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J.J. Yeley

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The Resume

    (October 5, 1976- )
    Born in Phoenix, Arizona
    Birth name is Christopher Beltram Hernandez Yeley
    Open-wheel and stock car driver
    Currently drives the #96 DLP Toyota for Hall of Fame Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
    Formerly drove for Joe Gibbs Racing
    1997 USAC Sprint Rookie of the Year
    2001, 2003 USAC Sprint champion
    2002, 2003 USAC Silver Crown champion
    2003 USAC 'Triple Crown' winner
    2002, 2003 Non-Winged Driver of the Year from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
    2003 USAC Midget champion

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a tendency to crash a lot while driving.
    In his first Indianapolis 500, he spun on the first lap and almost took out eventual race winner Eddie Cheever, Jr.
    He got his ride with Gibbs Racing due to a close friendship with Tony Stewart.
    He forged a birth certificate to begin racing at midgets at age 14.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won the USAC Rookie of the Year award in 1997 despite running very few races.
    He became the second driver in USAC history to win the Triple Crown (all three major USAC division championships) in one year (2003).
    He finished 13th while filling in for Tony Stewart in a Cup race in 2005.
    He began holding a charity golf tournament for children's hospitals in 2007.

Credit: Darrell


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 50.77% Annoying