Brandon R. Gdovic (born February 28, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. The Yorktown, Virginia resident competes in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series, driving for Precision Performance Motorsports. He has also raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
| Brandon Gdovic | |||||||
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 Gdovic's K&N Pro Series East car at Richmond International Raceway in 2013 | |||||||
| Born | Brandon R. Gdovic February 28, 1992 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Achievements | 2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 16 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2021 position | 41st | ||||||
| Best finish | 37th (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2021 Food City 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of December 25, 2021. | |||||||
Racing career
editARCA Racing Series
editGdovic has two career starts in the ARCA Racing Series, running two races in 2014 for Cunningham Motorsports. He finished on the lead lap both times, and recorded an eighth-place finish at Kansas Speedway.[1]
K&N Pro Series East
editGdovic first tried his hand at K&N Pro Series East competition in 2011, running 11 of the series 14 races. Running for his father and with funding from Aquis Communication, he scored one top five finish (New Hampshire) and three other top tens on the way to a 15th-place points finish. Gdovic failed to finish only two races.[2]
In 2012, Gdovic ran the entire season, recorded a career-best third-place finish at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, other top fives at Richmond International Raceway, Langley Speedway, and Greensville-Pickens, and recorded top-tens in all but five races. With only one crash on the season, he finished seventh in season points.[3]
2013 led to Gdovic's first win, at Greensville-Pickens.[4] He also recorded a second at Richmond and a third at Bowman Gray Stadium, but three engine failures in a fourteen race season dropped Gdovic to tenth in series points.[5] The team scaled back to part-time in 2014, with only one top ten finish and three crashes in eight races.[6] While focusing on the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series in 2015, Gdovic made only one start, a 12th at Virginia International Raceway.[7] Moving up to the Xfinity Series in 2016, Gdovic made a start while sharing his family ride with other drivers. He finished 16th at Mobile International Speedway.[8]
Xfinity Series
editGdovic made his Xfinity Series debut in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 10, 2015, in the No. 55 Chevrolet Camaro for Viva Motorsports. He qualified 29th and finished 26th, four laps down.[9][10][11] Gdovic would make two more starts in 2015 one for Viva Motorsports, at Richmond International Raceway, in which he finished 30th, and one for Precision Performance Motorsports who purchased Viva Motorsports equipment, at Watkins Glen International, where he finished 13th.[11]
On April 16, 2016, Gdovic made his first Xfinity start of the year in the first-ever Xfinity heat/main event, the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol. He finished 14th in his heat and 18th in the main.[12] He attempted four more races during the course of the season, finishing 21st twice and bringing sponsorship from Verizon Wireless.[12]
Gdovic had plans to run full-time in the No. 46 Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet, a ride he shared part-time in 2016 with Anthony Kumpen and Jordan Anderson.[13] However, the team did not attempt a race.
After not running any Xfinity Series races from 2017 to 2019, Gdovic announced a return to the series for the 2020 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield road course with Sam Hunt Racing.[14]
Sports cars
editLamborghini Super Trofeo Series
editAfter originally being introduced to sports car racing in a 2015 Lamborghini test with Mitchum Motorsports at Virginia International Raceway,[15] Gdovic captured the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North American Series championship later that year.[16] He also experimented in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series that year.[17] The following year, Gdovic moved up to the Huracan Super Trofeo Series and won three times on his way to a second-place points finish.[18] In 2017, he earned an invite to a Lamborghini training camp in hopes of becoming a factory driver.[18] Gdovic ran the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona with DAC Motorsports as part of the Huracan schedule.[18] He ran the Dubai 24 Hour while in the country for the TCR Middle East Series.[19] In 2017, Gdovic partnered with co-driver Todd Snyder for the 2017 Super Trofeo North America Season driving with DAC Motorsports[20] In 2018, Gdovic continued in Super Trofeo with co-driver Shinya Michimi, winning at Road America and finishing fourth in points.[21] Gdovic teamed with Conor Daly for the 2019 Super Trofeo North America season.[22] The pairing won their first race together at Barber Motorsports Park.[23] Gdovic won his first Super Trofeo North America race of 2020 at Virginia International Raceway in August.[24]
TCR Middle East Series
editGdovic was the only American in the 2017 TCR Middle East Series,[19] driving a Volkswagen Golf for Liqui Moly Team Engstler. Gdovic won in the first weekend of racing, which was held at the Dubai Autodrome. He came up a narrow second in the standings to Josh Files but helped his team to the Teams' Classification Championship.[25]
Personal life
editGdovic lent equipment to fellow K&N Pro Series competitor Ronnie Bassett Jr. in 2016 after Bassett's shop burned down.[26]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
edit| 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 | |||
| 2015 | Viva Motorsports | 55 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX 26 |
BRI | RCH 30 |
TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | 48th | 63 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||
| Precision Performance Motorsports | GLN 13 |
MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 46 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI 18 |
RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC 26 |
MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND 27 |
IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI 21 |
ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO 21 |
HOM | 37th | 92 | [12] | |||||
| 2020 | Sam Hunt Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | HOM | HOM | TAL | POC | IND 12 |
KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN | ROA | DAY 28 |
DOV | DOV | DAY | DAR | RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 57th | 34 | [27] | |||
| 2021 | DAY 8 |
DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR 17 |
TAL | DAR 36 |
DOV | COA | CLT QL† |
MOH | TEX 23 |
NSH | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA 16 |
GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI 21 |
LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 41st | 101 | [28] | ||||||
| † – Qualified but replaced by Grant Enfinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series East
edit| NASCAR K&N Pro 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 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Precision Performance Motorsports | 46 | Dodge | GRE 27 |
SBO 11 |
RCH 18 |
IOW 9 |
BGS 17 |
JFC 28 |
LGY 24 |
NHA 4 |
COL | GRE 8 |
NHA 9 |
DOV 11 |
15th | 1311 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | BRI 21 |
IOW 9 |
BGS 7 |
8th | 470 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | GRE 3 |
RCH 5 |
JFC 20 |
LGY 4 |
CNB 7 |
COL 9 |
IOW 18 |
NHA 13 |
DOV 10 |
GRE 5 |
CAR 15 |
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| 2013 | BRI 18 |
GRE 1 |
FIF 10 |
RCH 2 |
BGS 3 |
IOW 24 |
LGY 10 |
COL 5 |
IOW 12 |
VIR 25 |
GRE 15 |
NHA 22 |
DOV 22 |
RAL 8 |
10th | 443 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | NSM 9 |
DAY 11 |
BRI 25 |
GRE | RCH 19 |
IOW | BGS | FIF | NHA 29 |
COL | IOW | GLN | VIR 15 |
GRE | DOV 11 |
21st | 216 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | LGY 17 |
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| 2015 | 12 | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR 12 |
RCH | DOV | 50th | 32 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 46 | NSM | MOB 16 |
GRE | BRI | VIR | DOM | STA | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | GRE | NJM | DOV | 53rd | 28 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1
edit| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWESC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2015 | Precision Performance Motorsports | 46 | Chevy | VAL | VAL | VEN | VEN | BRH | BRH | TOU | TOU | UMB 18 |
UMB 8 |
ZOL | ZOL | 25th | 124 | [29] | ||
| 2016 | PK Carsport | Chevy | VAL 20 |
VAL 25 |
VEN | VEN | BRH | BRH | TOU | TOU | ADR | ADR | ZOL | ZOL | 20th | 262 | [30] | |||
Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2
edit| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWESC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2015 | Precision Performance Motorsports | 46 | Chevy | VAL | VAL | VEN | VEN | BRH | BRH | TOU | TOU | UMB 4 |
UMB 4 |
ZOL | ZOL | 24th | 160 | [31] | ||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Cunningham Motorsports | 72 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN 15 |
KAN 8 |
52nd | 345 | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
edit(key)
24 Hours of Daytona
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| Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | PC | 38 |  Performance Tech Motorsports
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ORECA FLM09 | James French Jim Norman Josh Norman Kyle Marcelli
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385 | 45 DNF | 6 DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Courchesnee, Shawn (April 6, 2013). "Brandon Gdovic Grabs First K&N Pro Series East Victory At Greenville-Pickens". RaceDayCT. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brandon Gdovic – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Pennell, Jay. "Brandon Gdovic to make XFINITY Series debut at Texas Motor Speedway". Fox Sports. Fox Sports Interactive Media. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Brandon Gdovic – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Brandon Gdovic – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - NASCAR News Archives". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ^ Segal, Davey (June 24, 2020). "Brandon Gdovic Returning to Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Pearce, Al (24 August 2019). "NASCAR K&N Series Winner Brandon Gdovic Thriving in Lamborghini Trofeo Series". Autoweek. Crain Communications. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Marty (26 November 2015). "Brandon Gdovic wins Lamborghini World and North American championships". Daily Press. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ O'Brien, Marty. "Brandon Gdovic earns another Lamborghini win after a strong showing in NASCAR Euro race in Italy". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Marty. "Brandon Gdovic hopes invitation to Lamborghini training camp leads to bigger things". dailypress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ a b Staff, SPEED SPORT (2017-01-04). "Brandon Gdovic To Get Busy In Dubai | SPEED SPORT". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
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- ^ Allaway, Phil (19 December 2018). "Precision Performance Motorsports Launches WeatherTech Championship Effort". Frontstreth. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Daly Joins Gdovic at PPM". SportsCar365. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Lamborghini Super Trofeo Roars Into Watkins Glen". International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Dagys, John (August 23, 2020). "Gdovic Wins Incident-Filled Race 2 at VIR". SportsCar365. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ fabio. "Brandon Gdovic". middleeast.tcr-series.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "Sense of rejuvenation for Ronnie Bassett Jr., team with his first K&N win". Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ "Brandon Gdovic – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Brandon Gdovic – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Brandon Gdovic – 2015 Whelen Euro Elite 1 Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Brandon Gdovic – 2016 Whelen Euro Elite 1 Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Brandon Gdovic – 2015 Whelen Euro Elite 2 Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
External links
edit- Brandon Gdovic driver statistics at Racing-Reference