John King (racing driver)

Last updated
John King
Born (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988 (age 35)
Fort Blackmore, Virginia
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
16 races run over 5 years
2014 position75th
Best finish33rd (2012)
First race 2010 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
First win 2012 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
120
Statistics current as of February 21, 2014.

John King II (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Contents

Early career

Born in Fort Blackmore, Virginia, [1] King grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. [2] King began his racing career in 2006, competing in local late model series in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia; in 2007, he participated in the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals, finishing in the top 30 among over 200 drivers entered in the three-race series. [3]

In 2009, King moved up to the UARA-STARS Late Model Series, as part of his participation in the Bill Elliott Driver Development Program. [3] [4]

During his early career King scored two wins in all series combined, one on a dirt track and the other on an asphalt course. [5]

NASCAR

King made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010, competing at Bristol Motor Speedway and finishing fifteenth. He made six additional starts in the Camping World Truck Series through 2010 and 2011 before signing with Red Horse Racing to drive the team's No. 7 truck for the 2012 season. [4] Chad Kendrick is the No. 7 truck's crew chief. [6]

He started the 2012 season by winning the series' biggest race, the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, leading a one-two finish by Red Horse Racing as teammate Timothy Peters finished second. [7] King had been involved in two crashes over the course of the race, one of them taking out then-leader Johnny Sauter; [8] the event ran through three attempted green-white-checkered finishes before ending under the yellow flag. [9] The win came in King's eighth start in the series, [10] and King stated that the win was only the third of his entire career. [11]

Following a ninth-place finish in the season's second race at Martinsville Speedway, King struggled in the following three events, crashing twice; following the May race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Red Horse Racing announced that it was indefinitely suspending operations of the No. 7 truck, due to a lack of sponsorship, leaving King out of a ride. [12]

In September 2012, King returned to the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 5 truck for Wauters Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway. [13]

In 2013, King drove for Eddie Sharp Racing in the season-opening race at Daytona, [14] finishing eighteenth. [15]

In February 2014, King announced that he would drive for NTS Motorsports with sponsorship from GunBroker.com in the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona that month, finishing 23rd. [16]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2010 Team Gill Racing 46 Ford DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI
15		 CHI KEN NHA
28		 LVS 57th385 [17]
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy MAR
19		 TAL TEX PHO
Ford HOM
27
2011 John King Racing 16 Ford DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH
DNQ		 DOV CLT KAN TEX 57th46 [18]
Toyota KEN
28		 IOW NSH IRP POC MCH
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Toyota BRI
32		 ATL CHI NHA KEN
27		 LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM
2012 Red Horse Racing 7 Toyota DAY
1		 MAR
9		 CAR
33		 KAN
13		 CLT
33		 DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW 33rd169 [19]
Wauters Motorsports 5 Ford KEN
25		 LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
29		 HOM
2013 Eddie Sharp Racing 33 Chevy DAY
18		 MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 60th26 [20]
2014 NTS Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY
23		 MAR KAN CHA DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 75th21 [21]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Busch</span> American racing driver

Kyle Thomas Busch is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports. Busch is the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and the 2015 and 2019 Cup Series champion. Busch is currently 9th on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins list and his dominance of NASCAR's three major series has him ranked as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Busch is also a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion. He is the younger brother of 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion Kurt Busch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Travis Kvapil</span> American racing driver

Travis Wade Kvapil is an American professional stock car driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for Beaver Motorsports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Starr (racing driver)</span> American racing driver

David Leon Starr is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet Camaro for MBM Motorsports. He has also raced in the Camping World Truck Series, where he is a four-time race winner, and the NASCAR Cup Series in the past.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D. J. Kennington</span> Canadian stock car racing driver

Douglas James "D. J." Kennington is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 17 Dodge Challenger for his own team DJK Racing. He won the 2010 and 2012 Canada Series championships. Kennington also previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 99 Toyota Supra for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He is the son of Doug Kennington, a CASCAR driver and founder of St. Thomas Raceway Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Keselowski</span> American stock car racing driver

Brian A. Keselowski is an American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and spotter. He made headlines in 2011, qualifying his family-owned K-Automotive Motorsports entry into the Daytona 500.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austin Dillon</span> American racing driver

Austin Reed Dillon, nicknamed "the Ace", is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing. He is the grandson of RCR team owner Richard Childress, the older brother of Ty Dillon who competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the son of Mike Dillon, a former racing driver who currently works as RCR's general manager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Wes Townley</span> American stock car racing driver (1989–2021)

John Wesley Townley was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck Series from 2008 to 2016, winning a race in the latter in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Truex</span> American racing driver

Ryan Matthew Truex is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex's older brother Martin was the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeb Burton</span> American racing driver

John Edward "Jeb" Burton IV is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaros for Jordan Anderson Racing. He is the son of Ward Burton, the nephew of Jeff Burton, and the cousin of Jeff's son Harrison Burton. He competed for several seasons as a regular driver at South Boston Speedway, an American racing circuit where his family is historically known for competing, as well as at Ace Speedway. Burton has raced in each of NASCAR's three national series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parker Kligerman</span> American racing driver

Parker Lindsley Kligerman is an American professional stock car racing driver and a pit reporter for NASCAR on NBC. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing. Kligerman is a former development driver for Team Penske. He has worked for NBC since 2015 as a TV Analyst and pit reporter. In 2023, Parker co-founded the motorsports media company "The Money Lap" with Landon Cassill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ty Dillon</span> American racing driver

Tyler Reed Dillon is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, what is now the ARCA Menards Series, what are now the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and what is now known as the NASCAR Canada Series in the past.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timmy Hill</span> American racing driver and team owner

Timothy Grant Hill is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 56 Toyota Tundra for his own team, Hill Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for MBM Motorsports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miguel Paludo</span> Brazilian racing driver

Miguel Paludo is a Brazilian professional racing driver who competes full-time in the Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Series. Paludo formerly competed in NASCAR full-time in the Camping World Truck Series, driving for Red Horse Racing and Turner Scott Motorsports. He has won four championships in the Porsche GT3 Cup Series, with three in the Carrera Cup and the other (2017) in the Endurance Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ross Chastain</span> American racing driver

Ross Lee Chastain is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Chad Chastain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Hunter Nemechek</span> American racing driver

John Hunter Nemechek is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series driving the No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the son of NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek and was the 2012 champion in the Allison Legacy Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Rhodes (racing driver)</span> American racing driver

Benjamin J. Rhodes is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. He is the 2021 and 2023 Truck Series champion. Before moving up to the Truck Series, Rhodes competed full-time in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East, where he drove for Turner Scott Motorsports and won the 2014 series championship. He also has previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and what is now the ARCA Menards Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Cockrum</span> American racing driver

Christopher R. Cockrum is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Camaro for ACG Motorsports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Kennedy (NASCAR)</span> American racing driver and businessman

Benjamin Kennedy is an American motorsports executive and former professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently serves as NASCAR's senior vice president of racing development and strategy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaz Grala</span> American racing driver

Kaz Grala is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports and the No. 15 Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Pinty's Series as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Williams (racing driver)</span> American racing driver

Joshua L. Williams is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. He also owns Josh Williams Motorsports, which fields cars for development drivers in the ARCA Menards Series, Late Model Stock Cars, Legend Cars and Bandoloero's.

References

  1. ↑ Gregory, Allen (February 10, 2012). "Motorsports Notebook: Danica Patrick fever spreading to BMS". Bristol Herald-Courier. Bristol, Tennessee: TriCities.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  2. ↑ McCarter, Mark (February 25, 2012). "Surprise winner reigns in wreck-filled Daytona truck race". The Huntsville Times . Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  3. 1 2 "John King bio". Toyota Motorsports. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  4. 1 2 "John King Joins Red Horse Racing". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  5. ↑ Kallmann, Dave (February 25, 2012). "Rookie King clears a path to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  6. ↑ "King surprise winner in wreck-filled Daytona truck race". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. February 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  7. ↑ "King wins wild Truck Series race at Daytona". Sports Illustrated. February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  8. ↑ Long, Mark (February 24, 2012). "Rookie King wins wild Truck Series race at Daytona". Beaumont Enterprise. Beaumont, Texas. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  9. ↑ "Rookie King comes from nowhere to win Daytona". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  10. ↑ Murschel, Matt (February 24, 2012). "John King captures win in crash-marred NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  11. ↑ Jensen, Tom (February 24, 2012). "Green, White Wreckers - King Wins". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  12. ↑ "Red Horse Racing Suspends No. 7 Team". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  13. ↑ "John King Back In The Truck Series". National Speed Sport News. September 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  14. ↑ "King to defend Truck win at Daytona". Yahoo! Sports. February 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  15. ↑ "John King - 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  16. ↑ "2012 Daytona Winner John King and 2013 Daytona Pole Sitter Brennan Newberry Team Up with Sponsorship from GunBroker.com for the NextEra Energy Resources 250". Catchfence.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  17. ↑ "John King – 2010 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  18. ↑ "John King – 2011 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  19. ↑ "John King – 2012 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  20. ↑ "John King – 2013 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  21. ↑ "John King – 2014 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.