Kody Vanderwal

Kody S. Vanderwal^[1] (born January 19, 2001) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 52 Chevrolet Camaro for Jimmy Means Racing.

Kody Vanderwal
Vanderwal during qualifying at Evergreen in 2018
Born	Kody S. Vanderwal (2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 24) LaSalle, Colorado, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
30 races run over 1 year
2020 position	30th
Best finish	30th (2020)
First race	2020 LS Tractor 200 (Phoenix)
Last race	2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of November 7, 2020.

Racing career

Vanderwal running the K&N West race at Sonoma Raceway in 2017

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 the NASCAR K&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 joined Means Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, running all but the first three races.^[7] He finished 30th in points with a best race finish of 19th at Pocono Raceway.^[8] Vanderwal did not return to the team in 2021 due to sponsorship issues.^[9]

Personal life

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.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

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	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]

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	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

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
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