Gaunt Brothers Racing was a Canadian professional

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team that competes in the

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. Gaunt Brothers Racing also competes in the

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and the K&N Pro Series. The team is owned by Marty Gaunt, president and CEO of

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; GBR originally used engines from Triad before moving to

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motors in alliance with

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NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 96 history

On January 18, 2017, Gaunt Brothers Racing declared their plans to attempt the

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with Canadian driver D. J. Kennington behind the wheel of the No. 96

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. The team was fielded in a partnership with

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. They plan to attempt all four superspeedway events in 2017. Kennington made the 59th annual Daytona 500, by passing

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at Cam-Am Duel 2. The team failed to finish the race after being involved in a crash just past halfway. The team returned to Talladega where they used

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's No. 98 hauler. The team failed to qualify. They didn't return to Daytona in July because Kennington joined

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, leaving the team without a driver. Parker Kligerman 96 Sonoma 2018

However, the team, with Kennington, returned to Daytona in an attempt to qualify for a second straight 500 in 2018, guaranteed after only 40 showed up to try to get in the race. The team entered the spring ISM Raceway race, which would be their first appearance on a non-restrictor track, qualifying 34th.

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joined GBR for the

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, his first Cup race since 2014.

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joined the team in August 2018 for 14 of the final 16 races.

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was announced to drive at the August Bristol night race. Earnhardt and GBR parted ways before the Martinsville race. He was replaced by Kennington at Martinsville and Kligerman at Texas. Kligerman returned to the team in an attempt to qualify the Daytona 500 and drove the majority of the races during the 2019 NASCAR season that featured Gaunt Bros. Racing.

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came on board to drive the season finale at Homestead for the team. Daniel suarez (50265178462)

On January 17, 2020, Kligerman announced that he has no plans to return to the No. 96 or in any of NASCAR's three national series. On January 28,

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officially signed with Gaunt Brothers Racing to race the No. 96 full-time in 2020. Despite Suárez's eligibility, the team did not participate in the 2020 Busch Clash to focus on the

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. The move came as GBR had a total of three chassis in the shop, some dating back to 2012 as

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originals. Suárez failed to make the Daytona 500 after finishing 22nd in Duel 1 of the

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when he collided with

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in turn 4. On September 15, Gaunt Brothers Racing and Suárez announced that they would be parting ways in 2021. On January 19, 2021, it was announced that

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would replace Daniel Suarez for the 2021 season. Despite finishing sixth in the first Duel of the

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, Dillon missed the

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. On April 15, 2021, it was announced that

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would make his Cup Series debut at Talladega. In this race, Burton would become the first driver born in the 2000s decade to run a Cup Series race.

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would then drive the #96 for the next two Superspeedway races at Daytona and Talladega respectively finishing in 36th at Daytona and then 24th at Talladega.

then would return to the team at Kansas giving the team its best run of the season with a 20th-place finish. The team quietly ceased operations after the 2021 season.

Car No. 96 results

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 96 history

In August 2017, GBR and Kennington reunited to run the Truck race at

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, where Kennington drove the No. 96.

Pinty's Series

Car No. 11 history

The team announced its

involvement in May 2010, initially setting John Gaunt as driver of the No. 11 entry. Gaunt started seven of the twelve events in the series that year. In 2011,

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joined the team for two races, winning the pole in one.

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