Gary Laton

{{Short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name=Gary Laton

|image=

|caption=

|nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American

|birth_name=

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1962|8|20}}

|birth_place=Albemarle, North Carolina

| Total_Busch_Races = 2

| Years_In_Busch = 2

| Best_Busch_Pos = 92nd (1997)

| First_Busch_Race = 1997 All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300 (Charlotte)

| Last_Busch_Race = 1998 GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200 (Rockingham)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_Races = 12

| Years_In_ARCA = 2

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 21st-101st (points not recorded past 21st) (1997) (1998)

| First_ARCA_Race = 1997 EasyCare Certified 100 (Charlotte)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 1998 ARCA Pepsi 400k (Pocono)

| First_ARCA_Win = 1997 EasyCare Certified 200 (Charlotte)

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 2

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 5

| ARCA_Poles = 3

| updated = January 10, 2025

}}

Gary Laton (born August 20, 1962) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has competed in the NASCAR Busch Series and the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series.

Laton has also previously competed in the X-1R Pro Cup Series and the NASCAR Sportsman Division.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Laton|title=Gary Laton |work=The Third Turn|access-date=January 10, 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/latonga01/1997/US|title=Gary Laton – 1997 Hooters Pro Cup Series Results Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

Motorsports results

=NASCAR=

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

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Busch Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=2| Thomas Laton

! 93

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| LVS

| DAR

| HCY

| TEX

| BRI

| NSV

| TAL

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|23}}

| CAL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR
{{small|DNQ}}

| HOM

|

! 92nd

! 94

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/latonga01/1997/B|title=Gary Laton – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

1998

! 46

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|43}}

| LVS

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| HCY

| TAL

| NHA

| NZH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
{{small|DNQ}}

| DOV

| RCH

| PPR

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| CAL

| SBO

| IRP

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH
{{small|DNQ}}

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| GTY

| CAR

| ATL

| HOM

! 121st

! 34

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/latonga01/1998/B|title=Gary Laton – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

==Goody's Dash Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=32| NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! {{Tooltip|NGDS|NASCAR Goody's Dash Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! N/A

! 80

! Chevy

| DAY

| HOM

| KIN

| MYB

| LAN

| CAR

| TRI

| FLO

| HCY

| BRI

| GRE

| SNM

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
{{small|DNQ}}

| MYB

| LAN

| SUM

| STA

| HCY

| USA

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CON
{{small|DNQ}}

| HOM

! 77th

! 110

! {{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Laton/Results/NASCAR_Goody%27s_Dash_Series/1997|title=Gary Laton - 1997 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series |work=The Third Turn|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

= ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="34" |ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! {{Tooltip|ABMHSC|ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=2| Thomas Laton

! rowspan=2| 74

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| SLM

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
{{small|3*}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT
{{small|1*}}

| POC

| MCH

| SBS

| TOL

| KIL

| FRS

| MIN

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|33}}

| DSF

| GTW

| SLM

| WIN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|35}}

| TAL

| ISF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|13}}

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/latonga01/1997/A|title=Gary Laton – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

1998

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
{{small|6}}

| SLM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
{{small|10}}

| MEM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
{{small|12}}

| SBS

| TOL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PPR
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|28}}

| KIL

| FRS

| ISF

| ATL

| DSF

| SLM

| TEX

| WIN

| CLT

| TAL

| ATL

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/latonga01/1998/A|title=Gary Laton – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

References

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