Matt Kobyluck

Matt Kobyluck (born February 19, 1970) is an American former stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, a regional stepping-stone series to NASCAR's national divisions. Kobyluck, who celebrated his tenth season in the NCWS East in 2008, was one of the few drivers left that competed under the old Busch North Series banner, and was the only driver of Native American descent competing in the series. He was the 2008 season champion.

Career

Kobyluck began his career in 1993 driving in the popular Late Model division at Waterford Speedbowl in his home state of Connecticut. There, he posted numerous wins, top-five, and top-ten finishes – proving his ability to maneuver around the tight confines of a 3/8 mile bullring. His ease behind the wheel caught the attention of fellow competitors, and before long, he was asked to add to his already demanding schedule by piloting a car in the Modified division. His continued success left Kobyluck looking for new challenges.

In 1997, the Uncasville native moved on to Stafford Motor Speedway’s Pro Stock division. The demanding ½-mile track proved to be the challenge Kobyluck needed as he looked forward to NASCAR’s premier regional series – the NASCAR Camping World East Series (then called the Busch North Series). An accident that occurred during one of his races at Stafford in 1998 put those plans on hold temporarily as Kobyluck recovered from extensive injuries he sustained in the crash. By August of that year, ahead of the doctor’s recovery schedule, Kobyluck’s determination and strength enabled him to get back behind the wheel and pursue his dream. That fall, with Mohegan Sun Casino on board, Matt made his NASCAR Camping World Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Kobyluck took on a full NASCAR Camping World Series East schedule in 1999 and has since started more than 150 races with 14 wins, over 50 top-fives, and 80 top-ten finishes. He also won the prestigious NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in 2006.

Kobyluck came close to winning the East Series championship in 2002 when the series title came down to the last race at Lime Rock Park when Andy Santerre beat him out by a mere nine points. He has finished in the top-five in season ending points for the last three years, and in the top-ten for last six years.

In September 2008, Kobyluck clinched the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series Championship with a third-place finish at Dover International Speedway. Kobyluck became the first Native American to win a championship in the series. Kobyluck then finished off his 2008 season in January 2009 by winning a second Toyota All-Star Showdown.

Kobyluck is also the president of a large construction, site development, and trucking company based in Connecticut.

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.)

Busch Series NASCAR Busch 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 2004 Kobyluck Enterprises 40 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA34 PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOVDNQ KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 132nd 61 2005 50 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN35 MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 132nd 58 2006 04 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA39 MAR GTY IRP GLN42 MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 119th 83

K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 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 Pts Ref 1998 Kobyluck Enterprises 40 Chevy LEE RPS NHA NZH HOL GLN STA NHA DOV STA DNQ NHA 33 GLN EPP JEN NHA 30 THU TMP 32 BEE LRP 51st 274 1999 LEE 20 RPS 22 NHA 20 TMP 35 NZH HOL 23 BEE 14 JEN 21 GLN STA 19 NHA 31 NZH 14 STA 24 NHA 36 GLN 35 EPP 26 THU 16 BEE 25 NHA 17 LRP 15 21st 1695 2000 LEE 14 NHA 19 SEE 9 HOL 9 BEE 27 JEN 19 GLN STA 14 NHA 10 NZH STA 10 WFD 16 GLN 30 EPP 22 TMP 14 THU 10 BEE 29 NHA 40 LRP 32 15th 1806 2001 LEE 23 NHA 19 SEE 11 HOL 15 BEE 12 EPP 20 STA 21 WFD 19 BEE 12 TMP 35 NHA 4 STA 12 SEE 9 GLN 4 NZH 1* THU 24 BEE 10 DOV 7 STA 9 LRP 8 11th 2485 2002 LEE 5 NHA 5 NZH 2 SEE 1 BEE 2 STA 23 HOL 4 WFD 23 TMP 14 NHA 3 STA 2 GLN 6 ADI 2 THU 17 BEE 7 NHA 9 DOV 1 STA 5 LRP 6 2nd 2835 2003 LEE 15 STA 4 ERI 4 BEE 7 STA 13 HOL 3 TMP 4 NHA 38 WFD 24 SEE 14 GLN 22 ADI 5 BEE 7 THU 4 NHA 28 STA 4 LRP 12* 10th 2233 2004 LEE 7 TMP 10 LRP 28 SEE 3 STA 3 HOL 6 ERI 9 WFD 3 NHA 28 ADI 1 GLN 4 NHA 26 DOV 11 7th 1781 2005 STA 1* HOL 3 ERI 3 NHA 19 WFD 1* ADI 1* STA 20 DUB 2 OXF 3 NHA 33 DOV 8 LRP 1 TMP 5 3rd 1980 2006 GRE 4 STA 2* HOL 10 TMP 1* ERI 6 NHA 35 ADI 24* WFD 1* NHA 40 DOV 4 LRP 2* 5th 1551 2007 GRE 21 ELK 9 IOW 17 SBO 1 STA 3 NHA 6 TMP 2 NSH 12 ADI 10* LRP 1* MFD 2 NHA 33 DOV 21 4th 1840 2008 GRE 22 IOW 8 SBO 5 GLN 1 NHA 3* TMP 7 NSH 1 ADI 1 LRP 1* MFD 2 NHA 3 DOV 3 STA 7 1st 2126 2009 GRE 8 TRI 10 IOW 7 SBO 11 GLN 2 NHA 11 TMP 6 ADI 5 LRP 17 NHA 4* DOV 15 6th 1567 2010 GRE 15 SBO 5 IOW 12 MAR 4 NHA 12 LRP 18 LEE 7 GRE 5 NHA 23 DOV 23 10th 1290

Camping World West Series NASCAR Camping World West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2003 Kobyluck Enterprises 40 Chevy PHO 23 LVS 17 CAL MAD TCR EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO MMR 35th 209 2004 PHO 3 MMR CAL S99 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW 47th 165 2005 PHO 7 MMR PHO S99 IRW EVG S99 PPR CAL DCS CTS MMR 41st 146 2006 PHO 3 PHO 30* S99 IRW SON DCS IRW EVG S99 CAL 25 CTS AMP 30th 336 2007 CTS PHO 36 AMP ELK IOW CNS SON DCS IRW MMP EVG CSR AMP 75th 55 2008 AAS PHO 10 CTS IOW CNS SON IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP AAS 55th 134