Gus Dean
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![]() Dean at Madison International Speedway in 2018 | |||||||
Born | (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994 (age 30) Bluffton, South Carolina | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 15 (AM Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Wawa 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
26 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2021 position | 86th | ||||||
Best finish | 15th (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2019 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
68 races run over 8 years | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 55 (Venturini Motorsports) | ||||||
Best finish | 4th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
First win | 2016 General Tire 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last win | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
ARCA East no., team | No. 55 (Venturini Motorsports) | ||||||
Best finish | 34th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2015 UNOH 100 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 18, 2024. |
Gus H. Dean[1] (born August 19, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for AM Racing and in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. He previously drove in the series for Win-Tron Racing full-time in 2017 and 2018 and part-time in 2016, 2019 and 2020. Dean also drove for Mason Mitchell Motorsports part-time in ARCA in 2016, winning the race at Talladega that year. Dean also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series full-time in 2019 for Young's Motorsports, and part-time in 2020 and 2021 for Hill Motorsports.
Personal life
Dean is a native of Bluffton, South Carolina and the son of Charlie Dean, an HVAC company owner. Dean credits his grandfather, Charles Dean Sr., for inspiring his passion for stock car racing.[2]
Racing career
ARCA Menards Series
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Dean began racing part-time in 2016 with Mason Mitchell Motorsports, scoring 1 win at Talladega in April. In 2017, he ran the full schedule with Win-Tron Racing, scoring a 4th-place points finish but lost rookie of the year to Riley Herbst in the season finale at Kansas. He returned to the organization in 2018, scoring his second career win at Elko Speedway and finishing 6th in final points.
In 2022, Dean made the switch to Venturini Motorsports. He is currently racing in the number 55 Toyota Camry. He won the season opening race at Daytona in 2024, his first with Venturini.[citation needed]
NASCAR Truck Series
On January 9, 2019, it was announced that Dean would drive the No. 12 full-time for Young's Motorsports in 2019.[3] He finished his Truck rookie season 15th in points.[4]
Dean chose not to return to Young's Motorsports after the 2019 season. On February 4, 2020, he joined Hill Motorsports in their No. 56 Chevrolet Silverado for the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.[4]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
On August 19th, 2024, AM Racing announced that Dean will pilot the No. 15 Ford Mustang at the 2024 Wawa 250. [5]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | AM Racing | 15 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY 36 | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [6] |
Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2019 | Young's Motorsports | 12 | Chevy | DAY 15 | ATL 15 | LVS 22 | MAR 32 | TEX 29 | DOV 14 | KAN 14 | CLT 26 | TEX 32 | IOW 20 | GTW 19 | CHI 15 | KEN 25 | POC 14 | ELD 28 | MCH 13 | BRI 18 | MSP 17 | LVS 15 | TAL 20 | MAR 14 | PHO 20 | HOM 15 | 15th | 413 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
2020 | Hill Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | DAY 26 | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH | DAY | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL 30 | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 57th | 22 | [8] | |||||||||||||||
2021 | DAY 34 | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 86th | 3 | [9] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | DAY 35 | NSH | SLM | TAL 1 | TOL 7 | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | POC 15 | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN 21 | 26th | 1060 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | IRP 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Win-Tron Racing | 33 | Toyota | KAN 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 32 | DAY 32 | NSH 23 | SLM 2 | TAL 6 | TOL 7 | ELK 5 | POC 5 | MCH 5 | MAD 9 | IOW 10 | IRP 6 | POC 7 | WIN 5 | ISF 11 | ROA 9 | DSF 3 | SLM 5 | CHI 14 | KEN 18 | KAN 15 | 4th | 4595 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Chevy | DAY 25 | NSH 17 | SLM 7 | TAL 12 | TOL 20 | CLT 14 | POC 6 | MCH 4 | MAD 5 | GTW 6 | CHI 16 | IOW 20 | ELK 1 | POC 27 | ISF 7 | BLN 5 | DSF 18 | SLM 2 | IRP 10 | KAN 18 | 6th | 4295 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | DAY 26 | FIF | SLM | TAL 6 | NSH | TOL | CLT 3 | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN 10 | 25th | 705 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | DAY 23 | PHO | TAL 16 | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI 12 | WIN | MEM 11 | ISF | KAN | 30th | 114 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY 5 | PHO | TAL 5 | 25th | 157 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | KAN 4 | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH 5 | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 25 | DAY 35 | PHO | TAL 2 | KAN | CLT 15 | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH 2 | IRP | GLN | ISF | 29th | 149 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | MLW 10 | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | DAY 1 | PHO | TAL 4 | DOV | KAN | CLT 6 | IOW 7 | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM 14 | ELK | MCH 14 | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [17] |
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | Charles Dean | 56 | Chevy | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH 33 | DOV | 64th | 11 | [18] |
2020 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Chevy | NSM | TOL | DOV | TOL | BRI 12 | FIF | 34th | 32 | [19] | ||||||||
2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW 10 | BRI | 39th | 34 | [20] | ||||||
2024 | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW 7 | IRP | MLW | BRI | -* | -* | [21] |
References
- ^ "Team Event Rosters – Bristol Motor Speedway – Thursday, August 15, 2019" (PDF). NASCAR. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Shain, Jeff (11 February 2016). "Bluffton's Gus Dean on fast track to Daytona". The Island Packet. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Gus Dean joins Young's Motorsports for 2019 Truck season". Motorsport.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Christie, Toby (February 4, 2020). "Gus Dean to Drive Hill Motorsports No. 56 Truck at Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Gus Dean makes NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for AM Racing at Daytona". Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Gus Dean – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
External links
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- Gus Dean on X
- Gus Dean driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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- Mike Marlar
- Bobby Reuse