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

Nathan Byrd
BornNathan J. Byrd
(2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24)
Litchfield Park, Arizona, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 92 (DGM Racing)
No. 14 (SS-Green Light Racing)
First race2024 Pacific Office Automation 147 (Portland)
Last race2024 SciAps 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 02 (Young's Motorsports)
First race2024 Kubota Tractor 200 (Kansas)
Last race2024 Baptist Health 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 27, 2024.

Racing career

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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

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American open-wheel racing results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

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

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

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC 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 -* -* [8]
SS-Green Light Racing 14 Chevy ROV
25
LVS HOM MAR PHO

Craftsman Truck Series

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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 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
-* -* [9]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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