Gray Gaulding

Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Mike Harmon Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66. He previously competed in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

Racing career Gaulding began racing motorbikes at the age of four, and raced cars five years later. When he was ten, Gaulding received two Bandolero cars, and won in his first Bandolero race. At the age of 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. Also at the age of twelve, 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. After KHI shut down in 2011, he was released from the team's driver development program. When he was fourteen, Gaulding was volunteering at the Victory Junction Gang Camp when he agreed to five one-year contracts with Krispy Kreme as a sponsor.

K&N Pro Series East 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. He won the pole position at Richmond International Raceway at fifteen years, two months, fifteen 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, becoming the youngest race winner in K&N series history at 15 years, 8 months and 30 days. During the year, Gaulding was named to the NASCAR Next program, which highlights NASCAR's future stars.

Truck Series Gaulding joined NTS Motorsports in the No. 20, and ran eight races in the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season; On lap 243, Gaulding was running three-wide, and was turned around. Gaulding finished nineteenth. Gaulding recorded his best finish of the year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, finishing fourth in the Chevrolet Silverado 250.

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 seventeenth. He later joined Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 54 Toyota Tundra in three races at Mosport, New Hampshire and Martinsville.

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

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.

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.

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. 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. 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. Gaulding later joined Mike Harmon Racing for a late-season drive at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.

On January 26, 2021, it was reported that Gaulding would return to the Xfinity Series full-time for Jimmy Means Racing. 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.

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.

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.

On April 8, 2026, it was announced that Gaulding would drive the No. 74 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing at Bristol, marking his first race since 2023.

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. Gaulding joined BK Racing's No. 23 car for the 2017 season, driving in 33 races. 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. Later in the month, Gaulding announced he had joined Premium Motorsports' No. 55 Camry for the Cup races at Kentucky and Loudon. 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.

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

In 2023, Gaulding rejoined Rick Ware Racing at Gateway, this time in the No. 15 Ford, where he finished in 29th.

In 2026, it was revealed that Gaulding would attempt to run at the summer race at Daytona with Garage 66 in the No. 66 Ford. After failing to qualify, it was revealed that he will attempt to run at Charlotte and Martinsville with the team.

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.

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. He was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR the following day. The misdemeanor would later be dismissed on July 29.

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 RacingKyle Busch Motorsports 4 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 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series BK RacingPremium Motorsports 27 0 0 1 0 164 34th NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 111th 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series BK RacingPremium MotorsportsStarCom RacingRick Ware Racing 20 0 0 0 0 119 36th NASCAR Xfinity Series NXT Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 106th 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 64th NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 33 0 1 4 0 713 13th 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 9 0 0 0 0 0 50th NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing, Mike Harmon Racing 6 0 1 2 0 0 74th NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Reaume Brothers Racing 2 0 0 0 0 16 69th 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jimmy Means Racing, Mike Harmon Racing 19 0 0 0 0 140 34th 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series JD Motorsports, Mike Harmon Racing 2 0 0 0 0 17 62nd 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 59th NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 11 0 0 2 0 132 37th

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

Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 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 TEX PHO HOM 48th 6 2017 BK Racing 23 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY RCH 34th 164 Premium Motorsports 55 Toyota KEN NHA CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN Chevy IND BRI 15 POC GLN MCH BK Racing 83 Toyota DAR TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 2018 23 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA 36th 119 Premium Motorsports 15 Chevy POC GLN StarCom Racing 99 Chevy MCH BRI DAR IND LVS Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 2019 51 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI 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 64th 0 2020 27 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR DAR CLT CLT BRI ATL MAR HOM TAL POC POC IND KEN TEX KAN NHA MCH MCH DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 50th 0 2023 Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 59th 0 2026 Garage 66 66 Ford DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2018 BK Racing Toyota 34 20

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 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 BRI13 ROA DAR RCH13 CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 108th 01 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 DOV34 111th 01 93 CLT39 KAN39 TEX33 PHO40 HOM 2018 NXT Motorsports 54 Toyota DAY38 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 108th 01 2019 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY34 ATL16 LVS12 PHO16 CAL16 TEX21 BRI15 RCH17 TAL2 DOV20 CLT14 POC20 MCH16 IOW14 CHI14 DAY8 KEN15 NHA17 IOW14 GLN15 MOH14 BRI6 ROA29 DAR15 IND13 LVS7 RCH22 ROV29 DOV18 KAN17 TEX13 PHO12 HOM17 13th 713 2020 07 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL8 POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY2 DAR RCH RCH BRI18 LVS24 TAL MAR35 PHO 74th 01 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy ROV28 KAN TEX 2021 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY34 DRC21 HOM28 LVS27 PHO27 ATL36 MAR21 TAL34 DAR38 DOV31 COA27 CLTDNQ MOH17 TEX38 NSHDNQ POC ROADNQ ATL35 NHA GLN IRCDNQ MCH27 DAY DAR40 RCH BRI18 LVS TAL 34th 140 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy ROV40 TEX KAN39 MAR PHO 2022 47 DAYDNQ CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL21 DOV DAR TEX CLT ROVDNQ LVS HOM MAR PHO 62nd 17 JD Motorsports 6 Chevy PIR36 NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL 2023 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY20 ATL20 COA TAL8 DAY9 DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV 37th 132 Ford CAL38 LVS32 PHO37 RCH35 MAR23 DOV27 DAR29 CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN 07 Chevy LVSDNQ HOM MAR PHO 2026 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR CAR BRI28 KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2014 NTS Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY MAR19 KAN CLT DOV21 TEX GTW20 KEN IOW ELD20 POC MCH BRI23 MSP4 CHI NHA16 LVS TAL MAR14 TEX PHO17 HOM 26th 243 2015 Red Horse Racing 7 Toyota DAY ATL MAR17 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI 34th 118 Kyle Busch Motorsports 54 Toyota MSP11 CHI NHA10 LVS TAL MAR21 TEX PHO HOM 2017 Premium Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI25 NHA25 LVS TAL MAR31 TEX27 PHO HOM 95th 01 2018 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRIDNQ MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 116th 01 2020 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Toyota DAY LVS CLT ATL34 HOM26 POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 69th 16

K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 2013 SS-Green Light Racing 20 Toyota BRI6 GRE10 FIF2 RCH24* BGS8 IOW6 LGY17 COL14 IOW23 VIR5 GRE3 NHA8 DOV21 RAL15 7th 456 2014 NTS Motorsports Chevy NSM7 DAY7 BRI2 GRE11 RCH11 IOW17 BGS6 FIF5* LGY18 NHA8* COL15 IOW11 GLN18 VIR4 GRE3 DOV8 3rd 562 2015 NSM3 17th 282 Precision Performance Motorsports 12 Toyota GRE2 BRI11 IOW21 BGS5 LGY4 COL17 NHA7 IOW GLN MOT VIR RCH DOV

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts Ref 2013 SS-Green Light Racing 02 Toyota PHO6 S99 BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR21 PHO1 27th 109 2014 NTS Motorsports Chevy PHO29 IRW S99 IOW KCR SON SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP AAS 41st 57 20 PHO2

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 Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2016 Lira Motorsports 38 Ford DAY9 NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 100th 185