🇺🇸 John Hunter Nemechek

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series, Smooge Racing. Two-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

John Hunter Nemechek

Born

11 June 1997(b. 1997)

Nationality

United States

Current team

Smooge Racing

Series

NASCAR Cup Series

Status

Active

Championships

22021, 2023

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

325

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

4,526

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

4,526

RANK 365 / 12,285 INDEXED · +202 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

John Hunter Nemechek is an American driver competing in the NASCAR Cup Series, currently with Smooge Racing. The son of former NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek, he came up through short track competition, winning the Allison Legacy Series championship in 2012 before progressing through NASCAR's national touring divisions on his way to the Cup Series. Across his Cup career he has amassed 325 starts, 19 wins, and 51 podium finishes, and he holds two series championships, earned in 2021 and 2023. His current Racer Rating stands at 4,526, placing him 365th among active drivers on the Elo-style scale used to measure competitive strength.[1]

In the 2026 season, Nemechek has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums through 11 rounds, positioning him seventh in the standings. Now well established as a full-time Cup Series competitor, he remains an active and consistent presence in the field, continuing to build on a career that has already produced multiple championships and nearly two decades of competitive results at NASCAR's top level.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

John Hunter Nemechek is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series for Smooge Racing. Nemechek is a two-time champion (2021, 2023), with 19 wins and 51 podiums from 325 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,526 ranks Nemechek 365th of 12,285 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 2H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	19	0	0	P25	+143	4,526
	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	2	0	0	P5	+58
2025	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	39	0	1	P39	+427	4,324
2024	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	39	0	0	P13	−224	3,897
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Smooge Racing	11	2	4	P7	−24
	IMSA Pilot Challenge	Smooge Racing	1	0	0	P66	−244
2023	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Smooge Racing	33	7	15	P2	+734	4,389
	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	2	0	1	P46	−100
	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	1	0	0	P64	−114
2022	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	23	2	8	P24	−87	3,869
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Smooge Racing	11	0	1	P45	−306
	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	1	0	0	P63	−8
2021	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	22	5	10	P7	+263	4,268
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Smooge Racing	5	1	2	P66	−8
2020	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	38	0	0	P23	+311	4,014
	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	3	0	0	P40	−141
2019	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Smooge Racing	32	0	3	P8	+404	3,844
	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	5	0	0	P84	−635
	NASCAR Cup Series	Smooge Racing	3	0	0	P64	+36
2018	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Smooge Racing	18	1	2	P42	+756	4,039
	NASCAR Truck Series	Smooge Racing	17	1	4	P25	−717

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES NEMECHEK FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🏳️ Cole Custer	4,200	189	96	93	51%
🏳️ Tyler Reddick	5,111	186	56	130	30%
🇺🇸 Christopher Bell	4,835	185	58	127	31%
🇺🇸 Ross Chastain	4,313	175	83	92	47%
🏳️ Noah Gragson	3,966	168	73	95	43%
🏳️ Ryan Preece	4,859	162	71	91	44%
🇺🇸 Kyle Busch	4,645	160	48	112	30%
🏳️ Zane Smith	4,526	156	80	76	51%
🇺🇸 Austin Cindric	4,690	151	65	86	43%
🏳️ Josh Berry	3,963	150	82	68	55%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

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