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Brendan Gaughan: Season
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From the top of the world in the NASCAR Truck Series to a seat at the Penske dinner table, Brendan Gaughan jumps head-first into the world of Nextel Cup Racing. Gaughan will join the Jasper Motorsports team this season with support from Penske Racing South. Dodge will up their ante to support Gaughan, who comes to the big leagues with a strong thirst to compete.
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PALOS HILLS, Ill. -- NeWave Television Productions has announced that NASCAR star Brendan Gaughan will provide commentary for the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing on SPEED TV during the 2007 season. Gaughan is a former World Champion short course off-road racer and current NASCAR Craftsman Truck driver.
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Gaughan ran a quick lap of 120.725 mph in the #77 South Point Hotel Chevrolet Silverado. #47-David Smith, #60-Jack Sprague, #6-Travis Kvapil and #99-Erik Darnell rounded out the top 5 of the 36 trucks practicing for tonight’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 200. Gaughan has qualified 2nd for this race; his best start of the season.
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Michael Gaughan, whose son, Brendan, drives the No. 77 South Point Chevrolet, has joined with Jeff Wyler to form Wyler-Gaughan Racing. The team will field a pair of Toyotas in the truck series next season.
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With guidance from famed racer Walker Evans, Gaughan embarked on a part-time pavement schedule in 1998 in the West Division scoring one pole and two top-five finishes. The following season, Gaughan improved on his record. In 14 starts, Gaughan netted three top fives and six top 10s.
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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.
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