Brendan Gaughan

Brendan Gaughan
Gaughan at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornWilliam Brendan Gaughan
(1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Achievements2019 Baja 1000 Class 1 Winner
1995, 1996 SODA Class 13 champion
2000, 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series champion
Awards2002 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2022)
NASCAR Cup Series career
67 races run over 9 years
2020 position35th
Best finish28th (2004)
First race2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2020 YellaWood 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
219 races run over 10 years
2018 position44th
Best finish8th (2014)
First race2001 Auto Club 300 (California)
Last race2018 Drive for the Cure 200 (Charlotte Roval)
First win2014 Gardner Denver 200 (Road America)
Last win2014 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 67 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
217 races run over 14 years
2013 position7th
Best finish4th (2003)
First race1997 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
Last race2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win2002 O'Reilly 400K (Texas)
Last win2003 Silverado 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 80 3
Statistics current as of October 4, 2020.

William Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975) is an American former professional racing driver who has competed in off-road and stock cars. He is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan, and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate.

Gaughan began his career racing in off-road and he rose through the ranks from pickup trucks to the professional two-wheel-drive Trophy Truck class. In the late 1990s, he switched to pavement racing in a stock car. This led to a career in NASCAR racing. He began in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which was followed by the Busch and Cup Series during the 2000s. Gaughan competed full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2009–2010 and 2014–2017, followed by a part-time Cup schedule from 2017 to his final season in 2020. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Beard Motorsports.