Kaz Grala

Kaz Edward Grala ( ; he began racing Bandoleros, winning the Summer Shootout Championship in 2011. That same year, he won the New York Legendstock and the Massachusetts Bandolero Outlaws state championships. In 2012, Grala won 15 races and the Winter Heat Championship at Charlotte

NASCAR 2014–2016 Grala's No. 51 late model for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2014 In 2014, Grala competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and won at Caraway Speedway and Martinsville Speedway and also joined Turner Scott Motorsports to compete full-time in the K&N Pro Series East. He was the youngest driver in the series that year.

In 2015, Grala joined Ben Kennedy Racing to race full-time in the K&N Pro Series East once again.

In 2016, Grala made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut at Martinsville for GMS Racing, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet. Grala would get his first career top-ten finish at Dover International Speedway in just his second start in the series. With Ben Kennedy joining the team, Grala moved over to the No. 24 truck to compete in seven more races that year.

2017 Grala ran the full Truck Series season in 2017 for GMS in their No. 33 Chevrolet. After avoiding all the crashes at Daytona International Speedway, he won his first race in the series after starting on the pole, making him both the youngest driver to win a NASCAR pole at Daytona and the youngest driver to win a NASCAR race at Daytona (eighteen years, one month and 26 days). It was Grala's first win in NASCAR and essentially locked him into a spot in the Playoffs for the Truck Series in 2017. Grala almost won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in September, after leading the closing laps and then in one of the final corners he was tapped and spun around by Austin Cindric. Grala was eliminated from the Playoffs before the Round of 6 due to an early crash in the cutoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, which ultimately resulted in him finishing the season seventh in the Truck Series standings.

2018–2022

Grala in the No. 61 for FURY Race Cars at the Charlotte oval, the team's Xfinity Series debut. Grala in the No. 21 for Richard Childress Racing at Dover in May 2019

On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Grala would join JGL Racing full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, driving the No. 24 Ford. Grala finished fourth in his debut at Daytona. However, on May 15, the team shut down the No. 24 program, leaving Grala without a ride. Three days later, Grala announced he would run the next four Xfinity races for Fury Race Cars, driving the No. 61 Mustang beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Grala drove to an impressive tenth-place finish in FURY's debut as a team. With sponsorship support from IT Coalition, DMB Financial, Kiklos, and HotScream, Grala was able to add another eight races to his schedule beyond the original four. Grala's best finish with the organization was a top-five at Daytona International Speedway, which he achieved in a ten year old borrowed car slated to be retired as a show car. In 2019, Grala joined Richard Childress Racing's No. 21 Xfinity car for a part-time schedule. He was originally going to run part-time with FURY with the amassed sponsorship, but Grala took the sponsorship to RCR to lower costs. He stayed with the team for the 2020 season.

Grala's 2020 schedule began in July at Kansas, where he finished thirteenth. He ran the next race at Road America and tied his career-best fourth-place finish. In 2020, Grala joined Niece Motorsports for a one-off race at Talladega as a replacement for Natalie Decker. In August 2020, a week after his Xfinity start at Road America, Grala was called by RCR to substitute for Austin Dillon in their No. 3 NASCAR Cup Series car at the Daytona road course after Dillon tested positive for COVID-19. The Go Bowling 235 would see Grala finish seventh in his Cup debut.

Grala joined Kaulig Racing in 2021 for a multi-race schedule that included the Daytona 500, driving the No. 16. At the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, he suffered a foot injury from one of the race's accidents. Grala returned to the Truck Series again in 2021, driving for Young's Motorsports at the Daytona Road Course in their No. 02, replacing Kris Wright, the full-time driver of that truck. He joined Jordan Anderson Racing in 2021 for the Xfinity Series races at Road America and Texas Motor Speedway.

On January 24, 2022, Alpha Prime Racing announced that Grala would drive for them in four races and be the team's reserve driver. On April 12, Big Machine Racing announced that he would drive for them at Talladega and Dover. Grala became The Money Team Racing's first official driver in the team's debut at the 2022 Daytona 500. On lap forty of the race, he lost his right rear wheel and tire, but he finished the race in 26th place. On February 3, 2022, Young's Motorsports confirmed that Grala would return to the team to run eleven races in the team's No. 02 truck, sharing the ride with Jesse Little.

2023–present

On December 8, 2022, Sam Hunt Racing announced that Grala would compete full-time for them in 2023, driving the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra, with sponsorship to be announced at a later date.

On January 17, 2024, Rick Ware Racing announced that Grala will run 25 cup races for the team in 2024, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. A few days later, Front Row Motorsports announced that Grala would run the 2024 Daytona 500 in the No. 36 Ford Mustang. Grala finished twelfth in his Bluegreen Vacations Duel, qualifying him for the Daytona 500. He ended up crashing on lap five of the Daytona 500, finishing 38th. The very next week at Atlanta, he would make his first start for RWR. Despite spinning early in the race, he would finish a season best fourteenth place.

On February 15, 2025, it was announced that Grala would join Legacy Motor Club as the teams reserve and simulator driver. Grala also competed part-time for Sam Hunt Racing in 2025, driving the No. 24 Supra in three Xfinity Series races. Grala competed for Our Motorsports in their final race at Dover, replacing Kris Wright, who departed the team prior to the event.

Other racing Grala's TA car in victory lane at Road America, July 2, 2022. Grala being interviewed in victory lane at Road America on July 2, 2022. In 2014, Grala ran in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, where he became the youngest driver ever to compete in an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) event at the age of fifteen years and one week old.

Personal life Grala was born in Boston and grew up in the suburb of Westborough. Grala's father Darius is a former sports car racer, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona three times. Grala has been accepted to Georgia Tech to major in engineering, but has deferred his admission to pursue his racing career.

Grala lives in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Motorsports career results

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

Cup Series NASCAR Cup 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 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2020 Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR DAR CLT CLT BRI ATL MAR HOM TAL POC POC IND KEN TEX KAN NHA MCH MCH DRC7 DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 40th 01 2021 Kaulig Racing 16 Chevy DAY28 DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD MAR RCH TAL6 KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY35 DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 45th 02 2022 The Money Team Racing 50 Chevy DAY26 CAL LVS PHO ATL COA25 RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT23 GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 53rd 01 2024 Front Row Motorsports 36 Ford DAY38 35th 206 Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford ATL14 LVS31 PHO30 BRI19 COA27 RCH31 MAR26 TEX27 TAL DOV29 KAN DAR18 CLT34 GTW SON23 IOW33 NHA22 NSH CSC26 POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR34 ATL GLN35 BRI37 KAN31 TAL ROV27 LVS HOM32 MAR27 PHO34

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2021 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 40 28 2022 The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 35 26 2024 Front Row Motorsports Ford 26 38

Xfinity Series 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 Pts Ref 2018 JGL Racing 24 Ford DAY4 ATL23 LVS16 PHO12 CAL14 TEX26 BRI38 RCH30 TAL20 DOV37 22nd 439 FURY Race Cars 61 Ford CLT10 POC16 MCH12 IOW10 CHI40 DAY5 KEN NHA14 IOW GLN15 MOH27 BRI ROA11 DAR IND LVS RCH ROV8 DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM18 2019 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX18 BRI RCH14 TAL DOV14 CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA14 IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA5 DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 37th 120 2020 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN13 ROA4 DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH9 RCH9 BRI LVS TAL ROV31 KAN TEX MAR PHO 33rd 147 2021 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA18 ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX15 KAN MAR PHO 92nd 01 2022 Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevy DAY CAL25 LVS23 PHO33 ATL COA RCH MAR 83rd 01 Big Machine Racing 48 Chevy TAL29 DOV24 DAR TEX CLT POR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC32 MCH18 GLN5 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 34 Chevy ROV35 LVS HOM MAR Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota PHO23 2023 DAY32 CAL13 LVS23 PHO34 ATL35 COA18 RCH4 MAR15 TAL24 DOV12 DAR9 CLT16 PIR26 SON20 NSH16 CSC10 ATL14 NHA13 POC25 ROA7 MCH21 IRC9 GLN28 DAY20 DAR28 KAN10 BRI10 TEX29 ROV5 LVS35 HOM30 MAR28 PHO10 17th 617 2024 RSS Racing 28 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO COADNQ RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 111th 01 2025 Sam Hunt Racing 24 Toyota DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC22 SON GLN11 DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV4 LVS TAL MAR PHO 83rd 01 Our Motorsports 5 Chevy DOV31 IND IOW

Craftsman Truck Series 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 Pts Ref 2016 GMS Racing 33 Chevy DAY ATL MAR31 KAN DOV10 CLT TEX 28th 132 24 IOW29 GTW8 KEN ELD POC BRI11 MCH MSP26 CHI NHA7 LVS TAL MAR15 TEX PHO28 HOM 2017 33 DAY1 ATL15 MAR15 KAN8 CLT30 DOV2 TEX10 GTW13 IOW24 KEN24 ELD31 POC23 MCH12 BRI28 MSP3 CHI9 NHA10 LVS5 TAL29 MAR7 TEX6 PHO5 HOM13 7th 2214 2020 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL9 KAN TEX MAR PHO 84th 01 2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY DRC8 LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR COA2 CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN12 GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 41st 742 2022 DAY LVS30 ATL COA14 MAR BRD26 DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON14 KNX26 NSH MOH7 POC23 IRP20 RCH22 KAN18 BRI TAL18 HOM18 PHO 26th 221 2023 Tricon Garage 1 Toyota DAY LVS17 ATL COA9 TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC31 RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 96th 01 2026 Halmar Friesen Racing 62 Toyota DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR3 LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points Switched from Cup to Truck points on May 4

K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 2014 Turner Scott Motorsports 31 Chevy NSM10 DAY10 BRI20 GRE7 RCH14 IOW22 BGS11 FIF16 LGY5 NHA10 COL8 IOW8 GLN4 VIR5 GRE11 DOV2 7th 542 2015 Ben Kennedy Racing 3 Toyota NSM18 GRE6 BRI4 IOW17 BGS7 LGY17 COL3 NHA3 IOW7 GLN15 MOT7 VIR2 RCH8 DOV19 7th 483 2016 NSM15 MOB5 GRE9 BRI3 VIR20 DOM4 STA COL NHA21 IOW GLN4 GRE NJM DOV 16th 272

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2015 Ben Kennedy Racing 3 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON17 SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO30 41st 41

Pinty's Series NASCAR Pinty's Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2016 22 Racing 22 Dodge MSP20 SSS ACD ICAR TOR EIR SAS CTR RIS MSP15 ASE KWA 41st 53

ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing 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 Pts Ref 2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY10 NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP 48th 405 MDM Motorsports 41 Chevy POC4 WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Ref 2015 Kyle Busch Motorsports 52 Toyota SNM15 ROU HCY19 20th 102 51 HCY16 SNM TCM MMS ROU6 CON MYB7

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (key)

24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. 2016 GTD 16 Change Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Spencer Pumpelly Justin Marks Corey Lewis 521 42 18 2017 GTD 16 Change Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Brett Sandberg 79 52 25