# Gray Gaulding

Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He 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.

## Racing career

Gaulding began racing motorbikes at age 4, and raced cars five years later. When he was 10, Gaulding received two Bandolero cars, and won in his first Bandolero race. At age 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 age 12, 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. At 13, Gaulding became the youngest Super late model race winner, and was also the youngest driver to win the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Rookie of the Year Award. After KHI shut down in 2011, he was released from the team's driver development program. When he was 14, 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

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 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. 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. In 2014, Gaulding was hired by NTS Motorsports to run full-time in the K&N East series.

### Truck Series

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. On lap 243, Gaulding was running three-wide, and was turned around. Gaulding finished 19th. Gaulding recorded his best finish of the year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, finishing 4th 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 17th. He later joined Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 54 Toyota Tundra in three races at Mosport, New Hampshire and Martinsville.

### Xfinity 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.

### 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 17 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.

## 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 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2014 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | NTS Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 41st |
| 2014 | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | NTS Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 26th |
| 2015 | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | Red Horse Racing Kyle Busch Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 34th |
| 2016 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | The Motorsports Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48th |
| 2016 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108th |
| 2017 | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | BK Racing Premium Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 34th |
| 2017 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | RSS Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111th |
| 2018 | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | BK Racing Premium Motorsports StarCom Racing Rick Ware Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 36th |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2020 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | SS-Green Light Racing, Mike Harmon Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74th |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2023 | 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 | NCSC | Pts |
| 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 39 | TEX | PHO 37 | HOM DNQ | 48th | 6 |
| 2017 | BK Racing | 23 | Toyota | DAY | ATL 37 | LVS 34 | PHO 36 | CAL 37 | MAR 29 | TEX 34 | BRI 29 | RCH 31 | TAL 20 | KAN 34 | CLT 27 | DOV 24 | POC 29 | MCH | SON | DAY | | | | | | | | | RCH 35 | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 164 |
| 2017 | Premium Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 35 | NHA 35 | | | | | | | | CHI 38 | NHA 33 | DOV | CLT 36 | | KAN 28 | | | | | | | 34th | 164 |
| 2017 | Premium Motorsports | 55 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND 24 | | | | BRI 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 164 | |
| 2017 | Premium Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 31 | GLN | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 164 | |
| 2017 | BK Racing | 83 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 36 | | | | | | TAL 9 | | MAR 31 | TEX 40 | PHO | HOM | 34th | 164 |
| 2018 | BK Racing | 23 | Toyota | DAY 20 | ATL 36 | LVS 33 | PHO 34 | CAL 32 | MAR 36 | TEX 20 | BRI 31 | RCH 35 | TAL 24 | DOV 30 | KAN 29 | CLT 31 | POC 33 | MCH 31 | SON 30 | CHI 31 | DAY | KEN | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 119 |
| 2018 | Premium Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC QL$^†$ | GLN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 119 |
| 2018 | StarCom Racing | 99 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 33 | BRI 40 | DAR | IND | LVS | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 119 |
| 2018 | Rick Ware Racing | 52 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 40 | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 36th | 119 |
| 2019 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI 36 | 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$^1$ |
| 2020 | Rick Ware Racing | 27 | Ford | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | DAR 32 | CLT 31 | CLT 30 | BRI 30 | ATL | MAR | HOM | TAL 30 | POC | POC | IND | KEN | TEX 25 | KAN | NHA | MCH | MCH | DRC | DOV | DOV | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI 27 | LVS 31 | TAL | ROV 26 | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 50th | 0$^1$ |
| 2023 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | BRD | MAR | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW 29 | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | RCH | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 59th | 0$^1$ |
| $^†$ – Qualified for Ross Chastain. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2018 | BK Racing | Toyota | 34 | 20 |

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 | NXSC | 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 | BRI 13 | ROA | DAR | RCH 13 | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 108th | 0$^1$ | |
| 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 | DOV 34 | | | | | | 111th | 0$^1$ | |
| 2017 | RSS Racing | 93 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 39 | KAN 39 | TEX 33 | PHO 40 | HOM | 111th | 0$^1$ | |
| 2018 | NXT Motorsports | 54 | Toyota | DAY 38 | 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 | 0$^1$ | |
| 2019 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Chevy | DAY 34 | ATL 16 | LVS 12 | PHO 16 | CAL 16 | TEX 21 | BRI 15 | RCH 17 | TAL 2 | DOV 20 | CLT 14 | POC 20 | MCH 16 | IOW 14 | CHI 14 | DAY 8 | KEN 15 | NHA 17 | IOW 14 | GLN 15 | MOH 14 | BRI 6 | ROA 29 | DAR 15 | IND 13 | LVS 7 | RCH 22 | ROV 29 | DOV 18 | KAN 17 | TEX 13 | PHO 12 | HOM 17 | 13th | 713 | |
| 2020 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | HOM | HOM | TAL 8 | POC | IRC | KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN | ROA | DRC | DOV | DOV | DAY 2 | DAR | RCH | RCH | BRI 18 | LVS 24 | TAL | | | | MAR 35 | PHO | 74th | 0$^1$ | |
| 2020 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROV 28 | KAN | TEX | | | | 74th | 0$^1$ |
| 2021 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY 34 | DRC 21 | HOM 28 | LVS 27 | PHO 27 | ATL 36 | MAR 21 | TAL 34 | DAR 38 | DOV 31 | COA 27 | CLT DNQ | MOH 17 | TEX 38 | NSH DNQ | POC | ROA DNQ | ATL 35 | NHA | GLN | IRC DNQ | MCH 27 | DAY | DAR 40 | RCH | BRI 18 | LVS | TAL | | | | | | 34th | 140 | |
| 2021 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROV 40 | TEX | KAN 39 | MAR | PHO | 34th | 140 | |
| 2022 | Mike Harmon Racing | 47 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL 21 | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROV DNQ | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 62nd | 17 | |
| 2022 | JD Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PIR 36 | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC | MCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 17 |
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Chevy | DAY 20 | | | | ATL 20 | COA | | | TAL 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 9 | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | | | | | 37th | 132 | |
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Ford | | CAL 38 | LVS 32 | PHO 37 | | | RCH 35 | MAR 23 | | DOV 27 | DAR 29 | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 132 |
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS DNQ | HOM | MAR | PHO | 37th | 132 | |

#### 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 | NGTC | Pts |
| 2014 | NTS Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAY | MAR 19 | KAN | CLT | DOV 21 | TEX | GTW 20 | KEN | IOW | ELD 20 | POC | MCH | BRI 23 | MSP 4 | CHI | NHA 16 | LVS | TAL | MAR 14 | TEX | PHO 17 | HOM | | 26th | 243 |
| 2015 | Red Horse Racing | 7 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR 17 | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 118 |
| 2015 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 54 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MSP 11 | CHI | NHA 10 | LVS | TAL | MAR 21 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 34th | 118 |
| 2017 | Premium Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI 25 | NHA 25 | LVS | TAL | MAR 31 | TEX 27 | PHO | HOM | 95th | 0$^1$ |
| 2018 | Beaver Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI DNQ | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 116th | 0$^1$ |
| 2020 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | CLT | ATL 34 | HOM 26 | 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 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | SS-Green Light Racing | 20 | Toyota | BRI 6 | GRE 10 | FIF 2 | RCH 24* | BGS 8 | IOW 6 | LGY 17 | COL 14 | IOW 23 | VIR 5 | GRE 3 | NHA 8 | DOV 21 | RAL 15 | | | 7th | 456 | |
| 2014 | NTS Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | NSM 7 | DAY 7 | BRI 2 | GRE 11 | RCH 11 | IOW 17 | BGS 6 | FIF 5* | LGY 18 | NHA 8* | COL 15 | IOW 11 | GLN 18 | VIR 4 | GRE 3 | DOV 8 | 3rd | 562 | |
| 2015 | NTS Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | NSM 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 282 | |
| 2015 | Precision Performance Motorsports | 12 | Toyota | | GRE 2 | BRI 11 | IOW 21 | BGS 5 | LGY 4 | COL 17 | NHA 7 | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH | DOV | | | | 17th | 282 |

#### 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 | NKNPSWC | Pts |
| 2013 | SS-Green Light Racing | 02 | Toyota | PHO 6 | S99 | BIR | IOW | L44 | SON | CNS | IOW | EVG | SPO | MMP | SMP | AAS | KCR 21 | PHO 1 | 27th | 109 |
| 2014 | NTS Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | PHO 29 | IRW | S99 | IOW | KCR | SON | SLS | CNS | IOW | EVG | KCR | MMP | AAS | | | 41st | 57 |
| 2014 | NTS Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO 2 | | 41st | 57 |

### 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2016 | Lira Motorsports | 38 | Ford | DAY 9 | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 100th | 185 | |