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King Shows Speed In Modified Return At Super Bee

By Rod Wortham | July 15, 2024

CHATHAM, La. – In his return to the limited modified division, Michael King Jr.’s strong start at Super Bee Speedway was derailed by another mechanical failure Saturday night. Competing in the USRA Limited class at the quarter-mile, semi-banked dirt oval, King finished second in his eight-lap heat race to earn an inside-second row starting spot…

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Heat Win Highlights King’s Latest Plumerville Stop

By Rod Wortham | June 30, 2024

PLUMERVILLE, Ark. – A heat-race win was the lone bright spot for Michael King Jr. Saturday night as he returned to the seat of his steel-block dirt late model at Two Dollar Pistol Motor Speedway. King, the 23-year-old from Paducah, Ky., now living in El Dorado, Ark., started off the night at the quarter-mile clay…

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King Leads At Big O Before Overheating Issue Returns

By Rod Wortham | June 24, 2024

ENNIS, Texas – Michael King Jr. was on his way to his third dirt late model win of the season Saturday night when overheating issues scuttled his efforts for the second race in a row. Racing at Big O Speedway, King set the fastest lap in time trials, but a scoring glitch led the 23-year-old…

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Overheating Issue Derails King With Titan Legends Series

By Rod Wortham | June 10, 2024

PLUMERVILLE, Ark. – Bad luck during Saturday’s Titan Legends Late Model Series event at Two Dollar Pistol Motor Speedway left Michael King Jr. with disappointment instead of a victory. King came from fifth to first in his heat race at the quarter-mile dirt oval, earning the pole position for the 20-lap main event that followed.…

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King Rough-Rides To Runner-Up Finish at Plumerville

By Rod Wortham | June 4, 2024

PLUMERVILLE, Ark. – On a night with choppy track conditions due to consistent rain in the region, Michael King Jr. still nearly stole a win Saturday at Two Dollar Pistol Motor Speedway. King, who was driving his familiar No. 14jr steel-block dirt late model, finished sixth in his heat race and started on the outside…

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KING BAGS SECOND DIRT LATE MODEL WIN OF SEASON

By Rod Wortham | May 15, 2024

PLUMERVILLE, Ark. – Michael King Jr. drove to his second dirt late model victory of the season Saturday with a dominant drive at Two Dollar Pistol Motor Speedway. Competing with the Titan Legends Late Model Series, King put together a thrilling drive from sixth to first in his heat race, assuming command in the final…

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ARK-LA-TEX SPEEDWAY VISIT COMES TO AN EARLY END WITH USRA LIMITED MODIFIED

By Rod Wortham | April 27, 2024

Micheal King Jr. was one of 33 USRA Limited Modifieds at Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, La.) on Saturday afternoon. Following a sixth-place finish in his heat, Michael recorded a 14th-place finish in his B-Main and did not make the cut for the main event.

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MICHAEL KING JR. SIXTH IN 2024 LIMITED MODIFIED DEBUT AT SUPERBEE SPEEDWAY

By Rod Wortham | April 6, 2024

Making his first Limited Modified start of the 2024 season, Michael King Jr. made the trip to Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, La.) on Saturday afternoon for a weekly event. Drawing 23 entries to the track, King Jr. started sixth and finished fifth in his heat race before storming forward in the 20-lap feature to finish…

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EARLY EXIT IN TOILET BOWL CLASSIC WEEKEND AT CLARKSVILLE SPEEDWAY

By Rod Wortham | March 29, 2024

Primed for a busy Easter weekend of racing, Michael King Jr. made the long haul to Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway on Friday afternoon to compete in the two-day Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic. Clicking off the sixth-fastest lap in his group, King Jr. finished fifth in his heat race and earned the 17th-place starting position. With the…

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MICHAEL KING JR. RUNS INTO TROUBLE WITH COMP CAMS SUPER DIRT SERIES AT BOOTHILL SPEEDWAY

By Rod Wortham | March 9, 2024

With Mother Nature axing Friday’s $5,000-to-win program, Michael King Jr. was one of 31 Comp Cams Super Late Models checked in at Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, La.) on Saturday for the $10,000-to-win Ronny Adams Memorial. Stopping the clock 16th-quickest in qualifying, Michael was battling for position in his heat race when another competitor made hard contact…

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