John Hunter Nemechek

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John Hunter Nemechek
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Nemechek at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornJohn Hunter Nemechek
(1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 26)
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Champion
2014 Snowball Derby Winner
2014 All American 400 Winner
2015, 2016 Master of the Pros 144 Winner
2014, 2015, 2016 SpeedFest 125 Winner
2015 Snowflake 100 Winner
2012 Allison Legacy Series Champion
Awards 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
54 races run over 5 years
Car no., teamNo. 42 (Legacy Motor Club)
2023 position61st
Best finish27th (2020)
First race 2019 AAA Texas 500 (Texas)
Last race 2024 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
050
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
106 races run over 6 years
Car no., teamNo. 20 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 26 (Sam Hunt Racing)
2023 position4th
Best finish4th (2023)
First race 2018 Rinnai 250 (Atlanta)
Last race 2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 (Darlington)
First win 2018 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Last win 2024 The LiUNA! (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tens Poles
10643
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
149 races run over 11 years
2023 position89th
Best finish3rd (2021)
First race 2013 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2023 Fr8 208 (Atlanta)
First win 2015 American Ethanol E15 225 (Chicagoland)
Last win 2022 Kansas Lottery 200 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
13829
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish72nd (2022)
First race 2022 Dawn 150 (Mid-Ohio)
WinsTop tens Poles
011
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish48th (2013)
First race 2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Pensacola)
Last race 2014 Bully Hill Vineyards 125 (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of May 17, 2024.

John Hunter Nemechek (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. 26 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. He is the son of NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek and was the 2012 champion in the Allison Legacy Series.

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Early life

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A young Nemechek in the pits at Infineon Raceway in 2005

Nemechek was born on June 11, 1997, Nemechek is a native of Mooresville, North Carolina; [1] he was named after his uncle, John Nemechek, who had been killed in a racing accident earlier that year in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. [2] He was a student at the Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina. [3] Nemechek was born the oldest of three full siblings. Nemechek also has one older half-brother.

Nemechek was the subject of a children's book on racing, Racin' Buddies, written by his father in 2001. [4]

Racing career

Early career

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Nemechek's 2013 K&N Pro Series car

Nemechek began his racing career at the age of 5, competing in go-karts, quarter midget cars and in dirt bike competition. [3] He moved up to stock car competition in 2010, competing in the Allison Legacy Series with sponsorship from England Stove Works. [3] [5]

In 2012, Nemechek moved up to late model and super late model competition, [6] competing in the Champion Racing Association Super Series and American Speed Association Midwest Tour; he also competed in the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway during Speedweeks. [7] Nemechek won praise from Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch following a CRA Super Series race in which both drivers competed. [7]

In June 2012, Nemechek won the pole for the Howie Lettow Memorial 150, an ASA Midwest Tour event, at the Milwaukee Mile; he was scheduled to take a driver's education course the following week as he had just passed his 15th birthday. [8] He finished 23rd in the event. [9]

After competing in the 2012 Snowball Derby, [10] starting second and finishing tenth, Nemechek won the 2012 Allison Legacy Series championship, winning 15 of the season's 18 races. [11] [12]

In 2013, Nemechek moved to competing in the Southern Super Series as well as selected races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, [12] starting with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway in February. [13]

In 2014, Nemechek won the 300-lap Snowball Derby. [14]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2013–2020: NEMCO Motorsports

In late-2013, Nemechek made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Toyota for SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, a brief joint venture between Joe Nemechek and Sid Maudlin. He finished 19th at Martinsville and 21st at Phoenix. [15] He competed in two events, with a best finish of 16th. [16]

Nemechek ran 10 races during the 2014 season, finishing a season-best fifth place at New Hampshire. [16]

For the 2015 season, Nemechek ran all but five races in the schedule. On September 19, 16 years to the day his father won his first Cup race, he won his first Truck Series race at Chicagoland. At the end of the season, Nemechek finished 12th in points and received the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award.

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Nemechek's truck in 2015

For his first full-time season in 2016, Nemechek won at Atlanta. At Canada, Nemechek and Cole Custer battled for the lead when Nemechek bumped Custer, which led to Nemechek losing control and intentionally sending both drivers off-road, pinning Custer to the wall. Before the winner was declared, Nemechek was tackled by Custer; Nemechek would be named the winner. [17] Nemechek finished the season eighth in the points standings.

In 2017, Nemechek won back-to-back races at Gateway and Iowa. He missed the Championship Four after finishing second at Phoenix. His season ended once again with an eighth place in the points standings.

From 2018 to 2020, Nemechek scaled back to a part-time schedule. During those years, he scored a win at Martinsville in 2018.

2021–2022: Kyle Busch Motorsports

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John Hunter Nemechek celebrating after winning at Pocono.
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Nemechek's No. 4 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

In November 2020, after parting ways with Front Row Motorsports in the Cup Series, Nemechek signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2021 Truck Series season. [18] During the 2021 season, he scored wins at Las Vegas, Richmond, Charlotte, Texas, and Pocono. Aside from clinching the regular season championship, Nemechek finished the season with a career-best third in the points standings.

In 2022, Nemechek won at Darlington and Kansas and finished fifth in the points standings.

2023: Part-time

Nemechek drove two races for Tricon Garage in 2023, finishing 31st at Las Vegas and third at Atlanta.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

2018: Chip Ganassi Racing

For the 2018 season, Nemechek joined Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 NASCAR Xfinity Series car on a part-time basis. In his debut at Atlanta, he finished fourth, despite being in an early wreck involving Elliott Sadler and Cole Custer. Nemechek won at Kansas and finished 13th in the points standings. [19]

2019: GMS Racing

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Nemechek's No. 23 in 2019

In 2019, Nemechek signed with GMS Racing for the full Xfinity schedule in the No. 23 Chevrolet. [20] On November 9, Nemechek and his father Joe made motorsports history at Phoenix by being the first father-son duo to race in all three main series in one weekend. [21] Despite not winning a race, Nemechek finished the season seventh in points after finishing sixth at Homestead. [22]

2021–2022: Part-time with Sam Hunt Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing

For 2021 and 2022, Nemechek ran part-time in the Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing. [23] During those years, he won at Texas in 2021.

2023–2024: Joe Gibbs Racing

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Nemechek at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

In December 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Nemechek would pilot the returning No. 20 Toyota Supra full-time for the 2023 season in the Xfinity Series. Nemechek began the 2023 Xfinity season with a second-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the season, he scored wins at Fontana, Martinsville, Atlanta, New Hampshire, Michigan, and Kansas. [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] During the playoffs, Nemechek won at Texas. [30] He finished 28th at Phoenix and fourth in the points standings. [31]

While running full-time with Legacy Motor Club in the Cup Series, Nemechek shared the No. 20 with Aric Almirola for the 2024 Xfinity season. He started the season with a seventh place finish at Daytona. Two weeks later, Nemechek scored a win at Las Vegas. [32]

NASCAR Cup Series

2019–2020: Front Row Motorsports

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Nemechek's No. 38 at Michigan International Speedway in 2020

On October 29, 2019, Front Row Motorsports announced that Nemechek would fill in for Matt Tifft in the No. 36 Ford for the final three races of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series after medical issues forced Tifft from the ride. [33] On December 12, FRM announced that Nemechek would replace David Ragan as the driver of the No. 38 Ford for the 2020 season, competing for the 2020 NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. [34]

Nemechek started the 2020 season with an 11th-place finish in the 2020 Daytona 500. After a two-month break, four races into the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nemechek would get the first top-10 of his Cup career in the first race in the double-header at Darlington. This would also be the first top-10 for FRM at a track other than Talladega or Daytona since 2016. [35] Nemechek would not get another top-10 until the Talladega spring race, where he finished eighth. [36] He scored his third top-10 with another eighth-place finish at the Talladega fall race and finished the season 27th in the points standings. On November 16, Nemechek parted ways with Front Row Motorsports. [37]

2022: Part-time with 23XI Racing

On October 18, 2022, it was announced that Nemechek would return to the Cup Series for the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, filling in for Bubba Wallace in the 23XI Racing No. 45 car after Wallace was suspended for the race after he intentionally retaliated against, crashed and fought Kyle Larson in the previous week's race at Las Vegas. [38] Nemechek actually had a chance to drive that car earlier in the season after Kurt Busch's concussion although 23XI decided to instead put Ty Gibbs in the car despite Nemechek being selected as the team's reserve driver at the start of the season. (Wallace, the driver of the team's No. 23 car, would switch cars with Gibbs during the playoffs to compete for the owners' championship.) [39]

2024: Legacy Motor Club

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Nemechek's No. 42 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024

On September 6, 2023, Legacy Motor Club announced that Nemechek will drive the No. 42 full-time in the Cup Series in 2024, his first full-time ride since the 2020 season. [40] In October, Nemecheck was tapped to drive the No. 42 Sunseeker Camaro at Homestead. [41]

Other racing

On July 5, 2022, it was announced that Nemechek would run the main ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No. 55 car for Venturini Motorsports in preparation for the Truck Series race there on the same weekend. It was his debut in the series. [42]

An announcement was made on January 11, 2024, that John Hunter would make his sportscar debut in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona, piloting the No. 23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO with codrivers Bubba Wallace and Corey Heim. [43]

Personal life

Nemechek is married to Taylor Nemechek and they have two daughters.[ citation needed ]

Nemechek is a Christian. [44]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2019 Front Row Motorsports 36 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX
21		 PHO
27		 HOM
23		49th01 [45]
2020 38 DAY
11		 LVS
24		 CAL
25		 PHO
25		 DAR
9		 DAR
35		 CLT
16		 CLT
13		 BRI
13		 ATL
23		 MAR
25		 HOM
19		 TAL
8		 POC
24		 POC
19		 IND
15		 KEN
36		 TEX
22		 KAN
19		 NHA
36		 MCH
36		 MCH
23		 DAY
35		 DOV
24		 DOV
20		 DAY
11		 DAR
36		 RCH
30		 BRI
20		 LVS
20		 TAL
8		 ROV
36		 KAN
17		 TEX
22		 MAR
26		 PHO
26		27th534 [46]
2022 23XI Racing 45 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM
27		 MAR PHO 56th01 [47]
2023 Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM
32		 MAR PHO 61st01 [48]
2024 Toyota DAY
7		 ATL
21		 LVS
22		 PHO
25		 BRI
6		 COA
21		 RCH
25		 MAR
36		 TEX
34		 TAL
33		 DOV
20		 KAN
13		 DAR
31		 CLT
30		 GTW
SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [49]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2020 Front Row Motorsports Ford 2311
2024 Legacy Motor Club Toyota 107

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2018 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Chevy DAY ATL
4		 LVS PHO CAL
29		 TEX BRI
13		 RCH
13		 TAL
7		 DOV
14		 CLT POC
7		 MCH
13		 IOW
15		 CHI DAY KEN
7		 NHA
4		 IOW
5		 GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND
25		 LVS RCH ROV DOV
9		 KAN
1		 TEX
4		 PHO
9		 HOM
3		13th643 [50]
2019 GMS Racing 23 Chevy DAY
8		 ATL
20		 LVS
2		 PHO
9		 CAL
28		 TEX
9		 BRI
5		 RCH
7		 TAL
6		 DOV
8		 CLT
12		 POC
12		 MCH
8		 IOW
8		 CHI
11		 DAY
22		 KEN
12		 NHA
36		 IOW
3		 GLN
12		 MOH
31		 BRI
3		 ROA
26		 DAR
21		 IND
31		 LVS
8		 RCH
15		 ROV
7		 DOV
8		 KAN
8		 TEX
5		 PHO
4		 HOM
6		7th2253 [51]
2021 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV
32		 COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH
3		 BRI LVS 74th01 [52]
Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota TAL
22		 ROV TEX
1*		 KAN MAR PHO
6
2022 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAY CAL LVS
12		 PHO
5		 ATL COA DAR
4		 TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA
18		 ATL NHA POC IRC MCH
19		 GLN DAY
35		 DAR
9		 KAN BRI LVS
16		 HOM MAR PHO 77th01 [53]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota RCH
2*		 MAR TAL DOV
37		 TEX
28		 TAL ROV
2023 20 DAY
2		 CAL
1*		 LVS
6		 PHO
6		 ATL
8		 COA
27		 RCH
2		 MAR
1*		 TAL
32		 DOV
5		 DAR
5*		 CLT
2		 PIR
10		 SON
16		 NSH
6		 CSC
2		 ATL
1		 NHA
1*		 POC
32		 ROA
34		 MCH
1*		 IRC
13		 GLN
6		 DAY
28		 DAR
3*		 KAN
1*		 BRI
3		 TEX
1		 ROV
8		 LVS
2		 HOM
3		 MAR
18		 PHO
28		4th4009 [54]
2024 DAY
7		 ATL
32		 LVS
1*		 PHO
32		 COA
3		 RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV -*-* [55]
Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAR
23		 CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2013 SWM-NEMCO Motorsports 22 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR
19		 TEX PHO
21		 HOM 45th51 [56]
2014 8 DAY MAR
12		 KAN CLT DOV
6		 TEX GTW
15		 KEN IOW
10		 ELD
6		 POC MCH BRI
27		 MSP
25		 CHI NHA
5		 LVS TAL MAR
13		 TEX PHO
7		 HOM 23rd337 [57]
2015 Chevy DAY ATL MAR
29		 KAN CLT DOV
22		 TEX GTW
4		 IOW
23		 KEN
11		 ELD
7		 POC
13		 MCH
12		 BRI
3		 MSP
9		 CHI
1		 NHA
5		 LVS
4		 TAL
11		 MAR
2		 TEX
11		 PHO
2		 HOM
2		12th630 [58]
2016 NEMCO Motorsports DAY
17		 ATL
1		 MAR
2		 KAN
28		 DOV
15		 CLT
12		 TEX
7		 IOW
12		 GTW
6		 KEN
2		 ELD
24		 POC
9		 BRI
8		 MCH
26		 MSP
1		 CHI
14		 NHA
9		 LVS
16		 TAL
32		 MAR
3		 TEX
18		 PHO
6		 HOM
11		8th2133 [59]
2017 DAY
4		 ATL
29		 MAR
28		 KAN
3		 CLT
22		 DOV
22		 TEX
21		 GTW
1		 IOW
1		 KEN
18		 ELD
5		 POC
4		 MCH
29		 BRI
3		 MSP
20		 CHI
7		 NHA
20		 LVS
8		 TAL
6		 MAR
30		 TEX
19		 PHO
2		 HOM
15		8th2206 [60]
2018 DAY
25		 ATL LVS
21		 MAR
1		 DOV KAN
4		 CLT
9		 TEX IOW
27		 GTW
25		 CHI
7*		 KEN
5		 ELD
7		 POC MCH
3		 BRI
3*		 MSP
2		 LVS
22		 TAL
27		 MAR
30		 TEX PHO
29		 HOM
7		90th01 [61]
2019 DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI
29		 MSP LVS
32		 TAL
30		 MAR
7		 PHO
29		 HOM 99th01 [62]
2020 Ford DAY
DNQ		 LVS CLT
6		 ATL
24		 HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH
25		 DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 82nd01 [63]
2021 Kyle Busch Motorsports 4 Toyota DAY
7		 DRC
3		 LVS
1*		 ATL
3		 BRD
39		 RCH
1*		 KAN
5		 DAR
8*		 COA
12		 CLT
1*		 TEX
1*		 NSH
10		 POC
1		 KNX
11		 GLN
2		 GTW
22		 DAR
2		 BRI
3		 LVS
33		 TAL
4		 MAR
39		 PHO
7		3rd4030 [64]
2022 DAY
24*		 LVS
25		 ATL
24		 COA
2		 MAR
4		 BRD
3		 DAR
1*		 KAN
6		 TEX
6		 CLT
3		 GTW
35		 SON
8		 KNX
2		 NSH
9		 MOH
28		 POC
3		 IRP
10*		 RCH
2		 KAN
1*		 BRI
12		 TAL
24		 HOM
35		 PHO
4		5th2285 [65]
2023 Tricon Garage 17 Toyota DAY LVS
31		 ATL
3*		 COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 89th01 [66]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2013 Spraker Racing 37 Chevy BRI GRE FIF
12		48th46 [67]
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports 8 Chevy RCH
30		 BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL
2014 Toyota NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN
25		 VIR GRE DOV 65th19 [68]

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH
4*		 POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 72nd42 [69]

Sportcars

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge results
YearTeamNo.Car12345678910MPCPtsRef
2023 TGR Smooge Racing23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo DAY
19		 SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 27th40 [70]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Hemric</span> American racing driver (born 1991)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Graf Jr.</span> American racing driver (born 1998)

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Chandler Michael Smith Sr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 81 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. He was a member of Toyota Racing Development's TD2 driver development system from 2018 until the end of 2022 but rejoined the program starting in 2024.

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