T. J. Clark (driver)

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This article is on T.J. Clark, a stock car racer. For the article on Timothy James Clark, an art historian see T. J. Clark (historian)

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

Clark made the inagural CTS race in 1995, qualifying the #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 wasn't 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.