Gaughan signing autographs in 2004
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| Born: | July 10, 1975 | |
| Birthplace: | Los Angeles, California | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 1995 and 1996 SODA champion
2000 and 2001 NASCAR Winston West champion |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 36 races run over 1 years. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association was an off-road racing sanctioning body in the United States. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Championship Off-Road Racing (usually abbreviated CORR) is a sanctioning body for Offroad racing in the United States. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The NASCAR Camping World West Grand National Series (formerly the NASCAR Winston West Series the NASCAR Grand National Division Autozone West Series and The 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. | ||
| Best Cup Position: | 28th (2004) | |
| First Race: | 2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | |
| Last Race: | 2004 Ford 400 (Homestead-Miami Speedway) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| First Race: | 2001 Auto Club 300 (California) | |
| Last Race: | 2001 Auto Club 300 (California) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Car #, Team | #10 - Circle Bar Racing | |
| First Race: | 1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K (Las Vegas) | |
| First Win: | 2002 O'Reilly 400K (Texas) | |
| Last Win: | 2003 Silverado 350 (Texas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 8 | 46 | 3 |
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Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is a NASCAR racer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Gaughan is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. John D "Jackie" Gaughan Sr (born October 24, 1920) is a Casino owner and operator from the early 1950s in Las Vegas, Nevada
Gaughan currently drives the #10 MaxxForce Diesel Ford F-150 for Circle Bar Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. Circle Bar Racing is an Auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Previously he had driven for his family-owned team, South Point Racing (which folded in the 2007-08 offseason), and had spent one season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driving for Penske Racing. South Point Racing was a NASCAR team that competed in the Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR West Series. Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR.
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College
Gaughan attended Georgetown University and played collegiate basketball as a walk-on for the Hoyas with friend, former roommate, and now Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7 1975 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets Gaughan earned All-Conference honors as a placekicker on Georgetown's NCAA Division I-AA football team where he became known as an extra point specialist, converting 39 of 40 extra point attempts during the 1994 season for the highest extra point percentage in Hoya history. Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the He was nicknamed "Baby-Rudy" by the Hoya students because of his walk-on status on the basketball team and his close physical resemblance to Notre Dame Fighting Irish legend Daniel E. "Rudy" Ruettiger, whose story was documented in the 1993 blockbuster hit Rudy. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger (b August 23, 1948 in Joliet Illinois, United States) is a motivational speaker best known as the Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of
When Iverson was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, Gaughan frequently attended their games and even sported corn rows in honor of his Hoyas teammate during a race at Dover International Speedway during the 2002 Craftsman Truck Series season. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short are a professional Basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of
Off-Road career
Brendan won his first race in a 1991 SNORE (Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts) 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 from the Walker Evans team. SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association was an off-road racing sanctioning body in the United States. This article is about the full-size truck For other uses such as the full-size van see Dodge Ram (disambiguation. For the off-road and NASCAR driver see Walker Evans (racer. Walker Evans ( November 3, 1903 &ndash April 10, He was the 1995 Class 13 champion, he raced in Class 8 in 1996 and 1997 [1], but did not win either championship (as Scott Taylor won both championships). He moved with most SODA drivers to CORR at the end of 1997 and raced in the Pro-2 category through 1998 where he finished 3rd behind champion Rick Johnson and Scott Taylor. Championship Off-Road Racing (usually abbreviated CORR) is a sanctioning body for Offroad racing in the United States.
His biggest wins came at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. The Crandon International Off-Road Raceway is an Off-road racing racetrack that has hosts the "World Championship Off-Road Races" His multiple wins [1] there solidified his reputation as one of the premier off-road racers at the time with his most memorable battle coming between himself and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in 1996. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson The two dueled throughout the race with Johnson having to come from behind after being spun out by Scott 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. This battle was a precursor to the battles they would have later on in NASCAR when Brendan raced in Cup in 2004. He followed the win with a repeat performance the next year at Crandon, this time piloting a Chevrolet. [1]
NASCAR career
He then decided to move to stock car racing. He was the 2000 and 2001 champion on the AutoZone West series. The NASCAR Camping World West Grand National Series (formerly the NASCAR Winston West Series the NASCAR Grand National Division Autozone West Series and He raced in a few Craftsman Truck Series (CTS) events.
In 2002 the team raced full-time, winning twice, on his way to the Rookie of the Year title. The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season
2003 was Gaughan's breakout year. Driving the #62 Orleans Dodge for his father Michael, he picked up where he left off in '02, scoring six wins, the two most notable of which were at Texas Motor Speedway which gave him four straight wins at the track. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U
Despite his dominance, Gaughan could not hold off three other drivers, who had closed up on his championship lead going into the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead Florida southwest of Miami. Gaughan started the race as the points leader, with Ted Musgrave (#1 Ultra Motorsports Mopar Dodge) in second, Travis Kvapil (#16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet) in third, and Dennis Setzer (#46 Acxiom Chevrolet) in fourth. Theodoreg Musgrave (born December 18, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois) is a racecar driver who most recently competed in the NASCAR Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville Wisconsin) is an American race car driver Dennis Setzer (born February 27, 1960 in Newton North Carolina) is an American NASCAR driver All Gaughan needed to do was finish ahead of all three drivers to win the championship.
Fate, however, would not deal him a fair hand. On lap 101, Gaughan got into an accident involving Bryan Reffner and Musgrave's teammate Marty Houston, and could not continue. He would finish 29th in a 36 car field and fell from first to fourth in the points. (Musgrave, Setzer, and Kvapil were left to battle for the title, with Musgrave and Kvapil fighting each other for position up until the last restart. During said restart, Musgrave tried to pass before the restart, was black flagged after a long review, and Kvapil ended up winning the championship by virtue of his 6th place finish in the race. )
In 2004, Gaughan moved up to the NEXTEL Cup. He drove the #77 Kodak Dodge for Penske Racing. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC He finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings, and 28th in the final points standings. He finished the season with 4 Top 10's including a career best fourth place finish at Talladega Superspeedway. Talladega Superspeedway is a Motorsports complex located in Talladega Alabama United States However, it wasn't enough for him to keep his job, and he was replaced by Kvapil, who beat him for the 2003 CTS championship.
In 2005, he moved back to the CTS, behind the wheel of the Jasper Orleans Racing #77 Dodge Ram. This article is about the full-size truck For other uses such as the full-size van see Dodge Ram (disambiguation. He finished 19th in the final points standings, with two Top 5 and 7 Top 10 finishes. Starting with the September 23 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the team began sport a new livery of the South Point Casino in which his father, Michael, is the owner. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1200 acre (4 The South Point Hotel and Casino consists of a 25 story hotel tower and Convention center located on a 60 acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise 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. The Chevrolet Silverado (along with its GMC counterpart the GMC Sierra) is the latest line of Full-size Pickup trucks from General On [[August 18, 2007, he married his wife Tatum, finishing second at Bristol following his wedding.
For 2008, South Point Racing was to merge with Wyler Racing into Wyler-Gaughan Racing, fielding the #60 and #77 Toyotas. Wyler Racing is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team They currently field the #60 Toyota Tundra for Jack Sprague. However, the deal fell through and SPR was forced to close, leaving Gaughan and 10-12 of his crew members without a team. Gaughan has signed to the drive #10 Ford F-150 for the 2008 CTS season.
References
- Driver's page at racing-reference.info
- Brendan Gaughan Online
- Georgetown alumni spotlight
- Checker Auto Parts 500 preview, 2005