# Kody Vanderwal

Kody S. Vanderwal (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.

## Racing career

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.
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

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 | 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 | |

#### 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 | |
| 2018 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 43 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | IOW 19 | GLN | | | | | | 27th | 86 |
| 2018 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 43 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | GTW 16 | NHA | DOV | 27th | 86 | |

#### 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 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 43 | Ford | 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 |
| 2018 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 43 | Toyota | | | | | | | | IOW 19 | | | | | | | | | 7th | 479 |
| 2019 | Levin Racing | 43 | Chevy | LVS 4 | | | | | SON 15 | DCS 8 | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | 11th | 239 |
| 2019 | Levin Racing | 43 | Ford | | IRW 18 | TUS 11 | TUS 12 | CNS 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 239 |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points