1. Kaz Edward Grala is an American professional stock car racing driver.
35 Facts About Kaz Grala
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Kaz Grala last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 36 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports and the No 15 Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing.
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Kaz Grala has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Pinty's Series as well as what is the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.
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In 2012, Kaz Grala won 15 races and the Winter Heat Championship at Charlotte in the Legend Car Pro Division.
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In 2013, Kaz Grala made his late model debut in UARA-STARS, becoming the youngest winner in series history at Hickory Motor Speedway, followed by setting the record as the youngest driver to lead laps in the Myrtle Beach 400 where he finished second to Lee Pulliam.
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Kaz Grala was the youngest driver in the series that year.
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In 2016, Kaz Grala made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut at Martinsville for GMS Racing, driving the No 33 Chevrolet.
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Kaz Grala would get his first career top-ten finish at Dover International Speedway in just his second start in the series.
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Kaz Grala ran the full Truck Series season in 2017 for GMS in their No 33 Chevrolet.
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Kaz Grala was eliminated from the Playoffs before the Round of 6 due to an early crash in the cutoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, which ultimately resulted in him finishing the season 7th in the Truck Series standings.
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On November 15,2017, it was announced that Kaz Grala would join JGL Racing full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, driving the No 24 Ford.
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Three days later, Kaz Grala announced he would run the next four Xfinity races for Fury Race Cars, driving the No 61 Mustang beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Kaz Grala drove to an impressive 10th-place finish in FURY's debut as a team.
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Kaz Grala's best finish with the organization was a top-five at Daytona International Speedway, which he achieved in a 10-year-old borrowed car slated to be retired as a show car.
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In 2019, Kaz Grala joined Richard Childress Racing's No 21 Xfinity car for a part-time schedule.
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Kaz Grala was originally going to run part-time with FURY with the amassed sponsorship, but Grala took the sponsorship to RCR to lower costs.
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Kaz Grala stayed with the team for the 2020 season.
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Kaz Grala ran the next race at Road America and tied his career-best fourth-place finish.
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In 2020, Kaz Grala joined Niece Motorsports for a one-off race at Talladega as a replacement for Natalie Decker.
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Kaz Grala joined Kaulig Racing in 2021 for a multi-race schedule that included the Daytona 500, driving the No 16.
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Kaz Grala returned to the Truck Series again in 2021, driving for Young's Motorsports at the Daytona Road Course in their No 02, replacing Kris Wright, the full-time driver of that truck.
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Kaz Grala joined Jordan Anderson Racing in 2021 for the Xfinity Series races at Road America event and Texas Motor Speedway in.
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On January 24,2022, Alpha Prime Racing announced that Kaz Grala would drive for them in four races and be the team's reserve driver.
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Kaz Grala became The Money Team Racing's first official driver in the team's debut at the 2022 Daytona 500.
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On December 8,2022, Sam Hunt Racing announced that Kaz Grala would compete full-time for them in 2023, driving the No 26 Toyota GR Supra, with sponsorship to be announced at a later date.
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On January 17,2024, Rick Ware Racing announced that Kaz Grala will run 25 cup races for the team in 2024, driving the No 15 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
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Kaz Grala finished 12th in his Bluegreen Vacations Duel, qualifying him for the Daytona 500.
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Kaz Grala ended up crashing on lap five of the Daytona 500, finishing 38th.
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On February 15,2025, it was announced that Kaz Grala would join Legacy Motor Club as the teams reserve and simulator driver.
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In 2014, Kaz Grala ran in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, where he became the youngest driver ever to compete in an International Motor Sports Association event at the age of 15 years and one week old.
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In 2016, Kaz Grala competed in his first Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona for Change Racing alongside former Rolex 24 winners Spencer Pumpelly and Justin Marks, in addition to race newcomer Corey Lewis; at the age of 17, Kaz Grala was the youngest driver in the field.
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Kaz Grala was born in Boston and grew up in the suburb of Westborough.
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Kaz Grala's father Darius is a former sports car racer, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona three times.
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Kaz Grala attended high school at Worcester Academy, graduating in 2017.
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Kaz Grala has been accepted to Georgia Tech to major in engineering, but has deferred his admission to pursue his racing career.