American racing driver and crew chief
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.
Racing career
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A 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
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On October 14, 2012, he married Nancy J. Rayl in El Dorado Hills, California.
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citation needed
]
Motorsports career results
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NASCAR
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(
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
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K&N Pro Series West
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*
Season still in progress
1
Ineligible for series points
References
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- ^
"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
.
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"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
.
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"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
.
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"Greg Rayl ? 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
November 11,
2019
.
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"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
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