Nathan Byrd

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2021 Arrive Drive MotorsportsCMPCMP MOH MOHBARBAR PIRC PIRCROAROA SP SPACCACC PIRCPIRC 5th 207

F2000 Championship Series (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 Rank Points 2021 Global Racing Team CMP CMP MOH MOH BAR BAR PIRC PIRC ROA ROA SP SP ACC ACC PIRCPIRC 11th 102 2022 Arrive Drive Motorsports CMP CMP MOHMOHBARBAR PIRC PIRCACCACC SP SP PIRC PIRC 4th 360

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) 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 ALA1 ALA2 STP1 STP2 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 LOR21 ROA1 ROA2 MOH123 MOH224 MOH322 NJMP122 NJMP217 NJMP323 MOH4 MOH5 29th 11

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 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 Pts Ref 2024 DGM Racing 92 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR21 SON IOW NHA36 NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL 100th 01 SS-Green Light Racing 14 Chevy ROV25 LVS HOM MAR PHO 2026 Young's Motorsports 42 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO31 LVS32 DAR34 MAR CAR16 BRI KAN24 TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT26 NSH POC35 COR SON CHI ATL IND31 IOW25 DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

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 2024 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN19 TAL HOM29 MAR PHO26 65th 11 2025 DAY31 ATL31 LVS29 HOM27 MAR29 BRI28 CAR14 TEX14 KAN29 NWS CLT NSH28 MCH30 POC21 LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR27 BRI NHA ROV TAL18 MAR PHO15 28th 185

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points