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
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at
Richmond International Raceway. Driving the #27
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Pontiac for
Brewco Motorsports
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, 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
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, 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
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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
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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.
Roush Fenway Racing signs Joey Clanton
After wrecking himself and teammate Colin Braun
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in offseason testing and then crashing out of the season-opening race at Daytona Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it.
Daytona may also refer to:
Locations
* Daytona Beach Shores, Florida
* South Daytona, Florida
* The Daytona Beach metropolitan area
* Halifax area, also known as Da ...
, he was released and replaced by Travis Kvapil effective immediately.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
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American Speed Association drivers
American sports businesspeople
NASCAR drivers
Living people
1972 births
People from Stockbridge, Georgia
Racing drivers from Atlanta
Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century American businesspeople
RFK Racing drivers