C.J. McLaughlin
C.J. McLaughlin is an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series competitor from Framingham, MA. McLaughlin has made 54 career starts at the national level.
About C.J. McLaughlin
C.J. McLaughlin's path to NASCAR ran from Framingham, Massachusetts, a long way from the sport's Southern heartland, and every one of his 54 national-series starts has been earned the hard way. Splitting time between the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, McLaughlin has carved out a career as a dependable hand for small teams that need clean laps and equipment brought home in one piece. His breakthrough moment came at Texas in 2022, when he cracked the top 10 in the second-tier series, a result that represented years of persistence compressed into one afternoon. He has backed it with 13th-place finishes at New Hampshire, Talladega, and Martinsville, respectable outcomes for operations running a fraction of the frontrunners' budgets. New England has never been a NASCAR pipeline, which makes McLaughlin's persistence the story: no development-program pedigree, no factory backing, just a racer who keeps finding a way onto the entry list season after season.
Written by Richard R. Glover, NASCAR Reference
2026 Season
Best Tracks
C.J. McLaughlin's best track is Talladega Superspeedway with 0 wins and a 23.3 average finish in 4 races.
| Track | Races | Avg Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Talladega Superspeedway | 4 | 23.3 |
| Texas Motor Speedway | 6 | 23.7 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 4 | 26.5 |
| New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 4 | 26.5 |
| Charlotte Motor Speedway | 4 | 27 |
Recent Results
C.J. McLaughlin's most recent 20 race results across multiple series.
Year-by-Year Results
C.J. McLaughlin has competed in 10 combined seasons, with a career average finish of N/A.
| Season | Series | Races | Wins | Avg Start | Avg Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 37.00 | 30.00 |
| 2025 | O'Reilly | 4 | 0 | 26.00 | 28.75 |
| 2024 | O'Reilly | 5 | 0 | 27.00 | 27.60 |
| 2023 | O'Reilly | 10 | 0 | 33.20 | 26.90 |
| 2022 | O'Reilly | 13 | 0 | 33.15 | 26.08 |
| 2021 | O'Reilly | 6 | 0 | 38.00 | 35.83 |
| 2021 | Trucks | 4 | 0 | 34.50 | 26.75 |
| 2020 | O'Reilly | 4 | 0 | 31.50 | 28.25 |
| 2019 | O'Reilly | 7 | 0 | 33.14 | 27.86 |
| 2019 | Trucks | 1 | 0 | 21.00 | 23.00 |
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