Kaz Grala
Grala atLas Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	Kaz Edward Grala (1998-12-29)December 29, 1998 (age 26) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Achievements	Youngest driver to make theNASCAR playoffs (18) Youngest NASCAR race winner atDaytona International Speedway (18) Youngest NASCAR pole winner atDaytona International Speedway (18) Youngest driver to compete in anIMSA race (15) Youngest race winner inUARA-Stars (14)
NASCARCup Series career
31 races run over 4 years
2024 position	35th
Best finish	35th (2024)
First race	2020Go Bowling 235 (Daytona RC)
Last race	2024NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
81 races run over 7 years
2025 position	83rd
Best finish	17th (2023)
First race	2018PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2025Blue Cross NC 250 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 20 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
51 races run over 6 years
2023 position	96th
Best finish	7th (2017)
First race	2016Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2023CRC Brakleen 150 (Pocono)
First win	2017NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 19 1
NASCARCanada Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2016 position	41st
Best finish	41st (2016)
First race	2016Clarington 200 (Mosport)
Last race	2016Can-Am 200 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	48th (2017)
First race	2017Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
Last race	2017 ModSpace 150 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
38 races run over 3 years
Best finish	7th (2014,2015)
First race	2014New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS (New Smyrna)
Last race	2016Bully Hill Vineyards 125 (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 24 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	41st (2015)
First race	2015Carneros 200 (Sonoma)
Last race	2015 Casino Arizona 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of November 2, 2025.

Kaz Edward Grala^[1] (/ˈɡrɔːlə/GRAW-lə;^[2] born December 29, 1998) is an American-Polish professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24Toyota GR Supra forSam Hunt Racing and the No. 5Chevrolet Camaro SS forOur Motorsports. Grala also serves as the simulation/reserve driver forLegacy Motor Club. He has previously competed in theNASCAR Cup Series,NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, andNASCAR Pinty's Series, as well as what is now theARCA Menards Series,ARCA Menards Series East andARCA Menards Series West.

Grala is the youngest NASCAR winner in the history ofDaytona International Speedway with his win in the2017 Truck Series season-opener at the age of eighteen and the youngest person to ever compete in anInternational Motor Sports Association (IMSA) event at the age of fifteen.

Grala, a native ofBoston, started racinggo-karts at F1 Boston inBraintree, Massachusetts, when he was four years old. When he was ten,^[3] he began racingBandoleros, winning theSummer Shootout Championship in 2011. That same year, he won the New York Legendstock and the Massachusetts Bandolero Outlaws state championships.^[2] In 2012, Grala won 15 races and theWinter Heat Championship atCharlotte^[4] in the Legend Car Pro Division.

In 2013, Grala made his late model debut inUARA-STARS, becoming the youngest winner in series history atHickory Motor Speedway, followed by setting the record as the youngest driver to lead laps in theMyrtle Beach 400 where he finished second toLee Pulliam. That same year, he was named by Speed 51 as the 2013 JEGS Rookie of the Year.^[5]

In 2014, Grala competed in theNASCAR Whelen All-American Series and won atCaraway Speedway^[6] andMartinsville Speedway and also joinedTurner Scott Motorsports to compete full-time in theK&N Pro Series East. He was the youngest driver in the series that year.^[7]

In 2015, he joinedBen Kennedy Racing to race full-time in the K&N Pro Series East once again.^[8]

In 2016, Grala made hisNASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut at Martinsville forGMS Racing, driving the No. 33Chevrolet.^[9] Grala would get his first career top-ten finish atDover International Speedway in just his second start in the series. WithBen Kennedy joining the team, Grala moved over to the No. 24 truck to compete in seven more races that year.

Grala ran the full Truck Series season in 2017 for GMS in their No. 33 Chevrolet.^[10] After avoiding all the crashes atDaytona 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.^[11][12] Grala almost won atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park in September, after leading the closing laps and then in one of the final corners he was tapped and spun around byAustin Cindric. Grala was eliminated from the Playoffs before the Round of 6 due to an early crash in the cutoff race atTalladega Superspeedway, which ultimately resulted in him finishing the season seventh in the Truck Series standings.^[13]

On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Grala would joinJGL Racing full-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series as a 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, driving the No. 24Ford.^[14] 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.^[15] Three days later, Grala announced he would run the next four Xfinity races forFury Race Cars, driving the No. 61 Mustang beginning atCharlotte Motor Speedway.^[16] 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 atDaytona International Speedway, which he achieved in a ten year old borrowed car slated to be retired as a show car.^[17]In 2019, Grala joinedRichard Childress Racing's No. 21 Xfinity car for a part-time schedule.^[18] He was originally going to run part-time with FURY with the amassed sponsorship, but Grala took the sponsorship to RCR to lower costs.^[19] He stayed with the team for the 2020 season.^[20]

Grala's 2020 schedule began in July atKansas, where he finished thirteenth.^[21][22] He ran the next race atRoad America and tied his career-best fourth-place finish.^[23] In 2020, Grala joinedNiece Motorsports for a one-off race at Talladega as a replacement forNatalie Decker.^[24] In August 2020, a week after his Xfinity start at Road America, Grala was called by RCR to substitute forAustin Dillon in their No. 3NASCAR Cup Series car at the Daytona road course after Dillon tested positive forCOVID-19.^[25] TheGo Bowling 235 would see Grala finish seventh in his Cup debut.^[26]

Grala joinedKaulig Racing in 2021 for a multi-race schedule that included theDaytona 500, driving the No. 16.^[27] At the2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, he suffered a foot injury from one of the race's accidents.^[28] Grala returned to the Truck Series again in2021, driving forYoung's Motorsports at the Daytona Road Course in their No. 02, replacingKris Wright, the full-time driver of that truck.^[29] He joinedJordan Anderson Racing in 2021 for the Xfinity Series races at Road America and Texas Motor Speedway.^[30]

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 becameThe Money Team Racing's first official driver in the team's debut at the2022 Daytona 500.^[31][32] On lap forty of the race, he lost his right rear wheel and tire, but he finished the race in 26th place.^[33] 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 withJesse Little.^[34]

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.^[35]

On January 17, 2024,Rick Ware Racing announced that Grala will run 25 cup races for the team in 2024, driving the No. 15Ford Mustang Dark Horse.^[36] A few days later,Front Row Motorsports announced that Grala would run the2024 Daytona 500 in the No. 36 Ford Mustang.^[37] Grala finished twelfth in hisBluegreen Vacations Duel, qualifying him for the Daytona 500. He ended up crashing on lap five of the Daytona 500, finishing 38th.^[38] The very next week atAtlanta 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 joinLegacy Motor Club as the teams reserve and simulator driver.^[39] Grala also competed part-time for Sam Hunt Racing in 2025, driving the No. 24 Supra in three Xfinity Series races.^[40] Grala competed forOur Motorsports in their final race atDover, replacingKris Wright, who departed the team prior to the event.^[41]

In 2014, Grala ran in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, where he became the youngest driver ever to compete in anInternational Motor Sports Association (IMSA) event at the age of fifteen years and one week old.^[4]

In 2016, Grala competed in his firstRolex 24 Hours of Daytona forChange Racing alongside former Rolex 24 winnersSpencer Pumpelly andJustin Marks, in addition to race newcomerCorey Lewis; at the age of seventeen, Grala was the youngest driver in the field.^[3]

On July 2, 2022, Grala won theTrans-Am Series TA/GT race atRoad America, driving the No. 2Technique ChassisSteel-It Weaver Racing Dodge Challenger. This was only Grala's second start in the series and second consecutive pole and track record. In the previous race, atMid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Grala was leading when his car suffered a mechanical failure.^[42][43]

Grala was born inBoston and grew up in the suburb ofWestborough. Grala's fatherDarius is a former sports car racer, competing in the24 Hours of Daytona three times.^[3] He is ofPolish ancestry.

He attended high school atWorcester Academy, graduating in 2017.^[4] Grala has been accepted toGeorgia Tech to major in engineering, but has deferred his admission to pursue his racing career.

Grala lives inMooresville, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

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

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points
² Switched from Cup to Truck points on May 4^[62]

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

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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

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