Kenny Brightbill has won 441 career professional races and is the all time wins leader of Reading Fairground Speedway with 135 career wins.
14 Facts About Kenny Brightbill
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Kenny Brightbill was born in Reading Pennsylvania, the son of Helen Irene and Elmer Samuel Kenny Brightbill.
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Kenny Brightbill began his racing career in 1967 at the age of 19, at that time the local speedway had the minimum racing age of 21 years old.
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From his first Reading victory April 17,1970 through June 24,1979,2nd to last race at the Fairgrounds, Kenny Brightbill won 135 times.
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Kenny Brightbill's Reading record: 135 wins, 303 top-five finishes, 352 top-tens, and four championships earned Kenny Brightbill a large number of fans in and around Berks County.
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Kenny Brightbill gave dirt late model racing a try, registering 13 victories.
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Kenny Brightbill has been inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame, the Eastern Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Historical Society Home of Champions Hall of Fame the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame, and the YCRC Hall of Fame,.
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Kenny Brightbill raced in 6 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races in his career, finishing with three top-tens.
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Kenny Brightbill then raced at Dover International Speedway later that season and finished 8th.
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Kenny Brightbill only had one NASCAR start in 1975, at Dover, racing for Donlavey Racing.
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Kenny Brightbill did not race another NASCAR race until 1977, making 2 starts for car owner Jim Makar.
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Kenny Brightbill proved his racing skills were still superior, finishing every lap but the final six to end with a 12th place finish.
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Kenny Brightbill then raced in Dover, not fairing as well with a 40th place finish.
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Kenny Brightbill started 26th in the field of 40, and ended the race finishing 23rd.