Joey Clanton

Joey Clanton
Clanton's truck after a wreck at Martinsville in 2007.
Born	Joseph Clanton (1972-11-01) November 1, 1972 Stockbridge, Georgia
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 0
Statistics current as of February 10, 2012.

Joseph Clanton (born November 1, 1972) 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. 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
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	1,716
			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
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
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	1,670
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

External links

• Official website
• Joey Clanton driver statistics at Racing-Reference