Gray Gaulding finished eighth in the Unhinged 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.
Gaulding did not add to his season point total.
Gaulding started in 21st position. The fifth-year driver has picked up one top-five and four top-10 finishes in his career.
Gaulding made his career debut at Talladega Superspeedway in Saturday’s race.
The Colonial Heights, Virginia native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting three spots higher than his career mark of 24.5 and completing the race 13 places ahead of his 20.8 career average finish.
Gaulding’s eighth-place finish was against 39 other drivers. The race endured six cautions and 22 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 22 lead changes.
Justin Haley earned the victory in the race, and Ross Chastain finished second. Jeb Burton placed third, Austin Cindric secured fourth, and Brett Moffitt grabbed the No. 5 spot.
After Haley won the first stage, Chase Briscoe drove the No. 98 car to victory in Stage 2.