Byrd first started his racing career in 2018, and began his driving career two years later, where he competed in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Racing Series, the Mel Kenyon Midget Series, the Radical Focus Midget Series, and a one-off race in the USAC Midget Series. He then raced in fifteen different racing series in 2021, including the USAC Silver Crown Series, the USAC Radical Focus Midget Series, where he finished second in the final points standings, the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, the SRL SPEARS Pro Late Model Series, and the Lucas Oil Modified Series.[1][2] He continued to race in various series throughout 2022 and 2023 like the Atlantic Championship Series, the F2000 Championship Series, the North American Formula 1000 Championship, and the Trans-Am Series, where he won in the XGT class at Lime Rock Park.[3][4]