Kody S. Vanderwal[1] (born January 19, 2001) is an American 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 | |||||||
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 Vanderwal during qualifying at Evergreen in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | Kody S. Vanderwal January 19, 2001 LaSalle, Colorado | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 7, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
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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 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]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
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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 |
IND 28 |
KEN 25 |
KEN 29 |
TEX 32 |
KAN 27 |
ROA 27 |
DAY 23 |
DOV 31 |
DOV 27 |
DAY 34 |
DAR 29 |
RCH 28 |
RCH 29 |
BRI 29 |
LVS 31 |
TAL 28 |
CLT 20 |
KAN 26 |
TEX 21 |
MAR 29 |
PHO 22 |
30th | 263 | [8] | ||
K&N Pro Series East
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series West
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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 |
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| 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 |
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* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ "Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020" (PDF). NASCAR. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Jchristley (May 6, 2018). "Kody Vanderwal Doubles Up In The Desert". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (February 20, 2019). "Kody Vanderwal Partners with Levin Racing for 2019 Season". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (June 9, 2019). "Qualifying: Kody Vanderwal Sets Track Record At Home". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (June 9, 2019). "Hailie Deegan Wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Race at Colorado in Dramatic Overtime Finish". Autoweek. Crain Communications. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (August 12, 2019). "Pit Box: K&N Pro West Treks To Evergreen". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Boarman, John (February 13, 2020). "JJ Yeley running first three Xfinity events for Jimmy Means Racing". Tireball. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kody Vanderwal – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Kody Vanderwal Not Returning to Jimmy Means Racing in 2021". The Racing Insiders. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Kody Vanderwal – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Kody Vanderwal – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Kody Vanderwal – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Kody Vanderwal – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
External links
edit- Kody Vanderwal driver statistics at Racing-Reference