Nathan Byrd Explained

Nathan Byrd
Birth Name:Nathan J. Byrd
Birth Date:6 January 2000
Birth Place:Litchfield Park, Arizona, U.S.
Total Busch Races:3
Years In Busch:1
Busch Car Team:No. 92 (DGM Racing)
No. 14 (SS-Green Light Racing)
Prev Busch Pos:100th
Prev Busch Year:2024
Best Busch Pos:100th (2024)
First Busch Race:2024 Pacific Office Automation 147 (Portland)
Last Busch Race:2024 Drive for the Cure 250 (Charlotte Roval)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Total Truck Races:3
Years In Truck:1
Truck Car Team:No. 02 (Young's Motorsports)
Prev Truck Pos:65th
Prev Truck Year:2024
Best Truck Pos:65th (2024)
First Truck Race:2024 Kubota Tractor 200 (Kansas)
Last Truck Race:2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0
Updated:November 8, 2024

Nathan J. Byrd (born January 6, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing and the No. 14 Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.

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, the North American Formula 1000 Championship, and the Trans-Am Series, where he won in the XGT class at Lime Rock Park.[3] [4]

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.[5] [6] [7]

Motorsports results

American open-wheel racing results

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)

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233PtsRef
2024DGM Racing92ChevyDAYATLLVSPHOCOARCHMARTEXTALDOVDARCLTPIR
21
SONIOWNHA
36
NSHCSCPOCINDMCHDAYDARATLGLNBRIKANTAL100th01[8]
SS-Green Light Racing14ChevyROV
25
LVSHOMMARPHO

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nathan Byrd . Byrd Racing. May 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: Nathan Byrd . The Third Turn. May 25, 2024.
  3. Web site: Marks wins at Lime Rock, breaks CD Racing win streak . Racer.com. May 25, 2024.
  4. Web site: Trans Am heads to Road America . Racer.com. May 25, 2024.
  5. Web site: Nathan Byrd making Xfinity Series debut for DGM Racing at Portland . . NASCAR Digital Media . May 22, 2024.
  6. Web site: Nathan Byrd to Make NASCAR Xfinity Debut for DGM Racing at Portland . TobyChristie.com . Christie . Toby . May 22, 2024 . May 25, 2024.
  7. Web site: Nathan Byrd Attempting Xfinity Debut at Portland . Frontstretch . May 22, 2024 . May 25, 2024.
  8. Web site: Nathan Byrd – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 25, 2024.
  9. Web site: Nathan Byrd – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 23, 2024.