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John King
John King
Born	April 1, 1988 (age 36); Fort Blackmore, Virginia, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	15 races run over 5 years
Truck no., team	No. 20 (NTS Motorsports)
2013 position	60th
Best finish	33rd (2012)
First race	2010 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
First win	2012 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
	Statistics current as of February 21, 2014.

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John King II (born April 1, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Early career

Born in Fort Blackmore, Virginia,^[1] King grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee.^[2] King began his racing career in 2006, competing in local late model series in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia; in 2007, he participated in the Fastrak Racing Series Grand Nationals, finishing in the top 30 among over 200 drivers entered in the three-race series.^[3]

In 2009, King moved up to the UARA-STARS Late Model Series, as part of his participation in the Bill Elliott Driver Development Program.^[3]^[4]

During his early career King scored two wins in all series combined, one on a dirt track and the other on an asphalt course.^[5]

NASCAR

King made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010, competing at Bristol Motor Speedway and finishing fifteenth. He made six additional starts in the Camping World Truck Series through 2010 and 2011 before signing with Red Horse Racing to drive the team's No. 7 truck for the 2012 season.^[4] Chad Kendrick is the No. 7 truck's crew chief.^[6]

He started the 2012 season by winning the series' biggest race, the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, leading a one-two finish by Red Horse Racing as teammate Timothy Peters finished second.^[7] King had been involved in two crashes over the course of the race, one of them taking out then-leader Johnny Sauter;^[8] the event ran through three attempted green-white-checkered finishes before ending under the yellow flag.^[9] The win came in King's eighth start in the series,^[10] and King stated that the win was only the third of his entire career.^[11]

Following a ninth-place finish in the season's second race at Martinsville Speedway, King struggled in the following three events, crashing twice; following the May race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Red Horse Racing announced that it was indefinitely suspending operations of the No. 7 truck, due to a lack of sponsorship, leaving King out of a ride.^[12]

In September 2012, King returned to the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 5 truck for Wauters Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway.^[13]

In 2013, King drove for Eddie Sharp Racing in the season-opening race at Daytona,^[14] finishing eighteenth.^[15]

In February 2014, King announced that he would drive for NTS Motorsports in the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona that month.^[16]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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	Pos	Points
2010	Team Gill Racing	46	Toyota	DAY	ATL	MAR	NSH	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	MCH	IOW	GTY	IRP	POC	NSH	DAR	BRI 15	CHI	KEN	NHA 28	LVS						57th	385
	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevy																					MAR 19	TAL	TEX	PHO
	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Ford																									HOM 27
2011	John King Racing	16	Ford	DAY	PHO	DAR	MAR	NSH DNQ	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX																	57th	46
	John King Racing	16	Toyota										KEN 28	IOW	NSH	IRP	POC	MCH
	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Toyota																BRI 32	ATL	CHI	NHA	KEN 27	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	HOM
2012	Red Horse Racing	7	Toyota	DAY 1	MAR 9	CAR 33	KAN 13	CLT 33	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL	IOW											33rd	169
2012	Wauters Motorsports	5	Ford																KEN 25	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO 29	HOM				33rd	169
2013	Eddie Sharp Racing	33	Chevy	DAY 18	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				60th	26
2014	NTS Motorsports	20	Chevy	DAY 23	MAR	KAN	CHA	DOV	TEX	GTW	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				75th	21

^* Season in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

^ Gregory, Allen (February 10, 2012). "Motorsports Notebook: Danica Patrick fever spreading to BMS". Bristol Herald-Courier. Bristol, Tennessee: TriCities.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ McCarter, Mark (February 25, 2012). "Surprise winner reigns in wreck-filled Daytona truck race". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ ^a ^b "John King bio". Toyota Motorsports. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ ^a ^b "John King Joins Red Horse Racing". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. February 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ Kallmann, Dave (February 25, 2012). "Rookie King clears a path to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ "King surprise winner in wreck-filled Daytona truck race". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. February 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "King wins wild Truck Series race at Daytona". Sports Illustrated. February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ Long, Mark (February 24, 2012). "Rookie King wins wild Truck Series race at Daytona". Beaumont Enterprise. Beaumont, Texas. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "Rookie King comes from nowhere to win Daytona". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ Murschel, Matt (February 24, 2012). "John King captures win in crash-marred NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ Jensen, Tom (February 24, 2012). "Green, White Wreckers - King Wins". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "Red Horse Racing Suspends No. 7 Team". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. May 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
^ "John King Back In The Truck Series". National Speed Sport News. September 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
^ "King to defend Truck win at Daytona". Yahoo! Sports. February 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
^ "John King - 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
^ "2012 Daytona Winner John King and 2013 Daytona Pole Sitter Brennan Newberry Team Up with Sponsorship from GunBroker.com for the NextEra Energy Resources 250". Catchfence.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

External links

Official website
John King driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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[1] Gregory, Allen (February 10, 2012). "Motorsports Notebook: Danica Patrick fever spreading to BMS". Bristol Herald-Courier. Bristol, Tennessee: TriCities.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[2] McCarter, Mark (February 25, 2012). "Surprise winner reigns in wreck-filled Daytona truck race". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[Toyota-3] "John King bio". Toyota Motorsports. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[RHR1-4] "John King Joins Red Horse Racing". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. February 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[5] Kallmann, Dave (February 25, 2012). "Rookie King clears a path to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[6] "King surprise winner in wreck-filled Daytona truck race". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. February 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[7] "King wins wild Truck Series race at Daytona". Sports Illustrated. February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[8] Long, Mark (February 24, 2012). "Rookie King wins wild Truck Series race at Daytona". Beaumont Enterprise. Beaumont, Texas. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[9] "Rookie King comes from nowhere to win Daytona". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[10] Murschel, Matt (February 24, 2012). "John King captures win in crash-marred NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[Speed2-11] Jensen, Tom (February 24, 2012). "Green, White Wreckers - King Wins". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[12] "Red Horse Racing Suspends No. 7 Team". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. May 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

[13] "John King Back In The Truck Series". National Speed Sport News. September 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

[14] "King to defend Truck win at Daytona". Yahoo! Sports. February 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-15.

[15] "John King - 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-09-15.

[16] "2012 Daytona Winner John King and 2013 Daytona Pole Sitter Brennan Newberry Team Up with Sponsorship from GunBroker.com for the NextEra Energy Resources 250". Catchfence.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

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 Born in [[Fort Blackmore, Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.tricities.com/sports/2012/feb/10/motorsports-notebook-danica-patrick-fever-spreadin-ar-1677825/|title=Motorsports Notebook: Danica Patrick fever spreading to BMS|last=Gregory|first=Allen|date=February 10, 2012|work=Bristol Herald-Courier|publisher=TriCities.com|accessdate=2012-02-26|location=Bristol, Tennessee}}</ref> King grew up in [[Kingsport, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/surprise_winner_reigns_in_wrec.html|title=Surprise winner reigns in wreck-filled Daytona truck race|last=McCarter|first=Mark|date=February 25, 2012|work=[[The Huntsville Times]]|accessdate=2012-02-26|location=Huntsville, Alabama}}</ref> King began his racing career in 2006, competing in local late model series in eastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia; in 2007, he participated in the [[Fastrak Racing Series]] Grand Nationals, finishing in the top 30 among over 200 drivers entered in the three-race series.<ref name="Toyota">{{cite web|url=http://www.toyotaracing.com/motorsports/ncwts/drivers/john_king.html|title=John King bio|publisher=Toyota Motorsports|accessdate=2012-02-26}}</ref>
 In 2009, King moved up to the [[United Auto Racing Association|UARA-STARS Late Model Series]], as part of his participation in the [[Bill Elliott]] Driver Development Program.<ref name="Toyota"/><ref name="RHR1">{{cite web|url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/trucks-john-king-joins-red-horse-racing/|title=John King Joins Red Horse Racing|date=February 8, 2012|work=SPEED Channel|publisher=Fox Sports|accessdate=2012-02-08}}</ref>
 During his early career King scored two wins in all series combined, one on a [[Race track#Surfaces|dirt track]] and the other on an asphalt course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/autoracing/rookie-king-clears-a-path-to-victory-634aqee-140399273.html|title=Rookie King clears a path to victory|last=Kallmann|first=Dave|date=February 25, 2012|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|accessdate=2012-02-26|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}</ref>
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 | [[Fast Five 225|CHI]]
 | [[F.W. Webb 175|NHA]]
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v t e NTS Motorsports
Years active	2011–2016
Personnel	Joe Denette Bob Newberry
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Ron Hornaday Jr.
Former drivers	Rico Abreu Michael Annett James Buescher Spencer Davis Natalie Decker Austin Dillon Ty Dillon Gray Gaulding Max Gresham Kevin Harvick Daniel Hemric Ron Hornaday Jr. Brandon Jones John King Scott Lagasse Jr. Justin Lofton Brandon Miller Brennan Newberry Travis Pastrana Nelson Piquet Jr. Chase Pistone Elliott Sadler Jason White
Predecessor teams	Joe Denette Motorsports
Partnerships and affiliations	Kevin Harvick Incorporated