Gaunt Brothers Racing

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Gaunt Brothers Racing
Gaunt Brothers Racing logo.png
Owner(s)Marty Gaunt
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series NASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers96.
Sponsors96.
Manufacturer Toyota
Opened 2010
Closed 2021
Career
DebutNASCAR Cup Series:
2017 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Pinty's Series:
2010 Keystone Light 200 (Delaware)
Latest raceNASCAR Cup Series:
2021 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas)
Pinty's Series:
2011 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal)
Races competedTotal: 94
NASCAR Cup Series: 81
Camping World Truck Series: 1
Pinty's Series: 12
Drivers' Championships Total: 0
NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Pinty's Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 0
NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Pinty's Series: 0
Pole positions Total: 1
NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Pinty's Series: 1

Gaunt Brothers Racing was a Canadian professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. Gaunt Brothers Racing also competed in the Pinty's Series and the K&N Pro Series. The team was owned by Marty Gaunt, president and CEO of Triad Racing Technologies; GBR originally used engines from Triad before moving to Toyota Racing Development motors in alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. [1]

Contents

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 96 history

The team's No. 96 car at Daytona in 2017 The No. 96 of DJ Kennington being pushed through the garage area at Daytona International Speedway.jpg
The team's No. 96 car at Daytona in 2017

On January 18, 2017, Gaunt Brothers Racing declared their plans to attempt the 2017 Daytona 500 with Canadian driver D. J. Kennington behind the wheel of the No. 96 Toyota Camry. The team was fielded in a partnership with RAB Racing. They plan to attempt all four superspeedway events in 2017. [2] Kennington made the 59th annual Daytona 500, by passing Elliott Sadler at Cam-Am Duel 2. The team failed to finish the race after being involved in a crash just past halfway. The team returned to Talladega where they used ThorSport Racing's No. 98 hauler. The team failed to qualify. They didn't return to Daytona in July because Kennington joined Premium Motorsports, leaving the team without a driver.

Parker Kligerman's No. 96 Toyota at Sonoma in 2018 Parker Kligerman 96 Sonoma 2018.jpg
Parker Kligerman's No. 96 Toyota at Sonoma in 2018

However, the team, with Kennington, returned to Daytona in an attempt to qualify for a second straight 500 in 2018, guaranteed after only 40 showed up to try to get in the race. The team entered the spring ISM Raceway race, which would be their first appearance on a non-restrictor track, qualifying 34th. Parker Kligerman joined GBR for the Coca-Cola 600, his first Cup race since 2014. [3] Jeffrey Earnhardt joined the team in August 2018 for 14 of the final 16 races. Jesse Little was announced to drive at the August Bristol night race. Earnhardt and GBR parted ways before the Martinsville race. He was replaced by Kennington at Martinsville and Kligerman at Texas.

Kligerman returned to the team in an attempt to qualify the Daytona 500 and drove the majority of the races during the 2019 NASCAR season that featured Gaunt Bros. Racing. Drew Herring came on board to drive the season finale at Homestead for the team.

Suarez's No. 96 car at Dover International Speedway in 2020 Daniel suarez (50265178462).jpg
Suárez's No. 96 car at Dover International Speedway in 2020

On January 17, 2020, Kligerman announced that he has no plans to return to the No. 96 or in any of NASCAR's three national series. [4] On January 28, Daniel Suárez officially signed with Gaunt Brothers Racing to race the No. 96 full-time in 2020. [5] Despite Suárez's eligibility, the team did not participate in the 2020 Busch Clash to focus on the 2020 Daytona 500. [6] The move came as GBR had a total of three chassis in the shop, some dating back to 2012 as Michael Waltrip Racing originals. [7] [8] Suárez failed to make the Daytona 500 after finishing 22nd in Duel 1 of the 2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels when he collided with Ryan Blaney in turn 4. [9] On September 15, Gaunt Brothers Racing and Suárez announced that they would be parting ways in 2021. [10]

On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Ty Dillon would replace Daniel Suarez for the 2021 season. Despite finishing sixth in the first Duel of the 2021 Bluegreen Vacations Duels, Dillon missed the 2021 Daytona 500. [11] On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Harrison Burton would make his Cup Series debut at Talladega. In this race, Burton would become the first driver born in the 2000s decade to run a Cup Series race. [12] Landon Cassill would then drive the #96 for the next two Superspeedway races at Daytona and Talladega respectively finishing in 36th at Daytona and then 24th at Talladega. Parker Kligerman then would return to the team at Kansas giving the team its best run of the season with a 20th-place finish.

The team quietly ceased operations after the 2021 season.

Car No. 96 results

YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536OwnersPts
2017 D. J. Kennington 96 Toyota DAY
36		 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL
DNQ		 KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 44th1
2018 DAY
24		 ATL LVS PHO
31		 CAL MAR
28		 TEX BRI
27		 RCH TAL
20		 DOV KAN DAY
13		 KEN NHA MAR
27		37th183
Parker Kligerman CLT
27		 POC MCH SON
23		 CHI GLN
24		 TEX
31		 PHO HOM
Jeffrey Earnhardt POC
29		 MCH
39		 DAR
34		 IND
32		 LVS
25		 RCH
37		 CLT
26		 DOV
31		 TAL
37		 KAN
37
Jesse Little BRI
35
2019 Parker Kligerman DAY
15		 ATL
30		 LVS
31		 PHO CAL MAR TEX
27		 BRI RCH TAL
27		 DOV KAN CLT
26		 POC MCH SON
30		 CHI DAY
31		 KEN NHA POC GLN
26		 MCH BRI DAR IND
36		 LVS RCH CLT
26		 DOV TAL
15		 KAN
29		 MAR TEX
22		 PHO 35th155
Drew Herring HOM
29
2020 Daniel Suárez DAY
DNQ		 LVS
30		 CAL
28		 PHO
21		 DAR
25		 DAR
27		 CLT
28		 CLT
28		 BRI
18		 ATL
31		 MAR
27		 HOM
31		 TAL
28		 POC
28		 POC
26		 IND
20		 KEN
26		 TEX
23		 KAN
18		 NHA
26		 MCH
24		 MCH
26		 DAY
27		 DOV
30		 DOV
28		 DAY
26		 DAR
25		 RCH
29		 BRI
26		 LVS
29		 TAL
34		 CLT
25		 KAN
27		 TEX
27		 MAR
27		 PHO
31		31st365
2021 Ty Dillon DAY
DNQ		 DAY
19		 HOM LVS PHO ATL BRI
26		 MAR RCH COA
21		 CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA
26		 ATL NHA GLN IND MCH 40th110
Harrison Burton TAL
20		 KAN DAR DOV
Landon Cassill DAY
36		 DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL
24		 CLT TEX
Parker Kligerman KAN
20		 MAR PHO

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 96 history

In August 2017, GBR and Kennington reunited to run the Truck race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, where Kennington drove the No. 96. [13]

No. 96 Results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2017 D. J. Kennington 96 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP
14		 CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

Pinty's Series

Car No. 11 history

The team announced its Pinty's Series involvement in May 2010, initially setting John Gaunt as driver of the No. 11 entry. [14] Gaunt started seven of the twelve events in the series that year. [15] In 2011, Jason Bowles joined the team for two races, winning the pole in one. [16]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112NKNPSECPtsRef
2011 Jason Bowles 75 Toyota GRE SBO RCH
6		 IOW BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE NHA DOV 53rd150 [17]

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