Brendan Gaughan News

The Baja 1000 starts Nov 21st UPDATE 2:

The Baja 1000 starts Nov 21st UPDATE 2:

November 23, 2002
The Baja 1000 starts Nov 21st UPDATE 2: Winston Cup stock car driver Robby Gordon will lead the list of drivers from other major series competing in the Baja 1000. Of course, Gordon got his start in off-road racing and is a former winner of the event. Other recognized

Musgrave wins at California:

Musgrave wins at California:

November 2, 2002
#1-Ted Musgrave came from the back of the field and pulled away to an easy victory Saturday in the American Racing Wheels 200 CTS race at California Speedway. #2-Jason Leffler was 2nd followed by #62-Brendan Gaughan, #60-Travis Kvapil and #14-Rick Crawford. Series

Starr wins pole at Vegas:

Starr wins pole at Vegas:

October 12, 2002
#75-David Starr won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 163.112mph. #62-Brendan Gaughan was 2nd, #14-Rick Crawford third at 162.543, followed by #4-Ryan Hemphill abd #1-Ted Musgrave. See lineup at ThatsRacin.com or MotorsportsOne.(10-12-2002)

Gaughan wins at Texas:

Gaughan wins at Texas:

September 14, 2002
#62-Brendan Gaughan won his 2nd career CTS race and swept both races at Texas in 2002 becoming the the first two-time winner in the ten truck races at Texas Motor Speedway. #20-Coy Gibbs was 2nd (aa career best) followed by #75-David Starr, #14-Rick Crawford and #60

Bliss wins pole at Texas:

Bliss wins pole at Texas:

September 12, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss won the pole at Texas with a speeds of 179.695mph, winning his third pole of the season. Thr rest of the top five are #75-David Starr, #20-Coy Gibbs, #14-Rick Crawford and #62-Brendan Gaughan. For lineup see ThatsRacin.com, MotorsportsOne or NASCAR.com

Gaughan suspects his truck was sabotaged — twice:

Gaughan suspects his truck was sabotaged — twice:

July 31, 2002
Brendan Gaughan isn't the paranoid type, but the Las Vegas driver hasn't ruled out sabotage as the cause of problems he encountered in a pair of races earlier this month. Gaughan had a plug wire come off at the start of races at Kansas Speedway and Kentucky Speedway

Cook wins at NHIS:

Cook wins at NHIS:

July 20, 2002
#29-Terry Cook inherited the lead as a result of one wreck and held on to his third NASCAR Truck series win of the season despite another. Cook took over the lead on Lap 170 when then-leader #2-Jason Leffler wrecked in Turn 3. Cook held off #46-Dennis Setzer by .189

Leffler wins another pole, this time at NHIS:

Leffler wins another pole, this time at NHIS:

July 19, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won his 7th pole of the season, third in a row and fifth in past six races in capturing the top starting position for Saturday's New England 200 race at NHIS. Leffler ran a lap at 128.424mph set a new track record. #29-Terry Cook was 2nd at 127.859

Cook wins the race at Milwaukee:

Cook wins the race at Milwaukee:

June 28, 2002
#29-Terry Cook won the CTS race at Milwaukee, his 2nd 2002 win and third of his career. #2-Jason Leffler was 2nd, followed by #20-Coy Gibbs, fourth was #62-Brendan Gaughan and 5th was #1-Ted Musgrave. Points leadere coming into the race, #75-David Starr finished 6th

Gaughan wins at Texas:

Gaughan wins at Texas:

June 7, 2002
#62-Brendan Gaughan became the second straight rookie to win at Texas in the CTS with his win in the O'Reilly 400, Gaughan is the first rookie to win a CTS race in 2002. 2nd was #60-Travis Kvapil (who was the rookie to win at Texas in 2001) followed by #75-David Starr

White loses spot:

White loses spot:

April 13, 2002
NASCAR officials disallowed a qualifying speed by #46-Dennis Setzer, but the big loser was a young driver from Concord named Dana White. Setzers punishment? He dropped from fifth in the qualifying order to 33rd (the first provisional slot). The problem was in the right

Gaughan to attempt California..in Cup UPDATE:

Gaughan to attempt California..in Cup UPDATE:

April 4, 2002
Gaughan to attempt California..in Cup UPDATE: Brendan Gaughan will attempt to qualify for the April 28 Winston Cup race at California Speedway, Orleans Racing general manager Shane Wilson said Monday. Gaughan tested a new Dodge Intrepid at the 2-mile oval last week

California Testing:

California Testing:

March 30, 2002
California Testing: #40-Sterling Marlin was at California Speedway on Wednesday looking to improve his speed for a race that still is a month away. #49-Shawna Robinson also spent of the first off-week of the NASCAR season at the Fontana track and tried to wipe out

Gaughan to run at California?

Gaughan to run at California?

March 30, 2002
Gaughan to run at California? FSN's Totally NASCAR reported Friday that CTS driver and 2000-2001 Winston West champ, Brendan Gaughan [#62 NAPA Dodge in the CTS] tested at California Speedway this past week in a Cup car and may run the April 28th Californai Speedway

Gaughan cancels Vegas:

Gaughan cancels Vegas:

January 26, 2002
Gaughan cancels Vegas: Brendan Gaughan [#62] has cancelled his NASCAR Winston Cup test next week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Gaughan, who will be running a full NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule this year, said he will not attempt to qualify for the March 3 UAW