David Gravel (born June 23, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. He last competed full-time in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, driving the No. 2 Maxim for Big Game Motorsports, in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing, and in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet SS for KBR Development. Gravel won the Knoxville Nationals in 2019.[1]
| David Gravel | |||||||
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | June 23, 1992 Watertown, Connecticut | ||||||
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2008 | ||||||
| Current team | Big Game Motorsports | ||||||
| Engine | Kistler | ||||||
| Former teams | David Gravel Racing (2008–2012), Bill Rose Racing (2013), Roth Motorsports (2014–2015), Destiny Motorsports (2015), CJB Motorsports (2016–2018), Jason Johnson Racing (2019–2020),big gamemotorsports(2021-present) | ||||||
| Starts | 600 | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 100 | ||||||
| Best finish | 3rd in 2019 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 1st | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2008 2009–2012 2020 | United Racing Club All Star Circuit of Champions ARCA Menards Series | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2019 | Knoxville Nationals[1] | ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2013 | World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year[2] | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2020 position | 50th | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Henry Ford Health System 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020 Clean Harbors 200 (Kansas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 11, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly years
editGrowing up in Connecticut, Gravel started his racing career in quarter midgets before moving up to Legends cars on asphalt and then to dirt micro-sprints.[3]
Dirt racing
editIn 2008, Gravel competed full-time with the United Racing Club and became the youngest winner in the history of the series.[2] For the next four years, he raced in the All Star Circuit of Champions, scoring three top-three points finishes.[2]
Gravel started making sporadic World of Outlaws appearances in 2008; he eventually won the series' Rookie of the Year award in 2013.[2] He ran for Roth Motorsports in 2014, Destiny Motorsports in 2015 and from 2016 to 2018 drove for CJB Motorsports.[2]
Gravel raced with Jason Johnson Racing in 2019, driving the team's No. 41 car to a third-place finish in the season-long point standings and winning the Knoxville Nationals and Jason Johnson Classic.[4] He also participated in the 2019 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, advancing to the A-main.[5] After the season, he confirmed a return to JJR for another full-season effort in 2020,[4] although that was eventually slimmed down to about 85 percent of the season's schedule after Gravel signed with NASCAR team GMS Racing for 2020.[5]
After the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily stopped the WoO season, Gravel won the tour's first race back, held with no fans at Knoxville on May 8.[6] He later won a premiere All Star Circuit of Champions race at Eldora Speedway.[7] In his 600th WoO start, Gravel won at Williams Grove Speedway in the National Open preliminary.[8] Gravel started his first USAC Silvercrown race on the dirt at the Springfield Mile; he started last and finished second behind Kyle Larson.[9]
Pavement racing
editOn January 10, 2020, Gravel announced a six-race slate in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving for GMS Racing. The announced schedule included the series' only dirt race, a July date at Eldora Speedway.[10] As part of the deal, Gravel would also run the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway with GMS affiliate team KBR Development.[11]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
editGander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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 | NGTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | GMS Racing | 24 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH 10 |
DAY | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | KAN 35 |
TEX | MAR | PHO | 50th | 32 | [12] | |||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series
edit(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 | |||||
| 2020 | KBR Development | 28 | Chevy | DAY 12 |
PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | 63rd | 32 | [13] | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "David Gravel claims emotional Knoxville Nationals win". NASCAR.com. August 11, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "David Gravel". World of Outlaws. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Walters, Shane (May 20, 2018). "David Gravel is looking for a shot in NASCAR". Racing News. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Seelman, Jacob (November 11, 2019). "Gravel Back With JJR, Eyeing Move To Trucks". Speed Sport. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Utter, Jim (January 13, 2020). "Sprint car star David Gravel wants to 'be in the hunt' in NASCAR". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Nate (May 8, 2020). "David Gravel wins at Knoxville; Kyle Larson 10th in return with Outlaws". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Altmayer, Tyler (September 24, 2020). "David Gravel scores Governors Reign title at Eldora for $52,000". All Star Circuit of Champions. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Dick (October 3, 2020). "David Gravel picks up $10K win in Williams Grove preliminary feature". Syracuse.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Bettenhausen 100". USAC Silvercrown. October 18, 2020. Event occurs at 15:25. FloRacing.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (January 10, 2020). "World of Outlaws driver David Gravel lands part-time Truck ride at GMS Racing". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Walters, Shane (January 10, 2020). "Dirt racer David Gravel to get his shot in NASCAR". Racing News. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "David Gravel – 2020 NASCAR RV & Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "David Gravel – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
External links
edit- David Gravel driver statistics at Racing-Reference