T.J. Duke is a NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. In the NCWTS, he drove the #07 SS Green Light Racing car at Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...

. He made his NNS debut just a few weeks later at Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...

, representing Key Motorsports

Key Motorsports

Key Motorsports is a NASCAR team owned by Curtis Key. The team currently fields the #40 Chevrolet Impala driven by Charles Lewandoski, the #42 Chevrolet Impala drien by Tim Andrews, the #46 Chevrolet Impala driven by Chase Miller, and the #47 Chevrolet Impala driven by Danny Efland / Scott Wimmer...

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NASCAR 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

Denny Hamlin

James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin is an American race car driver. Though originally born in Tampa, Florida, Hamlin was raised for most of his life in Chesterfield, Virginia. After racing in go-karts for a number of years, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract...

 won this race after leading 68 laps.

NASCAR 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.

Sam Hornish, Jr.

Racing League]] championships. He currently drives the #12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger for Penske Racing part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He also drives the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford when Travis Kvapil is unable to drive the car....

won the race.