John Hunter Nemechek will be driving the no.42 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time in 2025. Nemechek returned to the Cup Series competition in 2024 after a two-year hiatus. Nemechek drove for Legacy Motor Club producing a 34th finish in the driver standings for the 2024 Cup Series season. He made his debut in the Cup Series in 2020 with Front Row Motorsports. He placed 27th in the championship in his debut season. John Hunter Nemechek finished fifth in the Daytona 500 in the 2025 season. Nemechek also won the 2021 Truck Series championship regular season.
John Hunter Nemechek raced in the Truck Series for the 2021 and 2022 seasons and the Xfinity Series in the 2023 season for Kyle Busch Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing respectively. Hunter Nemechek is the son of Joe Nemechek. His father is a former NASCAR driver and the 1992 Xfinity Series Champion. He has won four races in the NASCAR Cup Series throughout his career. As of February 2025, John Hunter Nemechek is 27 years old and was born on June 11, 1997. He is the champion of the 2012 Allison Legacy Series.
John Hunter Nemechek's wins
According to NASCAR's official website, John Hunter Nemechek has won 24 races combined in the NASCAR series, as of February 2025. However, Nemechek has not won a race in the Cup Series, as of February 2025. He has 11 victories in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and 13 victories in the NASCAR Truck Series. Nemechek won his first NASCAR race in 2015 at the Truck Series race in Chicago racing for his father's team, SWM-NEMCO Motorsports. Hunter Nemechek went on to claim five victories in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2021 which was his best season in the series.
John Hunter Nemechek won his first Xfinity Series race in 2018 during his part-time season for Chip Ganassi Racing. Nemechek won the Kansas Lottery 300 driving the no.42 Chevy for Chip Ganassi Racing. John Hunter Nemechek won seven races in the 2023 season of the Xfinity Series racing Joe Gibbs Racing. It was his best season in the Xfinity Series and he placed fourth in the driver standings, as per Motorsports Stats.
John Hunter Nemechek's top-10s
According to Motorsports Stats, John Hunter Nemechek has placed in the top-10 nine times during his Cup Series career, as of February 2025. Hunter claimed his first top-10 in the Cup Series at the Darlington Raceway in 2020 Cup Series. John Hunter Nemechek finished in the top-10 four times in the Cup Series during the 2024 Cup series season. He has claimed 67 top-10s in the Xfinity Series and 82 top-10s in the Truck Series, as of February 2025.
John Hunter Nemechek's poles
John Hunter Nemechek has won three poles in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and 15 poles in the NASCAR Truck Series, as of February 2025. He has not claimed a pole position in the Cup Series, according to NASCAR's official website. Hunter Nemechek has won three races in the NASCAR Truck Series while starting from pole.
John Hunter Nemechek's top-5s
According to Motorsports Stats, John Hunter Nemechek claimed his first top-5 in the NASCAR Cup Series at the 2025 Daytona 500. Nemechek has gathered 39 top-5s in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
John Hunter Nemechek's DNFs
John Hunter Nemechek has 44 DNFs in the NASCAR series combined. He has 12 retirements in the NASCAR Cup Series which includes six retirements during the 2024 Cup Series season.
FAQ's on John Hunter Nemechek
A. No, John Hunter Nemechek will be spending his third full-time season in the Cup Series in 2025.
A. John Hunter Nemechek is the son of Joe Nemechek.
A. In 2025, John Hunter Nemechek will be driving the number 42 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motorclub.
A. After a two-year hiatus from the Cup arena, John Hunter Nemechek has returned to the Cup Series in 2024 behind the wheel of a Legacy MC Toyota.
A. John Hunter Nemechek drove two full seasons for Kyle Busch Motorsports, a team Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch formerly owned.
