| Ken Schrader | |||||||
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 Schrader at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Kenneth William Schrader May 29, 1955 Fenton, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1982 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 1983 USAC Thunder & Lightning Sprint Car Series Champion 1981 4-Crown Nationals Midget Winner 1983 4-Crown Nationals Silver Crown Winner 1989, 1990 Busch Clash Winner 1981, 1982, 1984 Copper World Classic Midget Winner 1989, 1990 Copper World Classic Silver Crown Winner 1998 Copper World Classic Late Model Winner 2006 Copper World Classic Stock Car Winner 1988, 1989, 1990 Daytona 500 Pole Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 1985 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 763 races run over 29 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 39th | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (1994) | ||||||
| First race | 1984 Pepsi 420 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
| First win | 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last win | 1991 Budweiser 500 (Dover) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 116 races run over 17 years | |||||||
| 2010 position | 120th | ||||||
| Best finish | 29th (1992) | ||||||
| First race | 1987 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 Subway Jalapeño 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 1989 Ames/Peak 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last win | 1994 Fram Filter 500K (Talladega) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 105 races run over 18 years | |||||||
| 2017 position | 58th | ||||||
| Best finish | 19th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
| First win | 1995 Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 (Saugus) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 40th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Canada Day Shootout (Hamilton) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Freshstone Dirt Classic (Ohsweken) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 35 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 15th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 1981 Daytona ARCA 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 (DuQuoin) | ||||||
| First win | 1990 Massey Ford 150 (Hagerstown) | ||||||
| Last win | 2015 Federated Car Care Fall Classic 200 (Salem) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 5, 2024. | |||||||
Kenneth William Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing. He previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as the Superstar Racing Experience. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.
He races in many racing divisions and has been successful in any division he has stepped into. He owns a dirt late model and dirt open-wheel modified car. Both of these cars, along with his Camping World Truck Series and ARCA series cars, are sponsored by Federated Auto Parts. He owns Federated Auto Parts Raceway (formerly I-55 Raceway) in Pevely, Missouri, and is co-owner of Macon Speedway, near Macon, Illinois, along with Kenny Wallace, Tony Stewart, and local promoter Bob Sargent.[1]
During the 1990s and the early part of the 2000s, Schrader was running as many as 100 races among many types of racing, including NASCAR's national and regional touring series, ARCA, short track, and dirt track.
Schrader is also remembered as being the other driver involved in the last lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 which killed Dale Earnhardt.
- ^ Macon Speedway Under New Ownersh Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine