Brendan Gaughan has been racing in at least one of the three major NASCAR series since 1997, and he announced in November that he was finally going to start slowing down some.
But Gaughan isn't retiring. In fact, he just announced that he will compete in four races for Beard Oil Motorsports in the Cup Series next season, and he will drive the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro.
Check out @Brendan62 sweet @nascar @MonsterEnergy ride for 2018!!! pic.twitter.com/UUu1H0dLnd
— Beard Motorsports (@BeardOil62) January 10, 2018
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Gaughan will race in all four restrictor plate races in 2018 -- which includes both races at Daytona and Talladega. He finished 7th and 11th at Daytona last year.
Darren Shaw will be the crew chief, and Gaughan said he's excited to return for the four races.