Gus Dean | |||||||
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Born | Gus H. Dean August 19, 1994 Bluffton, South Carolina | ||||||
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 | |||||||
58 races run over 6 years | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 15/55 (Venturini Motorsports) | ||||||
Best finish | 4th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Dutch Boy 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
First win | 2016 General Tire 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last win | 2018 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250 (Elko) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 37th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2015 UNOH 100 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 10, 2022. |
Gus H. Dean[1] (born August 19, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 and 15 Toyota Camrys 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.
Racing career
ARCA Menards Series
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 return to the organization in 2018, scoring his second career win at Elko Speedway and finishing 6th in final points.
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.[2] He finished his Truck rookie season 15th in points.[3]
Dean lost his ride at 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.[3]
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.)
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 | [4] | |||||||||||||||
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 | [5] | |||||||||||||||
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 | [6] |
* 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 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 | [14] |
2020 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Chevy | NSM | TOL | DOV | TOL | BRI 12 |
FIF | 34th | 32 | [15] | ||||||||
2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW 10 |
BRI | 39th | 34 | [16] |
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.
- ↑ "Gus Dean joins Young's Motorsports for 2019 Truck season". Motorsport.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- 1 2 Christie, Toby (February 4, 2020). "Gus Dean to Drive Hill Motorsports No. 56 Truck at Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ↑ "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 – 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.