Las Vegan Brendan Gaughan lands ride for Rolex 24 at Daytona

Brendan Gaughan discusses his 2018 racing plans after the South Point hotel-casino's announcement that it will be the title sponsor of the September Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, announced at South Point Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

Brendan Gaughan during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

Brendan Gaughan at NASCAR Daytona 500 media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Brendan Gaughan (75) drives through Turn 4 during a qualifying run for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Nascar driver Brendan Gaughan, 41, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Las vegas. Gaughan is opening a new legal "moonshine" distillery in Las Vegas. "My mom motivated me to start it," Gaughan said. (Christian K. Lee/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chrisklee_jpeg

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By Ron Kantowski Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 22, 2018 - 4:18 pm

For somebody who is supposed to be semi-retired from big time auto racing, Brendan Gaughan is keeping busy.

The NASCAR veteran from Las Vegas will be competing in the premier American sports car endurance race this weekend, joining the BAR1 Motorsports team in the prototype class for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Gaughan will be among three drivers providing relief for full-time pilots Tomy Drissi and Marc Drumright. It will be the second Rolex 24 appearance for the 42-year old son of South Point owner Michael Gaughan, who drove in the Prototype Challenge with the same team during the 2016 running of the Rolex 24.

.@BAR1Motorsports Finalizes #Rolex24 Lineup: https://t.co/kveTY1W5Fl @Brendan62 @TomyDrissi @AlexPopow #IMSA pic.twitter.com/lGGVRqWaeN

— Sportscar365 (@sportscar365) January 22, 2018

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