Gregory S. Rayl (pronounced "rail", born November 20, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief who last worked for Reaume Brothers Racing as the crew chief of their No. 33 Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driven by Memphis Villarreal. He has also previously competed in the Truck Series as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series West as a driver. Most of his 32 career starts in the West Series came as an owner-driver for GSR Racing.
| Gregory Rayl | |||||||
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 Rayl competing in the 2011 Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 at Sonoma Raceway. | |||||||
| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | Gregory S. Rayl November 20, 1963 Salida, California | ||||||
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2008 | ||||||
| Former teams | Spectator Racing, GSR Racing | ||||||
| Starts | 32 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 11th in 2011 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 53rd (2014) | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 1993 2011 | NASCAR Southwest Series NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2019 position | 81st | ||||||
| Best finish | 81st (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 CarShield 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport) | ||||||
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| Last updated on: March 25, 2023. | |||||||
Racing career
editA native of Salida, California, Rayl's first NASCAR action came in 1993 with the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour at Stockton 99 Speedway; he finished 16th after crashing on lap 49.[1] In 2008, he began racing part-time in the NASCAR Camping World West Series; two years later, he ran a full schedule in the now-K&N Pro Series West in the No. 07 Ford, finishing 12th in the standings.[2] At season's end, Rayl received the NASCAR Sportsmanship Award. He formed his own team, GSR Racing, in 2011, racing the full schedule and finishing 11th in points. For the 2012 season, he stepped back to serve as GSR's crew chief for drivers Cassie Gannis and Trevor Cristiani.[3][4]
In 2019, he joined Reaume Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series as a crew chief for their No. 34 team.[5] In June, he made his Truck debut in the CarShield 200 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, but finished last after wrecking on lap two.[6] He made one more start as a driver, this time for the Reaume team, in their No. 32 at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park road course race. It was a start-and-park field filler entry at that race as a result of only 29 trucks showing up instead of the usual 32. For the rest of that year, he crew chiefed one of Reaume's trucks (the No. 32, 33, or 34) in each race.
In 2023, Rayl returned to RBR as the crew chief of their No. 33 truck driven by Mason Massey. On March 21, NASCAR suspended Rayl and two of the truck's pit crew members for three races after the truck lost its ballast during the race at Atlanta.[7]
Personal life
editOn October 14, 2012, he married Nancy J. Rayl in El Dorado Hills, California.[citation needed]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NGOTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW 32 |
CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | 81st | 14 | [8] | ||||||
| Reaume Brothers Racing | 32 | Toyota | MSP 28 |
LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series West
edit| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2008 | Spectator Racing | 07 | Chevy | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON | IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP | IRW | AMP DNQ |
AAS 17 |
46th | 182 | [9] | |||
| 2009 | Ford | CTS | AAS | PHO | MAD | IOW | DCS 17 |
SON | IRW | PIR 20 |
MMP | CNS | IOW | AAS 17 |
30th | 327 | [10] | |||||
| 2010 | AAS 18 |
PHO 19 |
IOW 15 |
DCS 16 |
SON 26 |
IRW 22 |
PIR 18 |
MRP 15 |
CNS 14 |
MMP 13 |
AAS 17 |
PHO 36 |
12th | 1269 | [11] | |||||||
| 2011 | GSR Racing | 01 | Ford | PHO 28 |
AAS 17 |
MMP 10 |
LVS 9 |
SON 40 |
IRW 21 |
EVG 12 |
PIR 16 |
CNS 18 |
MRP 15 |
SPO 13 |
11th | 1496 | [12] | |||||
| 0 | IOW DNQ |
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| 07 | AAS 13 |
PHO 28 |
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| 2013 | GSR Racing | 07 | Ford | PHO 17 |
S99 DNQ |
BIR | IOW | L44 | SON | CNS | IOW | EVG | SPO | MMP | SMP | AAS | KCR | PHO | 48th | 45 | [13] | |
| 2014 | Chevy | PHO 23 |
53rd | 39 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||
| Ford | IRW 26 |
S99 | IOW | KCR | SON | SLS | CNS | IOW | EVG | KCR | MMP | AAS | PHO | |||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ "1993 Coors 100". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Kicks Off 2010 Campaign This Weekend". The Spokesman-Review. March 24, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "GSR Racing Announces Drivers For 2012". NASCAR Race Mom. January 12, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "GSR Racing announces driver for remainder of season". Female Racing News. September 2, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Gander Outdoors Truck Series Team/Driver Chart". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Beard, Brock (June 23, 2019). "TRUCKS: Greg Rayl finishes last as one of three hard-luck first-time starters in Gateway". LASTCAR. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Atlanta penalty report: Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams suspended one race". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Rayl – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
External links
edit- Gregory Rayl driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Gregory Rayl crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference