Kody S. Vanderwal (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.
Racing career
Vanderwal's racing career began at the age of eleven 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.
In 2019, Vanderwal moved from Patriot Motorsports Group to Levin Racing, bringing the No. 43 with him. He qualified on the pole at Colorado, converting it into a second-place finish in the race. 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.
In 2020, Vanderwal joined Means Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, running all but the first three races. He finished 30th in points with a best race finish of 19th at Pocono Raceway. Vanderwal did not return to the team in 2021 due to sponsorship issues.
Personal life Vanderwal's father, Rudy, 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
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition2017NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestPatriot Motorsports Group140274409th2018NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestPatriot Motorsports Group142484797thNASCAR K&N Pro Series East30008627th2019NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestLevin Racing702323911th2020NASCAR Xfinity SeriesJimmy Means Racing3000026330th
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 Pts Ref 2020 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO29 DAR32 CLT35 BRI21 ATL37 HOM37 HOM33 TAL31 POC19 IRC28 KEN25 KEN29 TEX32 KAN27 ROA27 DRC23 DOV31 DOV27 DAY34 DAR29 RCH28 RCH29 BRI29 LVS31 TAL28 ROV20 KAN26 TEX21 MAR29 PHO22 30th 263
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 Pts Ref 2018 Patriot Motorsports Group 34 Toyota NSM11 BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM THO NHA 27th 86 43 IOW19 GLN Ford GTW16 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 Pts Ref 2017 Patriot Motorsports Group 32 Ford TUS8 KCR9 IRW14 IRW15 SPO10 OSS4 CNS5 SON15 IOW34 EVG14 DCS15 MER6 AAS9 KCR18 9th 440 2018 43 KCR21 TUS1* TUS1 OSS7 CNS7 SON17 DCS3 EVG4 GTW16 LVS20 MER9 AAS13 KCR8 7th 479 Toyota IOW19 2019 Levin Racing Chevy LVS4 SON15 DCS8 IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO 11th 239 Ford IRW18 TUS11 TUS12 CNS2
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
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