GK Racing Bio
GK Racing is an American professional stock car racing team founded in 2011 and based in Clarksville, Tennessee. The organization competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and fields the No. 95 Chevrolet Silverado primarily for Clay Greenfield, who is a co-owner and the team’s primary driver.
The team has operated under previous identities, including Alger Motorsports and Clay Greenfield Motorsports, as ownership and sponsorship structures evolved. GK Racing’s ownership presently includes Clay Greenfield, Tandra Greenfield, Jordan Kiss and Theresa Kiss, with Backyard Blues Pools identified as a primary sponsor.
Early Life and Background
The operation that became GK Racing started competition in 2011 under the name Alger Motorsports, beginning with part-time entries in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team maintained a small, funding-driven schedule early on, focusing on select events and superspeedway starts when sponsorship allowed.
Early activity included initial attempts to qualify at high-profile races and the use of multiple truck numbers as the organization established its presence. Billy Alger was a co-owner in the early years and also drove for the team in ARCA competition before later departing and leaving Clay Greenfield as sole owner for a period.
Path to MotorSports
GK Racing’s path through American stock car racing has included entries in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and a part-time ARCA Racing Series program. The team ran a part-time ARCA entry as the No. 70 Chevrolet SS for Billy Alger in 2015 and 2016, and it continued to pursue selective Truck Series starts across multiple seasons.
Over time the organization underwent a series of name and ownership changes tied to sponsorship and driver opportunities, ultimately becoming a vehicle for Clay Greenfield to compete as both owner and driver on a part-time basis. The team’s manufacturer has been Chevrolet throughout its recent operations.
GK Racing Career
Early Career (2011–2014)
Alger Motorsports debuted in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2011 with a limited, part-time schedule and faced early challenges attempting to qualify for marquee events. The team failed to qualify at Daytona in its initial effort and made a debut appearance in the spring race at Texas, reflecting the incremental approach common to small, independent Truck Series teams.
By 2012 the organization was fielding trucks for Clay Greenfield in selected races, and in 2013 the operation was renamed Clay Greenfield Motorsports. That 2013 season included a strong showing in practice at Daytona, where Greenfield posted the fastest time in a session, and a notable effort to qualify at Eldora Speedway that became a defining competitive moment for the team during its early years.
Craftsman Truck Series Development (2015–2023)
Across the mid and late 2010s Clay Greenfield’s team continued a part-time program in the Truck Series, selecting events according to sponsorship availability and strategic opportunity. The team expanded its activity in 2020 when the season disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in larger entry fields and the temporary absence of qualifying, a change that allowed the team to enter more races than originally planned.
In 2020 the team added experienced personnel for select events, bringing longtime NASCAR on Fox commentator Jeff Hammond out of retirement to serve as crew chief on a part-time basis, a move intended to strengthen race-day performance. The team also pursued partnerships with other small teams on occasion, including a planned drive by Bobby Reuse that was affected by chassis availability issues in a partnered entry.
ARCA Racing Series Activity (2015–2016)
Concurrent with its Truck Series entries, the organization fielded an ARCA Racing Series entry for co-owner Billy Alger in 2015 and 2016 under the No. 70 Chevrolet SS banner. That ARCA program represented the team’s effort to expand its footprint and provide seat time for an owner-driver in a national-level stock car series.
Sometime after the ARCA program the team’s structure changed as Billy Alger left the operation, and Clay Greenfield resumed primary ownership responsibilities. The ARCA activity and subsequent ownership shift were part of a broader period of adjustment that shaped the team’s strategy in the following years.
GK Racing Era (2023–Present)
In 2023 Clay Greenfield re-started the organization with new co-owners Jordan and Theresa Kiss and with continued participation from Tandra Greenfield, marking the transition to the GK Racing name. The GK initials reflect the principals’ last-name initials and underscore the new, sponsor-backed ownership model that includes Backyard Blues Pools among the team’s backers.
Under the GK Racing banner the team fields the No. 95 Chevrolet Silverado on a part-time basis for Clay Greenfield and operates from its Clarksville, Tennessee base. The team remains focused on selective Truck Series entries and on maintaining a presence in the national series while pursuing sponsorship and technical partnerships appropriate to a smaller independent effort.
Notable Events and Milestones
Key moments in the team’s history include posting the fastest practice time at Daytona in 2013, a dramatic last-chance qualifier effort at Eldora Speedway that season, the 2015–2016 ARCA program for co-owner Billy Alger, the near-full 2020 Truck Series schedule that followed pandemic-related field expansions, and the 2023 re-launch as GK Racing with new co-owners and a primary sponsorship relationship with Backyard Blues Pools. Across its history the team has recorded no race victories or pole positions in national series competition.
GK Racing Career Wins
GK Racing does not have recorded race victories or pole positions in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series or in its ARCA entries. The team’s competitive record has been defined by selective entries, development efforts, and occasional strong individual session performances rather than by race wins.
Craftsman Truck Series Highlights
The organization made its Truck Series debut at the 2011 WinStar World Casino 400 in Texas and continued to enter events across multiple seasons, typically on a part-time basis and often targeting superspeedways and specific venues. The team’s best-verified Truck Series race finish in the early years included a thirteenth-place result during the 2013 campaign, and the program has emphasized persistence and opportunistic race entries over a pursuit of full-season points campaigns.
Other Wins & Perfromances
In ARCA competition the team ran part-time entries in 2015 and 2016, providing additional national-series experience for team drivers and ownership. Those ARCA starts formed part of the organization’s broader development strategy and preceded subsequent ownership consolidation that returned Clay Greenfield to sole control before the later 2023 partnership reformation.
GK Racing Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Ownership of the team has included Clay Greenfield and his wife Tandra Greenfield, along with Jordan and Theresa Kiss, whose Backyard Blues Pools company is a prominent sponsor and partner. The Kiss partnership and the Greenfields’ involvement represent a family-and-business-centered ownership group that supports the team’s part-time national program.
Personal Life
The team operates from Clarksville, Tennessee, and maintains an official website and public social-media presence to support sponsor relationships and fan engagement. Tandra Greenfield is publicly noted as a former NFL cheerleader, a detail reflected in the team’s known public profile.