Gavin Harlien

Gavin Harlien (born August 20, 1999) is an American professional off-road racing driver who currently competes in the Stadium Super Trucks.

Harlien began competing in off-road racing when he was 11. In 2012, he was named Rookie of the Year in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series' (LOORRS) Modified Kart class; when he moved up toLOORRS' Pro Lite Trucks in 2014, he had won four Modified Kart races with 23 podium finishes. In the Pro Lite Trucks, he won 2014 Rookie of the Year honors with a best finish of second at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park.

On March 30, 2014, he made his first start in the Stadium Super Trucks with a fourth-place run at St. Petersburg. In June, he competed in the series' X Games Austin 2014 round; at 14 years, he was the youngest motorized athlete in X Games history. He finished fifth in his heat race and ninth in the final. The following year, he returned to SST at X Games Austin 2015, but failed to qualify for the final after finishing fifth in his heat and failing to start the Last Chance Qualifier. 2015 also saw his debut in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites division with Tim Bell Racing.

Harlien began competing full-time in the Stadium Super Trucks in 2017. Although he failed to win a race, he finished fourth in the standings with nine podiums. In 2018, he scored his first SST win in the Grand Prix of Long Beach after taking the lead before the race was called for Apdaly Lopez's wreck. He recorded four more wins at Detroit, Texas Motor Speedway, Sydney Motorsport Park, and Glen Helen Raceway as he finished second in the championship to Matt Brabham by 50 points.

In June 2019, Harlien made his stock car racing debut in the ARCA Menards Series at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports in the first of a three-race deal. He finished eighth in the race. Harlien ran two more ARCA races in 2019 at Iowa Speedway and Salem Speedway.

Born in Austin, Harlien is a graduate of Brophy College Preparatory. He currently attends the University of Arizona, where he is a business major.

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series

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

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points