Gus Dean
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| Gus Dean | |||||||
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_(cropped)3.jpg) Dean at Iowa Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | August 19, 1994 Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2024 position | 75th | ||||||
| Best finish | 75th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Wawa 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
| 72 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 25 (Nitro Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (2017) | ||||||
| First race | 2016 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
| First win | 2016 General Tire 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 37th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 UNOH 100 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Atlas 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 25, 2026. | |||||||
August 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. 25 Toyota Camry for Nitro 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.
Dean is a native of Bluffton, South Carolina and the son of Charlie Dean, an HVAC company owner. Dean credits his grandfather, Charles Dean Sr., for inspiring his passion for stock car racing.[2]
Racing career
ARCA Menards Series
Dean began racing part-time in 2016 with Mason Mitchell Motorsports, scoring his first career win at Talladega in April. In 2017, he ran the full schedule with Win-Tron Racing, scoring a fourth-place points finish but lost rookie of the year to Riley Herbst in the season finale at Kansas. He returned to the organization in 2018, scoring his second career win at Elko Speedway and finishing sixth in final points.
From 2022 to 2024, Dean raced part-time for Venturini Motorsports. He won the season opening race at Daytona in 2024, his first with Venturini.[3]
After not competing in stock cars the previous year, it was revealed in 2026 that Dean would participate in the pre-season test for the series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports,[4][5] where he set the fastest time between the two sessions held.[6][7][8] It was later announced that Dean will drive for Nitro at Daytona and Talladega.[9]
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.[10] He finished his Truck rookie season 15th in points.[11]
Dean chose not to return to 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.[11]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
On August 19, 2024, AM Racing announced that Dean would pilot the No. 15 Ford Mustang at the 2024 Wawa 250.[12]
