1. Gray Gaulding 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.
23 Facts About Gray Gaulding
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When he was 10, Gray Gaulding received two Bandolero cars, and won in his first Bandolero race.
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At age 12, Gray Gaulding was the youngest driver in a NASCAR Legends Division, and won a Legends car national championship, gaining sponsorship from firearm distributor GunBroker.
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Also at age 12, Gray Gaulding defeated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick at Harvick's karting track, which prompted Harvick to sign Gray Gaulding to Kevin Harvick Incorporated's driver development program.
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At 13, Gray Gaulding became the youngest Super late model race winner, and was the youngest driver to win the Pro All Stars Series Rookie of the Year Award.
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When he was 14, Gray Gaulding was volunteering at the Victory Junction Gang Camp when he agreed to five one-year contracts with Krispy Kreme as a sponsor.
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Gray Gaulding 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.
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Gray Gaulding joined NTS Motorsports in the No 20, and ran eight races in the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season; he made his Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway.
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On lap 243, Gray Gaulding was running three-wide, and was turned around.
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Gray Gaulding recorded his best finish of the year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, finishing 4th in the Chevrolet Silverado 250.
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On March 23,2015, Gray Gaulding was released by NTS Motorsports, and joined Red Horse Racing, making his debut for the team at Martinsville where he finished 17th.
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Gray Gaulding later joined Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No 54 Toyota Tundra in three races at Mosport, New Hampshire and Martinsville.
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In 2016, Gray 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 running another round at Richmond.
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Gray Gaulding later joined Mike Harmon Racing for a late-season drive at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
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In late 2016, Gray Gaulding attempted to make his Sprint Cup Series debut at Martinsville, driving the No 30 car for The Motorsports Group.
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Gray Gaulding joined BK Racing's No 23 car for the 2017 season, driving in 33 races.
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Gray Gaulding was not approved to run the Daytona 500 due to lack of experience on larger tracks.
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Later in the month, Gray Gaulding announced he had joined Premium Motorsports' No 55 Camry for the Cup races at Kentucky and Loudon.
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At Talladega, Gray Gaulding survived a crash-filled race to post his career-best finish of ninth.
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Gray Gaulding joined StarCom Racing for two races in the No 99 before moving to Rick Ware Racing.
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Gray Gaulding returned to Ware for the 2019 Food City 500 and a part-time schedule in 2020.
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Gray Gaulding is the son of Dwayne and Kristin Gray Gaulding.
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Gray Gaulding was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR the following day.