T. J. Clark (racing driver) explained

T. J. Clark
Birth Date:	25 February 1962
Birth Place:	Chandler, Arizona
Total Truck Races:	31
Years In Truck:	3
Best Truck Pos:	21st (1995)
First Truck Race:	1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last Truck Race:	1997 NAPACARD 200 (Evergreen)
Truck Wins:	0
Truck Top Tens:	0
Truck Poles:	0

T. J. Clark (born February 25, 1962) is a former NASCAR driver. He was a fixture on the Craftsman Truck Series tour during its early years.

Clark made the inaugural CTS race in 1995, qualifying the No. 23 Team ASE Racing Ford in the 29th position, finishing 32nd by a crash. Clark ended up only making 13 races of the 20-race schedule. It was not even until the 9th race of the year at Bristol that Clark could manage to finish a race (21st). Overall, his best finish was 12th at Martinsville, and finished 21st in points.

Before 1996, Clark lost ASE to Ultra Motorsports and only made sixteen of the twenty-four races. He matched his career-best of 12th twice: at Phoenix and Mesa Marin. He also had five other top-20 finishes. and finished 22nd in the points. Clark made two starts in 1997 as his career came to a close due to funding, finishing of 26th at Phoenix and 28th at Evergreen Speedway. He has not raced since.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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	26		Pts	Ref
1995	Team ASE Racing	23	Ford	PHO 32	TUS 23	SGS	MMR 29	POR	EVG DNQ	I70	LVL	BRI 21	MLW 19	CNS 21	HPT 33	IRP 22	FLM	RCH 30	MAR 12	NWS	SON 14	MMR 18								21st	1235	^[1]
			Chevy																				PHO 40
1996	Clark Racing			HOM DNQ				TUS 20	CNS 15	HPT 31	BRI 22	NZH 31	MLW	LVL 24	I70	IRP 23	FLM 17	GLN 15	NSV 33	RCH 34	NHA	MAR 33	NWS DNQ	SON 22	MMR 12	PHO DNQ	LVS 30			22nd	1603	^[2]
	Rosenblum Racing	51	Chevy		PHO 12	POR	EVG
1997	Clark Racing	23	Chevy	WDW DNQ	TUS DNQ	HOM DNQ	PHO 26	POR DNQ	EVG 28	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS DNQ	55th	367	^[3]

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		Pts	Ref
1998	Team ASE Racing	34	Chevy	TUS	LVS 24	PHO	CAL 14	HPT	MMR	AMP	POR	CAL 11	PPR	EVG	SON 24	MMR	LVS 38	27th	492	^[4]
1999				TUS	LVS DNQ	PHO	CAL	PPR	MMR	IRW	EVG	POR	IRW	RMR	LVS	MMR	MOT	NA	-	^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: T.J. Clark – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 11, 2019.
2. Web site: T.J. Clark – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 11, 2019.
3. Web site: T.J. Clark – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 11, 2019.
4. Web site: T.J. Clark – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 11, 2019.
5. Web site: T.J. Clark – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 11, 2019.