'It's been a home for me': Noah Gragson finding stability with Front Row Motorsports

To say Noah Gragson's NASCAR Cup Series career has been topsy-turvy would be a massive understatement. 

Gragson is with his third organization in his third Cup Series season - a product of a suspension from LEGACY Motor Club in 2023 and Stewart-Haas Racing closing at the end of 2024. 

Gragson signed a multi-year deal with Front Row Motorsports last year, and despite the legal and potential financial issues facing the organization due to its ongoing litigation against NASCAR, Front Row has provided Gragson with the most stable situation he's been in so far. 

"It's definitely been a wild ride in my Cup career," Gragson said. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to run at Front Row Motorsports. It's been a home for me. I hope to race there for many more years." 

Gragson joined an FRM lineup chock-full of young talent. 2022 Truck Series champion Zane Smith and fourth-year driver Todd Gilliland are Gragson's teammates, making for a young, energetic team at an organization where that has rarely been the case. 

"Because we're all friends, it's not a forced relationship," Gragson said regarding the chemistry between himself and his teammates. "Sometimes you have teammates where it's a forced relationship. Naturally, we get along really well. We all have each others best interests in mind. We want what's best for the organization and we work together really well. I've been really pleased to see how Todd, Zane and I have been as teammates."

That unforced relationship allows Gragson, Smith and Gilliland to communicate clearly as Front Row tries to build for the future. 

"When you get a veteran in the room, you almost become hesitant to talk," Gragson said. "You more want to listen and take in all the information. Now, I think we have really open conversations. We're able to speak what we really feel, where sometimes we might feel hesitant when there's a veteran in the room and you don't really want to open your mouth. 

I think that's a positive. We're all pretty honest with each other. We help each other grow. That's probably the most important thing, having each others backs."

Having someone to lean on is especially important when a driver is suffering through a season akin to Gragson's 2025 campaign. The No. 4 team has shown flashes of speed all year, but six DNFs - which ties Gragson for the second-most in the Cup Series - have negated three top-10 finishes. 

Gragson hasn't finished inside the top-20 since the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte in May. That includes consecutive DNFs from late crashes at Sonoma and Dover. 

"I'm not a big believer in luck, but maybe I am now," Gragson said. "I don't know who I pissed off or what happened, but it's definitely not going our way this year." 

Gragson will try to get back on track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, where he'll make his second start in the Brickyard 400. 

All quotations obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted.