Noah Gragson

Noah Quinn Gragson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports.

Racing career Early career

Gragson started racing Bandoleros at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring at the age of thirteen, eventually moving to compete in late models.

Regional series ARCA Menards Series West

In 2015, Gragson joined Jefferson Pitts Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in the No. 7 with sponsorship from AlertID, In his series debut at Kern County Raceway Park, he finished third after qualifying eighth. At Tucson Speedway, Gragson battled with teammate Gracin Raz to score his first career victory. Later in the season at Meridian Speedway, Gragson recorded his first pole position and led 176 laps to win. In his first season of stock car racing, Gragson finished second in the final points standings behind Chris Eggleston with two wins, seven top fives, eleven top tens, becoming the ninth driver in series history to finish runner-up in points and win Rookie of the Year. After the season ended, he was named Rookie of the Year.

Gragson would return to the West Series in 2019 in a one-off attempt for his old team, Jefferson Pitts Racing, in their No. 7 car in the race at Sonoma. He was announced to run the same race in 2024 in the No. 30 car for Rette Jones Racing in addition to competing part-time for the team in their new Xfinity Series car.

K&N Pro Series East During the 2015 season, Gragson ran two races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, finishing eighth in his debut at Watkins Glen International.

ARCA Racing Series 2015–2018: Mason Mitchell Motorsports, Venturini Motorsports, and DGR Crosley In 2015, Gragson joined Mason Mitchell Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 78 Ford Fusion at Kentucky Speedway. After qualifying eighth, he finished fourteenth, one lap behind race winner Ryan Reed.

In 2016, Gragson made two starts; one with Mason Mitchell Motorsports driving the No. 78 Chevrolet SS at Pocono finishing 30th and one in the season finale with Venturini Motorsports driving the No. 15 Toyota Camry at Kansas finishing 5th.

In 2017, Gragson competed in five races with Venturini with a best finish of fourth at Chicagoland.

In 2018, Gragson made two starts for DGR Crosley in the No. 54 Toyota Camry at Daytona finishing seventh and Pocono where he scored the pole, dominated much of the early going, and finished tenth.

2024: Rette Jones Racing On April 30, 2024, it was announced that Gragson would return to ARCA and drive the No. 30 car for Rette Jones Racing in the race at Watkins Glen International in addition to running part-time for the team in their new Xfinity Series car. In his debut at Phoenix, Gragson qualified fourteenth and finished sixteenth. Gragson raced at Homestead as well, qualifying tenth and finishing fifteenth.

On October 7, 2016, Gragson was hired by Kyle Busch Motorsports to compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2017.

In 2017, Gragson recorded his first career Truck win in the fall at Martinsville Speedway in the Texas Roadhouse 200 after passing Matt Crafton for the lead on the outside with ten laps to go. He finished tenth in points.

Gragson returned to the No. 18 KBM truck for the 2018 season.

A week after wrecking with two laps to go while battling with Johnny Sauter for the win at Dover, Gragson dominated at Kansas in the 37 Kind Days 250, leading 128 out of 167 laps to score his second career win.

During qualifying at Pocono Raceway, Gragson fell ill and was not cleared to race. Erik Jones replaced him for the race, but he was granted a playoff waiver and will still contend for the championship.

Gragson finished second in the points standings after finishing third at Homestead.

Xfinity Series 2018: Joe Gibbs Racing

Gragson made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing at Richmond Raceway in 2018 as part of a three-race schedule that included further starts at Talladega Superspeedway and Dover International Speedway.

2019–2022: JR Motorsports

On September 25, 2018, JR Motorsports announced that Gragson would drive the No. 1 Chevrolet full-time for the 2019 Xfinity Series, replacing Elliott Sadler, who retired at the end of the 2018 season. However, on January 25, the team announced that Gragson would instead pilot the No. 9 and teammate Michael Annett would drive the No. 1. Gragson opened his rookie campaign with JR Motorsports by finishing eleventh in the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona International Speedway. He scored a ninth-place at Atlanta the next week for his first top-ten of the season and followed it up with his first top-five of the season the next week when he finished third at Las Vegas. Gragson would go on to produce several strong runs during the season including a season-best second-place at Michigan.

Gragson qualified for the Playoffs after the second Las Vegas race on the strength of seven top-fives and seventeen top-tens in the regular season. Gragson scored his first DNF of his Xfinity Series career in the 2019 O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway when contact on lap 150 with the No. 18 of Harrison Burton sent Gragson's car spinning through the front stretch grass. Gragson was credited with a 30th-place finish.

On February 11, 2020, Gragson announced Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company, and True Timber would sponsor him as a primary sponsor for three races starting at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. He went on to win the season-opening NASCAR Racing Experience 300. At the end of the 2020 Alsco 300, he was involved in a fight with Harrison Burton after Gragson pushed him into the wall in the closing laps. Neither driver was reprimanded by NASCAR. Gragson was in position to win a late-season race at Texas Motor Speedway but was passed by Harrison Burton in the final set of corners. He would later finish 5th for the year in points.

On August 27, 2020, Gragson and JR Motorsports confirmed a third season together. At the end of the Atlanta race, he was involved in a fight with Daniel Hemric after a pit road mishap during the race. Neither driver was reprimanded by NASCAR. Hemric would later go on to win the Xfinity Series championship that year. On May 10, Gragson finished fourth at Darlington, but was disqualified when his car failed post-race inspection for unapproved suspension mounts. JR Motorsports filed and won the appeal, restoring Gragson's fourth-place finish and awarding him the 100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. He would later win at Darlington and Richmond to make the playoff before scoring a big win in Martinsville to make the Championship for the first time in his career and finishing third in points.

Gragson began the 2022 season with a third-place finish at Daytona. He also scored wins at Phoenix, Talladega and Pocono. At Road America, Gragson had an on-road scuffle with Sage Karam, resulting in him triggering a thirteen-car pileup on lap 25. He was fined 35,000 and docked thirty driver and owner points for the incident. At the September Darlington race, Gragson won a three-car battle with Sheldon Creed and Kyle Larson on the closing laps. He also won the next three races at Kansas, Bristol, and Texas, becoming the first driver since Sam Ard in 1983 to win four straight Xfinity Series races. Gragson won his eighth race at Homestead to make his second straight Xfinity Championship 4 appearance. He would end up finishing second in the Championship to Ty Gibbs.

2024: Part-time with Rette Jones Racing On April 30, 2024, it was announced that Gragson would be returning to the Xfinity Series driving Rette Jones Racing's new No. 30 car in four races: Charlotte, Nashville, Michigan, and Darlington. It was the team's Xfinity Series debut. He drove for RJR in late models and the Canada Series in 2023 after he was reinstated by NASCAR. RJR would form an alliance with Stewart–Haas Racing, Gragson's Cup Series team, for their Xfinity Series program. In two races in 2024, Gragson finished in the top ten at Charlotte and in the top five at Nashville. He was unable to set a qualifying time after failing inspection three times and started the Bluegreen Vacations Duel from the back; a wreck with Garrett Smithley and Brad Keselowski with four laps remaining ended his chances of making the 500.

Gragson returned to Beard for the 2022 Daytona 500, this time successfully qualifying for the race. He also signed with Kaulig Racing to share the No. 16 Cup car with A. J. Allmendinger and former rival Daniel Hemric.

In his first start at the Daytona 500, Gragson was involved in The Big One late in the race with ten laps to go while running seventh after getting wrecked by Kevin Harvick. In his second start at Atlanta, he would have much of the same luck wrecking hard into the second turn wall on lap 24 while running seventeenth after his car broke loose in the middle of turns 1 and 2. At the 2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Gragson finished a Cup career-best finish of fifth.

Gragson drove the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 at the Talladega, Charlotte Roval, Las Vegas, Homestead and the Martinsville races as a substitute for Alex Bowman, who sustained a concussion from a crash at Texas.

2023: Rookie season with Legacy Motor Club and suspension

On August 10, 2022, Gragson was announced as the driver for the No. 42 for Petty GMS (which was later rebranded Legacy Motor Club) for 2023, replacing Ty Dillon and signing a two-year contract. He started the season with a 24th-place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. At Kansas, Gragson got into a fist fight with Ross Chastain after the two were having a discussion of an on track incident that escalated quickly. At Gateway, Gragson was involved in a hard crash due to a brake rotor failure. His car spun down toward the apron and then back up the track, hitting the wall first with the rear of his car and then the front. Gragson suffered concussion-like symptoms from the crash and was replaced by Grant Enfinger at Sonoma. On August 5, NASCAR and LMC suspended Gragson indefinitely for violation of Section 4.4.D. of the NASCAR Rule Book, which concerns member conduct, after Gragson liked an offensive meme related to the murder of George Floyd, which depicted him as Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid, with the quote "Under Da Knee" on social media. On August 10, 2023, Gragson requested to be released from his contract with LMC so he could focus on the reinstatement process. On September 12, 2023, NASCAR lifted Gragson's suspension and cleared him to resume his racing activity after he completed diversity and inclusion training.

2024: Stewart–Haas Racing

On December 13, 2023, Gragson signed a multi-year deal with Stewart–Haas Racing to drive the No. 10, starting in 2024.

Gragson started the season with a ninth-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. Following the Atlanta race, the No. 10 was hit with an L1 penalty and docked 35 owner and driver points after pre-race inspection revealed unapproved roof rails. Gragson rebounded a week later at Las Vegas with a sixth-place finish. He scored a career-best third-place finish at Talladega.

On May 28, 2024, Stewart–Haas Racing announced it would shut down its NASCAR operations at the end of the season.

2025: Front Row Motorsports

On July 10, 2024, Gragson signed a multi-year deal with Front Row Motorsports to drive for the team starting in 2025. On January 3, 2025, FRM announced Gragson will drive the No. 4 car. He started the 2025 season with a 28th-place finish at the 2025 Daytona 500. He finished in fourth-place at Talladega in the Spring.

2026

He remained with the team in 2026. He started the 2026 season with an 11th-place finish at the 2026 Daytona 500. He scored a 9th-place finish at the Spring Talladega race.

2027: Contract extension On August 14, 2026, it was announced that Gragson signed a contract extension to remain at FRM for 2027.

Other racing

Late Model Racing In 2017, Gragson won the Winchester 400 and in his final ride with KBM, he won the 2018 Snowball Derby after holding off Ty Majeski.

Gragson ran late model races in 2023 for Rette Jones Racing after being reinstated from his suspension by NASCAR.

Gragson ran one race in the Pinty's Series in 2023 for Rette Jones Racing after being reinstated from his suspension by NASCAR. Gragson's grandfather and father were both prominent real estate developers in Las Vegas.

Gragson struggled in school due to dyslexia and a learning disability. In seventh grade, he was sent to attend the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, for two years. Gragson enjoys downhill mountain biking, and is an avid video game player, saying in an interview that he would perhaps spend Dash 4 Cash winnings on the popular video game Fortnite.

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Jefferson Pitts Racing 2 0 0 2 70 35th NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 13 2 7 11 504 2nd ARCA Racing Series Mason Mitchell Motorsports 1 0 0 0 160 105th 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Wauters Motorsports 2 0 0 0 35 40th NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Jefferson Pitts Racing 13 2 4 6 454 5th NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 14 2 8 12 552 3rd ARCA Racing Series Mason Mitchell Motorsports 1 0 0 0 285 77th Venturini Motorsports 1 0 1 1 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kyle Busch Motorsports 23 1 4 13 724 10th ARCA Racing Series Venturini Motorsports 5 0 1 2 685 34th 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Joe Gibbs Racing 3 0 2 3 0 NC† NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kyle Busch Motorsports 22 1 8 17 4034 2nd NASCAR K&N Pro Series East DGR-Crosley 2 0 1 1 67 31st ARCA Racing Series DGR-Crosley 2 0 0 2 385 56th NASCAR Pinty's Series DJK Racing 1 0 1 1 41 35th 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series JR Motorsports 33 0 9 22 2246 8th NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Jefferson Pitts Racing 1 1 1 1 0 NC† 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series JR Motorsports 33 2 17 25 2306 5th 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Beard Motorsports 0 0 0 0 0 NC† NASCAR Xfinity Series JR Motorsports 33 3 13 20 4025 3rd 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Beard Motorsports 3 0 1 1 0 NC† Kaulig Racing 10 0 0 0 Hendrick Motorsports 5 0 0 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series JR Motorsports 33 8 21 26 4035 2nd 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Legacy Motor Club 21 0 0 0 199 33rd NASCAR Pinty's Series Kasey Jones Racing 1 0 0 1 34 48th 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Stewart–Haas Racing 36 0 1 7 612 24th NASCAR Xfinity Series Rette Jones Racing 4 0 1 3 0 NC† ARCA Menards Series West Rette Jones Racing 1 0 0 0 29 62nd 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Front Row Motorsports 36 0 1 3 440 34th As Gragson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

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 2021 Beard Motorsports 62 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 69th 0 2022 DAY CAL LVS PHO TAL DOV DAR DAY DAR 44th 0 Kaulig Racing 16 Chevy ATL COA RCH MAR BRD KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN KAN BRI TEX Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevy TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 2023 Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 33rd 199 2024 Stewart–Haas Racing 10 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 24th 612 2025 Front Row Motorsports 4 Ford DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 34th 440 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2021 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ 2022 39 31 2023 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 22 24 2024 Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 38 9 2025 Front Row Motorsports Ford 32 28 2026 25 11

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 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 89th 0 2019 JR Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 8th 2246 2020 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 5th 2306 2021 DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 3rd 4025 2022 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 2nd 4035 2024 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO COA 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 85th 0

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World 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 Pts Ref 2016 Wauters Motorsports 18 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 35 2017 Kyle Busch Motorsports DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 10th 724 2018 DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 2nd 4034

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

Pinty's Series NASCAR Pinty's Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2018 DJK Racing 28 Dodge MSP HAM ACD TOR SAS SAS EIR CTR RIS MSP ASE NHA JUK 35th 41 2023 Kasey Jones Racing 30 Dodge SUN MSP ACD AVE TOR EDM SAS SAS CTR OSK OSK ICAR MSP DEL 48th 34

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 2015 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Ford DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KAN KEN 105th 160 2016 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN 77th 285 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota KAN 2017 55 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP 34th 685 15 POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 56th 385

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 Pts Ref 2015 Jefferson Pitts Racing 7 Ford NSM GRE BRI IOW BGS LGY COL NHA IOW GLN MOT VIR 35th 70 55 RCH DOV 2016 NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM NHA IOW DOV 5th 454 7 STA COL GLN GRE NJM 2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota NSM BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM TMP NHA IOW 31st 67 98 GLN GTW NHA DOV

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2015 Jefferson Pitts Racing 7 Ford KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO 2nd 504 2016 IRW KCR TUS OSS CNS SON SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP MMP MER AAS 3rd 552 2019 Jefferson Pitts Racing 7 Chevy LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO 35th 47 2024 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford PHO KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 62nd 29

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2017 Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Toyota CNC DOM DOM HCY HCY BRI AND ROU TCM ROU HCY CNC SBO N/A 0 2018 18 MYB NSH ROU HCY BRI AND HCY ROU SBO N/A 0

ASA STARS National Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ASA STARS National Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2023 Rette Jones Racing 30 Chevy FIF MAD NWS HCY MLW AND WIR WIN NSV 32nd 119 Ford TOL 2025 Rette Jones Racing 30G Ford NSM FIF DOM HCY NPS MAD SLG AND OWO TOL WIN NSV 68th 29