| Kody Vanderwal | |||||||
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 Vanderwal during qualifying at Evergreen in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | Kody S. Vanderwal (2001-01-19)January 19, 2001 (age 24) LaSalle, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
| 30 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2020 position | 30th | ||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020LS Tractor 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 7, 2020. | |||||||
Kody S. Vanderwal[1] (born January 19, 2001) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 52Chevrolet Camaro forJimmy Means Racing.
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Vanderwal's racing career began at the age of 11 at a local dirt track in Fort Morgan, Colorado, where he drove an "Enduro" stock car for several years.Vanderwal started racing Pure Stocks at Colorado National Speedway in 2015 and later went on to run Super Stocks, Pro-Trucks, and Super Late Models.In 2017, Vanderwal was offered a ride in theNASCARK&N Pro Series West. He ran a full season, earning two top fives and would go on to finish ninth in points standings.
Vanderwal's 2018 season was highlighted by winning both K&N West races at Tucson in May.[2]
In 2019, Vanderwal moved from Patriot Motorsports Group to Levin Racing, bringing the No. 43 with him.[3] He qualified on the pole at Colorado,[4] converting it into a second-place finish in the race.[5] In total, Vanderwal ran each of the season's first seven races before transitioning his focus to weekly racing at Colorado and finding sponsorship for the 2020 season.[6]
In 2020, Vanderwal joinedMeans Racing in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, running all but the first three races.[7] He finished 30th in points with a best race finish of 19th atPocono Raceway.[8] Vanderwal did not return to the team in 2021 due to sponsorship issues.[9]
He has a father, Rudy, who also has previously participated in the West Series, and is the owner of IBA Dairy Depot & Advanced Dairy Service, which sponsored Kody during the 2020 season.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2020 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO 29 | DAR 32 | CLT 35 | BRI 21 | ATL 37 | HOM 37 | HOM 33 | TAL 31 | POC 19 | IRC 28 | KEN 25 | KEN 29 | TEX 32 | KAN 27 | ROA 27 | DRC 23 | DOV 31 | DOV 27 | DAY 34 | DAR 29 | RCH 28 | RCH 29 | BRI 29 | LVS 31 | TAL 28 | ROV 20 | KAN 26 | TEX 21 | MAR 29 | PHO 22 | 30th | 263 | [8] | ||
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 34 | Toyota | NSM 11 | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | THO | NHA | 27th | 86 | [10] | |||||
| 43 | IOW 19 | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | GTW 16 | NHA | DOV | |||||||||||||||||
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2017 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 32 | Ford | TUS 8 | KCR 9 | IRW 14 | IRW 15 | SPO 10 | OSS 4 | CNS 5 | SON 15 | IOW 34 | EVG 14 | DCS 15 | MER 6 | AAS 9 | KCR 18 | 9th | 440 | [11] |
| 2018 | 43 | KCR 21 | TUS 1* | TUS 1 | OSS 7 | CNS 7 | SON 17 | DCS 3 | EVG 4 | GTW 16 | LVS 20 | MER 9 | AAS 13 | KCR 8 | 7th | 479 | [12] | |||
| Toyota | IOW 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Levin Racing | Chevy | LVS 4 | SON 15 | DCS 8 | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | 11th | 239 | [13] | |||||
| Ford | IRW 18 | TUS 11 | TUS 12 | CNS 2 | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points