Ricky Stenhouse Jr

Richard Lynn Stenhouse Jr. (born October 2, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet ZL1 for Hyak Motorsports. He was the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, and won back-to-back Nationwide Series championships in 2011 and 2012. He is the 2023 Daytona 500 winner for Roush Fenway Racing. He has won 47 wins and 90 podium finishes in sprint car racing since the age of six. He won the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Driver Poll and Dirt Winged Sprint Car Rookie ofThe Year in 2003. He began racing in the USAC sprint car series in 2004, and in 2006 won National Sprint car Hall of Hall of fame Driver Poll Wild Card in both the 360 and 410 winged sprint car divisions. He had two wins in 21 races and finished fourth in the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series event at the Drive Smart! Buckle Up Kentucky 150 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. In 2011, he won the Nationwide Series championship by 45 points over Elliott Sadler.