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J. J. Yeley

b. 1976

American racing driver

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About J. J. Yeley

Born 1976. J. J. Yeley is an American racing automobile driver.

Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for NY Racing Team, and part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Young's Motorsports, the No. 5 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Hettinger Racing, and the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RSS Racing. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, what is now the ARCA Menards Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, as well as the IndyCar Series.

Yeley is one of only seven drivers ever to win the USAC Triple Crown which includes the likes of Pancho Carter, Tony Stewart, Dave Darland, Jerry Coons Jr., Tracy Hines, and Logan Seavey. He is nicknamed "J. J." (Jimmy Jack) after his father and a close family friend.

Yeley holds the record for the most starts across all three of the top divisions of NASCAR without winning a race.

Racing career Open-wheel racing Yeley won the 1997 edition of Indiana Sprintweek and captured the Rookie of the Year Award in the USAC National Sprint Car Series despite starting relatively few races. In 1998, Yeley competed in four Indy Racing League (IRL) races, including the Indianapolis 500. His one top-ten finish in these four races was at Indianapolis, where he finished ninth despite a spin on the first turn of the first lap, which nearly collected eventual race winner Eddie Cheever Jr.

Yeley also raced in the IRL in 2000 in an underfunded effort with McCormack Motorsports, but ultimately returned to USAC racing, picking up where he had left off by winning 2001 and 2003 National Sprint, 2002 and 2003 Silver Crown, and 2003 National Midget Series titles.

Yeley's championships in all three of USAC's top divisions in 2003 made him only the second driver, after Tony Stewart in 1995, to achieve the "Triple Crown" in a single season. Stewart was the owner of the Sprint and Silver Crown cars in Yeley's 2003 season; the Midget, which Yeley drove in 2003, Steve Lewis' No. 9, had been driven by Stewart in 1995. Yeley scored 24 USAC wins in his 2003 season, breaking the previous record of nineteen set by A. J. Foyt in 1961 and later tied by Sleepy Tripp (1988) and Jay Drake (2000).

NASCAR 2004–2007: Joe Gibbs Racing

As had Stewart, Yeley signed with Joe Gibbs Racing, starting seventeen of 34 races in the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series and achieving four top-ten finishes. He also competed in two Nextel Cup Series races in the No. 11 car and the IROC series. Yeley drove the full season in 2005 in the NASCAR Busch Series for Gibbs' No. 18 car, posting twelve top-ten finishes and ending the season eleventh in points. After the departure of Jason Leffler, who drove the No. 11 car in the Nextel Cup series, Yeley, Busch Series teammate Denny Hamlin, and Terry Labonte split the remaining races. Yeley drove four races, and Labonte and Hamlin drove the final seven. Hamlin was named to drive the No. 11 FedEx-sponsored car for the 2006 season. Bobby Labonte made his announcement in November that he was leaving Joe Gibbs Racing. On November 12, at Phoenix International Raceway, Yeley was announced as the new driver for the No. 18 Interstate Batteries-sponsored Chevrolet.

Yeley ran full seasons with Joe Gibbs Racing in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series in 2006. He drove the No. 18 Chevy in the Nextel Cup Series, and the No. 18 Vigoro/Home Depot-sponsored Chevrolet in the Busch Series. Yeley's best Nextel Cup finishes of 2006 came at California Speedway and Loudon, where he finished eighth; his best Busch Series finish came on June 17 at Kentucky Speedway. Yeley finished his 2006 season fifth in the Busch Series points standings with three poles, nine top-fives, and 22 top-tens. In the 2006 Bank of America 500, Yeley was running at the top of the track when he decided to cut down the track to try to go to pit road. He ran right into Chase contender Mark Martin and turned Mark head-on into the wall in a devastating crash. Martin's crew chief, Pat Tryson, had to be restrained by NASCAR officials as he showed his displeasure to Yeley, who also wrecked. The crash ended Mark Martin's championship hopes, as he was second in points before the incident. Despite racing for one of the best teams in the sport, Yeley would finish a dismal 29th in the points standings.

Yeley's 2007 season was filled with rumors about being released from Joe Gibbs Racing. At the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, Yeley scored a career-high second-place finish on a fuel gamble, with Casey Mears scoring the victory. Exactly three weeks later, at Michigan, Yeley took his first career pole at the Nextel Cup level, beating Jimmie Johnson by one-thousandth of a second (.001). During the middle of the 2007 season, Joe Gibbs announced that his team would be switching to Toyota in 2008. Gibbs also announced that Yeley would not return for 2008. Gibbs ended up signing Kyle Busch to drive the No. 18.

2008–2012

Yeley moved to Hall of Fame Racing, an affiliate of JGR, replacing Tony Raines in the No. 96 DLP-sponsored Toyota. His struggles continued, as the team fell from being in the top-35 every week with Raines behind the wheel to struggling to make races weekly (the team's first DNQ came with Yeley behind the wheel).

On July 5, Yeley performed an in-race switch into the No. 20 car for an ill Tony Stewart. He ran strongly for most of the race but was collected in two crashes within the last five laps and ended with a twentieth-place finish. On August 6, 2008, Yeley was released from his contract to drive for Hall of Fame Racing, first by being replaced by P. J. Jones at Watkins Glen, Nationwide Series driver and Hall of Fame Racing test driver Brad Coleman at Michigan, and Ken Schrader for the remaining races. Yeley later stated that although there was an alliance with JGR, they were never truly involved in Hall-of-Fame's operations, and he was disappointed in not being allowed to improve the situation with the team. Yeley spent the rest of the season out of a ride. In 2009, he moved to the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 73 Chevrolet Silverado for Tagsby Racing. He was also named to take over the Mayfield Motorsports No. 41 Sprint Cup Series entry effective immediately following the indefinite suspension of owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield due to a substance abuse violation on May 9, 2009.

Later in 2009, Yeley broke three cervical vertebrae during a crash in a USAC race. Yeley drove at Daytona in 2010 for Daisy Ramirez Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series. This was the team's debut, and he finished a career-best tenth after starting 36th. Yeley was announced as the driver for the Whitney Motorsports No. 46 Sprint Cup Series car on May 4, 2010. On May 7, he qualified the No. 46 into the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington. Yeley qualified for nine of the fourteen races he attempted. At the Coke Zero 400, he finished a team-best nineteenth. Yeley also raced for Latitude 43 Motorsports in Phoenix and Tommy Baldwin Racing, plus drove for Richard Petty Motorsports in a relief role at Charlotte, replacing a sick Kasey Kahne.

Yeley in the No. 46 for Whitney Motorsports at Charlotte in May 2011 Yeley in the No. 55 for Front Row Motorsports at Pocono in August 2011 Yeley raced his way into the 2011 Daytona 500 in the Gatorade Duels for Whitney Motorsports, a team that failed to qualify for the 2010 event. He finished 43rd in the event after a blown engine eleven laps into the race. At Loudon, Yeley drove the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports entry in place of Travis Kvapil, who was unable to make the race due to his Truck Series commitments. He ran the remainder of the season in a fourth Front Row entry, the No. 55, with occasional races in the No. 38.

For 2012, Yeley signed with Robinson-Blakeney Racing to drive the No. 49 Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series. He also drove the team's No. 28 Nationwide Series car in that series' season-opening race at Daytona. Halfway through the season, Yeley moved to Max Q Motorsports to drive the No. 37 in a partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing. Both the No. 49 and the No. 37 were mostly start and park efforts.

2013–2019

In 2013, Yeley moved to Tommy Baldwin Racing to drive the No. 36 Chevrolet, with a sponsorship from Golden Corral at races on superspeedways. United Mining, Accell Construction, and several other companies also served as primary sponsor throughout the season. Yeley finished tenth in his TBR debut in the Daytona 500, his first top-ten since 2008. Yeley ran his first full season (in a non-start and park ride) for the first time since 2008, and finished 32nd in points. He was replaced by Reed Sorenson in 2014.

Yeley's No. 44 for Xxxtreme Motorsport in the Cup Series in 2014

On February 13, it was announced that Yeley would drive the No. 44 with Xxxtreme Motorsport starting at Phoenix. In late-April, the team purchased the No. 30 team from Swan Racing, with Yeley shifting to drive the new car number. Yeley replaced Ryan Truex in the No. 83 BK Racing Toyota at the Pure Michigan 400 after Truex suffered a concussion during a practice session. He later drove the team's start and park No. 93 at Richmond, and ran the last seven races in the 83 following Truex's dismissal from the team.

In 2015, Yeley moved to BK Racing full-time, replacing Alex Bowman in the No. 23 Toyota. He also ran full-time in the Xfinity Series for No. 28 Toyota for JGL Racing, whom he had joined partway through the 2014 season. Before Darlington, Yeley and BK Racing teammate Jeb Burton switched rides with Burton moving to the No. 23, while Yeley moved to the No. 26.

In 2016, Yeley had no rides for the Daytona weekend. However, on February 24, 2016, it was announced that Yeley would drive the No. 14 Toyota Camry for TriStar Motorsports in the Xfinity Series, starting in Atlanta. Yeley replaced David Starr in the No. 44 at Richmond due to Starr being sidelined with an illness; Yeley eventually took over the ride full-time.

Yeley's No. 7 for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Cup Series in 2017 Yeley's No. 14 for TriStar Motorsports in the Xfinity Series in 2017 For the 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas, Yeley made his return to the Cup Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet SS for Tommy Baldwin Racing, a team he last drove for in 2013. After starting 27th, he finished in the same position, four laps down.

In 2017, Yeley returned to the No. 14 of TriStar for the full season and a part-time schedule in the No. 7 for Tommy Baldwin Racing. On July 22, TriStar owner Mark Smith died, and the next week, Yeley finished a season-best sixth at Iowa Speedway.

In March 2018, Yeley drove the No. 55 car for Premium Motorsports in the STP 500 in the Cup Series, where he finished 31st. Two months later, Yeley joined NY Racing Team (formerly Xxxtreme Motorsport) for the Coca-Cola 600, driving the No. 7. In the 600, Yeley qualified 40th and finished 38th after retiring from the event on lap 191 with a fuel pump issue.

In the summer of 2018, Yeley made his return to the No. 23 car, which was previously owned by his former team, BK Racing. NY Racing, for several races, fielded the No. 23 in coordination with BK, sharing the No. 23 charter and the Steakhouse Elite sponsorship. After BK's bankruptcy auction, Front Row Motorsports was awarded BK's assets, and NY Racing continued their collaboration with Front Row to the season's end before both teams parted ways.

Yeley's No. 51 for Rick Ware Racing in the Cup Series in 2019

For 2019, NY Racing planned to field the No. 7 Steakhouse Elite-sponsored Ford Mustang with Yeley as the driver for an undetermined number of races. Before the team formally entered any races, Yeley and Steakhouse Elite partnered with Rick Ware Racing for the Pocono 400 in June. In August, he debuted Ware's No. 54 car at Bristol. On November 14, RWR announced Yeley would race full-time for the team in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2020–present Yeley (No. 27) racing his Rick Ware Racing teammate Brennan Poole (No. 15) in 2020 Yeley failed to qualify for the 2020 Daytona 500 after finishing 21st in Duel 2 of the 2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels. In August, he switched to Truck points in order to run the Dover Triple Truck Challenge race with Reaume Brothers Racing.

Just as was the case in 2016 and 2019, Yeley was without a ride in any of the three series for the season-opening races at Daytona in 2021. His first start of the season did not come until two weeks later at Homestead, where he returned to Rick Ware Racing in their No. 17 Xfinity Series car, now fielded in a partnership with SS-Green Light Racing, the same partnership the SSGLR No. 07 had in 2020 when he and other RWR drivers drove it. On March 4, 2021, it was announced that Yeley would be driving the No. 66 Cup Series car for MBM Motorsports in select races throughout the season with new sponsorship from Diamondback Land Surveying, which he brought to the team. However, Yeley confirmed in a tweet the following day that (despite helping the team land that sponsor), he would not be driving the car or for the team in any races. Despite this announcement, he would drive at the 2021 South Point 400 in the No. 66 with sponsorship from FatBoy Ice Cream.

In 2022, Yeley attempted to race the 2022 Daytona 500 driving the No. 55 for MBM Motorsports with sponsorship from HEX.com but failed to qualify. Instead, he would attempt the entire 2022 Xfinity Series season driving the No. 66 full-time for MBM. He managed to qualify the No. 55 for MBM at Talladega. He had also made numerous starts for the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing. He achieved his first top-ten finish for MBM, finishing eighth at Portland. He ran the No. 13 at Nashville and DNQed the No. 66 at Road America and IRC. At Michigan, Yeley triggered a massive pileup on lap 25 that took Austin Cindric and Kyle Busch out of contention. Yeley drove the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 at the Charlotte Roval race as a substitute for Cody Ware, who broke his ankle in a crash at Texas. On April 23, 2023, filling in for the suspended Ware, Yeley finished eleventh at Talladega Superspeedway, his best finish since the 2013 Daytona 500. Later in the season at Atlanta, Yeley finished seventh in the rain-shortened Quaker State 400, recording his first top-ten finish since the aforementioned 2013 Daytona 500.

In January 2024, Yeley announced that he would not be returning to RWR for 2024 and instead intended to find a full-time ride in the Xfinity Series, although nothing came to fruition. He did however receive a late call to attempt to qualify the No. 44 Chevrolet for NY Racing Team in the 2024 Daytona 500 after Greg Biffle, who was rumored to drive the car, announced he would not run the No. 44 due to "unfulfilled contract obligations" from 2022. Yeley ultimately failed to make the race after finishing sixteenth in Duel 1 of the 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels. Yeley would return to the team at Las Vegas, finishing 34th, and at Charlotte, finishing last in the 40 car field after having steering issues. At the Summer Atlanta race, Yeley would put up a solid race and finish on the lead lap with a season-best 23rd-place run.

In 2025, Yeley once again ran select Cup Series races for NY Racing Team, where he had a best finish of 30th at Las Vegas in October. He also ran in one race in the Xfinity Series at Charlotte, where he finished in 28th. It was also during this year that he returned the Truck Series at Talladega, where he drove the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports. He finished in 13th place.

In 2026, Yeley once again ran a partial Cup schedule for NY Racing Team, including several starts in the now-renamed O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for Young's Motorsports, Hettinger Racing, and RSS Racing.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing (key)

IndyCar IndyCar Series results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref 1998 Sinden Racing Services WDW PHX25 INDY9 TXS19 NHM23 DOV CLT PPIR ATL25 TX2 LVS 32nd 50 2000 Byrd-McCormack Racing WDW PHX LVS INDY TXS PPI ATL17 KTY15 TX225 28th 33

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 1998 Dallara Oldsmobile 13 9 Sinden Racing Services

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – 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 Pts Ref 2004 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCHDNQ BRI CAL41 RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL27 PHO DAR HOMDNQ 69th 122 2005 20 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHIQL† NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI 56th 276 11 CAL39 RCH NHA34 DOV25 TAL29 KAN CLT MAR 80 ATLDNQ TEX PHO HOM 2006 18 DAY41 CAL8 LVS17 ATL15 BRI33 MAR20 TEX35 PHO28 TAL11 RCH22 DAR26 CLT20 DOV42 POC15 MCH40 SON33 DAY37 CHI10 NHA12 POC11 IND34 GLN33 MCH37 BRI31 CAL19 RCH13 NHA8 DOV30 KAN41 TAL32 CLT29 MAR31 ATL16 TEX20 PHO20 HOM30 29th 3220 2007 DAY12 CAL13 LVS18 ATL22 BRI36 MAR23 TEX43 PHO21 TAL19 RCH14 DAR18 CLT2 DOV37 POC17 MCH28 SON21 NHA22 DAY20 CHI35 IND36 POC35 GLN18 MCH25 BRI13 CAL29 RCH10 NHA10 DOV33 KAN14 TAL18 CLT13 MAR42 ATL35 TEX17 PHO14 HOM31 21st 3456 2008 Hall of Fame Racing 96 Toyota DAY25 CAL29 LVS27 ATL37 BRI25 MAR27 TEX42 PHO39 TALDNQ RCH34 DAR26 CLT38 DOV24 POCDNQ MCH41 SONDNQ NHA3 DAYDNQ CHI24 IND28 POC39 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 41st 1263 2009 Mayfield Motorsports 41 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLTDNQ DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM N/A — 2010 Whitney Motorsports 46 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR41 DOV37 CLT34 POC37 MCH39 SON26 NHA39 DAY19 CHIDNQ INDDNQ POC38 GLNDNQ MCHDNQ BRIDNQ 44th 891 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy ATL40 RCH NHA KAN42 CAL42 CLT43 TEXDNQ HOM42 Whitney Motorsports 81 Dodge DOV42 MAR39 TAL Latitude 43 Motorsports 26 Ford PHO31 2011 Whitney Motorsports 46 Chevy DAY43 PHO37 LVS40 BRI40 CAL41 MAR41 TEX41 TAL RCH43 DAR39 DOV40 CLT42 KAN38 POC42 MCH39 SON DAYDNQ KEN40 35th 192 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford NHA23 ATL25 CHI34 NHA27 DOV34 CLT22 PHO28 55 INDDNQ POC43 GLN42 MCH43 BRIDNQ RCH42 KAN43 TAL42 MAR40 TEX43 HOM41 2012 Robinson-Blakeney Racing 49 Toyota DAYDNQ PHO26 LVS43 BRI30 CAL35 MAR37 TEX33 KAN31 RCHDNQ TALDNQ DAR37 CLTDNQ DOV34 POC36 MCH37 SON33 KENDNQ DAY40 NHA43 38th 166 Tommy Baldwin Racing 10 Chevy IND39 GLN40 Max Q Motorsports 37 POC40 MCHDNQ BRIDNQ ATL40 RCHDNQ CHIDNQ NHA41 CLT42 KAN42 MARDNQ TEX42 PHODNQ HOM35 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 DOV34 TAL 2013 DAY10 PHO28 LVS36 BRI27 CAL27 MAR27 TEX39 KAN35 RCH32 TAL31 DAR35 CLT28 DOV30 POC39 MCH24 KEN32 DAY13 NHA29 IND39 POC25 GLN MCH43 BRI24 ATL30 RCH36 CHI25 NHA33 DOV34 KAN27 CLT43 TAL28 MAR30 TEX30 PHO29 HOM32 32nd 472 Max Q Motorsports 37 SON42 2014 Xxxtreme Motorsport 44 DAY PHO LVSDNQ BRIWth CAL MAR TEXDNQ DARWth TALDNQ KAN41 CLTDNQ DOV39 POC38 MCH36 SON34 KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN 65th 01 30 RCH40 BK Racing 83 Toyota MCH30 KAN29 CLT38 TAL42 MAR39 TEX31 PHO30 HOM37 Go FAS Racing 32 Ford BRI33 ATL32 DOV39 BK Racing 93 Toyota RCH43 CHI NHA 2015 23 DAY40 ATL34 LVS36 PHO31 CAL37 MAR26 TEX43 BRI32 RCHQL‡ TAL14 KAN37 CLT38 DOV29 POC36 MCH38 SON41 DAY33 KEN39 NHA43 IND39 POC30 GLN30 MCH38 BRI34 57th 01 26 DAR34 RCH34 CHI35 NHA DOV35 CLT33 KAN42 TAL38 MAR29 TEX33 PHO29 HOM34 2017 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX27 BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT26 DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND37 POC GLN MCH BRI30 DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 57th 01 2018 Premium Motorsports 55 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR31 TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN 56th 01 NY Racing Team 7 CLT38 Premium Motorsports POC32 SON MCH CHI BRI32 BK Racing 23 Toyota DAY18 KEN38 NHA POC28 GLN MCH IND29 LVS17 RCH ROV28 DOV32 KAN31 MAR31 TEX36 PHO38 Rick Ware Racing 52 Chevy DAR31 BK Racing 23 FordTAL36 HOM32 2019 Rick Ware Racing 52 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC34 MCH DAR32 46th 01 51 SON38 CHI ROV29 52 Ford DAY12 KEN NHA POC GLN MCH RCH33 DOV32 TAL 54 BRI28 Chevy IND26 53 Ford LVS32 TEX26 PHO29 51 KAN30 HOM30 53 Chevy MAR28 2020 54 Ford DAYDNQ 46th 03 52 LVS28 CAL31 PHO26 27 DAR28 MAR31 HOM38 POC31 POC28 IND21 KEN30 KAN22 NHA29 MCH26 MCH29 DRC34 DOV31 DOV38 DAR30 RCH34 MAR31 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAR28 CLT34 ATL36 TEX24 LVS33 TAL ROV35 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 CLT37 BRI25 Rick Ware Racing 53 TAL36 27 DAY40 KAN30 TEX40 PHO30 Premium Motorsports 15 BRI30 2021 Rick Ware Racing 53 DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD28 MAR25 RCH DAR28 DOV COA CLT SON RCH34 58th 01 15 TAL26 KAN 51 NSH27 POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR BRI27 MBM Motorsports 66 Toyota LVS38 TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO 2022 55 Ford DAYDNQ CAL LVS PHO ATL COA TAL25 DOV 52nd 01 Rick Ware Racing 15 RCH33 MAR34 BRD30 DAR23 KAN31 CLT GTW SON NSH28 ROA ATL NHA29 POC28 IRC MCH35 RCH32 GLN DAY DAR34 KAN28 BRI23 TEX TAL31 LVS31 HOM32 MAR30 PHO 51 ROV32 2023 15 DAY CAL23 LVS33 PHO ATL26 COA RCH36 BRD20 MAR36 CLT16 ATL7 NHA POC26 RCH35 MCH27 IRC GLN DAR30 KAN34 BRI26 TEX32 HOM33 MAR35 PHO27 44th 01 51 TAL11 DOV28 KAN23 DAR GTW24 SON NSH29 CSC DAY19 TAL36 ROV LVS29 2024 NY Racing Team 44 Chevy DAYDNQ ATL LVS34 PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT40 GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC35 IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL23 GLN BRI KAN37 TAL27 ROV LVS HOM38 MAR PHO35 54th 01 2025 DAYDNQ ATL37 COA PHO LVS HOM35 MAR DAR38 BRI TAL32 TEX KAN CLT NSH34 MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV34 IND IOW GLN38 RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN34 ROV LVS30 TAL MAR PHO32 57th 01 2026 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* † – Qualified for Tony Stewart · ‡ – Qualified but replaced by Jeb Burton

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2006 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 36 41 2007 12 12 2008 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota 37 25 2011 Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 33 43 2012 Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota DNQ 2013 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 41 10 2015 BK Racing Toyota 25 40 2020 Rick Ware Racing Ford DNQ 2022 MBM Motorsports DNQ 2024 NY Racing Team Chevrolet DNQ 2025 DNQ 2026 DNQ

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 Pts Ref 2004 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Chevy DAY CAR LVS23 DAR BRI TEX42 NSH19 TAL CAL23 GTW16 RCH23 NZH CLTDNQ DOV26 NSH8 KEN11 MLW DAY CHI9 NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI15 CAL RCH15 DOV35 KAN6 CLT MEM ATL10 PHO15 DAR HOM 30th 1859 Ware Racing Enterprises 51 CLT15 2005 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 DAY20 CAL23 MXC42 LVS18 ATL34 NSH38 BRI21 TEX22 PHO10 TAL38 DAR20 RCH24 CLT27 DOV18 NSH8 KEN7 MLW4 DAY42 CHI18 NHA6 PPR5 GTW9 IRP13 GLN10 MCH5 BRI30 CAL43 RCH19 DOV20 KAN10 CLT22 MEM2 TEX25 PHO10 HOM28 11th 3711 2006 DAY8 CAL7 MXC4 LVS8 ATL5 BRI29 TEX42 NSH4 PHO11 TAL34 RCH31 DAR9 CLT3 DOV9 NSH16 KEN2 MLW3 DAY4 CHI10 NHA8 MAR9 GTW37 IRP3 GLN11 MCH9 BRI12 CAL40 RCH13 DOV9 KAN11 CLT32 MEM10 TEX6 PHO6 HOM5 5th 4487 2007 Phoenix Racing 1 DAYDNQ CAL23 MXC37 LVS19 ATL22 BRI22 NSH12 TEX18 PHO24 TAL17 RCH12 DAR16 CLT26 DOV25 NSH18 KEN12 MLW NHA36 DAY22 CHI11 GTW9 IRP16 CGV GLN MCH17 BRI39 CAL34 RCH19 DOV KAN33 CLT37 TEX33 PHO11 HOM40 17th 2889 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 MEM11 2009 MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTW IRP IOW GLN MCH21 BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 130th 100 2010 Specialty Racing 61 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTW IRP IOW GLN MCH BRIDNQ CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTW TEX PHO HOM N/A – 2011 Baker Curb Racing 27 DAY PHO LVS34 BRI39 CAL 131st 01 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy TEX40 TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH39 ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW BRIDNQ ATL RCH MacDonald Motorsports 82 Dodge GLN41 CGV Go Canada Racing 27 Ford CHI42 DOV KAN43 CLT TEX38 PHO HOM 2012 Robinson-Blakeney Racing 28 Chevy DAY40 134th 01 GC Motorsports International 27 Ford PHO37 LVS38 BRI39 CAL TEX DOV23 Vision Racing 17 Toyota RCH37 TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW The Motorsports Group 40 Chevy GLN31 CGV BRI 47 ATL42 RCH41 CHI40 KEN CLT38 KAN40 TEX41 PHO38 HOMDNQ 2013 42 DAY PHO LVSQL† BRI38 CAL38 TEX39 RCH39 TAL DAR38 CLTDNQ 127th 01 46 DOV37 IOW MCH38 ROA KEN37 DAY NHA39 CHI IND37 IOW GLN MOH BRI38 ATL RCH40 CHI39 KEN DOV36 KAN38 CLTDNQ TEX PHO HOM 2014 JGL Racing 93 Dodge DAY PHO LVS21 BRI CAL19 TEX16 17th 6512 28 DAR14 RCH18 TAL7 IOW18 CLT21 DOV28 MCH21 ROA5 KEN22 DAY35 NHA17 CHI14 IND24 IOW17 GLN35 MOH26 BRI30 ATL16 RCH31 CHI25 KEN23 DOV22 KAN18 CLT39 TEX20 PHO30 Toyota HOM16 2015 DAY27 ATL19 LVS16 PHO24 CAL22 TEX19 BRI33 RCH19 TAL4 IOW34 CLT21 DOV18 MCH25 CHI16 DAY20 KEN18 NHA15 IND18 IOW18 GLN12 MOH16 BRI19 ROA35 DAR16 RCH20 CHI19 KEN15 DOV12 CLT19 KAN21 TEX23 PHO17 HOM21 12th 803 2016 TriStar Motorsports 14 DAY ATL19 LVS21 PHO20 CAL27 TEX38 BRI38 14th 706 44 RCH12 TAL22 DOV11 CLT23 POC13 MCH20 IOW20 DAY17 KEN17 NHA16 IND19 IOW14 GLN15 MOH35 BRI27 ROA10 DAR14 RCH20 CHI14 KEN14 DOV8 CLT27 KAN10 TEX17 PHO17 HOM13 2017 14 DAY25 ATL36 LVS22 PHO16 CAL16 TEX22 BRI11 RCH39 TAL11 CLT22 DOV15 POC19 MCH38 IOW13 DAY13 KEN25 NHA15 IND15 IOW6 GLN39 MOH13 BRI16 ROA17 DAR19 RCH20 CHI21 KEN19 DOV17 CLT19 KAN20 TEX18 PHO20 HOM22 14th 588 2018 RSS Racing 39 Chevy DAY18 BRI37 28th 276 93 ATL37 LVS38 IOW40 BRI40 ROA HOM36 38 PHO21 CAL34 TEX31 RCH15 TAL11 DOV36 CLT36 POC34 MCH20 CHI18 DAY16 KEN34 NHA36 IOW GLN34 MOH32 DAR30 IND30 LVS11 RCH25 ROV40 DOV33 TEX15 PHO21 37 KAN35 2019 38 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW38 GLN35 MOH37 ROA38 DAR36 IND38 LVS37 KAN37 TEX38 PHO37 HOM36 58th 30 93 BRI16 DOV32 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Toyota RCH21 ROV38 2020 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY12 LVS22 CAL25 80th 01 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 PHODNQ DAR CLT BRI ATL SS-Green Light Racing 07 HOM11 HOM TAL POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX Rick Ware Racing 17 Ford MAR14 MBM Motorsports 61 Toyota PHO26 2021 SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY DRC HOM12 LVS PHO13 ATL MAR24 TAL DAR22 NHA23 GLN IRC22 MCH DAY13 DAR RCH29 BRI LVS37 TEX40 KAN MAR16 30th 267 Our Motorsports 23 DOV14 COA CLT MOH TEX SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing 07 NSH22 POC ROA ATL PHO22 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 TAL16 ROV19 2022 MBM Motorsports 66 DAY13 TAL36 DAY9 TAL18 24th 345 Toyota CAL22 COA29 MAR31 DOV23 PIR8 ROADNQ NHA23 IRCDNQ DAR32 BRI33 ROV19 LVS36 MAR34 Ford LVS20 PHO25 ATL11 RCH32 DAR25 TEX31 CLT18 ATL36 POC28 MCH20 GLN KAN22 TEX34 HOM38 PHO30 13 Toyota NSH33 2023 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT POR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IND GLN DAY30 DAR KAN BRI 57th 20 08 Ford TEX28 ROV LVS PHO36 JD Motorsports 4 Chevy HOMDNQ MAR34 2024 SS-Green Light Racing 14 DAY ATL24 LVS24 PHO19 COA RCH MAR TEX TAL 39th 90 Joey Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota DOV38 DAR SS-Green Light Racing 14 Ford CLT21 PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN20 TAL ROV LVS25 HOM MAR PHO 2025 RSS Racing 29 DAYDNQ ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI 68th 9 Joey Gase Motorsportswith Scott Osteen 53 Chevy CARQL‡ TAL TEX CLT28 NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 2026 Young's Motorsports 42 DAY ATL COA28 PHO LVS -* -* Hettinger Racing 5 Ford DAR25 MAR CAR20 BRI26 KAN TAL11 TEX GLN DOV RSS Racing 38 CLT34 NSH38 POC COR SON CHI37 ATL IND38 IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM † – Qualified for Chase Miller · ‡ – Qualified but replaced by Katherine Legge

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 24 25 Pts Ref 2004 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 47 Chevy DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH13 IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 84th 124 2009 Tagsby Racing 65 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN16 CLT DOV 42nd 385 73 TEX23 MCH20 MLW MEM25 KEN25 IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 2010 Daisy Ramirez Motorsports 01 DAY10 ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTW IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 87th 139 2011 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Toyota DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT34 98th 01 Tagsby Racing 73 Chevy KAN32 TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC Norm Benning Racing 75 MCH31 BRI ATL Turn One Racing 66 CHI30 NHA28 KEN LVS TAL36 MAR TEX HOM 2013 RSS Racing 38 DAY MAR CAR KAN35 CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD CHI34 LVS TAL MAR 105th 01 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Toyota POC33 HOM36 Chevy MCH24 BRI MSP IOW TEX33 PHO35 2014 DAY MAR KAN CLTQL† DOV TEX GTW KEN29 IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 108th 01 2016 SS-Green Light Racing 07 DAY ATL24 MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 2017 AM Racing 22 Toyota DAY9 84th 01 Copp Motorsports 63 Chevy ATLDNQ MAR KAN TEX29 PHO HOM 83 CLT15 KEN17 ELD21 POC MCH BRI19 MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR 36 DOV29 TEX GTW Norm Benning Racing 57 IOW32 2018 Copp Motorsports 63 DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT32 TEX IOW32 GTW CHI29 KEN ELD 109th 01 Reaume Brothers Racing 34 POC31 MCH BRI MSP 33 Toyota LVSDNQ TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 2019 34 DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI31 MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 113th 01 2020 00 DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV26 GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 73rd 113 2021 CMI Motorsports 49 DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSHDNQ POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 124th 01 2025 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL13 MAR PHO 94th 01 † – Qualified for Blake Koch

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points Yeley switched to Nationwide Series points before the race at Auto Club Speedway Yeley switched to Truck Series points before the race at Dover International Speedway

ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max 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 Pts Ref 2005 Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Chevy DAY3 NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 103rd 215

Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 2007 Kevin Manion 7 Chevy TMP STA WTO STA TMP NHA TSA RIV STA TMP MAN MAR NHA27 TMP STA TMP 63rd 82

International Race of Champions (key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.) International Race of Champions results Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref 2004 Pontiac DAY11 TEX10 RCH7 ATL12 12th 22

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J. J. Yeley was born on 5 October 1976 in Phoenix.

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