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🇺🇸 Brendan Gaughan
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Truck, Richard Childress Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Brendan Gaughan
Born
10 July 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Richard Childress Racing
Series
NASCAR Truck
Status
Active
Career wins
2
Career podiums
13
Career starts
266
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,521
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,521Rank 588 of 40,308 indexed, -40 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Brendan Gaughan is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Truck for Richard Childress Racing. Gaughan has recorded 2 wins and 13 podiums from 266 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,521 ranks Gaughan 588th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-06-19 | San Diego | P16 | −40 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +165 | Charlotte 2009 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +136 | Las Vegas 2009 | NASCAR Xfinity | P7 |
| +130 | Phoenix Raceway 2009 | NASCAR Xfinity | P7 |
| +119 | California 2009 | NASCAR Xfinity | P9 |
| +116 | Kentucky 2009 | NASCAR Xfinity | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America7 starts+25
Las Vegas9 starts+18
Charlotte15 starts+17
Kentucky12 starts+16
Struggles
Talladega13 starts-26
Iowa14 starts-22
Darlington7 starts-20
Michigan7 starts-17
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −40 | 5,521 | |
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −132 | 5,561 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +20 | 5,710 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | ↑590+77 | 5,743 | |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −129 | |||
| 2017 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −386 | 5,726 |
| 2016 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +32 | 4,959 |
| 2015 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +330 | 5,626 |
| 2014 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −221 | 5,314 |
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Richard Childress Racing | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −13 | 5,381 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +71 | ||
| 2012 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +197 | 5,323 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +37 | ||
| 2010 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Rusty Wallace Racing | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −14 | 5,090 |
| 2009 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Rusty Wallace Inc. | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P14 | +1,122 | 5,104 |
| 2001 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +2,632 | 3,982 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Gaughan finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Clements | 4,247 | 176 | 140 | 36 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty Dillon | 4,921 | 173 | 54 | 119 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,958 | 167 | 26 | 141 | 16% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Sieg | 4,819 | 163 | 121 | 42 | 74% |
| 🇺🇸 Elliott Sadler | 5,908 | 154 | 33 | 121 | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 Dakoda Armstrong | 4,447 | 154 | 112 | 42 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier | 5,782 | 152 | 49 | 103 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Gase | 3,639 | 152 | 136 | 16 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 J.J. Yeley | 3,722 | 148 | 114 | 34 | 77% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff Green | 2,759 | 148 | 135 | 13 | 91% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion | 7,341 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,867 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey LoganoHigher-rated | 6,704 | 115 | 15 | 100 | 13% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 578 | 🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin | Formula 1 | 5,536 |
| 579 | 🇮🇹 Oliver Martini | International Formula 3000 | 5,529 |
| 580 | 🇯🇵 Koudai Tsukakoshi | Super GT | 5,527 |
| 581 | 🇷🇺 Sergey Sirotkin | 24H Series | 5,526 |
| 582 | 🇧🇪 Stoffel Vandoorne | WEC | 5,526 |
| 583 | 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | Formula 1 | 5,524 |
| 584 | 🇫🇷 Michel Trollé | International Formula 3000 | 5,524 |
| 585 | 🇦🇷 Oscar Larrauri | Formula 1 | 5,524 |
| 586 | 🇯🇵 Taito Kato | Formula 3 | 5,524 |
| 587 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Tamburini | International Formula 3000 | 5,521 |
| 588 | 🇺🇸 Brendan Gaughan | NASCAR Truck | 5,521 |
| 589 | 🇺🇸 Ed Elisian | Formula 1 | 5,520 |
| 590 | 🇺🇸 Sammy Smith | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,520 |
| 591 | 🇦🇺 Chaz Mostert | Supercars Championship | 5,519 |
| 592 | 🇸🇪 Johan Kristoffersson | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,515 |
| 593 | 🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima | Formula 1 | 5,515 |
| 594 | 🇯🇵 Yuto Nomura | Super GT | 5,513 |
| 595 | 🇮🇹 Corrado Fabi | International Formula 3000 | 5,512 |
| 596 | 🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu | Formula 3 | 5,511 |
| 597 | 🇺🇸 George Kurtz | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,510 |
| 598 | 🇭🇰 Ho-Pin Tung | 24H Series | 5,510 |
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