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Denton, NC(January 3, 2009) -- When Asheboro, North Carolina's Caraway Speedway holds their 2009 season awards banquet on January 23, 2010 at the Clarion Hotel in Greensboro, NC, young Clint King will be honored as the Late Model Truck division Rookie of the Year.
King won the award despite only competing in seven events on the 4/10 mile track this season while also competing on the PASS Truck Series tour for much of it's 2009 season. In those seven starts however, King accumulated two wins and only finished outside of the top five in his first
Clint King Adds Caraway Speedway Rookie of the Year to Resume
start there which was his second start in a Late Model Truck, which oddly enough came on the same night after competing in his first truck race at Dillon Motor Speedway earlier that day.
King's 2009 accomplishments at Caraway Speedway were certainly worthy of earning the 14 year-old driver the Rookie of the Year award honors and an achievement he'll carry with him throughout his stock car racing career. King also picked up one win this season at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC, another historic short track as well as picking up a victory in the PASS Truck Series at Coastal Plains Raceway in Jacksonville, NC.
This accomplishment also marks a note worthy achievement for Crew Chief Ricky Bryant, as this was his third Rookie of the Year title at Caraway Speedway. His first title came in 2003 as the Crew Chief for Chris Bristol, in 2004 as the driver and now as the Crew Chief for Clint King.
King then ended his season with a first career Late Model Stock Car start in the ultra-competitive UARA-STARS Series at Concord Speedway in Concord, NC. The young driver was solid in practice sessions, posting top five practice times leading up to the main event . He qualified a strong 13th and while making a run toward the front of the field, his car became extremely loose eventually resulting in contact with another car and the outside wall ending his day. King finished the event 22nd and upon surveying the damage to the car following the race, the team found that the right rear tire was nearly flat and a huge chunk of rubber was missing from that same tire, which they believe led to the crash that took him out of the event.
In 2010, King is hoping to compete full time in his Late Model Stock Car and on the UARA-STARS Series tour. The team is currently searching for sponsorship to make that a reality. King will also likely head back to Caraway Speedway and maybe some other area short tracks to compete in the Limited Late Model division, given NASCAR's recently announced dropping of the age restriction to 14 years-old.
Clint is supported by Warehouse Design Inc., Butler Built Seats, Circle Racing Wheels, WP Racing Shocks, DJ Safety and Lakeside Village. For more information on Clint King visit http://www.ClintKing.com or contact Clint King Motorsports at (336) 472-0289, ext.22.
