Nathan Byrd

American racing driver (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nathan Joseph Byrd (born January 6, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Young's Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

BornNathan Joseph Byrd
(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 26)
Litchfield Park, Arizona, U.S.
Car no., teamNo. 42 (Young's Motorsports)
2024 position100th
Best finish100th (2024)
Quick facts Born, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career ...
Nathan Byrd
Byrd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025
BornNathan Joseph Byrd
(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 26)
Litchfield Park, Arizona, U.S.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 42 (Young's Motorsports)
2024 position100th
Best finish100th (2024)
First race2024 Pacific Office Automation 147 (Portland)
Last race2026 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
18 races run over 2 years
2025 position28th
Best finish28th (2025)
First race2024 Kubota Tractor 200 (Kansas)
Last race2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of March 21, 2026.
Close

Racing career

Byrd first started his racing career in 2018, and began his driving career two years later, where he competed in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Racing Series, the Mel Kenyon Midget Series, the Radical Focus Midget Series, and a one-off race in the USAC Midget Series. He then raced in fifteen different racing series in 2021, including the USAC Silver Crown Series, the USAC Radical Focus Midget Series, where he finished second in the final points standings, the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, the SRL SPEARS Pro Late Model Series, and the Lucas Oil Modified Series.[1][2] He continued to race in various series throughout 2022 and 2023 like the Atlantic Championship Series, the F2000 Championship Series,[3] the North American Formula 1000 Championship, and the Trans-Am Series, where he won in the XGT class at Lime Rock Park.[4][5]

On May 22, 2024, it was announced that Byrd would be making his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Portland International Raceway, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet for DGM Racing.[6][7][8]

Byrd's No. 02 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025

On January 27, 2025, Young's Motorsports announced that Byrd would drive the No. 02 for the majority of the 2025 Truck season, competing in fifteen of 25 races for the team.[9]

Byrd's No. 42 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2026

In 2026, Byrd ran select races in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for Young's Motorsports in the No. 42 Chevrolet.

Motorsports results

American open-wheel racing results

North American Formula 1000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2021 Arrive Drive Motorsports CMP
9
CMP
4
MOH
MOH
BAR
3
BAR
2
PIRC
8
PIRC
2
ROA
DNF
ROA
4
SP
SP
ACC
2
ACC
4
PIRC
PIRC
1
5th 207
Close

F2000 Championship Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2021 Global Racing Team CMP
CMP
MOH
MOH
BAR
BAR
PIRC
5
PIRC
6
ROA
ROA
SP
SP
ACC
ACC
PIRC
PIRC
2
11th 102
2022 Arrive Drive Motorsports CMP
4
CMP
DSQ
MOH
4
MOH
2
BAR
3
BAR
3
PIRC
1
PIRC
4
ACC
3
ACC
2
SP
SP
PIRC
PIRC
4th 360
Close

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2021 Legacy Autosport ALA
1
ALA
2
STP
1
STP
2
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
LOR
21
ROA
1
ROA
2
MOH
1

23
MOH
2

24
MOH
3

22
NJMP
1

22
NJMP
2

17
NJMP
3

23
MOH
4
MOH
5
29th 11
Close

NASCAR

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

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

More information NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results, Year ...
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 32 33 NOAPSC Pts Ref
2024 DGM Racing 92 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR
21
SON IOW NHA
36
NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL 100th 01 [10]
SS-Green Light Racing 14 Chevy ROV
25
LVS HOM MAR PHO
2026 Young's Motorsports 42 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO
31
LVS
32
DAR
34
MAR CAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* [11]
Close

Craftsman Truck Series

More information NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results, Year ...
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2024 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN
19
TAL HOM
29
MAR PHO
26
65th 11 [12]
2025 DAY
31
ATL
31
LVS
29
HOM
27
MAR
29
BRI
28
CAR
14
TEX
14
KAN
29
NWS CLT NSH
28
MCH
30
POC
21
LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR
27
BRI NHA ROV TAL
18
MAR PHO
15
28th 185 [13]
Close

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI