# Gus Dean

August H. Dean (born August 19, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for AM Racing and in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. He previously drove in the series for Win-Tron Racing full-time in 2017 and 2018 and part-time in 2016, 2019 and 2020. Dean also drove for Mason Mitchell Motorsports part-time in ARCA in 2016, winning the race at Talladega that year. Dean also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series full-time in 2019 for Young's Motorsports, and part-time in 2020 and 2021 for Hill Motorsports.

## Personal life

Dean is a native of Bluffton, South Carolina and the son of Charlie Dean, an HVAC company owner. Dean credits his grandfather, Charles Dean Sr., for inspiring his passion for stock car racing.

## Racing career
### ARCA Menards Series

Dean began racing part-time in 2016 with Mason Mitchell Motorsports, scoring 1 win at Talladega in April. In 2017, he ran the full schedule with Win-Tron Racing, scoring a 4th-place points finish but lost rookie of the year to Riley Herbst in the season finale at Kansas. He returned to the organization in 2018, scoring his second career win at Elko Speedway and finishing 6th in final points.
In 2022, Dean made the switch to Venturini Motorsports. He is currently racing in the number 55 Toyota Camry. He won the season opening race at Daytona in 2024, his first with Venturini.

### NASCAR Truck Series

On January 9, 2019, it was announced that Dean would drive the No. 12 full-time for Young's Motorsports in 2019. He finished his Truck rookie season 15th in points.
Dean chose not to return to Young's Motorsports after the 2019 season. On February 4, 2020, he joined Hill Motorsports in their No. 56 Chevrolet Silverado for the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.

### NASCAR Xfinity Series

On August 19th, 2024, AM Racing announced that Dean will pilot the No. 15 Ford Mustang at the 2024 Wawa 250.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

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

#### 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 |
| 2024 | AM Racing | 15 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY 36 | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 75th | 1 | |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 | NCWTC | Pts |
| 2019 | Young's Motorsports | 12 | Chevy | DAY 15 | ATL 15 | LVS 22 | MAR 32 | TEX 29 | DOV 14 | KAN 14 | CLT 26 | TEX 32 | IOW 20 | GTW 19 | CHI 15 | KEN 25 | POC 14 | ELD 28 | MCH 13 | BRI 18 | MSP 17 | LVS 15 | TAL 20 | MAR 14 | PHO 20 | HOM 15 | 15th | 413 |
| 2020 | Hill Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | DAY 26 | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH | DAY | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL 30 | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 57th | 22 |
| 2021 | Hill Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | DAY 34 | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | | 86th | 3 |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts |
| 2016 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | DAY 35 | NSH | SLM | TAL 1 | TOL 7 | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | | POC 15 | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN 21 | | 26th | 1060 |
| 2016 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 9 | | | | | | | | | 26th | 1060 |
| 2016 | Win-Tron Racing | 33 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KAN 25 | 26th | 1060 |
| 2017 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Toyota | DAY 32 | NSH 23 | SLM 2 | TAL 6 | TOL 7 | ELK 5 | POC 5 | MCH 5 | MAD 9 | IOW 10 | IRP 6 | POC 7 | WIN 5 | ISF 11 | ROA 9 | DSF 3 | SLM 5 | CHI 14 | KEN 18 | KAN 15 | 4th | 4595 |
| 2018 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY 25 | NSH 17 | SLM 7 | TAL 12 | TOL 20 | CLT 14 | POC 6 | MCH 4 | MAD 5 | GTW 6 | CHI 16 | IOW 20 | ELK 1 | POC 27 | ISF 7 | BLN 5 | DSF 18 | SLM 2 | IRP 10 | KAN 18 | 6th | 4295 |
| 2019 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY 26 | FIF | SLM | TAL 6 | NSH | TOL | CLT 3 | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN 10 | 25th | 705 |
| 2020 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY 23 | PHO | TAL 16 | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI 12 | WIN | MEM 11 | ISF | KAN | 30th | 114 |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY 5 | PHO | TAL 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 157 |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | | | | KAN 4 | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH 5 | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 25th | 157 |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY 35 | PHO | TAL 2 | KAN | CLT 15 | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH 2 | IRP | GLN | ISF | | | | | | | 29th | 149 |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 10 | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 29th | 149 |
| 2024 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY 1 | PHO | TAL 4 | DOV | KAN | CLT 6 | IOW 7 | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM 14 | ELK | MCH 14 | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | 21st | 222 |

#### ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSEC | Pts |
| 2015 | Charles Dean | 56 | Chevy | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH 33 | DOV | 64th | 11 |
| 2020 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Chevy | NSM | TOL | DOV | TOL | BRI 12 | FIF | | | | | | | | | 34th | 32 |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW 10 | BRI | | | | | | | 39th | 34 |
| 2024 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW 7 | IRP | MLW | BRI | | | | | | | 44th | 37 |