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John Hunter Nemechek
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John Hunter
Nemechek

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DATE OF BIRTH

06/11/1997

CREW CHIEF

Ben Beshore

TEAM

Legacy Motor Club

DATE OF BIRTH

06/11/1997

CREW CHIEF

Ben Beshore

TEAM

Legacy Motor Club

2024 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
34
POINTS
386
POINTS BEHIND
-2688
RACES
30
WINS
0
TOP 10's
3
TOP 5's
0
POLES
0
DNF
5
LAPS LED
36
AVG. START
27.1
AVG. FINISH
25.133
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 Truck Series Regular Season Champion
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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.

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JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
PLAYOFF POINTS
Busch Light Clash
21
13
0
0
Duel 2 at DAYTONA
19
4
7
0
Daytona International Speedway
10
7
30
0
Atlanta Motor Speedway
34
21
16
0
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
27
22
15
0
Phoenix Raceway
19
25
12
0
Bristol Motor Speedway
26
6
44
0
Circuit of The Americas
22
21
20
0
Richmond Raceway
18
25
12
0
Martinsville Speedway
29
36
1
0
Texas Motor Speedway
30
34
3
0
Talladega Superspeedway
20
33
4
0
Dover Motor Speedway
34
20
17
0
Kansas Speedway
29
13
24
0
Darlington Raceway
22
31
6
0
North Wilkesboro Speedway
9
14
0
0
Charlotte Motor Speedway
26
30
7
0
World Wide Technology Raceway
33
27
10
0
Sonoma Raceway
37
29
8
0
Iowa Speedway
34
26
11
0
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
28
8
29
0
Nashville Superspeedway
35
31
6
0
Chicago Street Race
12
35
2
0
Pocono Raceway
32
28
9
0
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
10
29
14
0
Richmond Raceway
35
31
6
0
Michigan International Speedway
33
29
8
0
Daytona International Speedway
31
15
22
0
Darlington Raceway
18
25
12
0
Atlanta Motor Speedway
35
33
4
0
Watkins Glen International
35
21
16
0
Bristol Motor Speedway
28
33
4
0
Kansas Speedway
31
30
7
0
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2024
34
0
0
3
0
36
27.10
25.13
2024
76
2
4
6
0
245
12.00
14.73
2023
4
7
17
24
2
1083
8.09
9.52
2023
61
0
0
0
0
0
24.00
32.00
2022
56
0
0
0
0
0
4.00
27.00
2022
77
0
3
4
0
206
15.64
16.82
2021
74
1
2
3
0
139
16.00
12.80
2020
27
0
0
3
0
1
24.44
22.42
2019
7
0
6
19
0
14
13.70
12.46
2019
49
0
0
0
0
0
28.33
23.67
2018
13
1
6
11
1
211
8.50
10.11