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🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series, HYAK Motorsports. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Born
2 October 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
United States
Current team
HYAK Motorsports
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Championships
22011, 2012
Career wins
10
Career podiums
33
Career starts
455
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,284
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,284Rank 821 of 40,349 indexed, +42 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Ricky Stenhouse Jr is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series for HYAK Motorsports. Jr is a two-time champion (2011, 2012), with 10 wins and 33 podiums from 455 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,284 ranks Jr 821th of 40,349 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
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-27 | Kansas | P32 | −77 |
| 2026-09-19 | Bristol | P30 | −60 |
| 2026-09-13 | World Wide Technology Raceway | P26 | −31 |
| 2026-09-06 | Darlington | P35 | −102 |
| 2026-08-29 | Daytona International Speedway | P5 | +148 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +200 | Daytona 500 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | P1 |
| +185 | Dover 2022 | NASCAR Cup Series | P2 |
| +175 | Talladega 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | P1 |
| +171 | Daytona 500 2026 | NASCAR Cup Series | P2 |
| +166 | Daytona International Speedway 2010 | NASCAR Xfinity | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona 5008 starts+30
Talladega20 starts+23
Atlanta19 starts+19
Iowa9 starts+18
Struggles
NASCAR CUP SERIES ALL STAR RACE5 starts-29
Bristol22 starts-23
World Wide Technology Raceway5 starts-20
Sonoma Raceway8 starts-17
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | HYAK Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −43 | 5,284 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +84 | |||
| 2025 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −270 | 5,242 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −270 | 5,512 | |
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +587 | 5,782 | |
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −57 | 5,195 | |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −277 | |||
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +161 | 5,528 | |
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −254 | 5,637 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −329 | 5,439 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −759 | 5,995 | |
| 2016 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Roush Fenway Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +39 | 6,709 |
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Roush Fenway Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −64 | 6,670 |
| 2012 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P1 | +356 | 6,735 |
| 2011 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Roush Fenway Racing | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P4 | +1,110 | 6,378 |
| 2010 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Roush Fenway Racing | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +1,091 | 5,268 |
| 2009 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Roush Fenway Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P30 | +2,827 | 4,177 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Jr finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | 6,114 | 420 | 130 | 290 | 31% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Logano | 6,645 | 403 | 116 | 287 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,958 | 393 | 113 | 280 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold | 5,945 | 379 | 193 | 186 | 51% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold | 5,843 | 371 | 158 | 213 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | 7,394 | 352 | 90 | 262 | 26% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | 6,717 | 343 | 114 | 229 | 33% |
| 🇲🇽 Daniel Suárez | 6,249 | 334 | 148 | 186 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Chris Buescher | 6,160 | 333 | 121 | 212 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba Wallace | 6,440 | 331 | 156 | 175 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 1× champion | 6,919 | 259 | 73 | 186 | 28% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,759 | 163 | 64 | 99 | 39% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 811 | 🇧🇷 Pipo Derani | European Le Mans Series | 5,297 |
| 812 | 🇮🇹 Franco Scapini | International Formula 3000 | 5,295 |
| 813 | 🇫🇷 Yvan Muller | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 5,294 |
| 814 | 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever Jr | IndyCar | 5,290 |
| 815 | 🇺🇸 Lyn St. James | IndyCar | 5,290 |
| 816 | 🇺🇸 Scott Harrington | IndyCar | 5,289 |
| 817 | 🏳️ Wade Cunningham | IndyCar | 5,287 |
| 818 | 🇺🇸 Christian Eckes | NASCAR Truck | 5,285 |
| 819 | 🇳🇱 Giedo Van Der Garde | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,284 |
| 820 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Malucelli | 24H Series | 5,284 |
| 821 | 🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,284 |
| 823 | 🇫🇷 Éric Bernard | FIA GT Championship | 5,283 |
| 822 | 🇨🇭 Gregor Foitek | Formula 1 | 5,283 |
| 824 | 🇬🇧 Jamie Green | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,280 |
| 825 | 🇧🇷 Ricardo Sperafico | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,279 |
| 826 | 🇫🇷 Sebastien Bourdais | WEC | 5,279 |
| 827 | 🇦🇺 Garth Tander | Supercars Championship | 5,277 |
| 828 | 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi | WEC | 5,277 |
| 829 | 🇷🇺 Matevos Isaakyan | WEC | 5,275 |
| 830 | 🇨🇭 Andrea Chiesa | FIA GT Championship | 5,273 |
| 831 | 🇲🇨 Clivio Piccione | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,272 |
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