🇺🇸 Derek Kraus

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series, .

Driver facts

Full name

Derek Kraus

Born

1 September 2001(b. 2001)

Nationality

United States

Current team

Series

NASCAR Cup Series

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,474

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,474

RANK 757 / 12,418 INDEXED · +0 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 5H AGO

Derek Kraus is an American stock car racing driver who came up through NASCAR's regional and national development ranks before reaching the Cup Series. A former NASCAR Next member, he built his early reputation in the ARCA Menards Series East and West divisions, capturing the 2019 West Series championship en route to opportunities in the Craftsman Truck Series and Xfinity Series. That grounding in short track and superspeedway competition across multiple ARCA circuits established him as one of the sport's recognizable young prospects before he moved into stock car racing's top tier.[1]

At the Cup Series level, Kraus remains an active but part-time competitor, having made 92 career starts without a win, though he has recorded one career podium. His Racer Rating of 3,497 places him 660th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, reflecting his standing well below the sport's elite tier, where top competitors reach ratings of 10,000 to 11,500. In the 2026 season, Kraus has competed in 8 rounds without a win or podium, sitting 65th in the standings. Alongside his on-track work, he also serves as a simulator driver for Kaulig Racing, continuing his involvement in the sport as he looks to build on his career totals of zero championships and zero wins across his 92 starts.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Derek Kraus is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Kraus has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 92 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,474 ranks Kraus 757th of 12,418 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

2025 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

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

Season	Series	Races	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2025	NASCAR Cup Series	2	0	P56	−74	3,474
2024	NASCAR Cup Series	6	0	P44	−78	3,548
2023	NASCAR Xfinity Series	8	0	P65	−58	3,625
	NASCAR Truck Series	3	0	P18	−90
2022	NASCAR Truck Series	23	0	P26	+308	3,774
2021	NASCAR Truck Series	22	0	P33	−281	3,466
2020	NASCAR Truck Series	23	1	P4	+76	3,747
2019	NASCAR Truck Series	4	0	P49	−363	3,671
2018	NASCAR Truck Series	1	0	P112	+34	4,034

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES KRAUS FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🏳️ Zane Smith	4,497	79	25	54	32%
🇺🇸 Tyler Ankrum	3,602	76	37	39	49%
🇺🇸 Ben Rhodes	3,572	76	24	52	32%
🇺🇸 Matt Crafton	3,159	76	26	50	34%
🏳️ Grant Enfinger	3,476	75	23	52	31%
🏳️ Stewart Friesen	3,341	75	24	51	32%
🏳️ Tanner Gray	3,254	72	41	31	57%
🏳️ Spencer Boyd	2,576	68	53	15	78%
🇺🇸 John Hunter Nemechek	4,497	67	19	48	28%
🇺🇸 Chandler Smith	3,910	66	22	44	33%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 5H AGO

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