NASCAR Cup Series

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Ricky was born on October 2nd, 1987, and is from Olive Branch, MS.

His racing career started with go karts at age six, where he earned 47 wins and almost 100 podium finishes. He moved up to sprint cars when he was 15, and his stock-car career started in 2008, winning two races in his rookie season. Twice, he won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and was promoted to the Cup Series in 2013 and was named Rookie of the Year.

Stenhouse Jr. earned the Daytona 500 Pole Award, three top-five and four top-10 finishes last year and looks to achieve even more success this year. He will be driving the JTG Daugherty Racing, #47 Chevrolet this season in the NASCAR Cup Series.

• 2nd Place finish in the inaugural NASCAR Bristol Dirt Race
• Climbed from the B-Main to finish 7th in the 2021 Chili Bowl Nationals
• Two 360 Sprint Car feature victories