Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.
08 Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang for SS-Green Light Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No.
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.
[12] 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.
In 2016, Gaulding joined Roush Fenway Racing's driver development program and made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the No.
[17][18] 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.
[19] Gaulding later joined Mike Harmon Racing for a late-season drive at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
[20] On January 26, 2021, it was reported that Gaulding would return to the Xfinity Series full-time for Jimmy Means Racing.
[22] 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.
[24] Gaulding was not approved to run the Daytona 500 due to lack of experience on larger tracks (1.5 miles or greater).
[26] On June 5, 2017, BK Racing released Gaulding because of financial issues; however, he would later return to the team at Darlington.
A native of Colonial Heights, Virginia, Gaulding's father, Dwayne, was the vice president of operations at NTS Motorsports.
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