Clay Rogers

Clayton Rogers
Born	November 6, 1980(1980-11-06) Mooresville, North Carolina,
Achievements	2004/2006/2009/2010 USARacing Pro Cup Series Champion
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Best finish	49th
First race	2001 Alltel 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2005 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
Truck no., team	#92 - RBR Enterprises
Best finish	30th - 2007
First race	2005 Quaker Steak & Lube 200 presented by Click It or Ticket (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0

Clayton Rogers (born November 6, 1980, in Mooresville, North Carolina) is an American stock car driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series, and is the 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2010 champion in the USARacing Pro Cup Series series. He drives the #92 BTS Tire & Wheel/ Fleet HQ Chevy for RBR Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Early career

He began racing at the age of eight in go-karts. When he was ten years old, he won his first race at Two Flags Speedway. The next season, he won his first of two championships in the World Karting Association. He then competed in the Allison Legacy Series in 1997, winning the first championship ever award in that series. In 1998, Rogers began racing at Concord Motorsports Park in the NASCAR Winston Racing Series. He finished second in the overall championship standings and was named Rookie of the Year. He first competed in USAR in 2000, winning once and finishing in the top-ten eleven times. In 2006 he won one of the most pestigous short track races in the country, The Snowball Derby. Rogers returned to the USAR for 2009 and won back to back championships.

NASCAR career

Rogers made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 2001. He drove the #17 Visine Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Robbie Reiser for nine races, sharing the ride with Matt Kenseth. His best finish that season came at Memphis Motorsports Park, where he finished twelfth.

After a four year absence from NASCAR, Rogers returned to series competition in 2005 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He began in the Truck Series, driving the #44 Ford F-150 for Tom Baird. He made one start for Baird at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where he finished 14th. He then signed to drive the #65 Glynn Motorsports Dodge Ram, where he finished eighth in his first start with the team. He drove four more races for the team that season, his best finish coming in his last race at New Hampshire International Speedway, where he finished fourth.

Rogers competed in three Busch Series races in 2005 as well. He made his season debut at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing 43rd after wrecking his #91 Speed Zone Energy Drink Dodge. He completed the season driving in a pair of races for Glynn, his best finish coming at the season-ending Ford 300, where he drove the #58 Who's Your Daddy? to a fourteenth place finish. After Glynn ceased operations at the end of the year, Rogers returned to USAR and won the Southern Division championship. He returned return to the Truck Series to race the #40 Key Motorsports truck on a part-time basis.

Rogers competed in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup in 2006, and he won the series championship.

After a 3 year absence from NASCAR Rogers returned to the Camping World Truck Series. Rogers will run the complete 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series #92 RBR Enterprises Chevy with sponsorship from BTS Tire & Wheel/ Fleet HQ. Rogers finished a surprise 3rd in the season opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona to Michael Waltrip and Elliott Sadler and was the points leader after Daytona.

External links

• Clay Rogers Website
• Clay Rogers Facebook Page
• Clay Rogers Career Statistics

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Name	Rogers, Clay
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Date of birth	November 6, 1980
Place of birth	Mooresville, North Carolina
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