Joey Clanton

Joey Clanton
Clanton's truck after a wreck at Martinsville in 2007.
Born	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 Camping World 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)^[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.

References

1. Joey Clanton Career Statistics
2. Roush Fenway Racing signs Joey Clanton

External links

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