🇺🇸 CJ McLaughlin

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity Series, .

Driver facts

Full name

CJ McLaughlin

Born

1 July 1992(b. 1992)

Nationality

United States

Current team

Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

2,556

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

2,556

RANK 1568 / 12,386 INDEXED · -23 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 3H AGO

CJ McLaughlin is an American stock car racing driver who has built his career through the NASCAR national touring ranks, including stints in the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Truck Series before moving into Xfinity Series competition. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Young's Motorsports, a role that reflects his continued development as he works to establish himself at NASCAR's national level.[1]

In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, McLaughlin has made 55 career starts without yet recording a win or a podium finish, and he has not won a championship. His Racer Rating of 2,569 places him 1252nd among active drivers on Racer DB's Elo-style scale, indicating a competitor still working to break into the series' upper tier. Through the 2026 season, he has appeared in one round with no wins or podiums, sitting 80th in the standings, a marker of a career still in progress as he continues to seek his first Xfinity Series victory.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

CJ McLaughlin is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Xfinity Series. McLaughlin has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 55 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,556 ranks McLaughlin 1568th of 12,386 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Races	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	NASCAR Xfinity Series	1	P80	−23	2,556
2025	NASCAR Xfinity Series	4	P41	−40	2,579
2024	NASCAR Xfinity Series	5	P43	+14	2,620
2023	NASCAR Xfinity Series	10	P31	+80	2,606
2022	NASCAR Xfinity Series	13	P35	+251	2,526
2021	NASCAR Xfinity Series	6	P87	−243	2,275
	NASCAR Truck Series	4	P78	+44
2020	NASCAR Xfinity Series	4	P27	−64	2,474
2019	NASCAR Xfinity Series	7	P79	−46	2,538
	NASCAR Truck Series	1	P73	−16

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES MCLAUGHLIN FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier	4,276	50	6	44	12%
🇺🇸 Brandon Jones	4,150	50	9	41	18%
🇺🇸 Ryan Sieg	3,798	50	15	35	30%
🇺🇸 Jeremy Clements	3,302	50	11	39	22%
🇺🇸 Josh Williams	2,971	48	11	37	23%
🏳️ Jeb Burton	3,214	44	8	36	18%
🇺🇸 Austin Hill	4,046	42	8	34	19%
🇺🇸 Riley Herbst	4,346	40	8	32	20%
🇺🇸 Sam Mayer	3,886	40	13	27	33%
🏳️ Sheldon Creed	4,334	38	8	30	21%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 3H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia