Gavin Ray
| Gavin Ray | |||||||
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Ray's No. 6 car at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | July 18, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 7 (Jerry Pitts Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 7 (Jerry Pitts Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 (Bakersfield) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 5, 2026. | |||||||
Gavin Ray (born July 18, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 7 Toyota for Jerry Pitts Racing.
Racing career
Ray has previously competes in series such as the CARS Tour West Limited Pro Late Model Series, the SRL SPEARS Pro Late Model Series, the Legends Tour West Series, and the Silver State Road Course Series.[1][2][3][4]
In 2025, it was revealed that Ray would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway, driving the No. 7 Toyota for Jerry Pitts Racing.[5][6] After qualifying in ninth,[7] he finished on the lead lap in sixth place.[8][9] He then ran the final two races of the season at with JPR, this time driving the No. 6,[10][11] where he finished seventh at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring,[12] and 13th at Phoenix Raceway.[13]
In 2026, it was revealed that Ray will return to the West Series with JPR in the No. 7, this time running the full schedule.[14][15]
Motorsports results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold โ Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics โ Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * โ Most laps led. ** โ All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2026 | Jerry Pitts Racing | 7 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 29 |
KAN | TAL | GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* | [16] | |||||
ARCA Menards Series West
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2025 | Jerry Pitts Racing | 7 | Toyota | KER 6 |
PHO | TUC | CNS | KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | 13th | 156 | [17] | ||||||
| 6 | LVS 7 |
PHO 13 |
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| 2026 | 7 | KER 9 |
PHO 29 |
TUC | SHA | CNS | TRI | SON | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS | PHO | KER | -* | -* | [18] | |||||
References
- ^ "Gavin Ray". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Mayhew and Peterson score big in Battle at The Bullring in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Entry Lists, Points Update & More For CARS Tour West At Las Vegas Bullring". FloRacing. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Peterson Sweeps Opening Day at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ Release, Press (January 23, 2025). "Entry list: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Entry List: 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ White, Brandon (January 25, 2025). "Qualifying results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ White, Brandon (January 25, 2025). "Race results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway". ARCA. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "2025 ARCA West at Bakersfield: Team Reactions and Analysis". Kickin the Tires. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "ARCA West Bullring Entry List". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Entry list: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCA. October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCA. November 1, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ Racing, Jerry Pitts (5 February 2026). "Double the cars. Double the fun. ๐คฉ Welcome Las Vegas native, Gavin Ray to Jerry Pitts Racing! He'll drive the No. 7 Toyota full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West as we expand to a two-car lineup for 2026". Facebook. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series West at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway: Oil Workers 150". Speedway Media. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Gavin Ray โ 2026 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Gavin Ray โ 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Gavin Ray โ 2026 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
External links
- Gavin Ray driver statistics at Racing-Reference