Clay Greenfield
{{short description|American racing driver (born 1984)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Clay Greenfield
| image = Clay greenfield (40433163454).jpg
| caption = Greenfield racing at Daytona in 2018
| birth_name = Clayton Michael Greenfield
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|3}}
| birth_place = Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
| achievements =
| awards =
| Total_Busch_Races = 1
| Years_In_Busch = 1
| Busch_Car_Team =
| Prev_Busch_Pos = 121st
| Prev_Busch_Year = 2014
| Best_Busch_Pos = 121st (2014)
| First_Busch_Race = 2011 Great Clips 300 (Atlanta)
| Last_Busch_Race =
| First_Busch_Win =
| Last_Busch_Win =
| Busch_Wins = 0
| Busch_Top_Tens = 0
| Busch_Poles = 0
| Total_Truck_Races = 72
| Years_In_Truck = 14
| Truck_Car_Team = No. 95 (GK Racing)
| Prev_Truck_Pos = 52nd
| Prev_Truck_Year = 2024
| Best_Truck_Pos = 22nd (2020)
| First_Truck_Race = 2010 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
| Last_Truck_Race = 2024 Love's RV Stop 225 (Talladega)
| First_Truck_Win =
| Last_Truck_Win =
| Truck_Wins = 0
| Truck_Top_Tens = 2
| Truck_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_Races = 3
| Years_In_ARCA = 3
| ARCA_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_Pos = 76th (2020)
| First_ARCA_Race = 2004 Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 (Salem)
| Last_ARCA_Race = 2020 General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200 (Pocono)
| First_ARCA_Win =
| Last_ARCA_Win =
| ARCA_Wins = 0
| ARCA_Top_Tens = 1
| ARCA_Poles = 0
| updated = November 8, 2024
}}
Clayton Michael Greenfield{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/nascarassets/assets/2/workflow_staging/member/363211.pdf|title=Team Event Rosters – Bristol Motor Speedway – Thursday, August 15, 2019|work=NASCAR|accessdate=August 15, 2019|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217132339/https://s3.amazonaws.com/nascarassets/assets/2/workflow_staging/member/363211.pdf|url-status=dead}} (born June 3, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 95 Tundra for GK Racing.
Racing career
File:Clay Greenfield Bristol 2016.jpg in 2016]]
A graduate of Clarksville Academy,[http://clarksvilleacademy.com/press-releases/clay-greenfield-2002-alumni/ Greenfield set for Daytona run] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009061005/http://clarksvilleacademy.com/press-releases/clay-greenfield-2002-alumni/|date=October 9, 2015}}. Clarksville Academy, February 25, 2013. early in his career Greenfield competed primarily in the UARA-Stars Series,Trodglen, Jimmy. "Local racer breaks even". Nashville, TN: The Tennessean, April 15, 2008, page C1. also making several qualifying attempts in the ARCA Racing Series in the mid-2000s, his debut being at Salem Speedway in 2004; driving for Wayne Peterson Racing, he finished 12th to score the team's best race finish since 1998.{{cite news|last=Trodglen|first=Jimmy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26688306/greenfield_likes_first_taste_of_arca/|title=Greenfield likes first taste of ARCA racing|newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle|date=September 30, 2004|accessdate=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}} Greenfield made his debut in NASCAR competition in 2010, driving for Team Gill Racing in the Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway. Over the next three years, he competed in 22 races, posting a best finish of 10th at Daytona International Speedway in 2012.[http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=greencl01&trk=t0&series=C Clay Greenfield - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results]. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed June 28, 2013. Greenfield also made his debut in the Nationwide Series in 2011, finishing 35th at Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving the No. 71 for Rick Ware Racing.[http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=greencl01&trk=t0&series=B Clay Greenfield - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results]. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed June 28, 2013.
Greenfield began the 2013 season by posting the fastest time in practice for the Truck Series' season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway in February,Linder, Brian. "[http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130221/NASCAR/130229944 Clay Greenfield wheels fastest Truck at Daytona]". Daytona Beach, FL: The Daytona Beach News-Journal. February 21, 2013. Accessed June 28, 2013. and finished 26th in the race, but then failed to qualify for the next two races."[http://nffc.nbcsports.com/headlines/nas/22819/clay-greenfield-misses-rockingham-ncwts-field Clay Greenfield misses Rockingham NCWTS field] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130629093709/http://nffc.nbcsports.com/headlines/nas/22819/clay-greenfield-misses-rockingham-ncwts-field|date=June 29, 2013}}" RotoWorld. NBC Sports. April 14, 2013. Accessed June 28, 2013. He finished 16th at Kansas Speedway, then returned to the series at Kentucky Speedway in July, finishing 35th for Norm Benning Racing. A few weeks later, he and Norm Benning were surprisingly racing against each other for a final transfer spot in the Mudsummer Classic race yet lost it to his part-time owner. Greenfield has not driven for Benning since.
{{update section|date=June 2020}}
In 2020, Greenfield returned to the Truck Series to run a part-time schedule, which was then the full season excluding Las Vegas, Daytona RC, and Phoenix, and also made his first ARCA start since 2015, where he drove Andy Hillenburg's No. 11 car at Pocono. Greenfield had a new crew chief for his Truck Series team starting that year, as he was able to get Fox NASCAR commentator and two-time Cup Series champion crew chief Jeff Hammond to come out of retirement and crew chief his No. 68 in the races it was entered in.{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2020/01/28/clay-greenfield-motorsports-plans-8-races-jeff-hammond-to-crew-chief/ |title=Clay Greenfield Motorsports plans 8 races, Jeff Hammond to crew chief |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=January 28, 2020 |accessdate=June 26, 2020}}
In 2021, Greenfield was due to run the full season with him running for 3 races due to sponsorship. Greenfield ultimately failed to qualify at Daytona, Nashville, and Gateway. He did qualify for Darlington for an impressive 19th-place finish. Like Murphy, Greenfield joined Spencer Davis Motorsports for the UNOH 200.
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.)
==Nationwide Series==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=42| NASCAR Nationwide 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 ! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2011
! 71 ! Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 132nd ! 01 |
2014
! 67 ! Dodge | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | ! 121st ! 01 |
==Craftsman Truck Series==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=32| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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rowspan=2| 2010
! 46 ! Dodge | DAY | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTY | IRP | POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | DAR | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | NHA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM ! rowspan=2| 39th ! rowspan=2| 716 |
Rick Ware Racing
! 6 ! Chevy | colspan=15| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | CHI | colspan=8| |
rowspan=3| 2011
! 68 ! Dodge | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KEN | IOW | colspan=8| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | LVS | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | MAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM ! rowspan=3| 55th ! rowspan=3| 50 |
Sonntag Racing
! 73 ! Chevy | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | colspan=9| |
RSS Racing
! 27 ! Chevy | colspan=16| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL | CHI | NHA | colspan=6| |
rowspan=3| 2012
! rowspan=2| Alger Motorsports ! 68 ! rowspan=2| Ram | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR | KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | DOV | TEX | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN | IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | POC | MCH | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI | colspan=4| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=3| ! rowspan=3| 34th ! rowspan=3| 164 |
86
| colspan=12| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | colspan=9| |
Rick Lind Racing
! 00 ! Ford | colspan=16| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS | colspan=8| |
rowspan=2| 2013
! 68 ! Ram | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ELD | POC | MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=3| ! rowspan=2| 38th ! rowspan=2| 87 |
Norm Benning Racing
! 75 ! Chevy | colspan=7| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN | IOW | colspan=16| |
rowspan=2| 2014
! rowspan=4| Clay Greenfield Motorsports ! rowspan=4| 68 ! Ram | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | colspan=8| ! rowspan=2| 59th ! rowspan=2| 37 |
rowspan=3| Chevy
| colspan=17| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=3| |
2015
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA | LVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=2| ! 55th ! 39 |
rowspan=3| 2016
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | colspan=13| ! rowspan=3| 112th ! rowspan=3| – |
rowspan=2| Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
! 1 ! Ram | colspan=12| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | colspan=7| |
10
! Chevy | colspan=18| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=2| |
2017
! rowspan=2| Clay Greenfield Motorsports ! rowspan=2| 68 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=2| ! 37th ! 61 |
rowspan=2| 2018
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=6| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | MSP | LVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 38th ! rowspan=2| 86 |
TJL Motorsports
! 1 ! Chevy | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | colspan=18| |
rowspan=2| 2019
! rowspan=4| Clay Greenfield Motorsports ! rowspan=4| 68 ! Chevy | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | colspan=13| ! rowspan=2| 40th ! rowspan=2| 73 |
rowspan=3| Toyota
| colspan=12| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | MSP | LVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | colspan=2| |
2020
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | LVS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | DRC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR | PHO | colspan=2| ! 22nd ! 233 |
rowspan=2| 2021
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | DRC | LVS | ATL | BRD | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GTW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | colspan=8| ! rowspan=2| 49th ! rowspan=2| 46 |
Spencer Davis Motorsports
! 11 ! Toyota | colspan=17| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI | LVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | MAR | PHO | colspan=3| |
2022
! rowspan=2| Cook Racing Technologies ! rowspan=2| 84 ! rowspan=2| Toyota | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRD | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNX | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM | PHO | colspan=2| ! 51st ! 25 |
rowspan=3| 2023
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | colspan=14| ! rowspan=3| 77th ! rowspan=3| 5 |
rowspan=4| GK Racing
! rowspan=4| 95 ! Toyota | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | colspan=5| |
rowspan=3| Chevy
| colspan=20| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | HOM | PHO | colspan=2| |
2024
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | colspan=2| ! 52nd ! 22 |
2025
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO ! -* ! -* |
{{sup|*}} Season still in progress
{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points
=ARCA Menards Series=
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=30| ARCA Menards 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 ! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2004
! 6 ! Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | TAL | ! 127th ! 170 |
rowspan=3| 2005
! 40 ! Dodge | DAY | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | colspan=3| ! rowspan=3| N/A ! rowspan=3| – |
rowspan=2| Wayne Peterson Racing
! 09 ! rowspan=2| Pontiac | colspan=20| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI | | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL |
6
| colspan=21| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SLM | |
2006
! 09 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW ! N/A ! – |
2007
! 14 ! Chevy | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL ! N/A ! – |
2015
! 55 ! Toyota | DAY | MOB | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | colspan=3| ! 91st ! 190 |
2020
! 11 ! Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DRC | GTW | I44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | colspan=3| ! 76th ! 28 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|claygreenfield.com/}}
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Clay_Greenfield}}
{{Clay Greenfield Motorsports}}
{{Fast Track Racing}}
{{Martins Motorsports}}
{{RWR}}
{{JJC Racing}}
{{Norm Benning Racing}}
{{RSS Racing}}
{{Venturini Motorsports}}
{{Wayne Peterson Racing}}
{{TJL Motorsports}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenfield, Clay}}
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