In 2020, Brendan Gaughan will put a cap on his 23-year NASCAR driving career by running a four-race NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2020, beginning with the 62nd Daytona 500 on Feb. 16 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. He will compete for Beard Motorsports, driving the No. 62 Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Camaro. His City Lights Shine, a whiskey moonshine produced by his 17A Stillery – the first legal distillery in the history of Las Vegas – will serve as an associate sponsor. After Daytona, Gaughan will return to the seat April 24-26 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Aug. 27-29 at Daytona and Oct. 2-4 at Talladega for what will be his final NASCAR Cup Series start.
- Birth Date: July 10, 1975
- Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
- Residence: Las Vegas, NV
- Marital Status: Married (Tatum)
- Children: Michael James & William Ryland
- Hobbies: Supporting Hoyas athletics and offroad racing
Highlights
1975
William Brendan Gaughan is born in Los Angeles, CA
First competitive laps were made at the age of 15 in SNORE Midnight Special in a Class 10 buggy, winning the event with his co-driver JC Dean
1990
1997
Made his Camping World Truck Series debut in 1997, driving for one of his childhood heroes, Walker Evans
Claimed his First Camping World Truck Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway
2000
2002
Camping World Truck Series rookie of the Year
Claimed his first pole award at Auto Club Speedway
2003
2012
Joined Richard Childress Racing in 2012, driving partial season in both the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series
52nd SCORE Baja 1000 – Class 1 Champion
2019
2020
Will compete in his final NASCAR Cup Series races with Beard Oil Motorsports
About Brendan
- 17 career wins, 10 pole awards, 83 top-five and 136, top-10 finishes and two series championships spread out among the NASCAR Spring Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Completed a partial schedule in the Camping World Truck Series from 1997 through 2001
- Holds a two-year unbeaten streak of four consecutive Camping World Truck Series victories at Texas Motor Speedway (2002 and 2003)
- Part owner in Mobile Media (a mobile billboard company) and Airport Slot Concessions Incv. (company that provides the slot machines at the McCarran International Airport)
- Helps out at the family business, South Point Hotel & Casino
- Divemaster for Lake Norman Scuba in Mooresville, N.C.
- Recruited by Georgetown University to play football
- Ventured to other sports in college and joined the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team as a walk-on player, played from 1994-1997 with NBA greats such as Allen Iverson, Othella Harrington, Don Reid, Jahidi White, and Jerome Williams.
- Obtained a BSBA in Management with a specialization in Human Recourses while at Georgetown
Career Summary
183
XFINITY STARTS
187
CAMPING WORLD STARTS
41
SPRINT CUP STARTS
18
TOP 5 FINISHES
59
TOP 10 FINISHES
33
TOP 5 FINISHES
63
TOP 10 FINISHES
1
TOP 5 FINISHES
4
TOP 10 FINISHES
NASCAR Results Year by Year
Career Highlights:
- Recorded first Nationwide Series pole and career-best finish (second) in his first full season in 2009.
- One of three rookies to finish in the top 10 in the Nationwide standings in 2009.
- Finished fourth in 2003 Camping World Truck Series standings; led series with six wins.
Xfinity Series Career Totals:
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
AVG. START |
AVG. FINISH |
WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 218 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 4,198,193 |
YEAR |
RANK |
POINTS |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
AVG. START |
AVG. FINISH |
WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 2153 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17.1 | - |
| 2016 | 9 | 2171 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13.5 | 12.2 | - |
| 2015 | 9 | 1012 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 973,635 |
| 2014 | 8 | 954 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 835,714 |
| 2013 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 13.3 | 51,565 |
| 2012 | 115 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 295,325 |
| 2010 | 11 | 3,767 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 928,329 |
| 2009 | 9 | 3,914 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 1,019,590 |
| 2001 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 14,925 |
Gander Truck Series Career Totals:
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
AVG. START |
AVG. FINISH |
WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 187 | 8 | 33 | 63 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 2,885,099 |
YEAR |
RANK |
POINTS |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
AVG. START |
AVG. FINISH |
WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | 713 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 798,262 |
| 2011 | 12 | 713 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20.0 | 15.6 | 290,960 |
| 2008 | 15 | 2,840 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20.7 | 16.9 | 319,860 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2,876 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 356,767 |
| 2006 | 15 | 2,894 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19.6 | 16.4 | 330,638 |
| 2005 | 19 | 2,564 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25.3 | 17.8 | 253,914 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3,797 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 771,290 |
| 2002 | 11 | 2,893 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 367,755 |
| 2001 | 31 | 946 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 107,660 |
| 2000 | 40 | 615 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 39,670 |
| 1999 | 74 | 158 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 28.0 | 16,010 |
| 1998 | 83 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 | 32.5 | 18,575 |
| 1997 | 109 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 12,000 |
NASCAR Cup Series Career Totals:
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
AVG. START |
AVG. FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 26.5 | 26.1 |
YEAR |
RANK |
POINTS |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
AVG. START |
AVG. FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.5 | 19.2 |
| 2018 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 18.5 |
| 2017 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 | 15.8 |
| 2015 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 35.8 |
| 2013 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 33.0 |
| 2012 | 47 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 31.5 |
| 2010 | 75 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 43.0 |
| 2004 | 28 | 3,165 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.8 | 25.4 |