Gray Gaulding

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Gray Gaulding
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Gaulding at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019
BornDwayne Gray Gaulding Jr.
(1998-02-10) February 10, 1998 (age 26)
Colonial Heights, Virginia, U.S.
Achievements3rd Youngest winner ever in a NASCAR-sanctioned series (15y/8m/28d)
2nd Youngest winner ever in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (15)
Youngest Legend Car winner ever (12)
Youngest Legend Car Champion ever (12)
NASCAR Cup Series career
60 races run over 6 years
2023 position59th
Best finish34th (2017)
First race 2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Martinsville)
Last race 2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Gateway)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
79 races run over 8 years
2023 position37th
Best finish13th (2019)
First race 2016 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race 2023 Wawa 250 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
080
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
19 races run over 4 years
2020 position69th
Best finish26th (2014)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2020 Baptist Health 200 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
Statistics current as of November 5, 2023.

Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 08 Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang for SS-Green Light Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing.

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Racing career

Gaulding began racing motorbikes at age 4, and raced cars five years later. When he was 10, Gaulding received two Bandolero cars, and won in his first Bandolero race. At age 12, Gaulding was the youngest driver in a NASCAR Legends Division, and won a Legends car national championship, gaining sponsorship from firearm distributor GunBroker.com. [1] Also at age 12, Gaulding defeated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick at Harvick's karting track, which prompted Harvick to sign Gaulding to Kevin Harvick Incorporated's driver development program. [2] At 13, Gaulding became the youngest Super late model race winner, and was also the youngest driver to win the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Rookie of the Year Award. [3] After KHI shut down in 2011, he was released from the team's driver development program. When he was 14, Gaulding was volunteering at the Victory Junction Gang Camp when he agreed to five one-year contracts with Krispy Kreme as a sponsor. [2]

K&N Pro Series East

Gaulding's No. 20 Toyota in the K&N Pro Series East race at Richmond International Raceway Gray Gaulding GGR Toyota Richmond 2013.jpg
Gaulding's No. 20 Toyota in the K&N Pro Series East race at Richmond International Raceway

In 2013, Gaulding ran the No. 20 Krispy Kreme Toyota in both the K&N Pro Series East and West. [4] He won the pole position at Richmond International Raceway at 15 years, 2 months, 15 days, becoming the youngest pole-sitter in NASCAR history, more than four months younger than Cole Custer, the previous record holder. In the season-ending Pro Series West race at Phoenix International Raceway, Gaulding spun out Custer on the final lap to win, [5] becoming the youngest race winner in K&N series history at 15 years, 8 months and 30 days. [6] [7] During the year, Gaulding was named to the NASCAR Next program, which highlights NASCAR's future stars. [8] In 2014, Gaulding was hired by NTS Motorsports to run full-time in the K&N East series. [9]

Truck Series

Gaulding joined NTS Motorsports in the No. 20, and ran eight races in the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season; [9] he made his Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway. [10] On lap 243, Gaulding was running three-wide, and was turned around. Gaulding finished 19th. [11] Gaulding recorded his best finish of the year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, finishing 4th in the Chevrolet Silverado 250. [12]

On March 23, 2015, Gaulding was released by NTS Motorsports, and joined Red Horse Racing, making his debut for the team at Martinsville where he finished 17th. [13] He later joined Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 54 Toyota Tundra in three races at Mosport, New Hampshire and Martinsville.

Xfinity Series

Gaulding in the No. 08 at Road America in 2019 08GrayGaulding2019CTECH180.jpg
Gaulding in the No. 08 at Road America in 2019

In 2016, Gaulding joined Roush Fenway Racing's driver development program and made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the No. 60 at Bristol Motor Speedway, while also running another round at Richmond. [14]

For the 2019 season, Gaulding drove No. 08 Chevy for SS-Green Light Racing full-time. In April's MoneyLion 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, Gaulding finished a career-best second behind Tyler Reddick. [15]

On January 16, 2020, it was announced that Joe Graf Jr. would take over the No. 08 car for the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, leaving Gaulding without a ride. [16] Despite losing his full-time seat with the team, Gaulding returned to SS-Green Light for Talladega, where he piloted the No. 07 to an eighth-place run. [17] [18] Another ride opportunity with the same team saw Gaulding score another second-place finish in the Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway, being beaten by eventual winner Justin Haley. [19] Gaulding later joined Mike Harmon Racing for a late-season drive at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. [20]

On January 26, 2021, it was reported that Gaulding would return to the Xfinity Series full-time for Jimmy Means Racing. [21] At the conclusion of the Martinsville race, a fight broke out on pit road between Gaulding and Joe Graf Jr. after Gaulding wrecked Graf on lap 177. [22]

Gaulding would only make a handful of starts in 2022, splitting time between Mike Harmon Racing and JD Motorsports with a best finish of 21st at Talladega Superspeedway.

Gaulding at Auto Club Speedway in 2023 Gray Gaulding Xfinity Auto Club 2023.jpg
Gaulding at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

In 2023, Gaulding would return to SS-Green Light Racing in the No. 08 in a mix of Chevrolets and Fords with Blaine Perkins as his teammate.

Cup Series

In late 2016, Gaulding attempted to make his Sprint Cup Series debut at Martinsville, driving the No. 30 car for The Motorsports Group. [23] Gaulding joined BK Racing's No. 23 car for the 2017 season, driving in 33 races. [24] Gaulding was not approved to run the Daytona 500 due to lack of experience on larger tracks (1.5 miles or greater). On June 13, 2017, he was replaced by Ryan Sieg at Michigan. [25] Later in the month, Gaulding announced he had joined Premium Motorsports' No. 55 Camry for the Cup races at Kentucky and Loudon. [26] On June 5, 2017, BK Racing released Gaulding because of financial issues; however, he would later return to the team at Darlington. At Talladega, Gaulding survived a crash-filled race to post his career-best finish of ninth. [27]

Gaulding would return to BK Racing in 2018, but left the team after running the first 17 races as it fell into financial turmoil. [28] He joined StarCom Racing for two races in the No. 99 before moving to Rick Ware Racing. [29] He returned to Ware for the 2019 Food City 500 and a part-time schedule in 2020. [30] [31]

Personal life

Gaulding is the son of Dwayne and Kristin (Martek) Gaulding. A native of Colonial Heights, Virginia, Gaulding's father, Dwayne, was the vice president of operations at NTS Motorsports. [8]

Gaulding's brother-in-law is fellow race car driver Zane Smith.

On April 2, 2024, Gaulding was arrested for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. [32] He was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR the following day. [33] The misdemeanor would later be dismissed on July 29. [34]

Motorsports career results

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5sTop 10sPolesPointsPosition
2013NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestSteve Urvan3112110927th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series EastSteve Urvan1403814568th
2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NTS Motorsports 1604915623rd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West NTS Motorsports 201105741st
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NTS Motorsports 9011024326th
2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Red Horse Racing
Kyle Busch Motorsports
4000011834th
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series The Motorsports Group 20000648th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Roush Fenway Racing 200000108th
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series BK Racing
Premium Motorsports
27001016434th
NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing 500000111th
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series BK Racing
Premium Motorsports
StarCom Racing
Rick Ware Racing
20000011936th
NASCAR Xfinity Series NXT Motorsports 100000106th
2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 10000064th
NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 33014071313th
2020 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 90000050th
NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing, Mike Harmon Racing 60120074th
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Reaume Brothers Racing 200001669th
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jimmy Means Racing, Mike Harmon Racing 19000014034th
2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series JD Motorsports, Mike Harmon Racing 200001762nd
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 10000059th
NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 11002013237th

NASCAR

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

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2016 The Motorsports Group 30 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN DOV CLT POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN BRI MCH DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR
39
TEX PHO
37
HOM
DNQ
48th6 [35]
2017 BK Racing 23 Toyota DAY ATL
37
LVS
34
PHO
36
CAL
37
MAR
29
TEX
34
BRI
29
RCH
31
TAL
20
KAN
34
CLT
27
DOV
24
POC
29
MCH SON DAY RCH
35
34th164 [36]
Premium Motorsports 55 Toyota KEN
35
NHA
35
CHI
38
NHA
33
DOV CLT
36
KAN
28
Chevy IND
24
BRI
31
15 POC
31
GLN MCH
BK Racing 83 Toyota DAR
36
TAL
9
MAR
31
TEX
40
PHO HOM
2018 23 DAY
20
ATL
36
LVS
33
PHO
34
CAL
32
MAR
36
TEX
20
BRI
31
RCH
35
TAL
24
DOV
30
KAN
29
CLT
31
POC
33
MCH
31
SON
30
CHI
31
DAY KEN NHA 36th119 [37]
Premium Motorsports 15 Chevy POC
QL
GLN
StarCom Racing 99 Chevy MCH
33
BRI
40
DAR IND LVS
Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford RCH
40
ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM
2019 51 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI
36
RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 64th01 [38]
2020 27 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR DAR
32
CLT
31
CLT
30
BRI
30
ATL MAR HOM TAL
30
POC POC IND KEN TEX
25
KAN NHA MCH MCH DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI
27
LVS
31
TAL ROV
26
KAN TEX MAR PHO 50th01 [39]
2023 Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW
29
SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 59th01 [40]
– Qualified for Ross Chastain.

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2018 BK Racing Toyota 3420

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2016 Roush Fenway Racing 60 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
13
ROA DAR RCH
13
CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 108th01 [41]
2017 RSS Racing 38 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV
34
111th01 [42]
93 CLT
39
KAN
39
TEX
33
PHO
40
HOM
2018 NXT Motorsports 54 Toyota DAY
38
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 108th01 [43]
2019 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY
34
ATL
16
LVS
12
PHO
16
CAL
16
TEX
21
BRI
15
RCH
17
TAL
2
DOV
20
CLT
14
POC
20
MCH
16
IOW
14
CHI
14
DAY
8
KEN
15
NHA
17
IOW
14
GLN
15
MOH
14
BRI
6
ROA
29
DAR
15
IND
13
LVS
7
RCH
22
ROV
29
DOV
18
KAN
17
TEX
13
PHO
12
HOM
17
13th713 [44]
2020 07 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL
8
POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY
2
DAR RCH RCH BRI
18
LVS
24
TAL MAR
35
PHO 74th01 [45]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy ROV
28
KAN TEX
2021 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY
34
DRC
21
HOM
28
LVS
27
PHO
27
ATL
36
MAR
21
TAL
34
DAR
38
DOV
31
COA
27
CLT
DNQ
MOH
17
TEX
38
NSH
DNQ
POC ROA
DNQ
ATL
35
NHA GLN IRC
DNQ
MCH
27
DAY DAR
40
RCH BRI
18
LVS TAL 34th140 [46]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy ROV
40
TEX KAN
39
MAR PHO
2022 47 DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL
21
DOV DAR TEX CLT ROV
DNQ
LVS HOM MAR PHO 62nd17 [47]
JD Motorsports 6 Chevy PIR
36
NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL
2023 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY
20
ATL
20
COA TAL
8
DAY
9
DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV 37th132 [48]
Ford CAL
38
LVS
32
PHO
37
RCH
35
MAR
23
DOV
27
DAR
29
CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN
07 Chevy LVS
DNQ
HOM MAR PHO

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NGTCPtsRef
2014 NTS Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY MAR
19
KAN CLT DOV
21
TEX GTW
20
KEN IOW ELD
20
POC MCH BRI
23
MSP
4
CHI NHA
16
LVS TAL MAR
14
TEX PHO
17
HOM 26th243 [49]
2015 Red Horse Racing 7 Toyota DAY ATL MAR
17
KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI 34th118 [50]
Kyle Busch Motorsports 54 Toyota MSP
11
CHI NHA
10
LVS TAL MAR
21
TEX PHO HOM
2017 Premium Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI
25
NHA
25
LVS TAL MAR
31
TEX
27
PHO HOM 95th01 [51]
2018 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI
DNQ
MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 116th01 [52]
2020 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Toyota DAY LVS CLT ATL
34
HOM
26
POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 69th16 [53]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2013 SS-Green Light Racing 20 Toyota BRI
6
GRE
10
FIF
2
RCH
24*
BGS
8
IOW
6
LGY
17
COL
14
IOW
23
VIR
5
GRE
3
NHA
8
DOV
21
RAL
15
7th456 [54]
2014 NTS Motorsports Chevy NSM
7
DAY
7
BRI
2
GRE
11
RCH
11
IOW
17
BGS
6
FIF
5*
LGY
18
NHA
8*
COL
15
IOW
11
GLN
18
VIR
4
GRE
3
DOV
8
3rd562 [55]
2015 NSM
3
17th282 [56]
Precision Performance Motorsports 12 Toyota GRE
2
BRI
11
IOW
21
BGS
5
LGY
4
COL
17
NHA
7
IOW GLN MOT VIR RCH DOV

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
2013 SS-Green Light Racing 02 Toyota PHO
6
S99 BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR
21
PHO
1
27th109 [57]
2014 NTS Motorsports Chevy PHO
29
IRW S99 IOW KCR SON SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP AAS 41st57 [58]
20 PHO
2

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2016 Lira Motorsports 38 Ford DAY
9
NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 100th185 [59]

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