T. J. Duke
American stock car racing driver
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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.
Southwest Ranches, Florida, U.S.
| T. J. Duke | |||||||
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| Born | September 21, 1993 Southwest Ranches, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 up to date as of November 16, 2013. | |||||||
Racing career
NASCAR
Duke 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
Duke has continued to run late models around the southeast, competing around tracks like New Smyrna Speedway.
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.)
Nationwide Series
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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
| 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] | |||||
CARS Super Late Model Tour
(key)
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
(key)
ASA STARS National 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.)
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points