Joseph Clanton (born November 1, 1972)[1] is an American race car driver and businessman. He was the 2002 champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series. He is also the owner of two Zaxby's franchises.
| Joey Clanton | |||||||
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 Clanton's truck after a wreck at Martinsville in 2007. | |||||||
| Born | Joseph Clanton November 1, 1972 Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2002 American Speed Association Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 18 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Hardee's 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 Stacker 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008 Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 10, 2012. | |||||||
Busch Series
editClanton made his debut in the then-NASCAR Busch Series in the 2003 Hardee's 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Driving the #27 Trim Spa Pontiac for Brewco Motorsports, he started and finished 22nd. Clanton would drive in seventeen more races and earn one top 10 finish, a career-best 5th at Pikes Peak. After the Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger, Clanton was replaced in the car by Chase Montgomery, whom he had replaced earlier in the season. He has not returned to the series since then.
Craftsman Truck Series
editIn 2004, Clanton made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the #40 Chevrolet for Key Motorsports. In his first race at Daytona International Speedway, he crashed and finished 32nd. He also crashed the next race, finishing 31st at Atlanta. Clanton would not return to the series until 2007, when he brought Zaxby's sponsorship to the #09 Ford of JTG Racing. Sharing the ride with Stacy Compton, he ran in 16 of the 25 series events and earned five top 10s, including a career best of 6th at both Daytona and Atlanta.
During the offseason, it was announced that Clanton would take the sponsorship and number and run full-time for Roush Fenway Racing in 2008.[2] After wrecking himself and teammate Colin Braun in offseason testing and then crashing out of the season-opening race at Daytona, he was released and replaced by Travis Kvapil effective immediately.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
edit| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2003 | Brewco Motorsports | 27 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH 22 |
NZH 18 |
CLT 26 |
NSH 27 |
KEN 16 |
MLW 20 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 14 |
NHA 27 |
PPR 5 |
IRP 41 |
MCH 24 |
BRI 31 |
DAR 22 |
RCH 37 |
DOV 27 |
KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 30th | 1716 | [3] | |||
| Chevy | GTY 15 |
DOV 27 |
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Craftsman Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Key Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | DAY 32 |
ATL 31 |
MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | 79th | 137 | [4] | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | JTG Racing | 09 | Ford | DAY 6 |
CAL | ATL 9 |
MAR 31 |
KAN | CLT 31 |
MFD 11 |
DOV | TEX 17 |
MCH | MLW | MEM 30 |
KEN 7 |
IRP | NSH 10 |
BRI 23 |
GTW 34 |
NHA | LVS | TAL 19 |
MAR 28 |
ATL 6 |
TEX 32 |
PHO | HOM 26 |
20th | 1670 | [5] | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DAY 32 |
CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 102nd | 67 | [6] | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Joey Clanton Career Statistics
- ^ Roush Fenway Racing signs Joey Clanton Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Joey Clanton – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joey Clanton – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joey Clanton – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Joey Clanton – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Joey Clanton driver statistics at Racing-Reference