Las Vegas native Brendan Gaughan is a fourth generation casino owner’s son, Gaughan has been involved in racing anything and everything since before he could legally drive a car on the street.  He followed the unwritten NASCAR rule about how to get to the top level.   with two seasons of unfortunate luck, crew turnover and crashes, the team owner (his father) has threatened to pull the plug on the team at the end of the season if no improvements are made in the last few races.