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John Hunter Nemechek
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DATE OF BIRTH

06/11/1997

CREW CHIEF

Travis Mack

TEAM

Legacy Motor Club

DATE OF BIRTH

06/11/1997

CREW CHIEF

Travis Mack

TEAM

Legacy Motor Club

2025 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
20
POINTS
375
POINTS BEHIND
-257
RACES
19
WINS
0
TOP 10's
6
TOP 5's
1
POLES
0
DNF
1
LAPS LED
2
AVG. START
23.053
AVG. FINISH
18.895
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 Truck Series Regular Season Champion
Driver Summary
Driver News
Driver Stats
Bio
John Hunter Nemechek drives the No. 42 for Legacy Motor Club. He has 11 career Xfinity Series wins and 13 career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins. He was a 2020 Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender in his first full season in the NASCAR Cup Series after filling in for the injured Matt Tifft in 2019. Nemechek, the son of former Xfinity Series champion Joe Nemechek, drove the No. 23 Chevrolet for GMS Racing full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2019. In 2018, Nemechek earned his first career Xfinity Series victory at Kansas Speedway, one of 11 top-10 finishes he had in 18 starts. His most recent victory in the series came in June 2024 for Joe Gibbs Racing at Nashville Superspeedway.

Latest John Hunter Nemechek News

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In-Season Challenge: Update after Round 2 at Chicago

In-Season Challenge: Update after Round 2 at Chicago

Catch up with the In-Season Challenge with our Round 2 update after the Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course.
Two Cup Series teams fail pre-race inspection twice at Chicago

Two Cup Series teams fail pre-race inspection twice at Chicago

The No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing team and No. 42 Legacy Motor Club team will have a crew member ejected and loss of pit selection for Sunday's race.
Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth strike unexpected friendship at Legacy Motor Club FROM For NASCAR.com

Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth strike unexpected friendship at Legacy Motor Club

Erik Jones and Matt Kenseth strike up an unexpected friendship at Legacy Motor Club with Kenseth helping the driver as competition adviser.
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JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
PLAYOFF POINTS
Busch Light Clash
25
0
0
0
Duel 2 at DAYTONA
19
9
2
0
Daytona International Speedway
18
5
32
0
Atlanta Motor Speedway
22
10
27
0
Circuit of The Americas
33
22
15
0
Phoenix Raceway
36
14
23
0
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
30
20
17
0
Homestead-Miami Speedway
7
23
14
0
Martinsville Speedway
16
25
18
0
Darlington Raceway
27
30
7
0
Bristol Motor Speedway
32
21
16
0
Talladega Superspeedway
29
30
7
0
Texas Motor Speedway
28
8
29
0
Kansas Speedway
17
10
27
0
North Wilkesboro Speedway
8
2
0
0
All-Star Race
22
19
0
0
Charlotte Motor Speedway
6
27
23
0
Nashville Superspeedway
36
27
10
0
Michigan International Speedway
21
34
3
0
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
32
6
31
0
Pocono Raceway
4
6
31
0
Atlanta Motor Speedway
19
26
14
0
Chicago Street Race
25
15
29
0
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2025
20
0
1
6
0
2
23.05
18.90
2024
34
0
0
4
0
36
27.28
25.42
2023
61
0
0
0
0
0
24.00
32.00
2022
56
0
0
0
0
0
4.00
27.00
2020
27
0
0
3
0
1
24.44
22.42
2019
49
0
0
0
0
0
28.33
23.67