Riley Herbst championship wins

Riley Herbst Championship Wins

Riley Herbst born on February 24, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada, comes from a motorsports family that has been engaged in off-road racing. His father Troy Herbst took part in iconic events like the Baja 500 and Baja 1000, which inspired his early passion for racing. He started racing at five in go-karts but advanced as he progressed up the ranks to run Legends cars, Speed Trucks, and Super Late Models. In 2015, he made a name for himself by winning the Speed Trucks championship at Irwindale Speedway alongside running weekly in the Super Late Models.

Herbst entered serious stock car racing and stepped into the world of NASCAR. In 2018, he was announced to be part of the class of NASCAR Next, which specifically dealt with his potential as a star on the rise. He made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for Joe Gibbs Racing at Iowa Speedway in June 2018. After making an impression, he started sharing driving duties of the No. 18 car during the 2019 season with some of the key drivers including Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin. In 2020, Herbst competed as a full-time driver in Xfinity, finishing 12th in points with four top-five finishes and a best finish of second at Auto Club Speedway and Kentucky Speedway. After a tough opening stretch to the 2021 year with Stewart-Haas Racing, wherein he was plagued by handfuls of wrecks that he wasn't the cause of, he came back roaring in 2022 with eight top-fives and a season-high 20 top-10s. His breakout moment came in October 2023 when he won his first career Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, cementing his position as one of the brighter NASCAR prospects.

Riley Herbst Championship Wins

Riley Herbst's steps toward winning the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship were paved by strong early performance and consistent race performance throughout. Mostly, Herbst had a good start when he earned a sixth-place finish at Daytona International Speedway in the opening race of the season. Continuing with a sequence of good results, he managed five top-ten finishes within the opening five races as a solid foundation for his championships.

By midseason, Herbst had secured his first victory of the year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a last-lap pass to take the win. It was the catalyst that pulled him upward and ushered him into a tight spot in the race for the playoffs. Ending the season, he scored two wins, seven top-fives, and 15 top-10s in 33 races. With his performances in the regular season, he sealed his entry into the playoffs, where he continued to display competitive driving.

Herbst continued to move forward with the progress of the playoffs to advance into the Championship 4. He won the championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 9, 2024, leading a race-high 167 laps while finishing in first place. He won his championship title in the Xfinity Series for the first time as he finished well in the season, ranking seventh with 2,254 points. His average finishing position for the year was 15.7, while his mean starting position coming from the year was 10.2, indicating a sign of stability during the season.

Riley Herbst Championship Wins Stats

DATE	RACE	PLACE	START	LEAD	COMP	PTS	BONUS
11/9	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix	1	3	167	213	60	20
4/6	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville	25	22	0	250	12	0
11/2	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville	11	13	0	250	34	8
10/26	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Miami	6	8	0	200	34	3
10/19	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas	7	7	4	201	40	10
10/12	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte Road Course	32	12	0	57	8	3
10/5	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega	3	7	22	98	39	5
9/28	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Kansas	10	16	0	200	29	2
9/20	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Bristol	13	15	0	300	28	4
9/14	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen	13	12	0	90	31	7
9/7	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Atlanta	26	9	0	158	26	15
8/31	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington	35	8	0	129	2	0
8/23	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona	4	8	1	102	42	9
8/17	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Michigan	38	2	4	48	5	4
7/20	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis	1	2	30	100	58	18
7/13	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono	11	18	0	90	37	11
7/6	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Chicago (Street)	28	20	0	47	9	0
6/29	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Nashville	6	9	0	188	36	5
6/22	NASCAR Xfinity Series at New Hampshire	8	4	0	203	37	8
6/15	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa	2	12	7	253	38	3
6/8	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma	13	15	0	79	25	1
5/11	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington	7	9	0	147	34	4
6/1	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Portland	10	3	15	75	40	13
5/25	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte	38	19	0	29	1	0
4/27	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Dover	16	2	0	208	31	10
4/20	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega	2	8	13	124	40	5
3/9	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix	24	4	0	202	25	12
4/13	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas	27	5	0	199	26	16
3/30	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond	13	14	0	249	29	5
3/23	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Circuit of the Americas	34	19	2	45	19	16
3/2	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas	5	11	0	200	47	15
2/24	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Atlanta	15	4	0	168	39	17
2/17	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona	6	11	8	120	35	4