Nathan Byrd
Nathan Joseph Byrd is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Young's Motorsports.
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.
Motorsports results
American open-wheel racing results
North American Formula 1000 Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 2021 | Arrive Drive Motorsports | CMP 9 | CMP 4 | MOH | MOH | BAR 3 | BAR 2 | PIRC 8 | PIRC 2 | ROA DNF | ROA 4 | SP | SP | ACC 2 | ACC 4 | PIRC | PIRC 1 | 5th | 207 |
F2000 Championship Series
| 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 5 | PIRC 6 | ROA | ROA | SP | SP | ACC | ACC | PIRC | PIRC 2 | 11th | 102 |
| 2022 | Arrive Drive Motorsports | CMP 4 | CMP DSQ | MOH 4 | MOH 2 | BAR 3 | BAR 3 | PIRC 1 | PIRC 4 | ACC 3 | ACC 2 | SP | SP | PIRC | PIRC | 4th | 360 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| 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 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | STP 1 | STP 2 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | LOR 21 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | MOH 1 23 | MOH 2 24 | MOH 3 22 | NJMP 1 22 | NJMP 2 17 | NJMP 3 23 | MOH 4 | MOH 5 | 29th | 11 |
NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Craftsman Truck Series
Season still in progressIneligible for series points