2013 position 74th Name T. Duke Best finish 73rd (2012) | 2012 position 73rd Best finish 67th (2011) Role NASCAR Driver | |
Born September 21, 1993 (age 31)
Southwest Ranches, Florida, U.S. ( 1993-09-21 ) First race 2011 WYPALL 200 (Phoenix) Last race 2013 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover) | ||
T.J. Duke III (born September 21, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
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Camping World Truck Series
Duke began his NASCAR career a little over a month after his 18th birthday. He was hired by SS Green Light Racing to drive their #07 truck at Martinsville where he qualified 32nd and finished 34th out of 36 trucks. Duke only completed 159 of 200 laps. Denny Hamlin won this race after leading 68 laps.
He drove for SS Green Light Racing in the Camping World Truck Series in 2012, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.
Nationwide Series
Just three weeks after completing his first NCWTS race, T.J. Duke was hired by Key Motorsports to drive their #40 car in the 2nd to last race of the 2011 season at Phoenix. The race was a total crashfest, but Duke was able to stay out of trouble to finish 23rd of 43 cars, 9 laps down. Sam Hornish, Jr. won the race.
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points