| Gary Klutt | |
| Birth Name: | Gary T. Klutt |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Halton Hills, Ontario |
| Total Cup Races: | 1 |
| Years In Cup: | 1 |
| Prev Cup Pos: | 42nd |
| Prev Cup Year: | 2017 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 42nd (2017) |
| First Cup Race: | 2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 3 |
| Years In Truck: | 3 |
| Prev Truck Pos: | 69th |
| Prev Truck Year: | 2019 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 50th (2016) |
| First Truck Race: | 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
| Total Canada Races: | 56 |
| Years In Canada: | 10 |
| Canada Car Team: | No. 59 (Legendary Motorcar Company) |
| Prev Canada Pos: | 9th |
| Prev Canada Year: | 2022 |
| Best Canada Pos: | 6th (2015) |
| First Canada Race: | 2010 Vortex Brake Pads 200 (Mosport) |
| Last Canada Race: | 2023 eBay Motors 200 (Mosport) |
| First Canada Win: | 2015 Clarington 200 (Mosport) |
| Canada Wins: | 1 |
| Canada Top Tens: | 37 |
| Canada Poles: | 4 |
| Updated: | May 20, 2023 |
Gary T. Klutt (born August 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver and a member of the 2016 NASCAR Next class. He is also the Host of the Gary Klutt Podcast. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, driving the No. 59 Dodge Challenger for Legendary Motorcar Company.[1] [2] He also co-hosts the Canadian reality television show Legendary Motorcar with his father Peter.[3] He has also raced in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
Klutt began his racing career in 2000, finding success quickly, winning karting championships in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007 and the Canadian Nationals in 2009.[4]
Debuting in 2010 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Klutt qualified 16th and finished 11th in his family No. 68 entry.[5] He did not return to the series until 2013, running another race at CTMP, starting seventh and finishing seventh in a family-entered No. 59 car.[6] The team entered four races in 2014, running top tens at Circuit ICAR and CTMP, and falling out of one race with mechanical issues.[7]
Klutt started racing full-time in 2015, starting from the pole and winning the season-opening race at CTMP in only his seventh series start. He garnered one other pole and six other top tens en route to a 5th-place points finish.[8] He also garnered Rookie of the Year honors.[9] 2016 brought a bit less success, as Klutt raced his way to eight top tens but not one top five finish and failed to finish two races.[10] Also during the 2016 season, Klutt was named to the 2016 NASCAR Next class.[11] He returned to full time racing for the 2022 season, finishing 9th in the point standings with four top fives and eight top tens.
After the 2016 season, Klutt picked up other obligations and started running part-time again, focusing on crown jewel road course races.[12] He continued with his family Legendary Motorcar team, sometimes driving the hauler to the track.
During his 2016 Pinty's season, Klutt signed on with Kyle Busch Motorsports to run a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the track at which he had experienced the most success in the Pinty's series. Klutt was a sub for Cody Coughlin, who could not drive the race.[13] Klutt said he wanted a chance to race trucks at CTMP ever since 2013.[14] During the race, Klutt improved four spots on his qualifying position to finish 11th.[15]
On August 6, 2017, Klutt made his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Watkins Glen International, where he drove the No. 15 Chevrolet for Premium Motorsports.[16] He qualified 34th and finished 31st, one lap behind race winner Martin Truex Jr.[17] [18]
Klutt works for his family reality television show Legendary Motorcar, which is shown internationally (U. S. on Velocity and in other countries, Discovery World). His other interests include real estate.[19]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP 11 | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 50th | 22 | [21] | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Premium Motorsports | 49 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP 24 | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 94th | 01 | [22] | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Niece Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP 12 | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | 69th | 25 | [23] | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Legendary Motorcar Company | 68 | Chevy | DEL | MSP 11 | ASE | TOR | EDM | MPS | SAS | CTR | MSP | CGV | BAR | RIS | KWA | 46th | 130 | [24] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Legendary Motorcar Company | 59 | Chevy | MSP | DEL | MSP | ICAR | MPS | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS | MSP 7 | BAR | KWA | 46th | 37 | [25] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | MSP | ACD | ICAR 8 | EIR | SAS | ASE | CTR 28 | RIS | MSP 6 | BAR | 25th | 112 | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Dodge | KWA 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 59 | Chevy | MSP 1 | ICAR 8 | CTR 22 | MSP 11 | 6th | 383 | [27] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dodge | ACD 7 | SSS 6 | EIR 10 | SAS 14 | ASE 7 | RIS 8 | KWA 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | MSP 10 | SSS 13 | ACD 13 | ICAR 7 | TOR 6 | EIR 9 | SAS 7 | CTR 22 | RIS 13 | MSP 6 | ASE 7 | KWA 9 | 8th | 407 | [28] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | MSP 3 | DEL | ACD | ICAR | TOR 9 | SAS 5 | SAS 10 | EIR | CTR 13 | RIS | MSP 8 | ASE | JUK | 14th | 216 | [29] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | MSP 19 | JUK | ACD | TOR 4 | SAS | SAS | EIR | CTR | RIS | MSP 7 | ASE | NHA | JUK | 22nd | 103 | [30] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | MSP 3 | JUK | ACD | TOR 17 | SAS | SAS | EIR | CTR | RIS | MSP 11 | ASE | NHA | JUK | 25th | 103 | [31] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Legendary Motorcar Company | 59 | Dodge | SUN | SUN | CTR | ICAR | MSP 5* | MSP 6 | FLA | FLA | DEL | DEL | 28th | 80 | [32] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUN | MSP | ACD | AVE | TOR | EDM | SAS | SAS | CTR | OSK | ICAR | MSP | DEL | 9th | 234 | [33] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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