THE DRIVER
HOMETOWN: Las Vegas, NV
BORN: July 15, 1998
Noah Gragson, the 25-year-old from Las Vegas, NV has quickly found himself as one of the brightest young talents in NASCAR. In just his second full-time season, Noah finished second in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series driver championship.
An alumni of the NASCAR Next class, which recognizes the future star drivers in the sport, Noah has since made a name for himself off the track as well with his outgoing personality, media involvement and positive nature.
GETTING STARTED
Noah’s racing career started at the age of 13, behind the wheel of a Bandolero where his obsession with racing began. Soon after, Noah joined the INEX Legends Car Racing Series and won the 2014 Young Lion Road Course Championship at the age of 15. Learning the ropes in the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Noah quickly made the next step to late model racecars at local Vegas short tracks where his natural racing talents were soon noticed.
RACE HIGHLIGHTS
2024: Signed a multiyear agreement to pilot Stewart-HaasRacing’s No. 10 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series. Paired with crew chief Drew Blickensderfer, Gragson will compete for the title-winning NASCAR team co-owned by three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas,founder of Haas Automation – the largest CNC machine tool builder in North America. The Kannapolis, North Carolina-based organization has won two NASCAR Cup Series titles, two NASCAR Xfinity Series championships and 100 NASCAR races, including crown-jewel events such as the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, and Southern 500.
2023: The rising star of Noah Gragson made the transition toLegacy Motor Club to drive the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in his first full-time season as a NASCAR Cup Series Driver.
2022: In his breakout season competing for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, Noah Gragson posted a series-high eight wins (Phoenix Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway, Pocono Raceway, Darlington Raceway, Kansas Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway), two poles, 21 top-fives, and 26 top-10 finishes en route to a second place finish in the points standings. In 2022, Gragson also made his NASCAR Cup Series debut, running a total of 18 races with a best finish of fifth place at Daytona International Speedway.
2021: Driving in his third season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Noah Gragson was able to win three races (Darlington Raceway, Richmond Raceway, and Martinsville Speedway), in addition to posting 13 top-fives and 20 top-10 finishes. Gragson would compete for the series title and advance to the Championship 4 for the first time in his career, where he inevitably finished third in the points standings. Noah would also attempt to qualify for his first NASCAR Cup Series race in the Daytona 500, but was involved in an accident during his Duel race.
2020: Noah Gragson started his second season of NASCAR Xfinity Series competition with a bang by winning his first-career race in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. The then sophomore driver was able to follow this performance up with another win at Bristol Motor Speedway, and was able to finish the season with 17 top-fives and 25 top-10 finishes, ultimately finishing fifth in the championship hunt.