T. J. Duke III (born September 21, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has driven in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Key Motorsports and Go Green Racing, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for SS-Green Light Racing and has also raced late models around Florida.
| T. J. Duke | |||||||
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| Born | September 21, 1993 Southwest Ranches, Florida | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 74th | ||||||
| Best finish | 67th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 WYPALL 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2012 position | 73rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 73rd (2012) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 16, 2013. | |||||||
Racing career
editNASCAR
editDuke started his Truck career at the age of eighteen, driving for SS-Green Light Racing at Martinsville Speedway. With funding from Merrill Lynch, he finished 34th of 36 trucks, 41 laps behind race winner Denny Hamlin.[1] Three weeks later, Duke was hired by Key Motorsports to drive the team's No. 40 car in the penultimate race of the 2011 season at Phoenix. He avoided multiple crashes to finish 23rd, and turned in another top-30 effort the following week at Homestead-Miami Speedway.[2]
A return to SS-Green Light was in store for 2012, as Duke ran the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 but was swept up in one of the race's many crashes.[3] Although he didn't return to NASCAR that year, he continued racing, competing in the super late model division at Citrus County Speedway.[4]
In 2013, Duke returned for one race at Dover International Speedway with Go Green Racing, finishing 25th.[5]
After NASCAR
editDuke has continued to run late models around the southeast, competing around tracks like New Smyrna Speedway
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
edit| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Key Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO 23 |
HOM 28 |
67th | 37 | [6] |
| 2013 | Go Green Racing | 79 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV 25 |
KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 74th | 19 | [7] | |
Camping World Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR 34 |
TEX | HOM | 112th | 01 | [8] |
| 2012 | Chevy | DAY 31 |
MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 13 | [9] | |||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ "Driver T.J. Duke 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Driver T.J. Duke 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Driver T.J. Duke 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "T. J. Duke Dusts Super Late Model Field at Citrus County Speedway". Karnac Racing News. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Driver T.J. Duke 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "T. J. Duke – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "T. J. Duke – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "T. J. Duke – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "T. J. Duke – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- T. J. Duke driver statistics at Racing-Reference