Joe Graf Jr.

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Joe Graf Jr.
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Graf at Pocono Raceway in 2021
Born Joseph A. Graf Jr.
(1998-07-12) July 12, 1998 (age 26)
Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
93 races run over 4 years
Car no., team No. 38/39 (RSS Racing)
No. 19 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
2022 position 27th
Best finish 22nd (2020)
First race 2019 CircuitCity.com 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2016 Hisense 4K TV 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of November 5, 2022.

Joseph A. Graf Jr.[1] (born July 12, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38/39 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing and the No. 19 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Racing career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. At the beginning of his career, Graf drove Bandolero cars at Elko Speedway.[2] He later raced Modifieds at Stafford Speedway.[3]

ARCA Menards Series

Graf ran the whole season in 2018 save for the season-opening race at Daytona. The deal originally started out as a six-race schedule,[4] but eventually expanded to 19 races. In his third race at Talladega, Graf raced on a foot he had recently broken and finished second to Zane Smith in the closest finish in series history.[5] At Berlin Raceway in August, Graf spun Chandler Smith on the would-be final lap and then, after losing the lead to Zane Smith on the ensuing restart, pushed Smith up the track in turn four on the final lap to claim his first checkered flag in ARCA competition.[6]

In 2023, Graf would test a car for Emerling-Gase Motorsports at Daytona.[7]

Xfinity Series

In April 2019, Graf joined Richard Childress Racing's driver development program, which enabled him to run five NASCAR Xfinity Series races for the team starting with Michigan International Speedway's LTi Printing 250. He also became a marketing and communications intern for the team.[8] After failing to qualify at Michigan, he made his series debut in Iowa Speedway's CircuitCity.com 250, where he finished 19th. Graf later said that he hopes to use the schedule as a lead-up to a full-time Xfinity schedule in 2020.[9] At Richmond Raceway in September, Graf blew the tire of John Hunter Nemechek when Graf moved Nemechek, a driver competing in the NASCAR playoffs, on the last lap. In retaliation, Nemechek spun Graf's car, in turn, one after the checkered flag.[10]

On January 16, 2020, SS-Green Light Racing announced Graf would race for the team full-time in the Xfinity Series that year, replacing Gray Gaulding in the team's No. 08 car.[11] He finished 22nd in points with a best finish of 13th on three occasions.[12]

Graf moved to the team's No. 07 in 2021.[12] Prior to the start of the season, Graf hired Buffalo Bills player Antonio Williams as an advisor; the two had befriended each other through a mutual acquaintance.[13] At the conclusion of the Martinsville race, a fight broke out on pit road between Graf and Gray Gaulding after Gaulding wrecked Graf on lap 177.[14] He missed the Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of the Americas due to a strained left knee and was replaced by Ross Chastain; Graf had run the weekend's practice but ranked 40th due to the injury affecting his braking ability.[15]

In 2022, Graf would return to SS-Green Light Racing in the No. 07 and the No. 08. After failing to qualify the No. 08 in the Production Alliance Group 300, he replaced Timmy Hill in RSS Racing's No. 38 and finished 15th.

In 2023, Graf will run a full-time schedule with two different teams: 28 races in the No. 38 and No. 39 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing and five races in the No. 19 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. Graf would finish 7th in the season opener at Daytona in the No. 39. Graf would follow this up with an 11th place finish at Auto Club Speedway and 15th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 19.

Personal life

Raised in Mahwah, New Jersey, Graf attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School and played high school sports for two years before choosing to focus on his driving.[5]

Graf attends New York University.[8]

He is not related to Klaus Graf who is also a racing driver.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2019 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH
DNQ
IOW
19
CHI DAY
23
KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH RCH
14
ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 44th 55 [16]
Kaulig Racing 10 Chevy BRI
DNQ
ROA DAR IND LVS
2020 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY
36
LVS
20
CAL
31
PHO
31
DAR
19
CLT
19
BRI
13
ATL
26
HOM
16
HOM
13
TAL
34
POC
35
IRC
26
KEN
13
KEN
22
TEX
21
KAN
28
ROA
25
DRC
26
DOV
18
DOV
21
DAY
37
DAR
23
RCH
19
RCH
27
BRI
27
LVS
27
TAL
31
ROV
15
KAN
32
TEX
22
MAR
21
PHO
27
22nd 422 [17]
2021 07 DAY
11
DRC
20
HOM
27
LVS
18
PHO
25
ATL
29
MAR
38
TAL
33
DAR
37
DOV
29
COA CLT
DNQ
MOH
30
TEX
31
POC
32
ROA ATL
25
NHA
24
GLN
30
IRC MCH
38
DAY
35
DAR
19
RCH
31
BRI
17
LVS
40
TAL
10
TEX
26
KAN
28
MAR
15
28th 286 [18]
SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing 17 NSH
34
ROV
28
PHO
35
2022 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Ford DAY
29
LVS
38
PHO
27
ATL
23
RCH
29
MAR
26
TAL
8
DOV
28
DAR
36
TEX
23
CLT
34
PIR
21
NSH
37
ATL
30
NHA
12
POC IRC MCH
23
GLN DAY
37
DAR
33
KAN BRI
23
TEX
18
TAL
22
ROV
27
LVS HOM
24
MAR
27
PHO
36
27th 284 [19]
08 CAL
DNQ
COA
34
RSS Racing 38 Ford CAL
15
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 Ford ROA
36
2023 RSS Racing 39 Ford DAY
7
-* -* [20]
Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota CAL
11
LVS
15
RCH
37
NHA
29
KAN
RSS Racing 38 Ford PHO
31
ATL
25
COA
31
MAR
37
TAL
20
DOV
22
DAR
32
CLT
17
PIR
23
SON
31
NSH
21
CSC
33
ATL
21
POC
17
ROA
23
MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 Chad Bryant Racing 77 Ford DAY NSH
16
SLM
11
TAL
2
TOL
3
CLT
18
POC
7
MCH
5
MAD
12
GTW
8
CHI
13
IOW
5
ELK
3
POC
26
ISF
16
BLN
1
DSF
11
SLM
11
IRP
13
KAN
21
8th 4000 [21]
2019 DAY
21
FIF
11
SLM
9
TAL
10
NSH
6
TOL
17
CLT
12
POC
8
MAD
9
GTW
11
CHI
11
ELK
7
IOW
9
ISF
10
DSF
11
SLM
6
IRP
10
KAN
9
5th 4610 [22]
Chevy MCH
4
POC
10

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSEC Pts Ref
2018 Calabrese Motorsports 43 Toyota NSM
15
BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM THO NHA IOW GLN GTW NHA DOV 51st 29 [23]
2019 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM NHA IOW GLN BRI
16
GTW NHA DOV 44th 28 [24]
2020 Visconti Motorsports 74 Ford NSM TOL DOV
17
TOL BRI FIF 45th 27 [25]

* Season still in progress

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