Career
He has been a long time competitor in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World West Series. Many of his starts in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s highest levels have been on the West Coast of the United States (Infineon, Phoenix) and on road courses (Watkins Glen). He has been a long term competitor in the Winston West / National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World West Series, competing against Ron Hornaday and Kevin Harvick.
He regularly competed for over a dozen years.
Accumulating six pole positions and over 24 top five finishes. His best career West finish were two second-place finishes.
Gaylord runs Gaylord"s Garage in Lakewood, Colorado when he"s not racing. Gaylord followed in his father"s footsteps by starting to race on road courses and he has over 60 wins on circuits.
Gaylord regularly competes in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World West Series, a regional touring series on the west coast of the United States.
He was named the "Most Popular Driver" in the series in 1998 and 2002. Winston Cup Series Nationwide Series Gaylord made his in the then-National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series debut in 1997 at Watkins Glen International. He qualified 16th and finished 28th in the #77 Lear Corporation Ford for Moy Racing.
In 1999, he would return to Watkins Glen and the #77 car, earning his career-best finish of 25th.
Since 2001, Gaylord has run occasionally for Means Racing in the #52 Chevrolet. His best season with the team came in 2008 when he drove in six races, finishing 29th at both Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Kansas Speedway.
In 2005, he made one start for NEMCO Motorsports, finishing 31st in the #7 Boudreaux"s Butt Paste Chevrolet at Phoenix. SCCA National Championship Runoffs.