Bobby Hamilton Jr. is a racing driver from United States who last raced in ARCA Menards Series for Makeover Mortgage ( Bobby Hamilton, Jr. ). Hamilton Jr. has recorded 5 wins and 16 podiums from 264 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,977 ranks Hamilton Jr. 3680th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2016-04-29 | Talladega Superspeedway | P25 | −102 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +169 | Talladega 2000 | NASCAR Xfinity | P4 |
| +154 | Homestead 1999 | NASCAR Xfinity | P9 |
| +140 | Charlotte 2000 | NASCAR Xfinity | P7 |
| +135 | Loudon 2002 | NASCAR Xfinity | P1 |
| +131 | Darlington 2001 | NASCAR Xfinity | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Makeover Mortgage ( Bobby Hamilton, Jr. ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −102 | 3,977 |
| 2015 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Nitroforce Industries Titan 1000 ( Roger Carter ) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −718 | 3,977 |
| 2009 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | MacDonald Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −254 | 4,797 |
| 2008 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Team Rensi Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −156 | 5,051 |
| 2007 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Team Rensi Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −478 | 5,207 |
| 2004 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Team Rensi Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P14 | −293 | 5,685 |
| 2003 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Team Rensi Motorsports | 34 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P1 | +763 | 5,978 |
| 2002 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Team Rensi Motorsports | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +558 | 5,215 |
| 2001 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Carroll Racing | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P22 | +82 | 4,657 |
| 2000 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | AllCar Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P28 | +541 | 4,575 |
| 1999 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | AllCar Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −38 | 4,034 |
| 1998 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | +2,722 | 4,072 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jason Keller | 4,358 | 239 | 96 | 143 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Raines | 3,599 | 161 | 75 | 86 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike WallaceFIA Bronze | 4,111 | 160 | 94 | 66 | 59% |
| 🇺🇸 Kenny Wallace | 4,399 | 159 | 80 | 79 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Wimmer | 4,147 | 157 | 67 | 90 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick | 6,257 | 153 | 33 | 120 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Greg Biffle | 5,497 | 153 | 50 | 103 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 David Green | 3,966 | 149 | 62 | 87 | 42% |
| 🇺🇸 Randy LaJoie | 4,189 | 143 | 64 | 79 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Ron Hornaday Jr. | 4,535 | 142 | 66 | 76 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated | 7,334 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey LoganoHigher-rated, 3× champion | 6,676 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 5% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,497 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 12% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,670 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Dippel | NASCAR Truck | 3,980 |
| 3,671 | 🇩🇪 Alexander Tauscher | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,979 |
| 3,672 | 🇺🇸 Dakota Dickerson | Zenith Racing Series | 3,979 |
| 3,673 | 🇧🇪 Gregory Servais | 24H Series | 3,979 |
| 3,674 | 🇦🇺 Jackson Walls | Supercars Championship | 3,979 |
| 3,675 | 🇺🇸 Jim Cox | SCCA Majors | 3,979 |
| 3,676 | 🇪🇸 Oscar Nogués | World Touring Car Championship | 3,979 |
| 3,677 | 🇺🇸 Danny Bohn | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,978 |
| 3,678 | 🇭🇰 Eric Kwong | Michelin 992 Endurance Cup | 3,978 |
| 3,679 | 🇬🇧 Will Martin | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,978 |
| 3,680 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Hamilton Jr. | ARCA Menards Series | 3,977 |
| 3,681 | 🇺🇸 Cole Kleck | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,977 |
| 3,682 | 🇦🇷 Santiago Mangoni | Turismo Carretera | 3,977 |
| 3,683 | 🇫🇮 Valle Mäkelä | Star Mazda Championship | 3,977 |
| 3,684 | 🇺🇸 Ben Hess | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,976 |
| 3,685 | 🇬🇧 Dexter Patterson | BTCC | 3,976 |
| 3,686 | 🇩🇰 Mikkel Overgaard Pedersen | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,976 |
| 3,687 | 🇺🇸 Tony Mrakovich | NASCAR Truck | 3,976 |
| 3,688 | 🇳🇱 Chris Buncombe | British GT Championship | 3,975 |
| 3,689 | 🇪🇪 Karl-Oscar Liiv | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,975 |
| 3,690 | 🇯🇵 Kimiya Sato | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,975 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. is an entry-level professional who raced stock cars in single-driver national championships, competing primarily on ovals. He drove 253 starts in NASCAR Xfinity between 1998 and 2009, where he earned five wins and 16 podiums, mostly for Team Rensi Motorsports. He also competed in the ARCA Menards Series, adding 11 starts across 2015 and 2016.[1]
His Xfinity career spanned a full 12-year run, with his championship high finish of 39th in points coming in 2009 during his final season. Hamilton raced regularly alongside established drivers at that level; he split races with Jason Keller and Tony Raines, professionals with far greater series tenure, and was closely matched with both. He finished ahead of elite professionals including Denny Hamlin on multiple occasions and Joey Logano once, though these results came in limited head-to-heads against drivers who would go on to dominate NASCAR's top series.[2]
Hamilton ran most often for Team Rensi Motorsports, a small operation that fielded 29 drivers across the index and whose fastest regular was the established professional Regan Smith. He competed in a field that mixed amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals throughout his career, finishing consistently mid-pack against that diverse field.