Clint King

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Clint King

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|8|26}}

| birth_place = Denton, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| death_cause =

| height =

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| achievements = 2019 Southeast Super Truck Series champion{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Brandon |title=Clint King Returns to Late Model Stock Cars at Myrtle Beach |url=https://race22.online/clint-king-returns-to-late-model-stock-cars-at-myrtle-beach/ |website=Race22 |access-date=November 14, 2019 |date=November 13, 2019}}

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 5

| Years_In_Busch = 2

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 81st

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2017

| Best_Busch_Pos = 50th (2016)

| First_Busch_Race = 2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2017 Rinnai 250 (Atlanta)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| updated = March 4, 2017

}}

Clint King (born August 26, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Racing Series and K&N Pro Series East.

Racing career

King grew up racing late models, scoring a victory in the UARA-Stars series at Kingsport Speedway. After running NASCAR, he competed in the Southeast Super Truck Series, winning the 2019 SSTS championship.

=ARCA Racing Series=

Debuting in the ARCA Racing Series in 2011, King won the pole for his first race with Venturini Motorsports. He finished third in that race, but won the pole in his second career start too. He started three races in 2011 with a best finish of third in his first race, at Madison International Speedway.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2011/A|title=Driver Clint King 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-02-07}} King expanded his schedule to six races in 2012, not winning any poles but finishing out of the top ten only once.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2012/A|title=Driver Clint King 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-02-07}} His only start in 2013 was a seventh at Berlin Raceway.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2013/A|title=Driver Clint King 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-02-07}} On January 9, 2017, Lira Motorsports announced that King would drive the Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 at Daytona International Speedway.{{Cite news|url=http://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2004906-clint-king-lira-motorsports-return|title=Clint King, Lira Motorsports return|newspaper=ARCA Racing|access-date=2017-02-07|language=en|archive-date=2017-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208035234/http://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2004906-clint-king-lira-motorsports-return|url-status=dead}}

=K&N Pro Series East=

MacDonald Motorsports gave King his first ride in the K&N Pro Series East in 2013, where he finished 16th. In 2014, King ran four races for his family team with a best finish of 11th.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/rquery?id=kingcl01&trk=t0&series=E|title=Driver Clint King's NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-02-07}}

=Xfinity Series=

King broke into the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2016, driving the No. 15 Ford for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway.{{Cite news|url=https://speedsport.com/nascar/xfinity-series/clint-king-making-xfinity-debut/|title=Clint King Making XFINITY Debut {{!}} SPEED SPORT|last=Staff|first=SPEED SPORT|date=2016-09-06|newspaper=SPEED SPORT|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-28}} King finished 30th that first race, but then improved to 26th in his other two outings, at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2016/B|title=Clint King 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2016-12-28}} After the 2016 season, team owner B. J. McLeod hinted at King running full-time in 2017 contingent on sponsorship.{{Cite web|url=https://frontstretch.com/2016/12/02/bj-mcleod-motorsports-plans-two-full-time-xfinity-cars-for-2017-potentially-a-third/|title=BJ McLeod Motorsports Plans At Least Two Full-Time XFINITY Cars for 2017|date=2016-12-02|website=Frontstretch|access-date=2016-12-28}} He is rumored to run the 2017 season opener at Daytona International Speedway. He ran the first 2 races of the season in the No. 78 Chevy, then McLeod went back to it since then several other drivers have been in the No. 78.

==Personal life==

King is the manager of Warehouse Design who sponsored him in his career.

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.)

==Xfinity Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=42\| NASCAR Xfinity 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 ! {{Tooltip\|NXSC\|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2016 ! rowspan=2\| B. J. McLeod Motorsports ! 15 ! Ford \| DAY \| ATL \| LVS \| PHO \| CAL \| TEX \| BRI \| RCH \| TAL \| DOV \| CLT \| POC \| MCH \| IOW \| DAY \| KEN \| NHA \| IND \| IOW \| GLN \| MOH \| BRI \| ROA \| DAR \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| RCH 30 \| CHI \| KEN \| DOV \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| CLT 26 \| KAN \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| TEX 26 \| PHO \| HOM ! 50th ! 41 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2016/B\|title=Clint King – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
2017 ! 78 ! Chevy \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAY 38 \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ATL 35 \| LVS \| PHO \| CAL \| TEX \| BRI \| RCH \| TAL \| CLT \| DOV \| POC \| MCH \| IOW \| DAY \| KEN \| NHA \| IND \| IOW \| GLN \| MOH \| BRI \| ROA \| DAR \| RCH \| CHI \| KEN \| DOV \| CLT \| KAN \| TEX \| PHO \| HOM ! 81st ! 3 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2017/B\|title=Clint King – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2016

! rowspan=2| B. J. McLeod Motorsports

! 15

! Ford

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
30

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
26

| KAN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
26

| PHO

| HOM

! 50th

! 41

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2016/B|title=Clint King – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2017

! 78

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
38

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 81st

! 3

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2017/B|title=Clint King – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

==K&N Pro Series East==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45\| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! {{Tooltip\|NKNPSEC\|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2013 ! MacDonald Motorsports ! 49 ! Toyota \| BRI \| GRE \| FIF \| RCH \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| BGS 16 \| IOW \| LGY \| COL \| IOW \| VIR \| GRE \| NHA \| DOV \| RAL \| colspan=2\| ! 59th ! 28 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2013/E\|title=Clint King – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
rowspan=2\| 2014 ! rowspan=2\| David King ! rowspan=2\| 07 ! Chevy \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| NSM 26 \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| DAY DNQ \| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GRE 14 \| colspan=12\| ! rowspan=2\| 27th ! rowspan=2\| 108 ! rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2014/E\|title=Clint King – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
Toyota \| colspan=2\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| BRI 11 \| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| RCH 34 \| IOW \| BGS \| FIF \| LGY \| NHA \| COL \| IOW \| GLN \| VIR \| GRE \| DOV

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

colspan=45| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! {{Tooltip|NKNPSEC|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2013

! MacDonald Motorsports

! 49

! Toyota

| BRI

| GRE

| FIF

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BGS
16

| IOW

| LGY

| COL

| IOW

| VIR

| GRE

| NHA

| DOV

| RAL

| colspan=2|

! 59th

! 28

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2013/E|title=Clint King – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2014

! rowspan=2| David King

! rowspan=2| 07

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSM
26

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
14

| colspan=12|

! rowspan=2| 27th

! rowspan=2| 108

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2014/E|title=Clint King – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

Toyota

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
11

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
34

| IOW

| BGS

| FIF

| LGY

| NHA

| COL

| IOW

| GLN

| VIR

| GRE

| DOV

=ARCA Racing 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=45\| ARCA Racing 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 ! {{Tooltip\|ARSC\|ARCA Racing Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
rowspan=2\| 2011 ! rowspan=6\| Venturini Motorsports ! 25 ! Chevy \| DAY \| TAL \| SLM \| TOL \| NJE \| CHI \| POC \| MCH \| WIN \| BLN \| IOW \| IRP \| POC \| ISF \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| MAD 3 \| DSF \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SLM 21 \| KAN \| colspan=3\| ! rowspan=2\| 42nd ! rowspan=2\| 575 ! rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2011/A\|title=Clint King – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
15 ! Toyota \| colspan=18\| \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| TOL 7 \| colspan=2\|
rowspan=3\| 2012 ! 66 ! Chevy \| DAY \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| MOB 5 \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| SLM 6 \| TAL \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| TOL 4 \| ELK \| POC \| MCH \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| WIN 12 \| NJE \| IOW \| CHI \| IRP \| POC \| colspan=7\| ! rowspan=3\| 26th ! rowspan=3\| 1200 ! rowspan=3\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2012/A\|title=Clint King – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
rowspan=2\| 15 ! Toyota \| colspan=14\| \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| BLN 6 \| ISF \| colspan=5\|
Chevy \| colspan=16\| \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| MAD 5 \| SLM \| DSF \| KAN \|
2013 ! 55 ! Toyota \| DAY \| MOB \| SLM \| TAL \| TOL \| ELK \| POC \| MCH \| ROA \| WIN \| CHI \| NJE \| POC \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| BLN 7 \| ISF \| MAD \| DSF \| IOW \| SLM \| KEN \| KAN ! 102nd ! 195 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2013/A\|title=Clint King – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}
2017 ! Lira Motorsports ! 58 ! Ford \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| DAY 9 \| NSH \| SLM \| TAL \| TOL \| ELK \| POC \| MCH \| MAD \| IOW \| IRP \| POC \| WIN \| ISF \| ROA \| DSF \| SLM \| CHI \| KEN \| KAN \| ! 85th ! 185 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2017/A\|title=Clint King – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

colspan=45| ARCA Racing 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

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2011

! rowspan=6| Venturini Motorsports

! 25

! Chevy

| DAY

| TAL

| SLM

| TOL

| NJE

| CHI

| POC

| MCH

| WIN

| BLN

| IOW

| IRP

| POC

| ISF

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAD
3

| DSF

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM
21

| KAN

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=2| 42nd

! rowspan=2| 575

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2011/A|title=Clint King – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

! Toyota

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL
7

| colspan=2|

rowspan=3| 2012

! 66

! Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MOB
5

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM
6

| TAL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOL
4

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN
12

| NJE

| IOW

| CHI

| IRP

| POC

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=3| 26th

! rowspan=3| 1200

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2012/A|title=Clint King – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 15

! Toyota

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BLN
6

| ISF

| colspan=5|

Chevy

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAD
5

| SLM

| DSF

| KAN

2013

! 55

! Toyota

| DAY

| MOB

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| ROA

| WIN

| CHI

| NJE

| POC

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BLN
7

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| IOW

| SLM

| KEN

| KAN

! 102nd

! 195

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2013/A|title=Clint King – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2017

! Lira Motorsports

! 58

! Ford

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
9

| NSH

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| MAD

| IOW

| IRP

| POC

| WIN

| ISF

| ROA

| DSF

| SLM

| CHI

| KEN

| KAN

! 85th

! 185

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kingcl01/2017/A|title=Clint King – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Clint_King}}

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Living people

Category:1995 births

Category:People from Denton, North Carolina

Category:Sportspeople from Davidson County, North Carolina

Category:Racing drivers from North Carolina

Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers