Michael "Buddy" Kofoid (born December 2, 2001) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver.
51 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No.
[5] He won a sprint car race at Placerville Speedway in 2016, which made him the youngest person in history to win at the track.
Kofoid attempted to make his USAC National Midget Series debut in 2018, but failed to qualify.
[8] 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.
[11] He won two more titles that season, the USAC Indiana Midget Week,[12] and the Make-A-Wish Trophy Cup.
[18] 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.
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.
During the 2024/25 season Kofoid again raced in New Zealand but this time in a Midget, driving for Trent Way Motorsport.
Then 2 nights later, on the 4th of January 2025, Kofoid won the NZ Midget Championship, also held at Western Springs.