Nord Krauskopf

Nord Krauskopf
Mr. and Mrs. Krauskopf at the K&K Insurance offices. They managed and marketed a benevolent fund for NASCAR drivers before, during, and after his ownership career.
BornJanuary 26, 1922
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 3, 1986[1]
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationNASCAR team owner/businessman
Known forOne of the first NASCAR Cup Series owners to become a millionaire
SpouseTheodora[2]

Nord Krauskopf (January 26, 1922 – August 3, 1986) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1966 to 1977.[1] He was the owner of K&K Insurance and a part of the business since its foundation in 1952.[3] This was a position that he kept in the corporate world while having a second career in the motorsports industry as a car owner. This dual role lasted until the 1970s when he left the NASCAR circuit to focus on running his insurance company.[4] His team would field mostly Dodge Chargers and Dodge Daytonas to the Cup Series races.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Nord Krauskopf career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  2. ^ Tadevich, Debra (March 2002). "K&K Insurance Celebrates 50 Years of Success". Rough Notes. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  3. ^ "Career of Nord Krauskopf (1966–67)". Freewebs. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  4. ^ "Company history - K&K Insurance". K&K Insurance. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  5. ^ "Bobby Isaac and the K&K Insurance NASCAR Chargers". Street Legal TV. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-25.