# John Hunter Nemechek

John Hunter Nemechek (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club. He is the son of NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek and was the 2012 champion in the Allison Legacy Series.

## Early life

Nemechek was born on June 11, 1997, Nemechek is a native of Mooresville, North Carolina; he was named after his uncle, John Nemechek, who had been killed in a racing accident earlier that year in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He was a student at the Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina. Nemechek was born the oldest of three full siblings. Nemechek also has one older half-brother.
Nemechek was the subject of a children's book on racing, Racin' Buddies, written by his father in 2001.

## Racing career
### Early career

Nemechek began his racing career at the age of 5, competing in go-karts, quarter midget cars and in dirt bike competition. He moved up to stock car competition in 2010, competing in the Allison Legacy Series with sponsorship from England Stove Works.
In 2012, Nemechek moved up to late model and super late model competition, competing in the Champion Racing Association Super Series and American Speed Association Midwest Tour; he also competed in the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway during Speedweeks. Nemechek won praise from Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch following a CRA Super Series race in which both drivers competed.
In June 2012, Nemechek won the pole for the Howie Lettow Memorial 150, an ASA Midwest Tour event, at the Milwaukee Mile; he was scheduled to take a driver's education course the following week as he had just passed his 15th birthday. He finished 23rd in the event.
After competing in the 2012 Snowball Derby, starting second and finishing tenth, Nemechek won the 2012 Allison Legacy Series championship, winning 15 of the season's 18 races.
In 2013, Nemechek moved to compete in the Southern Super Series as well as selected races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, starting with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway in February.
In 2014, Nemechek won the 300-lap Snowball Derby.

### NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
#### 2013–2020: NEMCO Motorsports

In late 2013, Nemechek made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Toyota for SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, a brief joint venture between Joe Nemechek and Sid Maudlin. He finished 19th at Martinsville and 21st at Phoenix. He competed in two events, with the best finish of 16th.
Nemechek ran 10 races during the 2014 season, finishing a season-best fifth place at New Hampshire.
For the 2015 season, Nemechek ran all but five races in the schedule. On September 19, 16 years to the day his father won his first Cup race, he won his first Truck Series race at Chicagoland. At the end of the season, Nemechek finished 12th in points and received the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award.
For his first full-time season in 2016, Nemechek won at Atlanta. At Canada, Nemechek and Cole Custer battled for the lead when Nemechek bumped Custer, which led to Nemechek losing control and intentionally sending both drivers off-road, pinning Custer to the wall. Before the winner was declared, Nemechek was tackled by Custer; Nemechek would be named the winner. Nemechek finished the season eighth in the points standings.
In 2017, Nemechek won back-to-back races at Gateway and Iowa. He missed the Championship Four after finishing second at Phoenix. His season ended once again with an eighth place in the points standings.
From 2018 to 2020, Nemechek scaled back to a part-time schedule. During those years, he scored a win at Martinsville in 2018.

#### 2021–2022: Kyle Busch Motorsports

In November 2020, after parting ways with Front Row Motorsports in the Cup Series, Nemechek signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2021 Truck Series season. During the 2021 season, he scored wins at Las Vegas, Richmond, Charlotte, Texas, and Pocono. Aside from clinching the regular season championship, Nemechek finished the season with a career-best third in the points standings.
In 2022, Nemechek won at Darlington and Kansas and finished fifth in the points standings.

#### 2023: Part-time

Nemechek drove two races for Tricon Garage in 2023, finishing 31st at Las Vegas and third at Atlanta.

### NASCAR Xfinity Series
#### 2018: Chip Ganassi Racing

For the 2018 season, Nemechek joined Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 NASCAR Xfinity Series car on a part-time basis. In his debut at Atlanta, he finished fourth, despite being in an early wreck involving Elliott Sadler and Cole Custer. Nemechek won at Kansas and finished 13th in the points standings.

#### 2019: GMS Racing

In 2019, Nemechek signed with GMS Racing for the full Xfinity schedule in the No. 23 Chevrolet. On November 9, Nemechek and his father Joe made motorsports history at Phoenix by being the first father-son duo to race in all three main series in one weekend. Despite not winning a race, Nemechek finished the season seventh in points after finishing sixth at Homestead.

#### 2021–2022: Part-time with Sam Hunt Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing

For 2021 and 2022, Nemechek ran part-time in the Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing. During those years, he won at Texas in 2021.

#### 2023–2024: Joe Gibbs Racing

In December 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Nemechek would pilot the returning No. 20 Toyota Supra full-time for the 2023 season in the Xfinity Series. Nemechek began the 2023 Xfinity season with a second-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the season, he scored wins at Fontana, Martinsville, Atlanta, New Hampshire, Michigan, and Kansas. During the playoffs, Nemechek won at Texas. He finished 28th at Phoenix and fourth in the points standings.
While running full-time with Legacy Motor Club in the Cup Series, Nemechek shared the No. 20 with Aric Almirola for the 2024 Xfinity season. He started the season with a seventh-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the season, he scored wins at Las Vegas and Nashville.

### NASCAR Cup Series
#### 2019–2020: Front Row Motorsports

On October 29, 2019, Front Row Motorsports announced that Nemechek would fill in for Matt Tifft in the No. 36 Ford for the final three races of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series after medical issues forced Tifft from the ride. On December 12, FRM announced that Nemechek would replace David Ragan as the driver of the No. 38 Ford for the 2020 season, competing for the 2020 NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.
Nemechek started the 2020 season with an 11th-place finish in the 2020 Daytona 500. After a two-month break, four races into the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nemechek would get the first top-10 of his Cup career in the first race in the double-header at Darlington. This would also be the first top-10 for FRM at a track other than Talladega or Daytona since 2016. Nemechek would not get another top-10 until the Talladega spring race, where he finished eighth. He scored his third top-10 with another eighth-place finish at the Talladega fall race and finished the season 27th in the points standings. On November 16, Nemechek parted ways with Front Row Motorsports.

#### 2022: Part-time with 23XI Racing

On October 18, 2022, it was announced that Nemechek would return to the Cup Series for the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, filling in for Bubba Wallace in the 23XI Racing No. 45 car after Wallace was suspended for the race after he intentionally retaliated against, crashed and fought Kyle Larson in the previous week's race at Las Vegas. Nemechek actually had a chance to drive that car earlier in the season after Kurt Busch's concussion although 23XI decided to instead put Ty Gibbs in the car despite Nemechek being selected as the team's reserve driver at the start of the season. (Wallace, the driver of the team's No. 23 car, would switch cars with Gibbs during the playoffs to compete for the owners' championship.)

#### 2024: Legacy Motor Club

On September 6, 2023, Legacy Motor Club announced that Nemechek would drive the No. 42 full-time in the Cup Series in 2024, his first full-time ride since the 2020 season. In October, Nemecheck was tapped to drive the No. 42 Sunseeker Camaro at Homestead. His season contained four top 10 finishes, including a season-best result of sixth at Bristol, though a number of poor finishes led him to 34th in the standings — last of all full-time entrants. On November 19, LMC named Travis Mack as the crew chief of the No. 42 in 2025.

#### 2025

Nemechek started the 2025 Season with a fifth-place finish at 2025 Daytona 500, a career best. He follows that up with a tenth-place finish at Atlanta.

### Other racing

On July 5, 2022, it was announced that Nemechek would run the main ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No. 55 car for Venturini Motorsports in preparation for the Truck Series race there on the same weekend. It was his debut in the series.
An announcement was made on January 11, 2024, that John Hunter would make his sportscar debut in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona, piloting the No. 23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO with codrivers Bubba Wallace and Corey Heim.

## Personal life

Nemechek is married to Taylor Nemechek and they have two daughters.
Nemechek is a Christian.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

#### Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts |
| 2019 | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX 21 | PHO 27 | HOM 23 | 49th | 0$^1$ |
| 2020 | Front Row Motorsports | 38 | Ford | DAY 11 | LVS 24 | CAL 25 | PHO 25 | DAR 9 | DAR 35 | CLT 16 | CLT 13 | BRI 13 | ATL 23 | MAR 25 | HOM 19 | TAL 8 | POC 24 | POC 19 | IND 15 | KEN 36 | TEX 22 | KAN 19 | NHA 36 | MCH 36 | MCH 23 | DRC 35 | DOV 24 | DOV 20 | DAY 11 | DAR 36 | RCH 30 | BRI 20 | LVS 20 | TAL 8 | ROV 36 | KAN 17 | TEX 22 | MAR 26 | PHO 26 | 27th | 534 |
| 2022 | 23XI Racing | 45 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | BRD | TAL | DOV | DAR | KAN | CLT | GTW | SON | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC | MCH | RCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM 27 | MAR | PHO | 56th | 0$^1$ |
| 2023 | Legacy Motor Club | 42 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | BRD | MAR | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | RCH | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM 32 | MAR | PHO | 61st | 0$^1$ |
| 2024 | Legacy Motor Club | 42 | Toyota | DAY 7 | ATL 21 | LVS 22 | PHO 25 | BRI 6 | COA 21 | RCH 25 | MAR 36 | TEX 34 | TAL 33 | DOV 20 | KAN 13 | DAR 31 | CLT 30 | GTW 27 | SON 29 | IOW 26 | NHA 8 | NSH 31 | CSC 35 | POC 28 | IND 29 | RCH 31 | MCH 29 | DAY 15 | DAR 25 | ATL 33 | GLN 24 | BRI 33 | KAN 30 | TAL 31 | ROV 34 | LVS 9 | HOM 26 | MAR 31 | PHO 30 | 34th | 447 |
| 2025 | Legacy Motor Club | 42 | Toyota | DAY 5 | ATL 10 | COA 22 | PHO 14 | LVS 20 | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | TAL | TEX | KAN | CLT | NSH | MCH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | RCH | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | NHA | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | -* | -* |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2020 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 18 | 5 |

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts |
| 2018 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Chevy | DAY | ATL 4 | LVS | PHO | CAL 29 | TEX | BRI 13 | RCH 13 | TAL 7 | DOV 14 | CLT | POC 7 | MCH 13 | IOW 15 | CHI | DAY | KEN 7 | NHA 4 | IOW 5 | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND 25 | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV 9 | KAN 1 | TEX 4 | PHO 9 | HOM 3 | 13th | 643 |
| 2019 | GMS Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY 8 | ATL 20 | LVS 2 | PHO 9 | CAL 28 | TEX 9 | BRI 5 | RCH 7 | TAL 6 | DOV 8 | CLT 12 | POC 12 | MCH 8 | IOW 8 | CHI 11 | DAY 22 | KEN 12 | NHA 36 | IOW 3 | GLN 12 | MOH 31 | BRI 3 | ROA 26 | DAR 21 | IND 31 | LVS 8 | RCH 15 | ROV 7 | DOV 8 | KAN 8 | TEX 5 | PHO 4 | HOM 6 | 7th | 2253 |
| 2021 | Sam Hunt Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY | DRC | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV 32 | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IRC | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH 3 | BRI | LVS | | | | | | | 74th | 0$^1$ |
| 2021 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 54 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 22 | ROV | TEX 1* | KAN | MAR | PHO 6 | 74th | 0$^1$ |
| 2022 | Sam Hunt Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS 12 | PHO 5 | ATL | COA | | | | | DAR 4 | TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA 18 | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC | MCH 19 | GLN | DAY 35 | DAR 9 | KAN | BRI | | | | LVS 16 | HOM | MAR | PHO | 77th | 0$^1$ |
| 2022 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | | | | | | | RCH 2* | MAR | TAL | DOV 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 28 | TAL | ROV | | | | | | | 77th | 0$^1$ |
| 2023 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY 2 | CAL 1* | LVS 6 | PHO 6 | ATL 8 | COA 27 | RCH 2 | MAR 1* | TAL 32 | DOV 5 | DAR 5* | CLT 2 | PIR 10 | SON 16 | NSH 6 | CSC 2 | ATL 1 | NHA 1* | POC 32 | ROA 34 | MCH 1* | IRC 13 | GLN 6 | DAY 28 | DAR 3* | KAN 1* | BRI 3 | TEX 1 | ROV 8 | LVS 2 | HOM 3 | MAR 18 | PHO 28 | 4th | 4009 |
| 2024 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY 7 | ATL 32 | LVS 1* | PHO 32 | COA 3 | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | | | | SON 8 | IOW 27 | NHA | NSH 1* | CSC 25 | POC | IND | MCH 3 | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 77th | 0$^1$ |
| 2024 | Sam Hunt Racing | 26 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 23 | CLT | PIR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 77th | 0$^1$ |

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts |
| 2013 | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | 22 | Toyota | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL | MAR 19 | TEX | PHO 21 | HOM | | 45th | 51 |
| 2014 | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Toyota | DAY | MAR 12 | KAN | CLT | DOV 6 | TEX | GTW 15 | KEN | IOW 10 | ELD 6 | POC | MCH | BRI 27 | MSP 25 | CHI | NHA 5 | LVS | TAL | MAR 13 | TEX | PHO 7 | HOM | | 23rd | 337 |
| 2015 | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR 29 | KAN | CLT | DOV 22 | TEX | GTW 4 | IOW 23 | KEN 11 | ELD 7 | POC 13 | MCH 12 | BRI 3 | MSP 9 | CHI 1 | NHA 5 | LVS 4 | TAL 11 | MAR 2 | TEX 11 | PHO 2 | HOM 2 | 12th | 630 |
| 2016 | NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY 17 | ATL 1 | MAR 2 | KAN 28 | DOV 15 | CLT 12 | TEX 7 | IOW 12 | GTW 6 | KEN 2 | ELD 24 | POC 9 | BRI 8 | MCH 26 | MSP 1 | CHI 14 | NHA 9 | LVS 16 | TAL 32 | MAR 3 | TEX 18 | PHO 6 | HOM 11 | 8th | 2133 |
| 2017 | NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY 4 | ATL 29 | MAR 28 | KAN 3 | CLT 22 | DOV 22 | TEX 21 | GTW 1 | IOW 1 | KEN 18 | ELD 5 | POC 4 | MCH 29 | BRI 3 | MSP 20 | CHI 7 | NHA 20 | LVS 8 | TAL 6 | MAR 30 | TEX 19 | PHO 2 | HOM 15 | 8th | 2206 |
| 2018 | NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY 25 | ATL | LVS 21 | MAR 1 | DOV | KAN 4 | CLT 9 | TEX | IOW 27 | GTW 25 | CHI 7* | KEN 5 | ELD 7 | POC | MCH 3 | BRI 3* | MSP 2 | LVS 22 | TAL 27 | MAR 30 | TEX | PHO 29 | HOM 7 | 90th | 0$^1$ |
| 2019 | NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI 29 | MSP | LVS 32 | TAL 30 | MAR 7 | PHO 29 | HOM | 99th | 0$^1$ |
| 2020 | NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Ford | DAY DNQ | LVS | CLT 6 | ATL 24 | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH 25 | DRC | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 82nd | 0$^1$ |
| 2021 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 4 | Toyota | DAY 7 | DRC 3 | LVS 1* | ATL 3 | BRD 39 | RCH 1* | KAN 5 | DAR 8* | COA 12 | CLT 1* | TEX 1* | NSH 10 | POC 1 | KNX 11 | GLN 2 | GTW 22 | DAR 2 | BRI 3 | LVS 33 | TAL 4 | MAR 39 | PHO 7 | | 3rd | 4030 |
| 2022 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 4 | Toyota | DAY 24* | LVS 25 | ATL 24 | COA 2 | MAR 4 | BRD 3 | DAR 1* | KAN 6 | TEX 6 | CLT 3 | GTW 35 | SON 8 | KNX 2 | NSH 9 | MOH 28 | POC 3 | IRP 10* | RCH 2 | KAN 1* | BRI 12 | TAL 24 | HOM 35 | PHO 4 | 5th | 2285 |
| 2023 | Tricon Garage | 17 | Toyota | DAY | LVS 31 | ATL 3* | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 89th | 0$^1$ |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH 4* | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 72nd | 42 | |

#### K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Spraker Racing | 37 | Chevy | BRI | GRE | FIF 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 46 | |
| 2013 | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | | | | RCH 30 | BGS | IOW | LGY | COL | IOW | VIR | GRE | NHA | DOV | RAL | | | | 48th | 46 |
| 2014 | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Toyota | NSM | DAY | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW | BGS | FIF | LGY | NHA | COL | IOW | GLN 25 | VIR | GRE | DOV | 65th | 19 | |

### Sports cars

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

#### IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge results :
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | MPC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | TGR Smooge Racing | 23 | Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo | DAY 19 | SEB | LGA | MOH | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | 27th | 40 | |