Michael King Jr.

Age: 24

Birthday: December 22, 2000

Hometown:  Paducah, KY

Michael King Jr. is a 24-year-old dirt late model and dirt modified racer from Paducah, Ky., who now calls El Dorado, Ark., home. He’s in the midst of his eighth season of racing with his family-owned and operated team, spearheaded by his parents – Michael Sr. and Leslie.

King started in the front-wheel drive class in 2018, collecting 14 wins in his rookie season, including highlight victories during the Louisiana State Championship Race at Boothill Speedway and the Spooky 50 weekend at Super Bee Speedway.

He advanced into Limited Modifieds in 2019, and racked up eight victories in the class, as well as the 2020 Super Bee Speedway track championship and the 2020 Chatham Speedway Limited Modified Champion.

His late model tenure took off in 2022, and he debuted with the Titan Legends Late Model Series the next year, where he contended for rookie-of-the-year honors and narrowly missed out to Preston Farmer. King has also made two appearances at the prestigious Gateway Dirt Nationals in St. Louis, Mo.  Michael had 24 career race wins across 3 car classes, wins at 8 different speedways, and a streak of 9 wins in a row.

In 2025 Michael will be competing at various track in the Dirt Late Model and Dirt Modifieds plus Michael will be making his Pro Truck debut at Houston Motorsports Park for at least two races.

King’s family is no stranger to racing, either, as his mother Leslie is a longtime shock builder under the ShocKing Shocks banner.

Away from the racetrack, King is a supporter of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation’s efforts in the fight against pediatric cancer.