Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is a truck racer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Gaughan is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. He drives the 77 Jasper Engines & Transmissions / American Racing Dodge in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... John D. Jackie Gaughan, Sr. ... Michael Gaughan (March 24, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a casino owner and operator in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Jasper Engines & Transmissions is an Indiana-based company that builds engines, transmissions, and other products for vehicles. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series presented this logo for the 2006 season. ...

College

Gaughan signing autographs in 2004

Gaughan attended Georgetown University and played collegiate basketball as a walk-on for the Hoyas with friend, former roommate, and now Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson. Gaughan earned All-Conference honors as a placekicker on Georgetown's NCAA Division I-AA football team where he became known as an extra point specialist, converting 39 of 40 extra point attempts during the 1994 season for the highest extra point percentage in Hoya history. He was nicknamed "Baby-Rudy" by the Hoya students because of his walk-on status on the basketball team and his close physical resemblance to Notre Dame Fighting Irish legend Daniel E. "Rudy" Ruettiger, whose story was documented in the 1993 blockbuster hit Rudy. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 182 KB) Photographer: Brian Cantoni Description: Brendan Gaughan #77 signing autographs and hanging out at his transporter -- very friendly guy Taken on: 2004-11-07 10:32:18 Original source: Flickr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 182 KB) Photographer: Brian Cantoni Description: Brendan Gaughan #77 signing autographs and hanging out at his transporter -- very friendly guy Taken on: 2004-11-07 10:32:18 Original source: Flickr. ... Georgetown University, formally the The President and Directors of Georgetown University, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll, it is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit university in... The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia)[1], nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player. ... Placekicker is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a leading Catholic institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... Notre Dame helmet The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, sometimes called Notre Dame or the Irish, is an American football team that competes as an Independent school in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A and represents the University of Notre Dame on the gridiron. ... Daniel Rudy Ruettiger dressed in his #45 for the Georgia Tech game. ... Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. ...

Gaughan frequently attends Philadelphia 76ers games and even sported corn rows in honor of his idol during a race at Dover International Speedway during the 2002 Craftsman Truck Series season. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ...

Off-Road career

Brendan won his first race in a 1991 SNORE (Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts) off-road race. He was the Class 10 SNORE champion in 1991, 1992, and 1993.

In 1995 he moved to SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association) series. He was the 1995 Class 13 champion, and raced in Class 8 in 1996. He moved with most SODA drivers to CORR at the end of 1997 and raced in the Pro-2 category through 1998. for other uses of the word soda, see soda or SODA SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association) was an off-road racing sanctioning in the United States. ... For The Corrs, Irish pop band, see The Corrs. ...

NASCAR career

He then decided to move to stock car racing. He was the 2000 and 2001 champion on the NASCAR Winston West series. He raced in a few Craftsman Truck Series (CTS) events. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series presented this logo for the 2006 season. ...

In 2002, he got back together with former fellow off-road racer "the Legend" Walker Evans in a Walker Evans Racing CTS truck. He raced full-time, winning twice, on his way to the Rookie of the Year title. Walker Evans (born December 3, 1938) is an offroad racing legend. ... The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of North American sports leagues to the top first-time professional athlete of the season. ...

2003 was Gaughan's breakout year. Driving the #62 Orleans Dodge for his father Michael, he picked up where he left off in '02, scoring six wins, the two most notable of which were at Texas Motor Speedway which gave him four straight wins at the track. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in Justin, Texas, which is within Denton County, Texas. ...

Despite his dominance, Gaughan could not hold off three other drivers, who had closed up on his championship lead going into the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gaughan started the race as the points leader, with Ted Musgrave (#1 Ultra Motorsports Mopar Dodge) in second, Travis Kvapil (#16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet) in third, and Dennis Setzer (#46 Acxiom Chevrolet) in fourth. All Gaughan needed to do was finish ahead of all three drivers to win the championship. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... Ted Musgrave from Franklin, Wisconsin was born December 18, 1955. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... Dennis Setzer from Newton, NC was born February 27, 1960. ...

Fate, however, would not deal him a fair hand. On lap 101, Gaughan got into an accident involving Bryan Reffner and Musgrave's teammate Marty Houston, and could not continue. He would finish 29th in a 36 car field and fell from first to fourth in the points. (Musgrave, Setzer, and Kvapil were left to battle for the title, with Musgrave and Kvapil fighting each other for position up until the last restart. During said restart, Musgrave tried to pass before the restart, was black flagged after a long review, and Kvapil ended up winning the championship by virtue of his 6th place finish in the race.)

In 2004, Gaughan moved up to the NEXTEL Cup. He drove the #77 Kodak Dodge for Penske Racing. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings, and 28th in the final points standings. He finished the season with 4 Top 10's including a career best fourth place finish at Talladega Superspeedway. However, it wasn't enough for him to keep his job, and he was replaced by Kvapil, who beat him for the 2003 CTS championship. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ...

In 2005, he moved back to the CTS, behind the wheel of the Jasper Orleans Racing #77 Dodge Ram. He finished 19th in the final points standings, with two Top 5 and 7 Top 10 finishes. See also Dodge Ram 50, an unrelated Mitsubishi-produced truck The Ram is a fullsize pickup truck from DaimlerChryslers Dodge brand. ...

In 2006, he is still in the CTS but he is back in the blue Orleans colors. Starting with the September 23 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the team will sport a new livery of the South Point Casino in which his father, Michael, is the owner. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ...

External links

• Official website
• Official team website
• Driver's page at racing-reference.info
• Brendan Gaughan Online
• Georgetown alumni spotlight[[Category:

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