Teague was born in Buladean, North Carolina, growing up in the mountains;[1] he remains a resident of Johnson City.

[8] In 2004, Teague was fined $2,500 by NASCAR for a post-race altercation with members of Kevin Harvick's race team at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

[10] Teague competed in NASCAR in 2012, running selected races, primarily at Bristol Motor Speedway, for JD Motorsports in the No.

Teague made his final NASCAR start on August 21, 2015 for the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Teague was having one of his best runs in years, inside the top 25 with 5 laps to go, when he wrecked along with Harrison Rhodes, and finished the race in the 26th position.