NASCAR's Ultimate Journeyman: JJ Yeley - 42 Teams in 21 Years and Still Racing

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• DA

  @Daniel_95 · 2 years ago

  Racing isn’t all about winning. Can’t respect JJ Yeley more for the grind, determination and never give up attitude.

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• JJ

  @jj9487 · 2 years ago

  I’ve always liked Yeley. He is passionate about racing and he knows it’s not just about winning

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• TY

  @tyman1014 · 2 years ago

  Yelly is a racer at heart. His journey is one to appreciate. Not every driver is going to be at one or two teams their whole career, or go on to win 50+ races and 7 championships. You can tell he enjoys doing it, and just wants to make an honest living doing the thing he loves.

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• CA

  @CarBitGTSaxen · 2 years ago

  Bust?<br><br>Nah, he&apos;s my GOAT, dude. He&apos;s legit one of my favorite drivers of all-time

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• AM

  @americanracingworld7058 · 2 years ago

  If I couldn&apos;t be a driver like Kasey Kahne or Jamie McMurray who won few races but won important races, I would be J.J Yeley, I would race in bad teams, I would be a bit of a bust, but the important thing is that I would be doing what I loved most: Racing

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• TH

  @THEDonnyB · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve always respected Yeley and what he&apos;s done since his Gibbs days. He keeps the car clean, gets the most out of back marker equipment and always finds some kind of speed. If he ever gets a win in any of the three series it&apos;s going to be a well received win like Dave Blaney.

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• MI

  @MikeStopsPucks · 2 years ago

  The fact that the guy is in his late 40s, labeled a bust by everyone, and STILL outperformed RYAN FREAKING NEWMAN on the same team last year tells me he deserves way better than NY &quot;we&apos;ve stopped caring about our drivers&quot; Racing.

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• BR

  @breadperez · 2 years ago

  as someone who has raced against JJ, been his teammate and worked on cars he&apos;s driven i cannot deny that his is the ultimate bulldog. he grinds and never says no in even the most inopportune circumstances. i&apos;d love to be in his place one day if it never really works out for me but the truth is not many can do what he&apos;s done over and over.

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• WE

  @wesleyem3 · 2 years ago

  To take every opportunity and push through no matter how slow, unprepared or underdeveloped speaks volumes about Yeley&apos;s character in my eyes. Most of us would just give up after 3-5 years of just middling around like that. Huge props to him

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• GA

  @gabepollock1641 · 1 year ago

  Knowing what we do now about how little interstate was paying JGR for that full time ride, JJ’s struggles make more sense than a simple inability to jump to Cup. FedEx was paying way more than Interstate and that meant JJ had the third car of 3 in terms of priority.

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• IL

  @iluvtv2 · 2 years ago

  Can you imagine if he gets a win at the Daytona 500 or a Dega race somehow?! It would be like McDowell but ramped up to 11. I’ll always remember Yeley in the #18.

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• SU

  @super_mirafiori · 2 years ago

  Well, the guy loves racing, that&apos;s for sure! He&apos;s got 806 starts in the top 3 national series, which of course is a lot. It&apos;s also difficult to find someone who&apos;s driven this many different cars for so many different teams in Nascar!

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