About Ken Schrader
Born 1955. Ken Schrader is an American nASCAR team owner and racing automobile driver.
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. He also last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing. He has also 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.
Schrader 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.
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.
Racing career Beginnings
Schrader was born in Fenton, Missouri. In 1971, he was the sportsmens champ at Lake Hill Speedway in Valley Park. That same year, he moved up to sprint cars, racing in various locations across the Midwest. In 1980, he started racing in USAC's Stock Car Division and was the series' rookie of the year. He returned to USAC's Stock Car Division one year later, finishing third in points. In his first race, he won the pole for the Daytona 500, beginning a three-year streak in which he won the pole for that race. After initially failing to qualify in the No. 25 for the following race, Schrader purchased a racecar from Buddy Arrington to drive in the No. 67 Ford, this time successfully qualifying. Schrader won his first career race, at the Talladega DieHard 500, and finished fifth in the final standings. He won his second career Winston Cup Series race the following season at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and finished fifth in the standings again. He also earned his first career Busch Series win at the Ames/Peak 200.
Kodiak became Schrader's sponsor in 1990. Although he failed to win, he collected three poles, and seven top fives, dropping to tenth in points. In 1991, he got his third win, at the Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, and his final Winston Cup Series win, at Dover International Speedway. He had nine total top-five finishes and finished ninth in the final points standings. In 1992, he dropped to seventeenth in the standings after posting eleven top-tens. The following season, Schrader returned to ninth in the points and won a career-high six poles. He had his career-best points finish in 1994 when he finished fourth. He also won his most recent Busch race at Talladega.
In 1995, Budweiser became Schrader's primary sponsor. Schrader lost the top end of his left thumb in a mishap at Evergreen Speedway in a NASCAR Supertrucks practice session on May 13. He won his final pole with Hendrick, at Pocono Raceway and dropped back to seventeenth in points. He survived a horrific crash in the DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. After he improved only to twelfth in the standings in 1996, Schrader left Hendrick Motorsports after a nine-year association with the team.
1997–2005 At Dover in September 2001, Schrader drove an all-American flag car in honor of those lost in the September 11 attacks two weeks prior. In 1997, Schrader was hired to drive the No. 33 Skoal Bandit Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Andy Petree Racing. He had eight top-tens and won two poles, finishing tenth in the standings, his most recent top-ten points finish. The following season, he posted three fourth-place finishes and won two poles over the last five races of the season. He won his final Winston Cup Series pole, at Talladega, in 1999, but despite a fifteenth place points run, Schrader failed to finish in the top-five all year and departed Petree.
Schrader signed to drive the No. 36 M&M's Pontiac Grand Prix for MB2 Motorsports. In his first year of competition, Schrader had two top-tens and finished eighteenth in the standings. He posted five top-tens in 2001, but dropped to nineteenth in the standings. While competing in the Daytona 500, he was involved in a final-lap crash where Dale Earnhardt crashed into the wall and died. The image of Schrader peering into Earnhardt's car, only to jump back and frantically signal for assistance, is etched into the minds of many racing fans; his interview with Jeanne Zelasko during Fox Sports' post-race show was the first sign to many that something was wrong with the seven-time Winston Cup champion, as he appeared visibly shaken and upon being asked if Earnhardt was okay, he said "I don't really know. I'm not a doctor. I got the heck out of the way as soon as they got there." Schrader later stated in a 2011 interview that he knew Earnhardt was dead, but didn't want to be the one to announce it. In 2002, Schrader did not finish in the top-ten in a single race, the first time since 1984. Following that season, he departed MB2.
Despite an original lack of sponsorship, Schrader was announced as the driver of the No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge Intrepid for 2003. Soon, 1-800-Call-ATT became the team's primary sponsor. At the Brickyard 400, Schrader's qualifying time was too slow (and the team was out of provisionals) to make the field, the first time since 1984 that Schrader had missed a Winston Cup Series race. He DNQ'd three more times that season and fell to 36th in points. In 2004, Schrader's previous sponsor, Schwan Food Company, became BAM's new sponsor, while Schrader had a sixth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. He had three more top-tens the following season and matched his previous year's run of 31st in points.
2006–2007
In 2006, Schrader drove the No. 21 Little Debbie/Motorcraft/United States Air Force Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, earning his final two career top-tens that season. In 2007, he ran a part-time schedule with the Wood Brothers, sharing the ride with rookie Jon Wood. After the team fell out of the top-35 in owner's points, Bill Elliott became their new driver until the team returned to the top-35. Schrader returned to BAM Racing at Indianapolis, and later regained his spot with the Wood Brothers beginning at Loudon, before being replaced again by Elliott late in the year. Schrader also drove seventeen races in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bobby Hamilton Racing in the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge Ram, earning two top-five finishes.
2008–2013
Schrader returned to BAM Racing in 2008. However, after making only two of the first five races, BAM Racing switched to Toyota. After the sixth race of the season, at Martinsville, Virginia, where Schrader qualified the new Microsoft Toyota in seventh place and finished 37th, BAM Racing decided they needed to sit the next two races out to complete a fleet of the new Toyota cars. After two weeks, it was announced that a primary sponsor had backed out of its deal, leaving BAM Racing and Schrader with no other option but to temporarily suspend operations. NASCAR.com reported on April 15, 2008, that the team would enter a hiatus, and not return to racing until the fall. Schrader ran the race in a one-off at Talladega on April 27, 2008, in the No. 70 Haas/CNC Chevrolet, sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza, qualifying third, but finishing 42nd due to motor problems.
Schrader qualified a fourth Richard Childress Racing entry into the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25. He qualified the No. 33 Camping World Chevy in the 33rd position and finished 33rd. Schrader signed a multi-race deal in August that allowed him to share a seat with Joey Logano for Jeff Moorad (Hall of Fame Racing) in the No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota in various races through the end of the year. It was later announced that he would split the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule in Phoenix Racing's No. 09 car alongside Brad Keselowski, Sterling Marlin, and Mike Bliss, but never made a race attempt. He made two starts in the truck series for himself, and seven starts in the ARCA series with six Top 10s in 2009.
Schrader started fourteenth and finished fourteenth in the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010, driving the No. 82 Team Red Bull Toyota. That same year, he qualified for Martinsville marking his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race since the November 2008 event at Phoenix International Raceway. Schrader finished eighteenth after starting 38th and leading seven laps for Latitude 43 Motorsports.
In 2011, Schrader ran a part-time Sprint Cup Series schedule for FAS Lane Racing. With seven starts, Schrader posted a season best finish of 21st at Martinsville during the fall race. He ran thirteen races for the team in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012. Schrader also inked a deal to run at least nine races in 2013 for FAS Lane Racing with Federated Auto Parts as the sponsor. Schrader ran in the truck series at the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway. In qualifying at Eldora, Schrader had a lap speed of , a track record, and clinched the pole, becoming the oldest pole winner in any NASCAR series at age 58. He eventually finished fourteenth.
On May 21, 2013, he became the oldest ARCA race winner.
On October 27, 2013, Schrader announced that he would retire from NASCAR after the 2013 season; he described it as "not retirement", but that there were "just no plans to come back"; he planned to continue competing in ARCA and dirt modified events.
Despite his retirement, Schrader drove an entry in the 2014 Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic at Eldora. While he was originally entered in Haas Racing Development's No. 00 truck, he instead drove his own No. 52 Federated Auto Parts truck. Schrader finished fourth; his best NASCAR finish in several years. In the 2015 running of the event, Schrader finished 11th after starting 3rd. In the 2016 race, now known as the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby, he drove the No. 71 Chevrolet to twelfth place finish.
On May 27, 2017, Schrader entered into the Little 500 sprint car race held at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana, where he finished tenth. In July, he returned to the Eldora Truck race, driving the No. 66 Silverado for Bolen Motorsports.
SRX On May 4, 2022, Schrader was announced as a driver in the Superstar Racing Experience at the track he owned at the time, I-55 Speedway. Schrader won the first heat race of the night and finished ninth in heat 2. At the end of the main event, Schrader finished on the podium in third.
Pinty's Series On August 14, 2023, Schrader won the Freshstone Dirt Classic at Ohsweken Speedway in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, becoming the first non-Canadian driver to win in the series and the oldest driver to win a NASCAR sanctioned event at the age of 68.
Personal life Schrader currently resides in Dittmer, Missouri, a small town about 45 minutes from downtown St. Louis, where he runs his race team, Schrader Racing. He is married to his wife, Ann, with whom he has two children.
Schrader was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1984 Langley Racing 64 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV19 POC TAL MCH33 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT26 NWS17 CAR ATL27 RSD 53rd - 1985 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY11 RCH14 CAR40 ATL17 BRI10 DAR13 NWS14 MAR16 TAL20 DOV10 CLT38 RSD10 POC15 MCH34 DAY21 POC15 TAL11 MCH20 BRI19 DAR14 RCH15 DOV16 MAR26 NWS15 CLT25 CAR19 ATL15 RSD23 16th 3024 1986 DAY33 RCH23 CAR22 ATL21 BRI13 DAR10 NWS14 MAR7 TAL26 DOV10 CLT23 RSD17 POC27 MCH20 DAY12 POC23 TAL31 GLN16 MCH11 BRI28 DAR36 RCH25 DOV22 MAR7 NWS18 CLT28 CAR14 ATL17 RSD11 16th 3052 1987 DAY7 CAR10 RCH13 ATL29 DAR5 NWS16 BRI17 MAR7 TAL8 CLT29 DOV6 POC17 RSD10 MCH8 DAY7* POC10 TAL18 GLN27 MCH34 BRI27 DAR11 RCH21 DOV11 MAR12 NWS15 CLT17 CAR14 RSD29 ATL35 10th 3405 1988 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY6 RCHDNQ CAR10 ATL8 DAR29 BRI10 NWS11 MAR10 TAL5 CLT6 DOV21 RSD20 POC9 MCH6 DAY8 POC2 TAL1 GLN10 MCH12 BRI21 DAR11 RCH18 DOV35 MAR4 CLT7 NWS8 CAR11 PHO14 ATL6 5th 3858 Arrington Racing 67 Ford RCH20 1989 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY2* CAR25 ATL15 RCH19 DAR27 BRI32 NWS14 MAR7 TAL6 CLT3 DOV3 SON37 POC4 MCH11 DAY36 POC7 TAL4 GLN20 MCH11 BRI23 DAR5 RCH24 DOV3 MAR10 CLT1 NWS13 CAR4 PHO13 ATL4 5th 3876 1990 DAY40 RCH10 CAR3 ATL4 DAR10 BRI6 NWS19 MAR6 TAL28 CLT11 DOV2 SON18 POC15 MCH27 DAY3 POC11 TAL16 GLN9 MCH40 BRI12 DAR39 RCH10 DOV10 MAR27 NWS5 CLT35 CAR5 PHO2 ATL11 10th 3572 1991 DAY31 RCH10 CAR2 ATL1 DAR19 BRI29 NWS5 MAR23 TAL7 CLT2 DOV1 SON5 POC7 MCH6 DAY4 POC23 TAL40 GLN30 MCH10 BRI3 DAR3 RCH8 DOV33 MAR9 NWS8 CLT38 CAR5 PHO17 ATL37 9th 3690 1992 DAY37 CAR5 RCH14 ATL41 DAR12 BRI3 NWS22 MAR7 TAL23 CLT26 DOV23 SON9 POC4 MCH13 DAY6 POC12 TAL9 GLN21 MCH11 BRI3 DAR13 RCH9 DOV30 MAR13 NWS23 CLT7 CAR32 PHO6 ATL36 17th 3404 1993 DAY8 CAR24 RCH20 ATL29 DAR4 BRI34 NWS3 MAR18 TAL21 SON4 CLT4 DOV5 POC2 MCH16 DAY3 NHA38 POC6 TAL32 GLN5 MCH27 BRI24 DAR9 RCH12 DOV2 MAR13 NWS10 CLT9 CAR8 PHO33 ATL27 9th 3715 1994 DAY10 CAR9 RCH11 ATL16 DAR7 BRI2 NWS9 MAR31 TAL5 SON9 CLT24 DOV3 POC3 MCH6 DAY5 NHA24 POC39 TAL4 IND7 GLN4 MCH11 BRI19 DAR32* RCH9 DOV4 MAR6 NWS14 CLT4 CAR32 PHO15 ATL11 4th 4060 1995 DAY9 CAR39 RCH4 ATL27 DAR11 BRI26 NWS12 MAR6 TAL40 SON9 CLT30* DOV11 POC3 MCH27 DAY6 NHA10 POC40 TAL32 IND19 GLN36 MCH26 BRI14 DAR23 RCH9 DOV12 MAR32 NWS8 CLT35 CAR33 PHO10 ATL42 17th 3221 1996 DAY3 CAR29 RCH14 ATL6 DAR28 BRI29 NWS9 MAR7 TAL20 SON8 CLT5 DOV10 POC18 MCH16 DAY8 NHA8 POC15 TAL26 IND16 GLN25 MCH15 BRI13 DAR4 RCH13 DOV22 MAR30 NWS18 CLT29 CAR23 PHO35 ATL30 12th 3540 1997 Andy Petree Racing 33 Chevy DAY33 CAR18 RCH35 ATL25 DAR8 TEX18 BRI12 MAR10 SON31 TAL12 CLT38 DOV6 POC23 MCH27 CAL34 DAY15 NHA11 POC14 IND11 GLN14 MCH14 BRI6 DAR10 RCH14 NHA37 DOV12 MAR9 CLT15 TAL4 CAR30 PHO4 ATL20 10th 3576 1998 DAY4 CAR23 LVS21 ATL17 DAR18 BRI6 TEX21 MAR10 TAL29 CAL15 CLT10 DOV15 RCH4 MCH28 POC43 SON20 NHA9 POC8 IND10 GLN24 MCH14 BRI14 NHA42 DAR13 RCH4 DOV39 MAR13 CLT40 TAL24 DAY9 PHO22 CAR14 ATL7 12th 3675 1999 DAY6 CAR11 LVS18 ATL26 DAR43 TEX17 BRI20 MAR9 TAL6 CAL14 RCH14 CLT7 DOV41 MCH13 POC27 SON39 DAY20 NHA35 POC34 IND18 GLN17 MCH25 BRI10 DAR9 RCH21 NHA12 DOV26 MAR21 CLT23 TAL25 CAR30 PHO14 HOM29 ATL19 15th 3479 2000 MB2 Motorsports 36 Pontiac DAY9 CAR13 LVS16 ATL23 DAR22 BRI26 TEX18 MAR13 TAL36 CAL24 RCH12 CLT37 DOV23 MCH16 POC18 SON15 DAY23 NHA23 POC19 IND22 GLN18 MCH19 BRI12 DAR16 RCH17 NHA10 DOV30 MAR16 CLT25 TAL37 CAR18 PHO40 HOM32 ATL26 18th 3398 2001 DAY13 CAR22 LVS25 ATL8 DAR13 BRI35 TEX10 MAR25 TAL40 CAL33 RCH9 CLT21 DOV36 MCH14 POC9 SON37 DAY15 CHI29 NHA22 POC17 IND28 GLN19 MCH20 BRI22 DAR10 RCH23 DOV18 KAN26 CLT14 MAR11 TAL31 PHO18 CAR19 HOM42 ATL31 NHA39 19th 3480 2002 DAY26 CAR35 LVS26 ATL24 DAR35 BRI22 TEX34 MAR36 TAL24 CAL43 RCH15 CLT18 DOV36 POC16 MCH25 SON38 DAY25 CHI40 NHA24 POC20 IND14 GLN28 MCH14 BRI14 DAR26 RCH26 NHA13 DOV22 KAN28 TAL41 CLT31 MAR26 ATL42 CAR22 PHO37 HOM27 30th 2954 2003 BAM Racing 49 Dodge DAY42 CAR24 LVS28 ATL38 DAR17 BRI37 TEX24 TAL33 MAR10 CAL30 RCH24 CLT28 DOV26 POC43 MCH42 SON33 DAY41 CHI28 NHA36 POC26 INDDNQ GLNDNQ MCH8 BRI12 DAR38 RCH25 NHA37 DOV33 TAL21 KAN28 CLTDNQ MAR22 ATL26 PHO27 CAR36 HOMDNQ 36th 2451 2004 DAY40 CAR27 LVS32 ATL26 DAR22 BRI6 TEX19 MAR40 TAL23 CAL20 RCH23 CLT31 DOV34 POC25 MCH39 SON23 DAY35 CHI27 NHA37 POC21 IND18 GLN28 MCH28 BRI32 CAL33 RCH30 NHA16 DOV25 TAL20 KAN27 CLT21 MAR31 ATL23 PHO20 DAR30 HOM25 31st 3032 2005 DAY39 CAL14 LVS34 ATL26 BRI23 MAR24 TEX23 PHO38 TAL8 DAR18 RCH30 CLT9 DOV37 POC20 MCH28 SON35 DAY10 CHI26 NHA26 POC31 IND22 GLN32 MCH25 BRI11 CAL29 RCH19 NHA40 DOV28 TAL26 KAN17 CLT34 MAR13 ATL34 TEX29 PHO30 HOM22 31st 3159 2006 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 21 Ford DAY9 CAL28 LVS41 ATL24 BRI24 MAR40 TEX16 PHO16 TAL42 RCH16 DAR15 CLT26 DOV33 POC30 MCH42 SON41 DAY12 CHI42 NHA34 POC15 IND14 GLN34 MCH18 BRI13 CAL23 RCH7 NHA33 DOV19 KAN13 TAL25 CLT40 MAR41 ATL24 TEX42 PHO24 HOM29 31st 3049 2007 DAY35 CAL36 ATL37 BRI28 MAR19 TEX31 PHO28 TALDNQ RCHDNQ DAR41 CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI NHA30 DOV26 KAN32 TAL31 CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 49th 932 47 LVSDNQ BAM Racing 49 Dodge IND25 POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 2008 DAYDNQ CALDNQ LVS21 ATLDNQ BRI41 43rd 1040 Toyota MAR37 TEX PHO Haas CNC Racing 70 Chevy TAL42 Chip Ganassi Racing 40 Dodge RCHDNQ DAR Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy CLT33 DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH Hall of Fame Racing 96 Toyota BRI21 CAL41 RCH27 NHA DOV33 KAN TAL16 CLT38 MAR28 ATL35 TEX30 PHO27 HOMDNQ 2010 Latitude 43 Motorsports 26 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR18 TAL TEX PHO HOM 65th 114 2011 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRIDNQ CAL33 MAR22 TEX33 TAL RCH32 DAR28 DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH30 BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR21 TEX PHO HOM 38th 110 2012 DAY PHO LVS30 BRI33 CAL34 MAR32 TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH31 SON KEN31 DAY NHA31 IND30 POC GLN MCH BRI42 ATL RCH35 CHI NHA DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR29 TEX31 PHO HOM37 40th 146 2013 DAY PHO34 LVS37 BRI CAL MAR32 TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH34 SON KEN29 DAY NHA30 IND POC GLN MCH BRI27 ATL RCH37 CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR28 TEX PHO HOM34 39th 118
Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1985 Donlavey Racing Ford 24 11 1986 41 33 1987 3 7 1988 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 6 1989 1 2 1990 1 40 1991 24 31 1992 15 37 1993 7 8 1994 13 10 1995 9 9 1996 4 3 1997 Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 10 33 1998 31 4 1999 7 6 2000 MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23 9 2001 14 13 2002 7 26 2003 BAM Racing Dodge 28 42 2004 37 40 2005 31 39 2006 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford 23 9 2007 19 35 2008 BAM Racing Dodge DNQ
Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1987 Ken Schrader Racing 45 Ford DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MAR CLTDNQ CAR5 MAR 83rd 1988 52 Chevy DAY42 HCY CAR12 MAR DAR15 BRI LNG NZH33 SBO NSV CLT17 DOV3 ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR39 RCH DOV28 MAR CLT4 CAR8 MAR 33rd 1050 1989 DAY9 CAR14 MAR HCY DAR8 BRI NZH6 SBO LAN NSV CLT41 DOV8 ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP31 ROU BRI DOV1 MAR CAR9 MAR 32nd 1108 Hendrick Motorsports 15 Chevy DAR35 RCH CLT32 1990 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY28 RCH CAR36 MAR HCY DAR3 BRI LAN SBO NZH31 HCY CLT24 DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA40 SBO DUB IRP27 ROU BRI DAR31 RCH DOV24 MAR CLT10 NHA CAR11 MAR 37th 1010 1991 15 DAY4 RCH CAR MAR VOL25 HCY4 DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH31 CLT28 DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRIDNQ DAR10 RCH CLT2 NHA40 CAR14 MAR 35th 1180 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Chevy DOV5 1992 Ken Schrader Racing 15 Chevy DAY9 CAR RCH ATL18 MAR DAR NZH20 CLT12 DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL8 IRP ROU MCH9 NHA5 BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT5 MAR CAR9 HCY 29th 1296 Ernie Irvan Racing 4 Chevy BRI24 HCY LAN DUB 1993 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY2 CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT4 DOV32 MYB GLN MLW TAL19 IRP MCH8 NHA BRI DAR13 RCH DOV ROU CLT20 MAR CAR33 HCY ATL11 35th 1066 1994 DAY27 CAR RCH ATLDNQ MAR DAR HCY13 BRIDNQ ROU NHA3 NZH CLT26 DOV30 MYB GLN MLW23 SBO TAL1 HCY IRP MCH15 BRI2 DAR RCH DOV CLT42 MAR CAR 38th 1128 1995 DAY40 CAR RCH ATL2 NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT5 DOV26 MYB GLN MLW TAL9 SBO IRP MCH9 BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT29 CAR15 HOM34 40th 984 1998 Andy Petree Racing 15 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH38 PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH24 BRI6 DAR10 RCH43 DOV12 CLT38 GTY CAR28 ATL10 HOM11 46th 977 1999 DAY38 CAR LVS18 ATL38 DAR TEX7 NSV BRI14 TAL34 CAL NHA RCH6 NZH CLT12 DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY12 IRP MCH15 BRI DAR RCH37 DOV CLTDNQ CARDNQ MEM PHO7 HOM 42nd 1270 2000 Team Amick 88 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY43 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 117th 34 2001 Ken Schrader Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO39 CAR HOM 139th 46 2002 DAY CAR LVS39 DAR BRI TEX37 NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 98th 98 2005 Smith Brothers Motorsports 67 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVSDNQ ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM NA - 2006 Brewco Motorsports 66 Ford DAY36 CAL MXC LVS17 ATL37 BRI37 TEX NSH PHO25 TAL22 RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI25 CAL RCH DOV15 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 59th 662 2010 RAB Racing 09 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY25 CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 120th 88
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pts Ref 1995 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy PHO3 TUS SGS1 MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH5 MAR32 NWS14 SON MMR35 PHO27 29th 828 1996 HOM36 PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT7 BRI NZH13 MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 46th 467 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Chevy LVS8 1997 Ken Schrader Racing 53 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH6 MAR SON MMR CAL PHO 69th 259 A. J. Foyt Racing 50 Ford LVS18 1999 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL36 120th 55 2000 DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR12 PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA9* NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC DOV5 TEX CAL17 35th 688 Ford RCH7 2001 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR29 GTY17 DAR2 PPR DOV7 TEX MEM MLW8 KAN KEN NHA7 IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH12 SBO TEX LVS PHO10 CAL 28th 1053 2002 DAY DAR10 MAR11 GTY PPR DOV33 TEX MEM MLW33 KAN KEN NHA33 MCH IRP NSH RCH10 TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO7 HOM30 27th 809 2003 DAY DAR MMR MAR14 CLT11 DOV6 TEX MEM MLW21 KAN KEN GTY MCH IRP7 NSH BRI13 RCH33 NHA11 CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR8 PHO17 HOM32 23rd 1286 2004 DAY ATL10 MAR36 MFD CLT11 DOV5 TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTY MCH IRP34 NSH BRI10 RCH33 NHA12 LVS CAL TEX MAR17 PHO12 DAR10 HOM33 28th 1297 2005 DAY CAL ATL MAR14 GTY MFD CLT36 DOV14 TEX IRP35 NSH BRI10 RCH15 NHA18 LVS MAR11 ATL TEX PHO24 HOM 31st 1013 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 11 Toyota MCH29 MLW KAN KEN MEM 2007 Bobby Hamilton Racing 18 Dodge DAY34 CAL15 ATL14 MAR12 KAN CLT12 MFD3 DOV33 TEX8 MCH30 MLW18 MEM18 KEN17 IRP5 NSH22 BRI18 GTY17 NHA17 LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 19th 1913 2008 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR4 KAN CLT13 MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI33 GTY NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 51st 348 2009 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR10 KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI16 CHI IOW GTY NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 60th 249 2010 DAY ATL MAR28 NSH BRI24 CHI KEN NHA 25th 1060 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2 Chevy KAN9 DOV CLT TEX5 MCH IOW4 GTY IRP POC NSH10 DAR10 LVS10 MAR TAL14 TEX PHO HOM 2013 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD14 POC MCH BRI26 MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 97th 01 2014 DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTY KEN IOW ELD4 POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 56th 40 2015 DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD11 POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 58th 33 2016 Contreras Motorsports 71 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD12 POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 52nd 21 2017 Bolen Motorsports 66 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD17 POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 58th 20
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ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 1981 Harry Sieveking 68 Ford DAY8 DSP FRS FRS BFS TAL FRS COR NA 0 1982 NSV DAYDNQ TAL FRS CMS WIN NSV TAT TAL FRS BFS MIL SND NA - 1983 Darrell Simion 22 DAY NSV TAL LPR LPR ISF IRP SSP FRS BFS WIN LPR POC TAL MCS FRS MIL DSFDNQ ZAN SND NA - 1984 Keith Simmons Racing 38 Ford DAY ATL TAL CSP SMS FRS MCS LCS IRP TAL FRS ISFQL† DSF TOL MGR NA - 1987 Jerry Gentile 26 Ford DAY ATL TAL DEL ACS TOL ROC POC FRS KIL TAL FRS ISF34 INF DSF SLM ATL 109th - 1990 Roulo Brothers Racing 6 Chevy DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL HAG1* POC TAL MCH ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL 115th - 1991 Ken Schrader Racing 58 Chevy DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT1* MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL 142nd - 1992 DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT29 FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 150th - 1993 52 DAY FIF TWS2 TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL 91st - Roulo Brothers Racing 93 Chevy ISF35 DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 1994 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Olds DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL28 FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF1 I7019 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 74th 395 1995 DAY ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS7* FRS2 POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL 94th - 1996 Chevy DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF28 SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 153rd - 1997 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY ATL SLM CLT CLT POC MCH SBS TOL1* KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL 114th - Jim Coyle 1 Chevy ISF2 ATL 1998 Team Rensi Motorsports 38 Chevy DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF1* ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL NA 0 1999 Ken Schrader Racing 99 Chevy DAY ATL SLM AND1* CLT MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN18 DSF SLM1* CLT TAL ATL 49th 615 2000 DAY SLM AND4 CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM3 CLT TAL ATL 57th 435 2001 DAY NSH1 WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI SLM3 TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 54th 655 Pontiac DSF4 2002 DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO1* KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF3 CHI SLM TAL CLT 61st 485 2003 DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL28* KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF2 CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO1* 50th 615 2004 Chevy DAY NSH5 SLM KEN GTW23 POC LER NSH ISF TOL 24th 1050 Pontiac TOL1* CLT KAN DSF8 CHI SLM TAL BAM Racing 69 Dodge POC2 MCH SBO BLN KEN 2005 Ken Schrader Racing 99 Chevy DAY NSH SLM22 KEN TOL1 LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW3 LER NSH DSF34 CHI SLM TAL 41st 865 Dodge MCH3 ISF TOL 2006 Chevy DAY NSH SLM2 WIN KEN TOL1 POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF1* CHI SLM TAL IOW 55th 705 2007 52 DAY USA NSH SLM5 KAN WIN KEN TOL2 IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH DSF1* CHI SLM TAL TOL 39th 865 Hendren Motorsports 66 Ford ISF8 MIL GTW 2008 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Dodge DAY SLM2* IOW KAN CAR2 KEN TOL9 POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF TOL24 28th 1245 Chevy DSF3 CHI SLM NJE TAL 2009 Dodge DAY SLM5 TOL15 POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC 22nd 1650 Chevy CAR7* TAL KEN ISF7 CHI TOL5 DSF5 NJE SLM KAN CAR4 2010 DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL6 POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF5 TOL SLM KAN CAR 54th 430 2013 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL1* ELK5 POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF1* IOW SLM4 KEN KAN 29th 930 2014 DAY MOB SLM8 TAL TOL4 NJE POC MCH11 ELK5 WIN4 CHI IRP7 POC BLN9 ISF8 MAD DSF6 SLM5 KEN KAN 15th 2000 2015 DAY MOB NSH SLM1* TAL WIN13 IOW DSF5 SLM2 KEN KAN 24th 1180 Toyota TOL13 NJE POC MCH CHI IRP11 POC BLN ISF 2016 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF4 54th 430 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DSF3 SLM CHI KEN KAN 2018 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW11 CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 83rd 175 2019 Toyota DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF8 SLM IRP KAN 61st 200 2021 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI 49th 75 12 SLM KAN 2022 11 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 53rd 63 2023 10 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 76th 38 † - Qualified for Jim Jeffrey
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
International Race of Champions (key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.) International Race of Champions results Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref 1995 Dodge DAY3 DAR3 TAL7 MCH8 6th 43 2002 Pontiac DAY CAL CHI IND3 NA 0
Superstar Racing Experience (key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner. Superstar Racing Experience results Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 202252 FIF SBO STA NSV I551 SHA 14th 36 2023 STA7 STA II4 MMS12 BER6 ELD8 LOS3 5th 150
USAC Championship Car results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 1981-82 Rose Brothers Trucking INDY POC ILL16 DUQ11 ISF INDY NR 0 1982-83 Rose Brothers Trucking SPR8 DUQ12 INDYDNQ 10th 360 Ben's Tire Clinic NAZ4 1983-84 Rose Brothers Trucking DUQ3 INDY 10th 280
Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1983 March 83C Cosworth DFXPractice crash
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American racing driver
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Ken Schrader was born on 29 May 1955 in Fenton.
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Ken Schrader is a nASCAR team owner and racing automobile driver.
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Ken Schrader is American.
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