Fast Facts: Noah Gragson

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NASCAR Next member Noah Gragson got a later start on his racing career than many young drivers have, but it hasn’t slowed down his progress any. Learn more about the 2015 K&N Pro Series West Rookie of the Year in this week’s Fast Facts.

• Noah Gragson was born July 15, 1998 in Las Vegas, NV. He started racing Bandoleros at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at age 13, later moving into Late Models and INEX Legends, where he won the 2014 Young Lion Road Course championship.
• Gragson made his K&N Pro Series West debut in 2015 in the Jefferson Pitts Racing No. 7 sponsored AlertID. He earned his first win in the series at Tucson Speedway in May of that year, adding a second win at Meridian Speedway in September; he went on to finish runner-up in points and captured the Rookie of the Year title. He also competed in two K&N Pro Series East races, finishing eighth at Watkins Glen International, and made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Kentucky Speedway, finishing 14^th.
• In 2016, Gragson is competing in both K&N Pro Series, having already picked up his first K&N Pro Series East win at Stafford Motor Speedway.
• Learn more about Gragson at the NASCAR Next page and on his Facebook page.