Brendan Gaughan Returns to Homestead-Miami Speedway: Gaughan is looking forward to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season ending event at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“This has been a long time coming,” said Gaughan. “It has been a rough year on everyone as it relates to the Kodak Racing team and this might be the light at the end of the tunnel. This is the chance to slow down and regroup.”

Gaughan Sorely Missed the Baja 1,000 Due to Contractual Obligations:

“Just before signing with the Penske-Jasper Racing team, I had a conversation with Mr. Penske about the do’s and don’ts ahead. Mr. Penske asked me how I had finished the Baja 1,000 and I had to tell him I spent the night on the side of a cliff. He basically said, ‘And you wonder why your contract is going to eliminate you racing in anything other than the Cup car’. I just hope Robbie [Gordon] has enough fun for the both of us.”

Gaughan’s First Order of Business Following the Season Finale- a Haircut: Gaughan allows one person to cut his hair, and she is in Las Vegas. Gaughan says the talk was fun but it is time for a change.

“I know my hair is out of control right now but until I am in front of Flo, no one is touching it. Back in September, everyone started laughing about how long it was getting and then it just became a joke. I definitely wouldn’t attribute the new ‘do to a Sampson complex or anything, I just haven’t been back home to get it cut. Ok, I possibly could have had it cut during the tire test with the No. 12 car but time was short. A haircut was the last thing on my mind.”

Gaughan’s NASCAR Truck Series Homestead-Miami Speedway:

Date St. Fin. Laps Status $ Won
Nov. ‘03 13 29 101/134 (75.4%) Accident $ 10,115
Nov. ‘02 13 11 133/134 (99.2%) Running $ 15,225

Averages Poles Wins Top-5s Top-10s Avg. St. Avg. Fin. $ Won
0 0 0 0 13th 20th $ 25,340

Equipment: Gaughan will race PRS-034 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Kodak Racing team acquired PRS-034 from Rusty Wallace’s No 2 Miller Lite team. The history provided was incomplete but according to Bill Wilburn, Rusty’s former crew chief and current spotter for the No. 77 team, PRS-034 was raced several times.

EQUIPMENT HISTORY
Date City, St Finish
Aug. ‘03 Darlington, SC DNF
Jul. ‘03 Pocono, SC 11th
Jun. ‘03 Pocono, PA 17th
Mar. ‘03 Darlington, SC DNF
Aug. ‘02 Darlington, SC 22nd
Apr. ‘02 Justin, TX Not Available
Nov. ‘01 Phoenix, AZ Not Available
Oct. ‘01 Kansas City, KS Not Available
Jul. ‘01 Pocono, PA Not Available
Jun. ‘01 Pocono, PA Not Available
May ‘01 Concord, NC Not Available

Gaughan’s Future is Uncertain at Penske-Jasper Racing: A statement released late Monday noted that a decision has not been made concerning the driver’s seat of the No. 77 Kodak Racing Dodge for the 2005 season.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 15, 2004) - A decision has not yet been made on whether Brendan Gaughan will return to the No. 77 Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge for the 2005 season, Penske Racing South President Don Miller said Monday. Miller said Gaughan would drive the Kodak Easy Share Dodge in the NEXTEL Cup season finale at Homestead this weekend. Miller, who noted that Gaughan currently possesses second in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings, said a decision on Gaughan's status for next year wouldn't be made until after the season ended. "And that is after the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Awards Banquet in New York City," Miller added. The banquet is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3.

2004 RESULTS
NO. 77 KODAK DODGE

Date Track St Fin LC/LT (%) Status Won
15-Feb-04 Daytona 17th 19th 199/200 (99.5%) Running $ 225,887
22-Feb-04 Rockingham 15th 20th 391/393 (99.4%) Running $ 70,110
07-Mar-04 Las Vegas 8th 22nd 266/267 (99.6%) Running $ 83,450
14-Mar-04 Atlanta 25th 33rd 314/325 (96.6%) Running $ 63,120
21-Mar-04 Darlington 37th 27th 291/293 (99.3%) Running $ 63,110
28-Mar-04 Bristol 7th 20th 500/500 (100%) Running $ 81,900
04-Apr-04 Fort Worth 16th 38th 230/334 ( 68.8%) Engine $ 72,000
18-Apr-04 Martinsville 11th 17th 500/500 (100%) Running $ 70,450
25-Apr-04 Talladega 20th 13th 188/188 (100%) Running $ 89,015
02-May-04 Fontana 5th 6th 250/250 (100%) Running $ 106,125
15-May-04 Richmond 42nd 34th 362/400 (90.5%) Running $ 66,375
30-May-04 Charlotte 7th 33rd 392/400 (98%) Running $ 77,500
06-Jun-04 Dover 5th 27th 361/400 (90.2%) Running $ 73,335
13-Jun-04 Pocono 31st 39th 59/200 (29.5%) Engine $ 59,660
20-Jun-04 Michigan 6th 16th 200/200 (100%) Running $ 74,065
27-Jun-04 Sears Point 33rd 26th 110/110 (100%) Running $ 60,425
03-Jul-04 Daytona 12th 36th 138/160 (92.7%) Running $ 75,450
11-Jul-04 Chicago 15th 30th 240/267 (89.8%) Running $ 76,100
25-Jul-04 New Hampshire 29th 22nd 300/300 (100%) Running $ 72,800
01-Aug-04 Pocono, PA 10th 28th 177/200 (88.5%) Accident $ 63,865
08-Aug-04 Indianapolis, IN 30th 35th 95/181 (52.4%) Accident $ 124,925
15-Aug-04 Watkins Glen, NY 30th 34th 74/90 (82%) Transmission $ 61,240
22-Aug-04 Michigan 30th 33rd 167/200 (83.5%) Engine $ 66,140
28-Aug-04 Bristol 17th 35th 313/500 (62.6%) Accident $ 76,615
05-Sep-04 California 22nd 42nd 32/250 (12.8%) Accident $ 84, 585
11-Sep-04 Richmond 37th 27th 398/400 (99.5%) Running $ 68,005
19-Sep-04 New Hampshire 32nd* 30th 296/300 (98.6%) Running $ 67,650
26-Sep-04 Dover 25th 22nd 396/400 (99%) Running $ 72,565
03-Oct-04 Talladega 26th 4th 188/188 (100%) Running $ 100,640
10-Oct-04 Kansas City 13th 10th 267/267 (100%) Running $ 94,475
16-Oct-04 Charlotte 16th 23rd 329/334 (98.5%) Running $ 69,375
24-Oct-04 Martinsville 14th 34th 424/500 (84.8%) Running $ 62,020
31-Oct-04 Atlanta 25th 18th 323/325 (99.3%) Running $ 85,525
07-Nov-04 Phoenix 40th 30th 311/315 (98.7%) Running $ 59,925
14-Nov-04 Darlington 29th* 27th 363/367(98.9%) Running $ 67,375
21-Nov-04 Miami

* Qualifying cancelled- Field set by Owners’ Points

Averages YTD Poles Wins Top-5s Top-10s Avg. St. Avg. Fin. LC/TL (%) $ Won
0 0 1 3 21st 26th 9444/10,504 (89.9%) $ 2,785,802

BRENDAN GAUGHAN CURRENT DRIVERS POINTS : 28th

CURRENT OWNERS POINTS: 30th