Clint King (born August 26, 1995) is an American professional

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driver. He has raced in the

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and

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Racing career

King grew up racing

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, 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

in 2011, King won the pole for his first race with

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. 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

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. King expanded his schedule to six races in 2012, not winning any poles but finishing out of the top ten only once. His only start in 2013 was a seventh at

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. On January 9, 2017, Lira Motorsports announced that King would drive the Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 at

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K&N Pro Series East

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gave King his first ride in the

in 2013, where he finished 16th. In 2014, King ran four races for his family team with a best finish of 11th.

Xfinity Series

King broke into the

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in 2016, driving the No. 15

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for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at

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. King finished 30th that first race, but then improved to 26th in his other two outings, at

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and

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. After the 2016 season, team owner B. J. McLeod hinted at King running full-time in 2017 contingent on sponsorship. He is rumored to run the 2017 season opener at

. 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

K&N Pro Series East

ARCA Racing Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

( key) Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Clint NASCAR drivers Living people 1995 births People from Denton, North Carolina Sportspeople from Davidson County, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina ARCA Menards Series drivers CARS Tour drivers