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 Xfinity Series driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing, and the No. 35 Toyota for Joey Gase Motorsports. 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 six drivers ever to win the USAC Triple Crown which includes the likes of Pancho Carter, Tony Stewart, Dave Darland, Jerry Coons Jr., and Tracy Hines. He is nicknamed “J. J.” (Jimmy Jack) after his father and a close family friend.
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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 |
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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 |
Indy Car Series
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | DNFs |
1998 | 32 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 249200 | 18.40 | 20.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 30.43 | 0 | 500 | 3 |
2000 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46950 | 25.33 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.95 | 0 | 393 | 1 |
Career | 30.0000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 296150 | 21.0000 | 19.7500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | 29.91 | 0 | 893 | 4 |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1998 | 13 | 9 | 44 | One Call Communications Quaker State Menards SRS | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | Sinden | 218.044 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 198550 | 22 |
NASCAR Cup Series
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | DNFs |
2004 | 69 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144040 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.43 | 0 | 351 | 1 |
2005 | 56 | 276 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290115 | 23.25 | 31.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 26.79 | 0 | 1026 | 0 |
2006 | 29 | 3220 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4336547 | 21.25 | 25.00 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0.23 | 42.86 | 0 | 10111 | 7 |
2007 | 21 | 3456 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4329000 | 23.36 | 22.61 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.07 | 48.54 | 0 | 9791 | 4 |
2008 | 41 | 1263 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1839455 | 32.94 | 29.88 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 31.23 | 0 | 4931 | 3 |
2010 | 44 | 891 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1261659 | 35.18 | 37.06 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 | 14.15 | 0 | 2021 | 13 |
2011 | 35 | 192 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2559504 | 34.71 | 38.00 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0.25 | 11.90 | 0 | 2997 | 24 |
2012 | 38 | 166 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1914170 | 37.21 | 37.13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 13.99 | 0 | 3134 | 16 |
2013 | 32 | 472 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3192608 | 36.91 | 30.63 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.11 | 29.46 | 0 | 9421 | 8 |
2014 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1377870 | 37.61 | 36.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.27 | 0 | 4669 | 6 |
2015 | 57 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3036443 | 37.12 | 34.53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.04 | 20.17 | 0 | 8896 | 4 |
Career | 44.2727 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24281411 | 31.9882 | 31.5472 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 75 | 0 | 0.102165 | 27.27 | 0 | 57348 | 86 |
Daytona 500
Year | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Engine | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
2006 | 36 | 41 | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Chevrolet | Gibbs | Addington | 187.207 | 157 | 0 | 0 | running | 279833 | 40 |
2007 | 12 | 12 | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Chevrolet | Gibbs | Addington | 184.336 | 202 | 0 | 0 | running | 308541 | 127 |
2008 | 37 | 25 | 96 | DLP HDTV | Toyota | Hall of Fame | Brandon Thomas | 182.994 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 277095 | 88 |
2011 | 33 | 43 | 46 | Red Line Oil | Chevrolet | Dusty Whitney | Furr | 180.977 | 10 | 0 | 0 | engine | 268550 | 1 |
2013 | 41 | 10 | 36 | Golden Corral | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin | Lax | 192.094 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 344338 | 34 |
2015 | 25 | 40 | 23 | MAXIM Fantasy App/Dr. Pepper | Toyota | BK | Williams | 199.256 | 161 | 1 | 1 | running | 273790 | 0 |
Xfinity Series
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | DNFs |
2004 | 30 | 1859 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 355145 | 21.88 | 18.29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1.13 | 58.82 | 0 | 3264 | 2 |
2005 | 11 | 3711 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1081558 | 16.23 | 19.74 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 1.17 | 55.37 | 0 | 6157 | 5 |
2006 | 5 | 4487 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 1504366 | 14.77 | 13.14 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 1.51 | 71.05 | 0 | 6548 | 3 |
2007 | 17 | 2889 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 703928 | 25.90 | 22.37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.12 | 48.92 | 0 | 5177 | 7 |
2009 | 130 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23743 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 52.38 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
2011 | 131 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105638 | 29.75 | 39.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.33 | 0 | 65 | 8 |
2012 | 134 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210014 | 29.21 | 37.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.07 | 13.10 | 0 | 484 | 13 |
2013 | 127 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201344 | 32.07 | 38.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.63 | 0 | 116 | 15 |
2014 | 17 | 651 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 637809 | 23.37 | 21.60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.06 | 47.00 | 0 | 4917 | 5 |
2015 | 12 | 803 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 880967 | 20.06 | 19.73 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.08 | 51.98 | 0 | 5785 | 3 |
Career | 61.4000 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 42 | 5704512 | 21.7523 | 22.3165 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 244 | 0 | 0.560642 | 47.84 | 0 | 32637 | 61 |
Truck Series
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | DNFs |
2004 | 84 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10040 | 34.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.64 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2009 | 42 | 385 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55175 | 23.40 | 21.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.18 | 0 | 502 | 4 |
2010 | 87 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14075 | 36.00 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 74.29 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2011 | 98 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53659 | 26.50 | 31.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.19 | 0 | 139 | 6 |
2013 | 105 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58948 | 26.86 | 32.86 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 | 7.08 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
2014 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7210 | 24.00 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.68 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Career | 87.3333 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 199107 | 26.5714 | 27.7143 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.142857 | 21.65 | 0 | 915 | 11 |