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Noah Gragson: 2025 NASCAR Driver Profile

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | Last updated Jan 31, 2025 10:42 AM ET

[Editor’s note: The following article is from Athlon Sports’ 2025 Racing Annual magazine. Order your copy online today, or buy one at retail racks and newsstands nationwide.]

If Noah Gragson doesn’t like roller coasters, you can’t blame him, because his Cup Series career has been a heck of a wild ride thus far.

After a partial season in 2022, when he raced for teams ranging from tiny, underfunded Beard Motorsports to gargantuan Hendrick Motorsports, filling in for an injured Alex Bowman, Gragson landed a full-time ride with Legacy Motor Club for 2023. He was let go from that gig after 21 races, following a social media incident that violated the team’s standards and was also suspended by NASCAR.

In 2024, Gragson was picked up by Stewart-Haas Racing, rehabbing both his career and his personal image. It looked like the perfect partnership … until the team announced its closure at season’s end.

Noah Gragson 2024 stats

Starts	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Poles	DNF
36	0	1	7	0	6

For 2025, the Las Vegas racer joins Front Row Motorsports, a mid-tier organization with the equipment to contend for the occasional win and plenty of room for improvement. He replaces veteran Michael McDowell on the roster, joined by crew chief Drew Blickensderfer, who formerly paired with Gragson at Stewart-Haas Racing.

Gragson brings to FRM the most aggressive driving style the veteran organization has ever had. He leaves nothing on the racetrack, but it often costs him, crashing out of six races last year. Those DNFs derailed an otherwise promising season, after a spurt of three top-10 finishes last spring found him on the fringes of the playoff race before fading as SHR wound down operations.

If Gragson gets settled in somewhere, the upside is massive. In four seasons with JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series, he won a total of 13 races and never finished lower than eighth in points. He has two wins in the Craftsman Truck Series, the first coming at just 19 years old, and a runner-up points finish (2018). He’s obviously got the skill to help Front Row.

Gragson’s maturity is still a question mark, though. He has grown up following his suspension, but still has a volatile temper. He’s not the loose cannon he was in his Xfinity days, but still needs to channel frustration into smarter moves on-track and calculated communication with his team instead of blind aggression.

Noah Gragson career stats

Years	Starts	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Poles
4	75	0	2	8	0

The team lacks top-tier sponsorship, but has patched together a rotation of backers including MillerTech, Zep, and Rush Truck Centers.

Regardless, Gragson will be one to watch this year, motivated to prove himself. The right mix could create a breakout season in his new digs.

The Noah Gragson file

Car: No. 4 Ford

Team: Front Row Motorsports

Crew chief: Randel Burnett

Years with current team: 1st

Best points finish: 24 (2024)

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Born: July 15, 1998

Scouting report

Anonymous takes from drivers, crew chiefs, and assorted industry insiders:

“Matured dramatically, and he had to,” says a broadcaster, pointedly. “I’m not really sure what his ceiling as a driver is because we don’t have enough information yet. He is a different person since coming back from his suspension and I like that person a lot.”

“The kid is all heart,” says a journalist. “There is a really genuine guy under all the controversy over the years. He’s starting to mentor younger drivers, and that might scare the heck out of you until you realize that he understands that messing up again would let those kids down, and that really scares him more than anything.”

“The first time I raced Noah up front I wasn’t sure what to expect,” says a veteran driver. “But he raced me clean. I got the impression he really cared about earning my respect. I’m going to remember that.” that way but I’m going to remember it. I hope to see him up there more next year because he could be really good for the sport if he gets this part right.”

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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