Joey Clanton

Joey Clanton
Clanton's truck after a wreck at Martinsville in 2007.
BornJoseph Clanton
(1972-11-01) November 1, 1972 (age 51)
Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Achievements2002 American Speed Association Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
18 races run over 1 year
Best finish30th (2003)
First race2003 Hardee's 250 (Richmond)
Last race2003 Stacker 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
19 races run over 3 years
Best finish20th (2007)
First race2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race2008 Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
Statistics current as of February 10, 2012.

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.

Busch Series

Clanton 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

In 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

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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

  1. ^ Joey Clanton Career Statistics
  2. ^ Roush Fenway Racing signs Joey Clanton Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Joey Clanton – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Joey Clanton – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Joey Clanton – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Joey Clanton – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by ASA National Tour Champion
2002 		Succeeded by