Nathan Nicholson
The Full Story
At four years old, I stepped into my first go-kart. And in the fourteen years since then, I have been working tirelessly to create a career doing what I love. From Kid Karts to Shifter Karts to Spec MX-5, to MX-5 Cup, I have dedicated myself to being the best. I look forward to using the skills I've developed as I move on to the next steps in my career.
Karting
Born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana, I began karting at four years old. With my dad as my mechanic, I won multiple national karting championships and countless races. In my last season of karting in 2021, I won two national karting championships in the Shifter class.
Climbing the Ladder
In 2022, at fifteen, I moved up from karting to Spec Miata, winning the NASA Great Lakes Championship in my rookie year. This prompted my move to Spec MX-5 in 2023. For the 2023 season, I won the Spec MX-5 points championship and received a scholarship on behalf of Mazda Motorsports to move up to the MX-5 Cup.
MX-5 Cup
2024 marked my professional racing debut in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup. As a Mazda Scholarship recipient, I served as the representative driver for Whelen. Through this relationship, I have developed connections throughout the IMSA paddock, including with the number 31 Cadillac. In 2025, my sophomore season, I ended the season in 3rd as the founding driver of Advanced Autosports MX-5 Cup efforts. For the 2026 season, I plan to take home the big trophy.
Climbing the Ladder
In 2022, at fifteen, I moved up from karting to Spec Miata, winning the NASA Great Lakes Championship in my rookie year. This prompted my move to Spec MX-5 in 2023. For the 2023 season, I won the Spec MX-5 points championship and received a scholarship on behalf of Mazda Motorsports to move up to the MX-5 Cup.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
In 2026, I will be making my NASCAR Craftsman Truck series debut in the #76 with Freedom Racing Enterprise. Whelen Engineering will support my entry into the first three road-course events of the season. This marks a new chapter in my career as I jump into NASCAR.
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