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08.14.08 -- Things start to pick up for Daron. He won the B main and finished 4th in the A main at Creek County Speedway in Oklahoma for the Tour N Topless Tour.

08.05.08 -- The #92 was spotted again at the $30,000 to win wingless show at Oskaloosa, Iowa. Daron finished 16th in the feature event.

08.02.08 -- DC picked himself up a ride driving the Tom Busch # 4 at Tri State Speedway for the MSCS show. Daron finished 18th in the feature.

07.25.08 -- The first appearance of the #92 was at Gas City Speedway! Everybody was pumped to see DC back in the familiar machine which the fans love so well. The return was not so good as Daron would finish 13th in the B main.

07.21.08 -- USAC's Indiana Sprintweek is always a tough string of races. Long hot days and hard work is the theme. Last year Daron picked up two sprintweek wins in two different cars! Gas City in the Hoffman # 69 and Tri State in the Walker # 11. This year things took a little turn as they say. 19th and 25th at Lawrenceburg, 15th at Gas City, 17th at Kamp, and a 20th at Haubstadt is how the week went.

06.30.08 -- Daron and the Truckers team loaded up for an MSCS weekend of fun and excitement. Paducah, Kentucky was the first stop. Things kicked off to a great start as DC won his heat race. In the feature he battled with Robert Ballou for the lead. Daron and Ballou swapped the lead. Ballou retook the lead. Daron was trying to run him down as both drivers hit the wall coming off of turn two. Daron broke the jacobs ladder resulting in an 11th place finish.

Night # 2 put the team at one of DC's favorite racetracks Tri State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana. Daron was awesome in his heat running all fours wheels above the cushion giving his all thrilling the "Clayton Nation" atop the backshoot bleachers. Daron ran 2nd in the heat. The feature was wild as always. Daron was fighting his way towards the front until contact with another car ended Darons night while running 4th. No doubt Daron was on his way to another win.

6.22.08 -- Daron and the Truckers team set sail to Gas City I-69 Speedway in Gas City Friday night. Things got off to a great start as DC won his heat race from the second row. The redraw for the feature put Daron starting in the 8th spot. DC was doing everything he could with the tough Gas City field and race track. He managed to bring it home in 6th spot. Saturday night at the new Lawrenceburg things took a negative turn. While racing in the heat Daron was checked out leading when the motor decided it didn't want to run as good as the night before. Daron went to the pits and it was later determined that the engine had a burnt piston.

6.17.08. -- USAC took the National Sprinters to the high banked half mile for the final night of "Border Wars." Daron timed in 14th quick. In the heat race, Daron finished 7th! He had to battle back in the semi where he finished 3rd. In the feature Daron was up to his old tricks. He was finding his groove and slide jobbing his way towards the front. When it was all said and done DC finished in the 5th place spot. Daron's luck is starting to turn around and he is putting up some solid finishes. Sprintweek is right around the corner!

06.09.08 -- What a crazy week it has been for Daron Clayton. The Truckers team headed east for the USAC National Sprint Tour in which the series would visit 4 tracks in 2 states. After missing the show at Grandview, raining out Williams Grove and then crashing at Big Diamond, Daron wants to just forget about the east coast swing all together. The Truckers team decided to skip Hagerstown and head to Haubstadt for the KISS show. It is a good thing they did because Daron finally got the monkey off of his back for 2008. After what has been a tough start to the season, winning at Haubstadt was the shot in the arm he needed and the team needed.

05.25.08 -- The Truckers team headed to another one of DC's favorite tracks. Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana is a tight and sticky 1/4 mile that displays incredible racing action. Daron won his heat and looked to be a strong contender for a feature win. Daron started on the pole and lead the first half of the race until the breaks on the # 10 went soft and Daron fell to 5th when the checkered dropped. It was disappointing running 5th after leading half the race however Daron and team have two top 5's in a row and they will ride that momentum into Bloomington this Friday for the KISS show.

05.23.08 -- The Memorial Day Weekend of racing kicked off at Daron's favorite racetrack, the Terre Haute Action Track. The track was in great shape! Daron timed in 20th in qualifications. Daron fell back in the heat and never recovered and one spot out of the transfer spot in 5th. In the B-main DC bicycled in turn 1 and dropped all the way to the tail of the field. Daron is not a quitter. He ripped the top down and came from DEAD LAST in the semi and nabbed the final transfer on the last corner! In the feature Daron had his spurs on and they were "clanking" off the torque tube! He fought and clawed his way to an impressive 4th place finish from the back!

05.19.08 -- Daron was excited and totally pumped for the opening KISS show at Gas City. The heat race went well as he scored the win in an exciting battle with Brady Short. In the main event things were going great. DC was running in third until an early A-main restart. The field barreled down into the first set of corners. The Truckers # 10 hooked up high off the second turn and Daron wheelied into a horrifying flip. It took two hard licks to cage during the flip. It took a few moments for Daron to exit the car.  He did get out of the machine under his own power. The car will need some TLC before the Terre Haute this Thursday. It's hard to keep a cowboy down. Look for DC to bounce back and land in victory lane ASAP!

05.12.08 -- With rain moving through Indiana once again, it washed out virtually everything. The team decided to go to Tri State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana. This is a tight, tacky, high bank 1/4 mile where Daron has success at. He has won here multiple times. Everyone was very confident going into the race. DC finished 2nd in his heat. Daron was running towards the front in the A-main and took the lead on lap 18. Three laps later Daron had to give up the lead and drop out of the event with a mechanical failure. Daron was credited with 12th place.

Daron and Stanbrough go wheel to wheel! Photo by Phil

05.04.08 -- Sunday was the debut of the "New Terre Haute Action Track." The team loaded up after Brownstown and headed to the only half mile in the state. As we all know, DC has won at THAT and is always a contender. He started off the day beautifully. He won his heat and by doing that, Daron started in the front of the feature. He was running a smooth race in 6th until a flipping car took Daron out of the race on lap 10. Daron finished 22nd in the A-main.

DC at the Terre Haute Action Track. Bruce Harrison Photo

The four heat winners at Terre Haute. Photo by Bruce Harrison

05.03.08 -- The USAC National Sprint Series made the first appearance to Indiana's Brownstown Speedway. DC timed in 3rd quick in the solid 41 car field. The competition was very stout at the fast 1/4 mile dirt track. Daron battled and fought earned a 3rd in the heat. The track stayed racy with two grooves most of the night. Come feature time everyone was exciting because Daron started 3rd in the feature. The track would totally go away and that meant no cushion for the "Cowboy" to lean on. Daron finished 15th.

04.29.08 -- 2008 has not been so kind to the driver we call the "Modern Day Cowboy." This past weekend he raced all three nights. Bloomington Speedway decided to pack down their cushion pretty much take DC out of the equation. Daron missed the show. Saturday night proved to be better as DC put the #10 in the 5th spot in the A-main. The 3rd and final night of the weekend was at Kokomo. Daron was exciting as usual all night until the A-main. The track went very hard and slick and Daron posted a 19th place finish.

04.18.08 -- (Race #2) - The long awaited USAC National Sprint Car Series opened at Gas City. (Eldora opener rained out) Daron got off to a great start qualifying 6th in the 47 car field. DC ran 3rd in his heat. That put him outside of row 1 for the main event. The feature was a tough one. Daron tried to make the top groove work. In typical Gas City fashion, the bottom lane was the path of choice. Aside from a few on track issues with other racers, Daron finished 17th in the A-main.

04.11.08 -- (Race #1) - Daron open the 2008 season at Gas City I-69 Speedway in Gas City, Indiana. Opening night turned out to be a disastrous night. Daron made contact with another car in the feature and flipped the Truckers 24 Hour Service #10 in turn 3 ending his night. DC was credited with 20th place.

Here are some photos of the new car at Gas City!

Photos courtesy of Dave Merritt