Gray Gaulding

Gray Gaulding

Gaulding at Richmond International Raceway in 2013
Born (1998-02-10) February 10, 1998
Colonial Heights, Virginia
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 30 (The Motorsports Group)
2016 position 48th
Best finish 48th (2016)
First race 2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Martinsville)
Last race 2016 Can-Am 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 60 (Roush Fenway Racing)
2016 position 108th
Best finish 108th (2016)
First race 2016 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race 2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
13 races run over 2 years
2015 position 34th
Best finish 26th (2014)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of November 13, 2016.

Gray Gaulding (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing, and part-time in the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 30 Chevrolet SS for The Motorsports Group.

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]

Touring series

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 turned 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]

National 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.

In 2016, Gaulding joined Roush Fenway Racing's driver development program and made his Xfinity Series debut in the No. 60 at Bristol Motor Speedway, while also running another round at Richmond.[14] Later in the season, he attempted to make his Sprint Cup Series debut at Martinsville, driving the No. 30 for The Motorsports Group.[15] It was then announced he would compete full time for TMG in the No. 30 for 2017, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.

Personal life

A native of Colonial Heights, Virginia, Gaulding's father, Dwayne, is the vice president of operations at NTS Motorsports.[8]

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Position
2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Steve Urvan 3 1 1 2 1 109 27th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Steve Urvan 14 0 3 8 1 456 8th
2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NTS Motorsports 16 0 4 9 1 562 3rd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West NTS Motorsports 2 0 1 1 0 57 41st
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NTS Motorsports 9 0 1 1 0 243 26th
2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Red Horse Racing
Kyle Busch Motorsports		 1 0 0 0 0 118 34th
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series The Motorsports Group 2 0 0 0 0 6 48th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Roush Fenway Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 108th

NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

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

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ Henigan, Dennis (August 13, 2010). "Gray Gaulding, 12-Year-Old Race Car Driver, Sponsored By Gun Web Site (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Pockrass, Bob (April 27, 2012). "Remember this name: Gray Gaulding". Sporting News. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ O'Sullivan, Tim (September 21, 2013). "Teenager Gaulding growing up fast on NASCAR tracks". Concord Monitor. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gaulding to Compete in K&N Pro Series". Motor Racing Network. January 7, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Lee (January 20, 2014). "Custer, turning 16 this week, to run limited Truck schedule". Foxsports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hardin, Ed (February 7, 2014). "Gaulding, 15, ready to go racing". News & Record. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Gray Gaulding". NTS Motorsports. March 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  8. 1 2 "Gaulding Set to Make Truck Series Debut". Motor Racing Network. February 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Gaulding Teams With Newberry At NTS". NASCAR Home Tracks. February 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ Eberly, Brian (March 26, 2014). "GRAY GAULDING TO MAKE TRUCK SERIES DEBUT THIS WEEKEND AT MARTINSVILLE". Motor Racing Digest. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Gray Gaulding's Debut gets Turned Around late in the Kroger 250". Catchfence. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "2014 Chevrolet Silverado 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (March 23, 2015). "NTS Motorsports ends relationship with Gray Gaulding". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ Wilhelm, Chase (March 7, 2016). "Gray Gaulding signs with Roush Fenway Racing developmental program". Foxsports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ "GRAY GAULDING TO MAKE SPRINT CUP DEBUT AT MARTINSVILLE". NASCAR. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

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