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Buddy Kofoid
Michael "Buddy" Kofoid is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the USAC National Midget Series and POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, driving for Keith Kunz Motorsports. He is the 2021 and 2022 USAC National Midget Series champion. He also competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 51 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 15 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. He also has competed with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint car Series. He collected his first win at Huset's Speedway on June 23, 2022.[citation needed]
Kofoid began racing at the age of five, driving outlaw cars. He began driving sprint cars after receiving his first one when he was ten. He was the youngest driver to win a sprint car A-Main in the New Zealand National Sprint Car Series in 2013, at eleven years old. He competed full-time in the Western Sprint Tour when he was 13, finishing second in the final standings. He won a sprint car race at Placerville Speedway in 2016, which made him the youngest person in history to win at the track. Throughout most of his career, Kofoid primarily has competed in sprint car and midget car racing events, and occasionally late model races.
Kofoid attempted to make his USAC National Midget Series debut in 2018, but failed to qualify. In 2019, he joined Keith Kunz Motorsports for a part-time effort. He won in his first career national midget car debut, at Jacksonville Speedway. On December 14, 2019, Kofoid signed a full time effort in the USAC National Midget Series with Keith Kunz Motorsports in 2020, and compete for Rookie of the Year honors. He pulled off an impressive season, scoring three wins, fourteen top-fives, and 22 top-tens. He finished fourth in the final standings, and won Rookie of the Year. He had a breakout season in 2021, finishing inside the top 10 in all but three races. He won the championship with six wins, 28 top-fives, and 37 top-tens. He won two more titles that season, the USAC Indiana Midget Week, and the Make-A-Wish Trophy Cup. As of 2022, Kofoid will continue to race full time with KKM, and defend for a second championship.
Kofoid made his POWRi Midget Racing debut in 2019, driving in two races. He finished second and third in both races. He drove in 16 races for KKM in 2020. Despite not driving in four of the races, he managed to finish fourth in final standings, with seven wins, twelve top-fives, and twelve top-tens. He ran half of the season in 2021, scoring nine wins, fourteen top-fives, and fifteen top-tens. As of 2022, he will continue running part-time for KKM.
In 2021, Kofoid made his debut in late model racing. He ran two races for Racing Dynamiks, finishing twelfth in his first race. He finished third in his second late model start at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
In 2018, Kofoid signed with Gary Thackeray, and drove in a one off race with his team in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. He started fifteenth and finished 21st due to a mechanical issue.
On March 31, 2022, it was announced that Kofoid will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the 2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Kofoid will drive with the same chassis that Martin Truex Jr. drove in the 2021 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt, where he led 105 laps and won the race. Kofoid started 32nd due to an overheating issue during qualifying races. He quickly made his way to the front, and ran as high as third in the final stage. He finished 27th, after spinning in turn 2. Fellow driver Derek Kraus ran into the back of Kofoid's truck as he was trying to avoid the wreck.
On August 9, 2022, it was announced that Kofoid would make his ARCA Menards Series debut at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, driving the No. 15 for Venturini Motorsports.
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Buddy Kofoid
Michael "Buddy" Kofoid is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the USAC National Midget Series and POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, driving for Keith Kunz Motorsports. He is the 2021 and 2022 USAC National Midget Series champion. He also competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 51 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 15 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. He also has competed with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint car Series. He collected his first win at Huset's Speedway on June 23, 2022.[citation needed]
Kofoid began racing at the age of five, driving outlaw cars. He began driving sprint cars after receiving his first one when he was ten. He was the youngest driver to win a sprint car A-Main in the New Zealand National Sprint Car Series in 2013, at eleven years old. He competed full-time in the Western Sprint Tour when he was 13, finishing second in the final standings. He won a sprint car race at Placerville Speedway in 2016, which made him the youngest person in history to win at the track. Throughout most of his career, Kofoid primarily has competed in sprint car and midget car racing events, and occasionally late model races.
Kofoid attempted to make his USAC National Midget Series debut in 2018, but failed to qualify. In 2019, he joined Keith Kunz Motorsports for a part-time effort. He won in his first career national midget car debut, at Jacksonville Speedway. On December 14, 2019, Kofoid signed a full time effort in the USAC National Midget Series with Keith Kunz Motorsports in 2020, and compete for Rookie of the Year honors. He pulled off an impressive season, scoring three wins, fourteen top-fives, and 22 top-tens. He finished fourth in the final standings, and won Rookie of the Year. He had a breakout season in 2021, finishing inside the top 10 in all but three races. He won the championship with six wins, 28 top-fives, and 37 top-tens. He won two more titles that season, the USAC Indiana Midget Week, and the Make-A-Wish Trophy Cup. As of 2022, Kofoid will continue to race full time with KKM, and defend for a second championship.
Kofoid made his POWRi Midget Racing debut in 2019, driving in two races. He finished second and third in both races. He drove in 16 races for KKM in 2020. Despite not driving in four of the races, he managed to finish fourth in final standings, with seven wins, twelve top-fives, and twelve top-tens. He ran half of the season in 2021, scoring nine wins, fourteen top-fives, and fifteen top-tens. As of 2022, he will continue running part-time for KKM.
In 2021, Kofoid made his debut in late model racing. He ran two races for Racing Dynamiks, finishing twelfth in his first race. He finished third in his second late model start at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
In 2018, Kofoid signed with Gary Thackeray, and drove in a one off race with his team in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. He started fifteenth and finished 21st due to a mechanical issue.
On March 31, 2022, it was announced that Kofoid will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the 2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Kofoid will drive with the same chassis that Martin Truex Jr. drove in the 2021 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt, where he led 105 laps and won the race. Kofoid started 32nd due to an overheating issue during qualifying races. He quickly made his way to the front, and ran as high as third in the final stage. He finished 27th, after spinning in turn 2. Fellow driver Derek Kraus ran into the back of Kofoid's truck as he was trying to avoid the wreck.
On August 9, 2022, it was announced that Kofoid would make his ARCA Menards Series debut at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, driving the No. 15 for Venturini Motorsports.