44 Facts About Ken Schrader

Kenneth William Schrader was born on May 29,1955 and is an American professional racing driver.

Ken Schrader previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Ken Schrader is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.

Ken Schrader owns a dirt late model and dirt open-wheel modified car.

Ken Schrader owns Federated Auto Parts 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.

Ken Schrader is remembered as being the other driver involved in a last lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500 which killed Dale Earnhardt.

Ken Schrader returned to USAC's Stock Car Division one year later, finishing third in points.

Ken Schrader attempted to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500 but wrecked his car during practice.

Ken Schrader made his NASCAR debut in 1984 in the Cup Series, leasing out the No 64 Ford normally owned and driven by Elmo Langley.

Ken Schrader ran his first race at Nashville, qualifying 27th and finishing 19th in a 30-car field.

Ken Schrader ran four more races out of the 64 that season, his best finish seventeenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Ken Schrader had three 10th-place finishes and finished 16th in points, winning rookie of the year honors.

In 1986, Red Baron Frozen Pizza became the team's new primary sponsor, and Ken Schrader had four top 10s, including a best finish of seventh twice, and finished 16th in the standings in points for the second consecutive season.

In 1987, Ken Schrader won his first career pole, at the TranSouth 500, where he led 19 laps and finished fifth, notching his first top-five.

Ken Schrader had nine other top 10s and finished 10th in the final standings.

Ken Schrader made his Busch Series debut, at North Carolina Speedway, finishing fifth in his own No 45 Red Baron-sponsored Ford.

In 1988, Ken Schrader moved over to the No 25 Folgers sponsored Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

Ken Schrader won his first career race, at the Talladega DieHard 500, and finished fifth in the final standings.

Ken Schrader won his second career Cup race the following season at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and finished fifth in the standings again.

Ken Schrader had nine total top-five finishes and finished ninth in the final points standings.

Ken Schrader had his career-best points finish in 1994 when he finished fourth.

Ken Schrader won his most recent Busch race at Talladega.

Ken Schrader won his final pole with Hendrick, at Pocono Raceway and dropped back to 17th in points.

Ken Schrader survived a horrific crash in the DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

In 1997, Ken Schrader was hired to drive the No 33 Skoal Bandit-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Andy Petree Racing.

Ken Schrader had eight top 10s and won two poles, finishing 10th in the standings, his most recent top 10 points finish.

Ken Schrader won his final Cup pole, at Talladega, in 1999, but despite a 15th-place points run, Schrader failed to finish in the top five all year and departed Petree.

Ken Schrader posted five top 10s in 2001, but dropped to 19th in the standings.

In 2002, Ken Schrader did not finish in the top 10 in a single race, the first time since 1984.

Ken Schrader had three more top 10s the following season and matched his previous year's run of 31st in points.

Ken 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.

Ken Schrader drove seventeen races in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bobby Hamilton Racing in the No 18 Fastenal-sponsored Dodge Ram, earning two top-five finishes.

Ken Schrader made two starts in the truck series for himself, and seven starts in the ARCA series with six top-tens in 2009.

Ken Schrader started 14th and finished 14th in the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6,2010, driving the No 82 Team Red Bull Toyota.

Ken Schrader finished 18th after starting 38th and leading seven laps for Latitude 43 Motorsports.

In 2011, Ken Schrader ran a part-time Cup schedule for FAS Lane Racing.

Ken Schrader ran thirteen races for the team in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012.

Ken Schrader inked a deal to run at least nine races in 2013 for FAS Lane Racing with Federated Auto Parts as the sponsor.

Ken Schrader ran in the truck series at the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway.

In qualifying at Eldora, Ken Schrader had a lap speed of 91.329 miles per hour, a track record, and clinched the pole, becoming the oldest pole winner in any NASCAR series at age 58.

On October 27,2013, Ken 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.

Ken Schrader finished fourth; his best NASCAR finish in several years.

On May 27,2017, Ken Schrader entered into the Little 500 sprint car race held at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana, where he finished tenth.

Ken Schrader won the first heat race of the night and finished 9th in heat 2.