Buddy Kofoid is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Truck. Kofoid has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,417 ranks Kofoid 6091th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2022-08-21 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | P2 | +91 |
| 2022-06-19 | NASCAR Truck Series at Knoxville | P11 | +100 |
| 2022-04-17 | NASCAR Truck Series at Bristol (Dirt) | P27 | −23 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +100 | NASCAR Truck Series at Knoxville 2022 | NASCAR Truck | P11 |
| +91 | Illinois State Fairgrounds 2022 | ARCA Menards Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Truck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +2,106 | 3,456 | |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Mobil1 (Bill Venturini) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +91 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Carson HocevarHigher-rated | 6,011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver, 3× champion | 5,583 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Christian EckesHigher-rated, 1× champion | 5,399 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,081 | 🇳🇴 David Cosma Cristofor | Italian F4 | 3,420 |
| 6,082 | 🇫🇮 Eric Geboers | FIA GT Championship | 3,420 |
| 6,083 | 🇳🇱 Jan Jaap van Roon | 24H Series | 3,420 |
| 6,084 | 🇺🇸 Michael Lira | ARCA Menards Series | 3,420 |
| 6,085 | 🇯🇵 Miki Koyama | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,420 |
| 6,086 | 🇺🇸 Parker Eatmon | NASCAR Truck | 3,420 |
| 6,087 | 🇩🇪 Fred Rosterg | FIA GT Championship | 3,419 |
| 6,088 | 🇺🇸 Marco Andretti | IndyCar | 3,419 |
| 6,089 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Allen | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,418 |
| 6,090 | 🇩🇪 Heinz Schmersal | 24H Series | 3,418 |
| 6,091 | 🇺🇸 Buddy Kofoid | NASCAR Truck | 3,417 |
| 6,092 | 🏳️ Darin Mock | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,417 |
| 6,093 | 🇧🇪 Philippe Ménage | FIA GT Championship | 3,417 |
| 6,094 | 🇮🇹 Johannes Zelger | WEC | 3,416 |
| 6,095 | 🇺🇸 Joshua Car | Formula Regional Americas | 3,416 |
| 6,096 | 🇹🇭 Pasin Lathouras | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,416 |
| 6,097 | 🇫🇷 Roland Berville | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,416 |
| 6,098 | 🇺🇸 Scott Gaylord | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,416 |
| 6,099 | 🇮🇹 Alfio Andrea Spina | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,415 |
| 6,100 | 🇺🇸 Brian Henderson | SCCA Regionals | 3,415 |
| 6,101 | 🇺🇸 Rob Walker | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,415 |
Buddy Kofoid is a semi-professional driver with a Racer Rating of 3,089, placing him among competitive amateur and early-stage professional competitors. His on-record NASCAR career consists of two starts in the Truck Series in 2022, from which he took no wins or podiums and finished 39th overall. His average finishing position across those classified starts was 19th. In the limited data available from his Truck Series appearances, Kofoid finished ahead of several notably stronger drivers, including Carson Hocevar (a professional-level competitor), Christian Eckes (an established professional and 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion), Chandler Smith (another professional-level driver and Xfinity champion), and Derek Kraus (a professional competitor), though these instances represent single-race results rather than sustained head-to-head patterns.[1]
Kofoid's primary racing background lies in dirt track and sprint car competition, particularly in the USAC National Midget Series and POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, where he holds the 2021 and 2022 USAC National Midget Series championships. His NASCAR Truck Series appearances in 2022 marked a brief venture into stock car racing at the national level. He has also competed part-time in ARCA and with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Since his 2022 Truck Series campaign, his recorded activity has shifted away from national-level stock car racing, with recent headlines from 2025 and 2026 indicating continued success in sprint car racing, though these results fall outside the scope of his formal career record on file.[2]