Justin C. Haley[1] (born April 28, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
He previously went by his nickname J. J. Haley, until he switched to his first name in January 2016 to avoid confusion with fellow competitor J. J.
Haley had a shocking win in the 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona in just his third career Cup Series start due to being in the lead, through pit strategy, under caution when lightning and eventual rain hit the area.
After scoring his first Xfinity victory in 2020, Haley became the 32nd driver to win a race in all three NASCAR national touring series.
[3] In 2014, Haley ran three K&N Pro Series East races, recording a best finish of seventh at Dover International Speedway.
[5] In 2016, Haley recorded his first career Pro Series East win at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
[7] In 2015, Haley made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Bristol with Braun Motorsports, driving the No.
[9] At Phoenix International Raceway, Haley recorded his first top ten, when he finished in seventh.
Haley would get his second win of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park after leaders Todd Gilliland and Noah Gragson took each other out in the final corner.
[16] In June 2018, Haley made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Iowa Speedway, driving the No.
[22] In June 2020, Haley scored his first Xfinity victory at Talladega Superspeedway after starting on the pole and winning the first stage.
[24] Haley missed the Dover race in May due to COVID-19 protocols and was replaced by Zane Smith.
77 for his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
[26] With seven laps remaining, he was collected in a crash with Matt DiBenedetto, Chris Buescher, and Martin Truex Jr., finishing the race in 32nd.
[32] On February 9, Haley made the field by posting the fastest qualifying speed of all the non-charter teams (190.018 mph; 31st overall).
[34][35] In July, Haley rejoined Spire for the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol, having qualified via his 2019 Daytona win; he finished 14th.
[42] On April 19, 2023, the Final Appeals Officer rescinded all points deductions levied against the team.
[43] Haley nearly won the inaugural race at the Chicago Street Course, but lost the lead to Shane van Gisbergen late and was unable to pass him.
At the Circuit of the Americas, Haley finished 17th but was later disqualified after post-race inspection revealed his car did not meet the minimum weight requirement.
* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.