Clint King

Clint King
Born (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995 (age 30)
Denton, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements2019 Southeast Super Truck Series champion[1]
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
5 races run over 2 years
2017 position81st
Best finish50th (2016)
First race2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race2017 Rinnai 250 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tensPoles
000
Statistics up to date as of March 4, 2017.

Clint King (born August 26, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Racing Series and K&N Pro Series East.

Racing career

King grew up racing late models, 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.[1]

ARCA Racing Series

Debuting in the ARCA Racing Series in 2011, King won the pole for his first race with Venturini Motorsports. 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 Madison International Speedway.[2] King expanded his schedule to six races in 2012, not winning any poles but finishing out of the top ten only once.[3] His only start in 2013 was a seventh at Berlin Raceway.[4] On January 9, 2017, Lira Motorsports announced that King would drive the Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 at Daytona International Speedway.[5]

K&N Pro Series East

MacDonald Motorsports gave King his first ride in the K&N Pro Series East in 2013, where he finished sixteenth. In 2014, King ran four races for his family team with a best finish of eleventh.[6]

Xfinity Series

King broke into the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2016, driving the No. 15 Ford for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway.[7] King finished 30th that first race, but then improved to 26th in his other two outings, at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway.[8] After the 2016 season, team owner B. J. McLeod hinted at King running full-time in 2017 contingent on sponsorship.[9] He is rumored to run the 2017 season opener at Daytona International Speedway. He ran the first two 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

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2016B. J. McLeod Motorsports15FordDAYATLLVSPHOCALTEXBRIRCHTALDOVCLTPOCMCHIOWDAYKENNHAINDIOWGLNMOHBRIROADARRCH
30
CHIKENDOVCLT
26
KANTEX
26
PHOHOM50th41[10]
201778ChevyDAY
38
ATL
35
LVSPHOCALTEXBRIRCHTALCLTDOVPOCMCHIOWDAYKENNHAINDIOWGLNMOHBRIROADARRCHCHIKENDOVCLTKANTEXPHOHOM81st3[11]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2013MacDonald Motorsports49ToyotaBRIGREFIFRCHBGS
16
IOWLGYCOLIOWVIRGRENHADOVRAL59th28[12]
2014David King07ChevyNSM
26
DAY
DNQ
GRE
14
27th108[13]
ToyotaBRI
11
RCH
34
IOWBGSFIFLGYNHACOLIOWGLNVIRGREDOV

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
2011Venturini Motorsports25ChevyDAYTALSLMTOLNJECHIPOCMCHWINBLNIOWIRPPOCISFMAD
3
DSFSLM
21
KAN42nd575[14]
15ToyotaTOL
7
201266ChevyDAYMOB
5
SLM
6
TALTOL
4
ELKPOCMCHWIN
12
NJEIOWCHIIRPPOC26th1200[15]
15ToyotaBLN
6
ISF
ChevyMAD
5
SLMDSFKAN
201355ToyotaDAYMOBSLMTALTOLELKPOCMCHROAWINCHINJEPOCBLN
7
ISFMADDSFIOWSLMKENKAN102nd195[16]
2017Lira Motorsports58FordDAY
9
NSHSLMTALTOLELKPOCMCHMADIOWIRPPOCWINISFROADSFSLMCHIKENKAN85th185[17]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910CLMSCTCPtsRef
2015Greg Marlowe07ChevySNM
17
ROU
11
HCY
8
SNM
12
TCM
9
MMSROUCONMYBHCY21st108[18]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213CPLMTCPtsRef
2022N/A07ChevyCRW
8
HCYGPSFCSTCMHCYACEMMS
17
TCMACESBOCRW27th41[19]
2023SNMHCYACE
9
NWS
DNQ
TCMDIL
10
CRWWKSHCY24th74[20]
N/A6ChevyTCM
8
SBOTCMCRW

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ a b White, Brandon (November 13, 2019). "Clint King Returns to Late Model Stock Cars at Myrtle Beach". Race22. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Driver Clint King 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. ^ "Driver Clint King 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  4. ^ "Driver Clint King 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  5. ^ "Clint King, Lira Motorsports return". ARCA Racing. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  6. ^ "Driver Clint King's NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  7. ^ Staff, SPEED SPORT (2016-09-06). "Clint King Making XFINITY Debut | SPEED SPORT". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  8. ^ "Clint King 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  9. ^ "BJ McLeod Motorsports Plans At Least Two Full-Time XFINITY Cars for 2017". Frontstretch. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  10. ^ "Clint King – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Clint King – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "Clint King – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Clint King – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "Clint King – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Clint King – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Clint King – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "Clint King – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Todd Gilliland – 2015 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  19. ^ "Clint King - 2022 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  20. ^ "Clint King - 2023 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  • Clint King driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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