J. J. Yeley
| J. J. Yeley | |||||||
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Yeley at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Christopher Beltram Hernandez Yeley October 5, 1976 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2003 USAC Triple Crown Champion 2002, 2003 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 2001, 2003 USAC National Sprint Car Championship Champion 2003 USAC National Midget Championship Champion 2003 Hoosier Hundred Winner 2001, 2008 4-Crown Nationals Midget Winner 2000, 2001 4-Crown Nationals Silver Crown Winner 2004, 2005 Copper World Classic Midget Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 1997 USAC National Sprint Car Championship Rookie of the Year 2002, 2003 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Non-Winged Driver of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 388 races run over 20 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 44 (NY Racing Team) | ||||||
| 2024 position | 54th | ||||||
| Best finish | 21st (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Pop Secret 500 (Fontana) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Cracker Barrel 400 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 392 races run over 19 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 29 (RSS Racing) No. 53 (Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen) | ||||||
| 2024 position | 39th | ||||||
| Best finish | 5th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 BetMGM 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 36 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| 2021 position | 124th | ||||||
| Best finish | 42nd (2009) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Line-X 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020 KDI Office Technology 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 103rd (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Advance Discount Auto Parts 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 28th (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 1998 Dura Lube 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000 Excite 500 (Texas) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 23, 2025. | |||||||
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 ZL1 for NY Racing Team and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 29 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, what is now the ARCA Menards Series, and what is now 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.