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🇺🇸 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
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
97
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,091
Derek Kraus
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,091
Rank 1056 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
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 97 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,091 ranks Kraus 1056th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-11-01Phoenix RacewayARCA Menards WestP14−109
2025-08-31NASCAR Cup Series at DarlingtonNASCAR Cup SeriesP36−96
2025-05-25NASCAR Cup Series at CharlotteNASCAR Cup SeriesP32−55
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+150NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES AT DAYTONA 2020NASCAR TruckP4
+127NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES AT ATLANTA 2020NASCAR TruckP7
+121NASCAR GANDER RV & OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES AT DARLINGTON 2020NASCAR TruckP2
+112NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES AT PHOENIX 2018NASCAR TruckP8
+112NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Knoxville 2021NASCAR TruckP5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸NASCAR Cup Series200000P39−1515,091
▸ARCA Menards WestShockwave Marine Suspension Seating (David Smith)100000P28−109
2024▸NASCAR Cup Series600000P37↑882−3745,351
2023▸NASCAR Xfinity800000P28−254,843
▸NASCAR Truck300000P32−69
2022▸NASCAR Truck2300000P18+3574,937
▸ARCA Menards SeriesNAPA AutoCare ( Alex McAnally )100000P32—
▸ARCA Menards WestNAPA AutoCare (Alex McAnally)100000P24−2
2021▸NASCAR Truck2200000P22−1824,583
▸ARCA Menards SeriesBMR ( Alex McAnally )100000P24+19
▸ARCA Menards WestBMR (Alex McAnally)100000P16+18
2020▸NASCAR Truck2301000P13+7754,543
2019▸NASCAR Truck400000P30−854,750
2018▸NASCAR Truck100000P27+2,7974,147
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kraus finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Zane Smith5,75381275433%
🇺🇸 Tyler Ankrum4,90376373949%
🇺🇸 Ben Rhodes4,79276245232%
🇺🇸 Matt CraftonFIA Gold4,40676265034%
🇺🇸 Grant Enfinger4,92575235231%
🇨🇦 Stewart Friesen4,82175245132%
🇺🇸 Tanner Gray4,58572413157%
🇺🇸 Spencer Boyd3,79068531578%
🇺🇸 John Hunter Nemechek5,64967194828%
🇺🇸 Chandler Smith4,97166224433%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,08382625%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,832102820%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,831112918%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,046🇺🇸 Jacob AbelAsian Le Mans Series5,098
1,047🇬🇧 Jamie DaviesFIA GT Championship5,098
1,048🇺🇸 John PewIMSA WeatherTech5,098
1,049🇺🇸 Matthew BrabhamTrans-Am5,098
1,050🇬🇧 David HuntInternational Formula 30005,096
1,051🇷🇺 Artem MarkelovFormula 25,095
1,052🇺🇸 Elliott SadlerNASCAR Xfinity5,094
1,053🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshidaSuper GT5,093
1,054🇬🇧 Richard DeanFIA GT Championship5,092
1,055🇺🇸 Davey HamiltonIndyCar5,091
1,056🇺🇸 Derek KrausNASCAR Cup Series5,091
1,057🇺🇸 Colin FlemingFormula V8 3.55,090
1,058🇳🇱 Robert de HaanGT World Challenge Europe5,090
1,059🇮🇹 Giovanna AmatiInternational Formula 30005,089
1,060🇯🇵 Niklas KrüttenSuper GT5,089
1,061🇪🇸 Alex RiberasWEC5,088
1,062🇮🇹 Felice TedeschiInternational Formula 30005,088
1,063🇧🇷 Enzo EliasStock Car Pro Series5,087
1,064🇮🇹 Giampiero SimoniInternational Formula 30005,087
1,065🏳️ Ricardo GonzalezSKUSA SuperNationals5,086
1,066🇮🇳 Jehan DaruvalaFormula E5,084
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Derek Kraus is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Kraus has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 97 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,091 ranks Kraus 1056th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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