I just now learned that Gray Gaulding got suspended.

His Krispy Kreme car will always be an iconic paint scheme

Did you know Gray Gaulding's first race in the Cup series, was Jeff Gordon's last race in 2016?

He even drove the cursed 60 car for Roush, no wonder he became a bust.

Cameron Hayley...man...still angry how they ditched him in favor of Coughlin. Money be damned.

This is one of those cases where a driver escalates in NASCAR way too early. Great video BFM!

Yep, I remember the Krispy Kreme days in the #20 K&N Series days, his little Cup stints in the mid-2010s, 2017-2018 Cup season, his stint in SS Greenlight, almost winning Xfinity twice, to (allegedly) what he is currently going through. What a difference 12-13 years has been😬

I met him at Daytona last year, he was a nice guy… up until this year, like they always said, never meet your hero’s or fans if you put it that way.

Dude actually made the local news in Virginia after a 2nd or 3rd place at Dega years ago.

"What happens when you give a kid too much attention and dont let him develop properly"

Another victim of Casey Atwood syndrome, except here the final outcome was very ugly…

This is a warning for Baby Gronk.

I just learned that Gray was a hyped driver. I had absolutely no idea who he was until BK, and never knew any of his earlier career until this video. A victim of being rushed and having too many expectations on his shoulders, IMO.

At least with other NASCAR Busts according to Darian such as Casey Atwood, J.J. Yeley, Scott Riggs etc., they aren't at all bad people. It's sucks to know that Gray Gaulding did what he was alleged accused for, and before that, had some decent runs with SS Greenlight Racing. And ironically this past weekend at Talladega, he was set to run one of the races, and make his NASCAR 2024 season debut.

Bro is talented and pretty underrated... Close to win two races with sub-par equipament, deserved better cars... But threw everything away doing 💩 That's sad

This hurts to watch 😭

Do you think it's still called the Gray Gaulding Grilled Cheese?

Guy had talent and just tossed it all away....

Fifty Shades of Gray Gaulding

I did actually think he was going go somewhere for a minute

I’ll always remember his Krispy Kream scheme.

Not developing is what killed his career. These young self proclaimed superstars need to take the training step to get to the next level. Run a few years of trucks, Xfinity even if you excel you need the track time. Look at Byron took him a few years in cup to get it, in the best equipment his money could buy! I think he maybe had a shot if Kevin stuck with him, you also can't be 18 driving junk in Cup and think you'll be a star.

Some stuff from his Wikipedia page: His dad was vice president of operations at NTS Motorsports (Truck, Xfinity, K&N Pro East & ARCA team that was around from 2011 to 2016), fellow race car driver Zane Smith is his brother in law and it was April 2nd that he got arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence with NASCAR suspending him indefinitely the following day (so April 3rd)

Joey logano is one of the few hype drivers thats actually lasted

He took the rubbing is racing a little too serious

The footage of him playing sim racing in 2004 BLEW MY MIND

Request: NASCAR Busts: Gary Bradberry

This is what happens when money preceeds talent

He grabbed every opportunity he was given to climb. While that isn't always a bad thing, when the offer is coming from a backmarker team as infamous as BK Racing, you have to wonder what exactly the thought process was.

10:44 Oh I miss Dylan Kwasniewski, Turner Scott truly ruined his career in my eyes… He truly deserved a couple more years of development…

Love his Krispy Kreme schemes

His career was destroyed the minute kevin harvick hyped him up. That was way too much attention and high expectations.

spoiled daddy's money kids be like

Been waiting for this one for a long time lol

Casey Atwood crawled so that Gray Gauding could walk. So much hype, not the outcome one of them hoped for.

I'm going to be honest, I didn't even know what he looked like until this video. I remember the name but I couldn't even tell you what car he drove..... Ever.

I remember the Krispy Kreme car well but never could call it by it’s driver. Lol 😅

He was one of those guys I always kept an eye on at the superspeedways because there wasn't much to root for after the Krispy Kreme days. One of my favorite drivers up to today falling so far so quickly is just disappointing. I hope he is proven innocent or comes back in some capacity one day, it would be a nice comeback story.

I hope that this eventually becomes a lesson for any young upcoming NASCAR driver.Be a child first before making adult decisions

I used to work for his dad, was an interesting time lol

0:51 rFactor 1 jumpscare

I think Gray is an absolute example of "what if". What if he never got the hype? What if he won a cup race?

If there’s one thing I’m going to remember from him, it’s that Panini scheme he ran last year

You did a really good job of creating, editing and presenting a video that is ironic. Sad but true.

Gray Gaulding was the beginning of the end for the 60 in Xfinity

I just realized he was suspended

Darian, can you do videos on “When Boris Said Became A Winner”, “First Starts: Shane van Gisbergen” and “When Chaos Came To Watkins Glen In 2012”?

Loved the video, I also grew up hearing about the hype from Harvick. It seems like this is the case more and more often. Typically it’s a young talent and Gray is talented for sure no doubt, but when you have a family with money behind you….you're gonna get a ride no matter what & I believe that creates a false sense of “stardom” so to speak. Yeah it’s easy to get a grilled cheese named after you when people want to impress your parents. The problem is if you don’t have good people around you which seems like that’s what happened. He had a bunch of yes people around him and his family & thought just what they had was enough to go to the Cup. But it takes more than money, always has. Hope he turns his problems around though on the charges.

Met him when he drove K&N and again in the 23 DP car. Both times, very personable. He had the talent and the sponsorship, I remember that RaceHub episode when he was 12, they were hyping him up. He got rushed too quickly, like too many of these young guys, and he never panned out. He had the Panini sponsorship as well, which is probably why he got those lower-tier rides. Hate it for him. From where he was at 12 till now, like you said, a pretty sad fall from grace.

what's with rick ware drivers getting in trouble?

Imagine if he won that one Talladega race tho

His grandfather lives in my neighborhood in Virginia. There’d occasionally be race car trailers parked in front of their house when he was coming up, and whenever Gray was there himself he had an AMG S-Class. In retrospect it doesn’t surprise me what happened.

9:57 ummm Dude isn't the other way around? In the United States, you are guilty until proven innocent? That's why every time an allegation comes up, if the accused is related to sports they always get suspended as soon as the allegation is made public

I really think he should’ve just turned more laps. I believe the talent could’ve been there but not only did he get rushed I think he rushed himself.

Another reason I don’t like pulling for kids. Can’t stand how earlier they start. Then they get to cup with zero personality bc all they know is left turn.

Who is Gray Gaulding and why is he arrested?!?!

This hits close to home for me. Imagine that, harvick pulling the rug out from under somebody with potential. I worked at khi when he shut it down. He has no soul and will do it to anyone. Gaulding had the talent. Pull the rug out from under Keelan harvick and see how good he does.

Liget had a customer back in 2013 who swore he raced in The Dash Series. He kept talking about this Gary Gaulding kid being a big fan. Last time I saw him, he was in a mental hospital. No joke.

I’m not sure why people are so hipped by a late model win without knowing the facts some times there are small fields at some races Now someone like Chase Elliott winning the snowball derby (superlate model) at 16 years old that’s a massive achievement he beat the best in the country at the time but winning a late model race is not the same (This is coming from a latemodel/super late model racer with 50+ wins) and I know i don’t stand a chance in any of NASCAR’s top 3 series 🤷‍♂️

Biggest surprise of this video was learning his first name is actually Dwayne 😂

Gray isn’t a name. It’s a color

Just now remembered that Gray Gaulding existed.

If you cant run well in KBM equiment you don't have much talent most times

Got to love how the main stream media said the wrong car number when announcing his arrest 😂

Very interesting and sad story 😢

alot of times when a kid starts out young doing well and has all the attention in the world, no one teaches them how to live being in the limelight, or how to deal with losing. u see it alot in actors that started out young, some can't handle the mental strain and they implode.

I remember gray gaulding getting 300 games in bowling.

Driver development is key. Should have kept him in the K&N series for further development.

To me Gaulding being a bust is a combination of over-hype, as evident by the fact he had media swarming him before he was even 15, not having enough opportunities in top ranking equipment, and perhaps the closing of KHI. Once KHI closed Gaulding was basically on his own. Guidance from a driver like Kevin Harvick might have been able to help him but he was just thrown in the deep end without help and was expected to figure it out. Hence why he missed his opportunities with Kyle Busch and Roush

I met he and his dad Dwayne at Five Flags Speedway years ago at one of the K&N races. His dad gave me scumbag vibes. In my opinion, Gray always seemed like an outcast amount racecar drivers in how he dressed and stuff. Just some strange birds.

I got to sit on his pit box last fall at daytona. It was a good time. Unfortunate what's happened here.

You took 9 minutes to finally get to the point. Thank you fast forward button.

I was fortunate to see Kevin Harvick at 15 lap the entire field

Look if you just look at the wrong numbers I think he's just a mediocre Journeymen and not so much a bust you know similar to Sorensen or Yeley. But for one the guy was not even 18 and I feel like we needed to calm our expectations down and once again he was just a mediocre journeyman

Not only does this make me lose hope for many NASCAR Prospects, it’s moments like these that make me lose hope for HUMANITY! There was ABSOLUTELY NO WAY this young likable kid with so much potential would grow up to become a criminal! He is NOT that kind of person! What a waste!!

He will make it through this and be a better man in the end.

I just learned who Gray Gaulding is

I remember seeing the dude run well in 2019 in lower equipment and then got the shorter end of the stick when he lost his full time ride to Joe graf. I thought dude was one of the most talent drivers in underfunded equipment. Its so sad that this happened to him and that he shot down his own career

What happened to Cameron Hayley?

I still can't believe people thought Gray Gaulding deserved a Cup ride. It's like saying Riley Herbst, Brian Scott and Cody Coughlin deserve cup rides. The dude had no talent either way.

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Totally forgot about this kid 😂😂 damn can’t believe he didn’t make it all the way.

I never understand the obsession with pushing guys up the ladder to early before they get a chance to grow. It never ever works out

Crazy enough, his last cup race was Gateway last year.

That's McCall Gaulding's Brother.

Btw guys shoutout to me for giving him the idea for this video in his discord server!

A shame, he seemed respectful & talented as a young driver.One K&N victory does not a cup champion make. A couple of bad career turns can ruin a driver's chance to make it to the top. He made it to Roush, he had at least a chance to show his capability. Not everyone is Joey Legano and gets two bites at the apple.

So Gray's career was ruined?

oh yes

First time I heard about Gray 2011press pass trading cards I even got autograph card in one my packs that when I learned about the hype.

Could see this coming the moment i saw he was suspended

Funnily enough I had never heard of him until he had driven for RFR in the no. 60 Car...... as crazy as that may sound.... and even crazier, he comes from my home state of VA.....

6:41 hey dalton sargeant in the 5 there, he's still the sargeant brother that i know the most about lol

I actually liked him, and even got a 1:64 diecast of his 2017 Dr Pepper rookie car.

Yeah, Nascar's policy on suspending drivers is just wrong. Thank you for mentioning innocent until proven guilty. That is supposed to mean something.

He was a bust to begin with, never lived up to the hype

Gray was his own worst enemy.

The charges were dropped a couple of days ago

Maybe he can live vicariously through his brother in law Zane Smith

Bust requests: David Ragan (roush racing) bro won 1 race in 5 years w roush, and from 09 to 2010 failed to score a top 5. It baffled me that roush kept him over McMurray