GK Racing (formerly Clay Greenfield Motorsports and Alger Motorsports) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 95 Chevrolet Silverado for Clay Greenfield, who is also a co-owner of the team. The other co-owners of the team are Greenfield's wife Tandra, a former NFL cheerleader, and Jordan and Theresa Kiss, who own Backyard Blues Pools, one of the team's sponsors.[1] The team was previously co-owned by Billy Alger, who drove for the team in what is now the ARCA Menards Series.

GK Racing
Owner(s)Clay Greenfield[1]
Tandra Greenfield[1]
Jordan Kiss[1]
Theresa Kiss[1]
Billy Alger (former)
BaseClarksville, Tennessee
SeriesNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race drivers95. Clay Greenfield (part-time)
Sponsors95. Backyard Blues Pools
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2011
Career
DebutCraftsman Truck Series:
2011 WinStar World Casino 400 (Texas)
ARCA Racing Series:
2015 Southern Illinois 100 (DuQuoin)
Latest raceCraftsman Truck Series:
2024 Love's RV Stop 225 (Talladega)
ARCA Racing Series:
2016 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin)
Races competedCraftsman Truck Series: 56
ARCA Racing Series: 4
Race victories0
Pole positions0

History

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The team's old logo

Craftsman Truck Series

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Truck No. 68 history

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Clay Greenfield racing at Daytona in 2018

The team debuted as Alger Motorsports, running a part-time schedule in the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. After failing to qualify at Daytona, the team debuted in the spring race at Texas. Wayne Edwards drove the team's No. 68 truck at Chicago but failed to qualify.

In 2012, the team fielded the No. 68 for Clay Greenfield.

In 2013, the team was renamed to Clay Greenfield Motorsports. The team started out strong by earning the fastest time at the Daytona International Raceway during practice. Greenfield's 2013 season was most memorable in the last chance qualifier at the Eldora Speedway when he put up a hard fight against Norm Benning to qualify for the race.[2] The season concluded with six starts with a best finish of 13th. The next few seasons were based on a part-time effort whenever funding was available as starts have mainly been attempted at super speedways.

The team also fielded a part-time ARCA Racing Series team, the No. 70 Chevrolet SS, for team co-owner Billy Alger in 2015 and 2016. Sometime after this, Alger would leave the team, making Greenfield its sole owner.

Greenfield's team intended on running 8 races in 2020. However, the team ended up running nearly the full season, which was due to the fact that after the two month break in the season due to COVID-19, the field size for the series was expanded from 32 to 40 trucks due to the absence of qualifying. Also that year, CGM hired NASCAR on Fox studio commentator Jeff Hammond to come out of retirement and crew chief the truck in its part-time schedule of races.[3] Bobby Reuse was also scheduled to drive the No. 68 at the Daytona RC in a partnership with Jordan Anderson Racing, but failed to do so due to the chassis not properly admitted.

For 2021, Greenfield announced that his team would run the full season in the Truck Series for the first time. However, Greenfield himself would only run three races while the team seeks funded drivers who bring sponsorship to run the remaining 19 after the team's primary sponsor, Rackley Roofing, left the team to partner with Willie Allen to form a new team, Rackley WAR.[4] CGM only ended up attempting four races that year, all with Greenfield driving.

The team did not attempt any races in 2022 and Greenfield drove part-time for Cook Racing Technologies in their No. 84 truck instead with his own team's former crew chief, Tucker Wingo, also moving over to crew chief him at that team.

Truck No. 68 results

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Year Driver 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 NCTC Pts
2011 Clay Greenfield 68 Dodge DAY
DNQ
PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX
27
KEN
DNQ
IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL KEN
30
LVS TAL
DNQ
MAR TEX
22
HOM
30
53rd 36
Wayne Edwards CHI
DNQ
NHA
2012 Clay Greenfield Ram DAY
10
MAR
31
CAR
DNQ
KAN CLT
36
DOV TEX KEN
18
IOW CHI
28
POC MCH BRI
DNQ
BRI ATL IOW KEN TAL
16
MAR
25
TEX PHO HOM 39th 144
2013 DAY
26
MAR
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
KAN
16
CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD
DNQ
POC MCH BRI
34
MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL
13
MAR
27
TEX PHO HOM 40th 87
2014 DAY MAR
30
KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS 52nd 37
Chevy TAL
21
MAR TEX PHO HOM
2015 DAY
DNQ
ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI TAL
30
MAR TEX PHO HOM 46th 39
Ram NHA
19
LVS
2016 Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 53rd 0
2017 DAY
29
ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW
24
IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI
26
MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
8
MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 61
2018 DAY
22
ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX
20
IOW GTW CHI KEN
21
ELD POC MCH BRI
20
MSP LVS TAL
32
MAR TEX PHO HOM 40th 77
2019 DAY
12
ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI 40th 73
Toyota KEN
16
POC ELD MCH BRI
26
MSP LVS TAL
25
MAR PHO HOM
2020 DAY
DNQ
LVS CLT
29
ATL
26
HOM
30
POC
31
KEN
26
TEX
20
KAN
28
KAN
31
MCH
20
DRC DOV
32
GTW
19
DAR
21
RCH
21
BRI
22
LVS
22
TAL
14
KAN
25
TEX
35
MAR
21
PHO 29th 233
2021 DAY
DNQ
DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH
DNQ
POC KNX GLN GTW
DNQ
DAR
19
BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 44th 18

Truck No. 86 history

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In 2012, the team fielded the No. 86 for Scott Riggs and Blake Koch in a start and park effort.

Truck No. 86 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NCWTC Pts
2012 Scott Riggs 86 Ram DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN
36
IOW 54th 30
Blake Koch CHI
32
POC MCH BRI
QL
Clay Greenfield BRI
34
ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

Truck No. 95 history

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In 2023, Greenfield re-started his own team with new co-owners Jordan and Theresa Kiss, who own Backyard Blues Pools, one of the team's sponsors and also one of Greenfield's sponsors when he drove the No. 84 truck for Cook Racing Enterprises. As a result, the team was renamed GK Racing, which stands for each of their last initials.[1]

Truck No. 95 results

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Year Driver 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 NCTC Pts
2023 Clay Greenfield 95 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW
35
NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI 50th 2
Chevy TAL
DNQ
HOM PHO
2024 DAY
DNQ
ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL
15
HOM MAR PHO

ARCA Racing Series

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Car No. 70 history

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The team also fielded a part-time ARCA Racing Series team, the No. 70 Chevrolet SS, for team co-owner Billy Alger in 2015 and 2016. Sometime after this, Alger would leave the team, making Greenfield its sole owner.

Car No. 70 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Owners Pts
2015 Billy Alger 70 Chevy DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE
Wth
POC MCH CHI WIN
Wth
IOW IRP POC BLN
Wth
ISF DSF
31
SLM KEN KAN NA -
2016 DAY NSH
Wth
SLM
31
TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP
32
POC BLN
24
ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Srigley, Joseph (May 31, 2023). "GK Racing Attempting Truck Series Debut at Gateway with Owner-Driver Clay Greenfield". TobyChristie.com.
  2. ^ Pockrass, Bob (July 25, 2013). "Norm Benning flips the bird, thrills Tony Stewart, fans at Eldora". Sporting News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Clay Greenfield Motorsports plans 8 races, Jeff Hammond to crew chief". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 28, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Christie, Toby (November 30, 2020). "Clay Greenfield to Run Three Races With Rackley Roofing, Seeking Sponsors and Funded Drivers For Balance of 2021". TobyChristie.com.
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  • GK Racing owner statistics at Racing-Reference