Kaz Edward Grala[1] (/ˈɡrɔːlə/ GRAW-lə;[2] born December 29, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Grala is the youngest NASCAR winner in the history of Daytona International Speedway with his win in the 2017 Truck Series season-opener at age 18 and the youngest person to ever compete in an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) event at age 15.

[2] In 2012, Grala won 15 races and the Winter Heat Championship at Charlotte[4] in the Legend Car Pro Division.

In 2013, Grala made his late model debut in UARA-STARS, becoming the youngest winner in series history at Hickory Motor Speedway, followed by setting the record as the youngest driver to lead laps in the Myrtle Beach 400 where he finished second to Lee Pulliam.

[8] In 2016, Grala made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut at Martinsville for GMS Racing, driving the No.

[9] Grala would get his first career top-ten finish at Dover International Speedway in just his second start in the series.

[11][12] Grala almost won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in September, after leading the closing laps and then in one of the final corners he was tapped and spun around by Austin Cindric.

Grala was eliminated from the Playoffs before the Round of 6 due to an early crash in the cutoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, which ultimately resulted in him finishing the season 7th in the Truck Series standings.

[13] On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Grala would join JGL Racing full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, driving the No.

With sponsorship support from IT Coalition, DMB Financial, Kiklos, and HotScream, Grala was able to add another eight races to his schedule beyond the original four.

[23] In 2020, Grala joined Niece Motorsports for a one-off race at Talladega as a replacement for Natalie Decker.

[24] In August 2020, a week after his Xfinity start at Road America, Grala was called by RCR to substitute for Austin Dillon in their No.

In 2014, Grala ran in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, where he became the youngest driver ever to compete in an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) event at the age of 15 years and one week old.

[4] In 2016, Grala competed in his first Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona for Change Racing alongside former Rolex 24 winners Spencer Pumpelly and Justin Marks, in addition to race newcomer Corey Lewis; at the age of 17, Grala was the youngest driver in the field.

[3] On July 2, 2022, Grala won the Trans-Am Series TA/GT race at Road America, driving the No.

Grala's father Darius is a former sports car racer, competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona three times.

[4] Grala has been accepted to Georgia Tech to major in engineering, but has deferred his admission to pursue his racing career.