David Gravel (born June 23, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. He last competed full-time in theWorld of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, driving the No. 2 Maxim for Big Game Motorsports, in theNASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 24Chevrolet Silverado forGMS Racing, and in theARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28Chevrolet SS for KBR Development. Gravel won the 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Championship. Gravel won theKnoxville Nationals in 2019.^[1]

Growing up in Connecticut, Gravel started his racing career inquarter midgets before moving up toLegends cars on asphalt and then to dirt micro-sprints.^[3]

In 2008, Gravel competed full-time with the United Racing Club and became the youngest winner in the history of the series.^[2] For the next four years, he raced in theAll Star Circuit of Champions, scoring three top-three points finishes.^[2]

Gravel started making sporadicWorld of Outlaws appearances in 2008; he eventually won the series' Rookie of the Year award in 2013.^[2] He ran for Roth Motorsports in 2014, Destiny Motorsports in 2015 and from 2016 to 2018 drove for CJB Motorsports.^[2]

Gravel raced with Jason Johnson Racing in 2019, driving the team's No. 41 car to a third-place finish in the season-long point standings and winning theKnoxville Nationals and Jason Johnson Classic.^[4] He also participated in the 2019Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, advancing to the A-main.^[5] After the season, he confirmed a return to JJR for another full-season effort in 2020,^[4] although that was eventually slimmed down to about 85 percent of the season's schedule after Gravel signed withNASCAR teamGMS Racing for 2020.^[5]

After theCOVID-19 pandemic temporarily stopped the WoO season, Gravel won the tour's first race back, held with no fans at Knoxville on May 8.^[6] He later won a premiereAll Star Circuit of Champions race atEldora Speedway. In his 600th WoO start, Gravel won atWilliams Grove Speedway in the National Open preliminary.^[7] Gravel started his first USAC Silvercrown race on the dirt at theSpringfield Mile; he started last and finished second behindKyle Larson.^[8]

On January 10, 2020, Gravel announced a six-race slate in theNASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving forGMS Racing. The announced schedule included the series' only dirt race, a July date atEldora Speedway, but the plan ended up being foiled due to the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the Eldora race.^[9] As part of the deal, Gravel would also run the 2020ARCA Menards Series season-opener atDaytona International Speedway with GMS affiliate team KBR Development.^[10]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• David Gravel driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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