| Brendan Gaughan | |||||||
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 Gaughan at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | William Brendan Gaughan July 10, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2019 Baja 1000 Class 1 Winner 1995, 1996 SODA Class 13 champion 2000, 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series champion | ||||||
| Awards | 2002 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 position | 35th | ||||||
| Best finish | 28th (2004) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020 YellaWood 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 219 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| 2018 position | 44th | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Auto Club 300 (California) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018 Drive for the Cure 200 (Charlotte Roval) | ||||||
| First win | 2014 Gardner Denver 200 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last win | 2014 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 217 races run over 14 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 7th | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 1997 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
| First win | 2002 O'Reilly 400K (Texas) | ||||||
| Last win | 2003 Silverado 350 (Texas) | ||||||
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| 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.