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An American stock car racing driver.  He started out racing in the NASCAR truck series driving the #09 Zaxby's Ford.  Townley is the son of Tony Townley, the co-founder of Zaxby's.  Townley drove in the American Speed Association prior to joining NASCAR.  He began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2008 when he drove in three races for RAB Racing.  He returned to the Xfinity Series with RAB in 2009 and qualified for 26 races.  He finished 16 races and finished 23rd in points.  Townley's driving style proved controversial, resulting in numerous accidents; he received the nickname John 'Wrecks' Townley from his detractors.  Townley joined Richard Childress Racing for 2010, but was released at the sixth race of the year at Phoenix International Raceway after a crash in practice; resulting in his replacement at RCR by Clint Bowyer.  He rejoined RAB Racing for a few races later in the 2010 season.  Townley returned to RAB Racing for the 2012 NASCAR Truck Series season, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.  On February 7, 2012 Townley was arrested and charged with DUI following an auto accident in rural Oconee County, Georgia.  He was subsequently suspended by RAB Racing until an "appropriate" amount of time had passed, and was placed on probation by NASCAR through the end of the year.  Townley would return to driving for the team in the Truck Series at the end of March at Martinsville Speedway, where he finished 23rd.  He would finish in the top 20 in the following three races.  In August he scored his first career top-10 finish in NASCAR, finishing eighth in the