Dale Earnhardt Jr. and several other drivers shuffled Gaughan back to fourth place. He did come close to a win at the Glen where he led a total of seven laps in the final 25 laps. He then spun out with 19 laps to go and then broke a transmission, finishing 34th. He was replaced at the end of the season by Travis Kvapil, after team owner Roger Penske was not satisfied with Gaughan's progress in the sport.[10]

2005–2020[edit]

Gaughan during the 2012 Kobalt Tools 400

In 2005, he moved back to the Truck Series, behind the wheel of the No. 77 Dodge Ram. He finished 19th in the final points standings, with 2 top-five and 7 top-ten finishes. Starting with the September 23 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the team began sporting a new livery of the South Point Casino in which his father, Michael, is the owner.

In 2007, the South Point team switched to Chevrolet Silverados, where Gaughan returned to the manufacturer which he drove during his efforts in the AutoZone West championships. In 2008, South Point Racing was to merge with Wyler Racing into Wyler-Gaughan Racing, fielding the No. 60 and No. 77 Toyotas. But the deal fell through and SPR was forced to close, leaving Gaughan and 10–12 of his crew members without a team. Gaughan signed to the drive No. 10 Ford F-150 for Circle Bar Racing in the 2008 CTS season. He had five top-tens and finished fifteenth in points.

In 2009, Gaughan drove the No. 62 Chevy for Rusty Wallace Racing in the Nationwide Series. In 2010, he rejoined RWR, but this time in a Toyota, RWR switched manufacturers at the end of 2009. He also competed in the November Phoenix Cup race for TRG Motorsports where he finished 43rd after a first-lap crash. For 2011 he returned to the Camping World Truck Series to drive the No. 62 South Point Toyota for Germain Racing while Michael Annett replaced him at RWR. However, Gaughan was unhappy with the lagging performance of the team and left the team at the end of the season. In 2012, he joined Richard Childress Racing to compete in 18 races between the Truck Series and Nationwide Series, as well as four Sprint Cup Series races in the No. 33 South Point Casino Chevrolet. Gaughan's performances in his limited opportunities were strong, posting four top 5s in 8 truck races, and five top 10s in 10 Nationwide Series races.

Gaughan returned to the Truck Series full-time in 2013, driving the No. 62 South Point Chevrolet for Childress with crew chief Shane Wilson. After 77 laps led, 10 top 5s and 13 top 10s in the 22 truck races that season, it was announced that Gaughan and Wilson would be moving up to the Nationwide Series full-time for RCR for the 2014 season.[11]

Gaughan racing in the rain at Road America for his first Nationwide series win (2014)

Gaughan won his first Nationwide Series race at Road America in June 2014 after Alex Tagliani ran out of gas before the final caution. After a battle with Chase Elliott, he passed Elliott on the final lap to win the race. He was very emotional about his win as he was running a car dedicated to his deceased grandfather John Jackie Gaughan. Following the emotional win, Gaughan continued his success racing up front consistently and by winning the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky.

In 2015, Gaughan competed full-time in the Xfinity Series once again for RCR. He also drove the No. 62 Sprint Cup car for Premium Motorsports in most of the series' races without RCR support. Gaughan would not reach victory lane as he did the season before, with his best finish being runner up in California. He would finish the Xfinity season with a career-high 14 top 10s.

In the Cup Series, after a 28th-place finish to begin the season in Atlanta, Gaughan failed to qualify with Premium Motorsports at Martinsville suffering his first DNQ of the year. He then failed to qualify for five of the next six after that, and blew a tire and crashed in his only start in this period, at Talladega. He successfully qualified for the 2015 Autism Speaks 400 and again for Pocono, before suffering two more DNQs at Michigan and Sonoma. He did make the field at Daytona and finished 28th after suffering from a stuck throttle for more than half the race. Before Kentucky, he and Premium Motorsports agreed to part ways.[12] The 2016 season would mark Gaughan's third season in the number 62 for RCR. Gaughan, on the strength of career highs in top 5s (4), top 10s (15), and average finish (11.4), qualified for the Xfinity Series Chase. Gaughan successfully made it into the Round of 8 with two top 10s in the first 3 races. The Round of 8 began with bad luck, as Gaughan spun through the grass in the first race of the Round of 8 at Kansas, leaving him below the cut line with two races left.[13]

After speculation about retirement, Gaughan announced he would return to RCR's No. 62 in 2017. Gaughan also announced he would run his first Daytona 500 since 2004, driving for Beard Motorsports.[14] He finished the 500 in 11th place, earning him starts with Beard at the three remaining Cup Series restrictor-plate races.

Gaughan then had a dismal first quarter of the Xfinity season, with many mechanical failures and several instances of being swept up in accidents. Gaughan's average finish in Xfinity following Talladega was below 25th. Gaughan did return to the No. 75 Cup car at Talladega, finishing 27th. He returned to the No. 75 for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, where, despite being involved in a couple wrecks, was able to finish 7th. It was his first top-10 of the year, as well as his first top-10 and best Cup finish since finishing 6th at the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2004. After the 2017 Xfinity season, Gaughan announced it would be his final full season in NASCAR, though he intends to continue racing part-time for Beard at the Cup Series' superspeedways.[15]

During the 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega, Gaughan ran as high as second and led for a split second before being collected in a wreck that sent his No. 62 car into a flip over Kurt Busch and Matt DiBenedetto. Gaughan finished 27th and was unharmed in the crash.[16][17] On December 21, 2019, Gaughan announced that he would retire from racing after the 2020 season.[18]

On February 9, 2020, Gaughan made the field at the Daytona 500 by posting the second fastest qualifying speed of all the non-charter teams (188.945 mph; 33rd overall).[19] He finished 7th in the race, his best finish in the Daytona 500. Gaughan also achieved a top-ten finish at the Coke Zero Sugar 400. In his final NASCAR race, the YellaWood 500 at Talladega, he finished 35th after being collected in a Stage 2 wreck.[20][21]

After his retirement, Gaughan became Beard Motorsports' vice president of racing operations.[22]

Images[edit]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series[edit]

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2001 Orleans Racing 62 Chevy DAY CAR LVS
DNQ
ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA [23]
2002 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL
DNQ
RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM NA [24]
2004 Penske-Jasper Racing 77 DAY
19
CAR
20
LVS
22
ATL
33
DAR
27
BRI
20
TEX
38
MAR
17
TAL
13
CAL
6
RCH
34
CLT
33
DOV
27
POC
39
MCH
16
SON
26
DAY
36
CHI
30
NHA
22
POC
28
IND
35
GLN
34
MCH
33
BRI
35
CAL
42
RCH
27
NHA
30
DOV
22
TAL
4
KAN
10
CLT
23
MAR
34
ATL
18
PHO
30
DAR
27
HOM
6
28th 3165 [25]
2010 TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO
43
HOM 75th 34 [26]
2012 Richard Childress Racing 33 DAY PHO
27
LVS
34
BRI
22
CAL
43
MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 47th 50 [27]
2013 Phoenix Racing 51 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH
33
BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 70th 01 [28]
2015 Premium Motorsports 62 DAY ATL
28
LVS
38
PHO
37
CAL
41
MAR
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
TAL
40
KAN
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
34
POC
40
MCH
DNQ
SON
DNQ
DAY
28
KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 64th 01 [29]
2017 Beard Motorsports 75 DAY
11
ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL
26
KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY
7
KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL
19
KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 49th 01 [30]
2018 62 DAY
28
ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL
22
DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY
12
KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL
12
KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 51st 01 [31]
2019 DAY
23
ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL
8
DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY
20
KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL
27
KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 42nd 01 [32]
2020 DAY
7
LVS CAL PHO DAR DAR CLT CLT BRI ATL MAR HOM TAL
21
POC POC IND KEN TEX KAN NHA MCH MCH DRC
39
DOV DOV DAY
8
DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL
35
ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 35th 78 [33]
Daytona 500[edit]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2004 Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 17 19
2017 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 39 11
2018 25 28
2019 30 23
2020 39 7

Xfinity Series[edit]

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
1998 BACE Motorsports 31 Chevy DAY CAR LVS
DNQ
NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM NA [34]
2000 Orleans Racing 16 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR
DNQ
GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM NA [35]
2001 Team Bristol Motorsports 07 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
41
RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CHA MEM PHO CAR HOM 153rd 0 [36]
2009 Rusty Wallace Racing 62 DAY
15
CAL
9
LVS
7
BRI
21
TEX
37
NSH
17
PHO
7
TAL
38
RCH
26
DAR
19
CLT
2
DOV
12
NSH
24
KEN
4
MLW
13
NHA
21
DAY
17
CHI
13
GTY
31
IRP
12
IOW
25
GLN
22
MCH
29
BRI
19
CGV
9
ATL
31
RCH
21
DOV
19
KAN
29
CAL
7
CLT
15
MEM
5
TEX
16
PHO
19
HOM
11
9th 3914 [37]
2010 Toyota DAY
30
CAL
24
LVS
13
BRI
33
NSH
10
PHO
4
TEX
21
TAL
27
RCH
9
DAR
33
DOV
13
CLT
32
NSH
13
KEN
4
ROA
3
NHA
10
DAY
29
CHI
16
GTY
17
IRP
6
IOW
31
GLN
30
MCH
32
BRI
21
CGV
27
ATL
16
RCH
17
DOV
16
KAN
9
CAL
32
CLT
11
GTY
26
TEX
17
PHO
27
HOM
8
11th 3767 [38]
2012 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY PHO LVS
5
BRI CAL
10
TEX RCH TAL DAR
26
IOW
10
CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI
28
IND IOW
14
GLN CGV
11
BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN
3
DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO
26
HOM
3
115th 01 [39]
2013 21 DAY PHO LVS
DNQ
BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA
11
KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW BRI
15
ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 110th 01 [40]
33 GLN
14
MOH
2014 62 DAY
6
PHO
16
LVS
16
BRI
7
CAL
15
TEX
11
DAR
22
RCH
20
TAL
34
IOW
12
CLT
17
DOV
12
MCH
22
ROA
1
KEN
6
DAY
28
NHA
16
CHI
11
IND
19
IOW
11
GLN
28
MOH
20
BRI
6
ATL
14
RCH
18
CHI
13
KEN
1
DOV
28
KAN
13
CLT
16
TEX
16
PHO
8
HOM
29
8th 954 [41]
2015 DAY
29
ATL
12
LVS
6
PHO
8
CAL
2
TEX
33
BRI
9
RCH
11
TAL
39
IOW
10
CLT
18
DOV
7
MCH
12
CHI
4
DAY
25
KEN
9
NHA
11
IND
13
IOW
5
GLN
10
MOH
12
BRI
10
ROA
16
DAR
13
RCH
16
CHI
10
KEN
6
DOV
16
CLT
15
KAN
10
TEX
12
PHO
12
HOM
23
9th 1012 [42]
2016 DAY
10
ATL
13
LVS
10
PHO
13
CAL
7
TEX
12
BRI
16
RCH
7
TAL
5
DOV
15
CLT
10
POC
14
MCH
18
IOW
15
DAY
5
KEN
13
NHA
9
IND
16
IOW
11
GLN
8
MOH
8
BRI
5
ROA
2
DAR
16
RCH
18
CHI
8
KEN
6
DOV
9
CLT
13
KAN
31
TEX
15
PHO
35
HOM
8
12th 2161 [43]
2017 DAY
5
ATL
13
LVS
35
PHO
27
CAL
33
TEX
19
BRI
35
RCH
35
TAL
30
CLT
9
DOV
20
POC
6
MCH
14
IOW
26
DAY
9
KEN
39
NHA
17
IND
13
IOW
13
GLN
9
MOH
7
BRI
30
ROA
5
DAR
13
RCH
21
CHI
13
KEN
14
DOV
10
CLT
11
KAN
13
TEX
17
PHO
32
HOM
13
10th 2153 [44]
2018 3 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH
12
BRI ROA
24
DAR IND LVS RCH ROV
17
DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 44th 71 [45]

Camping World Truck Series[edit]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCWTC Pts Ref
1997 Walker Evans Racing 20 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS
24
110th 91 [46]
1998 WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR
33
IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS
32
83rd 131 [47]
1999 HOM PHO EVG MMR
32
MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS
24
LVL TEX CAL 74th 158 [48]
2000 Bill McAnally Racing 62 DAY HOM PHO
13
MMR
13
MAR PIR GTY
11
MEM PPR EVG
24
TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC
DNQ
RCH DOV TEX CAL
19
40th 615 [49]
2001 DAY HOM MMR
3
MAR NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS
11
PHO
13
CAL 31st 946 [50]
TKO Motorsports 41 Dodge GTY
15
DAR PPR DOV TEX
2
MEM MLW KAN
26
KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC
10
2002 Orleans Racing 62 DAY
13
DAR
20
MAR
9
GTY
11
PPR
26
DOV
7
TEX
1*
MEM
13
MLW
4
KAN
27
KEN
11
NHA
5
MCH
18
IRP
29
NSH
6
RCH
16
TEX
1
SBO
11
LVS
8
CAL
3
PHO
13
HOM
11
11th 2893 [51]
2003 DAY
10
DAR
3
MMR
3
MAR
16
CLT
2
DOV
18
TEX
1
MEM
8
MLW
1*
KAN
9
KEN
22
GTW
1*
MCH
1*
IRP
4
NSH
5
BRI
4
RCH
7
NHA
5
CAL
2
LVS
1*
SBO
15
TEX
1*
MAR
11
PHO
12
HOM
29
4th 3797 [52]
2005 Orleans Racing 77 DAY
30
CAL
21
ATL
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
GTY
22
MFD
15
CLT
8
DOV
16
TEX
27
MCH
11
MLW
5
KAN
8
KEN
29
MEM
3
IRP
8
NSH
6
BRI
36
RCH
11
NHA
10
LVS
35
MAR
24
ATL
15
TEX
32
PHO
23
HOM
16
19th 2564 [53]
2006 DAY
24
CAL
36
ATL
13
MAR
6
GTY
14
CLT
14
MFD
17
DOV
19
TEX
26
MCH
16
MLW
19
KAN
4
KEN
3
MEM
17
IRP
16
NSH
5
BRI
17
NHA
34
LVS
15
TAL
12
MAR
19
ATL
26
TEX
17
PHO
21
HOM
2
15th 2984 [54]
2007 DAY
21
CAL
21
ATL
6
MAR
25
KAN
11
CLT
35
MFD
9
DOV
36
TEX
24
MCH
3
MLW
28
MEM
22
KEN
22
IRP
10
NSH
12
BRI
2
GTW
10
NHA
25
LVS
30
TAL
16
MAR
11
ATL
8
TEX
2
PHO
13
HOM
19
11th 2874 [55]
2008 Circle Bar Racing 10 Ford DAY
34
CAL
12
ATL
15
MAR
11
KAN
6
CLT
3
MFD
30
DOV
20
TEX
15
MCH
5
MLW
16
MEM
22
KEN
28
IRP
6
NSH
24
BRI
13
GTW
21
NHA
20
LVS
20
TAL
20
MAR
22
ATL
16
TEX
16
PHO
10
HOM
18
15th 2840 [56]
2011 Germain Racing 62 Toyota DAY
27
PHO
17
DAR
25
MAR
9
NSH
17
DOV
7
CLT
30
KAN
7
TEX
14
KEN
3
IOW
16
NSH
13
IRP
16
POC
22
MCH
8
BRI
20
ATL
18
CHI
14
NHA
12
KEN
19
LVS
9
TAL
8
MAR
9
TEX
31
HOM
20
12th 713 [57]
2012 Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevy DAY
20
MAR CAR KAN CLT
12
DOV TEX
4
KEN IOW CHI
2*
POC MCH BRI
5
ATL IOW KEN LVS
4
TAL MAR TEX
17
PHO
23
HOM 83rd 01 [58]
2013 62 DAY
29
MAR
12
CAR
3
KAN
4
CLT
2
DOV
5
TEX
5
KEN
25
IOW
31
ELD
5
POC
9
MCH
8
BRI
16
MSP
18
IOW
24
CHI
25
LVS
8
TAL
11
MAR
2
TEX
4
PHO
3
HOM
4
7th 717 [59]

K&N Pro Series West[edit]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
1998 Orleans Racing 88 Chevy TUS LVS
19
24th 625 [60]
20 PHO
19
CAL HPT MMR AMP POR CAL PPR
5
EVG SON MMR
20
LVS
5
1999 TUS
26
LVS
25
PHO
20
CAL
31
PPR
10
MMR
12
IRW
15
EVG
16
POR
17
IRW
9
RMR
2
LVS
3
MMR
8
MOT
4
13th 1742 [61]
2000 Bill McAnally Racing 16 PHO
4
MMR
1
LVS
4*
CAL
3
LAG
9
IRW
2
POR
3
EVG
1
IRW
5*
RMR
6
MMR
15
IRW
3
1st 1956 [62]
2001 PHO
25
LVS
8
TUS
12
MMR
3*
CAL
1
IRW
1*
LAG
4
KAN
4
EVG
1*
CNS
2
IRW
1*
RMR
16*
LVS
1
IRW
1*
1st 2257 [63]
2002 Orleans Racing 62 Dodge PHO LVS CAL KAN EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS LVS
23*
51st 104 [64]
2018 Bill McAnally Racing 62 Toyota KCR TUS TUS OSS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS
5
MER AAS KCR 36th 39 [65]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2000 Orleans Racing 96 Chevy DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
9
TAL ATL 97th 185 [66]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2016 BAR1 Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
3
SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK COA PET 31st 1
2018 BAR1 Motorsports P Riley Mk. 30 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
14
SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 59th 17

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Winston West Series champion
2000, 2001
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2002
Succeeded by