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🇺🇸 Riley Herbst
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series, 23XI Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Riley Herbst
Born
24 February 1999(b. 1999)
Nationality
United States
Current team
23XI Racing
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Career wins
5
Career podiums
29
Career starts
326
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
5,112
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,112Rank 1030 of 40,349 indexed, +214 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Riley Herbst is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series for 23XI Racing. Herbst has recorded 5 wins and 29 podiums from 326 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,112 ranks Herbst 1030th 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 | P25 | −2 |
| 2026-09-19 | Bristol | P34 | −81 |
| 2026-09-13 | World Wide Technology Raceway | P34 | −90 |
| 2026-09-06 | Darlington | P30 | −48 |
| 2026-08-23 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | P34 | −99 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +154 | Daytona 500 2026 | NASCAR Cup Series | P8 |
| +147 | Talladega 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | P9 |
| +145 | California 2020 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +134 | KENTUCKY 200 2020 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +129 | Pocono Raceway 2017 | ARCA Menards Series | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Daytona 5004 starts+41
Miami7 starts+30
Nashville7 starts+28
Pocono Raceway12 starts+25
Struggles
Portland International Raceway4 starts-54
Darlington14 starts-34
Charlotte Road Course4 starts-33
Duel #24 starts-23
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 23XI Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +213 | 5,112 |
| 2025 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −544 | 4,898 | |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +37 | |||
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +293 | 5,405 | |
| ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −387 | |||
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −141 | 5,500 | |
| ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | ↑307+64 | |||
| ▸ARCA Menards West | Jerry Pitts Racing (Jerry Pitts) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −149 | ||
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +425 | 5,418 | |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −1 | |||
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +314 | 4,995 | |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Dixie Vodka / Tony's Tea ( David Gilliland ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +31 | ||
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +110 | |||
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −137 | |||
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +428 | 4,826 | |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Monster / Terrible Herbst / ORCA ( Coy Gibbs ) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P9 | +140 | ||
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | +58 | |||
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −215 | |||
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +223 | 4,450 | |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Monster Energy/Terrible Herbst/Advance Auto ( Coy Gibbs ) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −172 | ||
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +196 | |||
| ▸NASCAR Canada Series | Monster Energy (D.J. Kennington) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −169 | ||
| ▸Trans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −90 | |||
| 2018 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | NOS / ORCA Coolers / Advance Auto Parts ( Coy Gibbs ) | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +168 | 4,289 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +15 | |||
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | ↑152+125 | |||
| 2017 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | NOS Energy Drink / UFC Gym ( Coy Gibbs ) | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | P5 | +2,910 | 4,260 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Herbst finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Noah Gragson | 5,165 | 197 | 72 | 125 | 37% |
| 🇺🇸 AJ AllmendingerFIA Gold | 5,551 | 189 | 60 | 129 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Brandon Jones | 5,437 | 188 | 93 | 95 | 49% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier | 5,581 | 185 | 68 | 117 | 37% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Sieg | 4,858 | 179 | 111 | 68 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy Clements | 4,366 | 179 | 117 | 62 | 65% |
| 🇺🇸 Josh Williams | 4,155 | 172 | 126 | 46 | 73% |
| 🇦🇺 Josh Berry | 5,744 | 163 | 81 | 82 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin Hill | 5,133 | 158 | 68 | 90 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin CindricFIA Silver | 6,457 | 155 | 46 | 109 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated | 7,394 | 79 | 12 | 67 | 15% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 1× champion | 6,919 | 95 | 19 | 76 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,759 | 144 | 43 | 101 | 30% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,020 | 🇺🇸 Matt McMurry | Radical Cup NA | 5,117 |
| 1,021 | 🇬🇧 Max Chilton | IndyCar | 5,116 |
| 1,022 | 🇮🇹 Severino Nardozzi | International Formula 3000 | 5,116 |
| 1,023 | 🇧🇷 Fabio Carbone | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,115 |
| 1,024 | 🇬🇧 Olli Caldwell | European Le Mans Series | 5,115 |
| 1,025 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Bobbi | FIA GT Championship | 5,114 |
| 1,026 | 🇺🇸 Stan Wattles | IndyCar | 5,114 |
| 1,027 | 🇫🇷 Cathy Muller | International Formula 3000 | 5,113 |
| 1,028 | 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Clérico | FIA GT Championship | 5,113 |
| 1,029 | 🇫🇷 Tristan Vautier | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,113 |
| 1,030 | 🇺🇸 Riley Herbst | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,112 |
| 1,031 | 🇫🇷 Olivier Grouillard | FIA GT Championship | 5,111 |
| 1,032 | 🇧🇷 Maurizio Sandro Sala | FIA GT Championship | 5,110 |
| 1,033 | 🇬🇧 Harry Tincknell | WEC | 5,109 |
| 1,034 | 🇪🇪 Kevin Korjus | GP3 Series | 5,109 |
| 1,035 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Zampedri | FIA GT Championship | 5,108 |
| 1,036 | 🇧🇷 Caio Collet | IndyCar | 5,107 |
| 1,037 | 🇺🇸 James Gue | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,106 |
| 1,038 | 🇮🇹 Massimo Monti | International Formula 3000 | 5,106 |
| 1,039 | 🇮🇹 Constantino Junior | FIA GT Championship | 5,104 |
| 1,040 | 🇧🇪 David Saelens | International Formula 3000 | 5,103 |
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