NASCAR Driver Stats Scraper

Scrape official NASCAR driver profiles and current season statistics from the NASCAR CDN drivers API — including wins, poles, top-5/10 finishes, playoff points, crew chief, car number, team, manufacturer, hometown, and social links.

Data Source

Data is sourced from the official NASCAR CDN drivers endpoint (cf.nascar.com/cacher/drivers.json), which powers the NASCAR.com website. No authentication, proxy, or cookies required.

What You Can Do

• Search Drivers — find driver profiles by name (partial, case-insensitive match)
• List by Series — browse all drivers competing in Cup, Xfinity, Trucks, or ARCA
• List All — retrieve the full NASCAR driver database (900+ entries)

Supported Series

Key	Series Name
cup	NASCAR Cup Series (Premier)
xfinity	NASCAR Xfinity Series
trucks	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
arca	NASCAR ARCA Menards Series

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	select	searchDrivers	Operation mode — see table below
query	string	Earnhardt	Driver name to search (mode=searchDrivers only)
series	select	cup	Series filter for listBySeries mode
maxItems	integer	100	Max driver records to return (1–1000)

Modes

Mode	Description
searchDrivers	Search drivers by name — requires query
listBySeries	List all drivers in a given series
listAll	Return all 900+ NASCAR drivers

Output Fields

Each record contains the following fields (all optional, null fields omitted):

Field	Type	Description
driverId	string	NASCAR numeric driver ID
driverWPId	string	WordPress/CMS driver ID
firstName	string	Driver first name
lastName	string	Driver last name
fullName	string	Driver full name
carNumber	string	Current car number/badge
team	string	Team name
manufacturer	string	Car manufacturer (Chevrolet, Toyota, Ford)
hometownCity	string	Hometown city
hometownState	string	Hometown state
hometownCountry	string	Hometown country
dateOfBirth	string	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
currentRank	integer	Current season driver rank
wins	integer	Wins this season
poles	integer	Pole positions this season
top5	integer	Top-5 finishes this season
top10	integer	Top-10 finishes this season
lapsLed	integer	Laps led this season
stageWins	integer	Stage wins this season
playoffPoints	integer	Playoff points
playoffRank	integer	Playoff standings rank
series	string	Series display name
driverSeries	string	Series slug from NASCAR CDN
crewChief	string	Crew chief name
twitter	string	Twitter profile URL
imageUrl	string	Driver headshot image URL
badgeImageUrl	string	Car number badge image URL
driverUrl	string	Driver page path
rookieYears	array	Rookie year(s) per series
status	string	Driver status (Active, etc.)
partTime	boolean	Part-time driver flag
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp
sourceUrl	string	Source API URL
recordType	string	Always "driver"

Example Output

{
  "driverId": "4740",
  "firstName": "Kyle",
  "lastName": "Larson",
  "fullName": "Kyle Larson",
  "carNumber": "5",
  "team": "Hendrick Motorsports",
  "manufacturer": "Chevrolet",
  "hometownCity": "Elk Grove",
  "hometownState": "CA",
  "hometownCountry": "USA",
  "dateOfBirth": "1992-07-09",
  "currentRank": 1,
  "wins": 3,
  "poles": 2,
  "top5": 10,
  "top10": 15,
  "lapsLed": 432,
  "stageWins": 4,
  "playoffPoints": 18,
  "playoffRank": 1,
  "series": "NASCAR Cup Series",
  "crewChief": "Cliff Daniels",
  "twitter": "https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin",
  "rookieYears": [2014],
  "status": "Active",
  "recordType": "driver",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T12:00:00+00:00",
  "sourceUrl": "https://cf.nascar.com/cacher/drivers.json"
}

FAQs

Does this require an API key or login? No. The NASCAR CDN endpoint is publicly accessible and requires no authentication.

Does this use a proxy? No proxy is needed. The NASCAR CDN is freely accessible from Apify datacenter IPs.

How many drivers are available? The NASCAR CDN returns 900+ driver records across all series.

How often is the data updated? The NASCAR CDN is updated in near-real-time during the race season.

Can I get historical race results or standings? This actor focuses on current season driver stats and profiles. For historical data, see other NASCAR data sources.

What does the daily test run use? Default prefill: mode=searchDrivers, query=Earnhardt, series=cup — this matches multiple drivers and always returns results.