Gavin Harlien

Gavin Harlien (born August 20, 1999) is an American professional off-road racing driver who currently competes in the Stadium Super Trucks.

Gavin Harlien
Harlien competing in the Stadium Super Trucks at Road America in 2018
Nationality American
Born (1999-08-20) August 20, 1999
Austin, Texas
Stadium Super Trucks career
Debut season2014
Car number55
Starts69
Wins9
Podiums30
Poles1
Best finish2nd in 2018
Finished last season3rd (2019)
Previous series
2019
2015
2014
2012–2013		ARCA Menards Series
GRC Lites
LOORRS Pro Lite Truck
LOORRS Modified Kart
Awards
2014
2012		LOORRS Pro Lite Truck Rookie of the Year
LOORRS Modified Kart Rookie of the Year
Last updated on: January 23, 2020.

Racing career

Harlien began competing in off-road racing when he was 11. In 2012, he was named Rookie of the Year in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series' (LOORRS) Modified Kart class; when he moved up to LOORRS' Pro Lite Trucks in 2014, he had won four Modified Kart races with 23 podium finishes.[1] In the Pro Lite Trucks, he won 2014 Rookie of the Year honors with a best finish of second at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park.[2][3]

Harlien's Stadium Super Truck in 2019

On March 30, 2014, he made his first start in the Stadium Super Trucks with a fourth-place run at St. Petersburg.[4][5] In June, he competed in the series' X Games Austin 2014 round; at 14 years, he was the youngest motorized athlete in X Games history.[6] He finished fifth in his heat race and ninth in the final.[7] The following year, he returned to SST at X Games Austin 2015, but failed to qualify for the final after finishing fifth in his heat and failing to start the Last Chance Qualifier.[8] 2015 also saw his debut in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites division with Tim Bell Racing.[9]

Harlien began competing full-time in the Stadium Super Trucks in 2017. Although he failed to win a race, he finished fourth in the standings with nine podiums.[10] In 2018, he scored his first SST win in the Grand Prix of Long Beach after taking the lead before the race was called for Apdaly Lopez's wreck.[11] He recorded four more wins at Detroit,[12] Texas Motor Speedway,[13] Sydney Motorsport Park,[14] and Glen Helen Raceway[15] as he finished second in the championship to Matt Brabham by 50 points.[16]

In June 2019, Harlien made his stock car racing debut in the ARCA Menards Series at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports in the first of a three-race deal.[3] He finished eighth in the race. Harlien ran two more ARCA races in 2019 at Iowa Speedway and Salem Speedway.[17][18]

Personal life

Born in Austin, Harlien is a graduate of Brophy College Preparatory.[6][19] He currently attends the University of Arizona, where he is a business major.[17]

Motorsports career results

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SSTC Pts Ref
2014 STP
4		 STP
7		 LBH
5		 IMS IMS DET DET DET AUS
9		 TOR TOR OCF OCF CSS LVV
5		 LVV
5		 10th 112 [20]
2015 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH DET DET DET AUS
DNQ		 TOR TOR OCF OCF OCF SRF SRF SRF SRF SYD LVV LVV 29th 20 [21]
2017 ADE
8		 ADE
7		 ADE
7		 STP
10		 STP
6		 LBH
3		 LBH
3		 BAR
11		 BAR
2*		 BAR
3		 DET
2		 DET
3		 TEX
3		 TEX
2		 HID
4		 HID
2		 HID
3		 BEI
4		 GLN
4		 GLN
6		 ELS
4		 ELS
7		 4th 459 [10]
2018 ELS
3		 ADE
6		 ADE
2		 ADE
6		 LBH
1		 LBH
3		 BAR
9		 BAR
6		 DET
1		 DET
3		 TEX
1		 TEX
2		 ROA
3		 ROA
5		 SMP
2*		 SMP
1		 HLN
4		 HLN
1		 MXC
4		 MXC
5		 2nd 490 [16]
2019 COA
8		 COA
3*		 TEX
3		 TEX
4		 LBH
4		 LBH
3		 TOR
7		 TOR
1*		 MOH
8*		 MOH
1*		 MOH
6		 MOH
8		 ROA
5		 ROA
1*		 ROA
1		 POR
2		 POR
5		 SRF
3		 SRF
10		 3rd 402 [22]

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
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
2019 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW
8		 CHI ELK IOW
12		 POC ISF DSF SLM
16		 IRP KAN 32nd 510 [23]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "Harlien Racing Upgrades With Championship Winning ProLite Pedigree". Race-Dezert. September 19, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. "Gavin Harlien Earns ProLite Rookie of the Year and Ends 2014 LOORRS Season with Challenge Cup Podium". Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. "Off-Road Racing Star Gavin Harlien Set to Make Jump into ARCA Menards Series with Venturini Motorsports". Venturini Motorsports. March 26, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  4. "SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas Kicks off 2014 at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg". Stadium Super Trucks. March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  5. "Robby Gordon Wins Round 1 of SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas At the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg". Stadium Super Trucks. March 30, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  6. "Gavin Harlien". X Games. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  7. "Round 9 of 16 – X GAMES Austin – 6/8/14". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  8. "Round 10 of 21 – X GAMES Austin – 6/7/15". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  9. "Gavin Harlien Expands Racing Program with Red Bull Global Rally Cross SuperCar Lites Effort". Race-Dezert. June 29, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  10. "2017 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  11. Dottore, Damian (April 15, 2018). "Joao Barbosa's fuel-saving tactic leads to IMSA Sports Car Grand Prix victory". Press-Telegram. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  12. "Grand Prix Organizers: 2018 Race Attendance Tops Previous Year". WWJ (AM). June 7, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  13. Nguyen, Justin (June 10, 2018). "SST: Harlien and Brabham two-step to victory in Texas". Overtake Motorsport. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  14. Coch, Matt (October 17, 2018). "AMRS Wrap: McElrea crowned Formula Ford champ". Speedcafe. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  15. "Brabham extends SST title advantage". Speedcafe. December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  16. "2018 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  17. Krall, Charles (July 19, 2019). "Gavin Harlein. No. 55 #4Presley Toyota Preview: Iowa". ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  18. "ARCA Rookie Gavin Harlien Throws-Back with Technicolor Tribute at Salem Speedway". Speedway Digest. September 12, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  19. "Gavin Harlien Earns Stadium Super Trucks Victory". Off-Road. June 8, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  20. "Official 2014 Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  21. "2015 Official Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  22. "2019 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  23. "Gavin Harlien – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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