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.
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.
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
() (<span style="font-size:85%">Bold â Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics â Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * â Most laps led.</span>)
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