28 Facts About Kertus Davis

Kertus Davis was born on February 26,1981 and is an American former NASCAR driver.

Kertus Davis was the competition director for JD Motorsports before the team went bankrupt.

Kertus Davis raced in the karts for a number of years, and finished 3rd in the World Karting Association finals at the age of 17.

In 1998, Kertus Davis began racing Late Model Stock Cars in various Southeastern tracks, gaining experience and a handful of top-five finishes.

Kertus Davis mostly competed at Myrtle Beach Speedway, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, and Timmonsville Speedway.

Kertus Davis competed for Rookie of the Year in 2000 in the USAR ProCup, competing in 20 events.

Kertus Davis finished the season 17th in points with top ten finishes.

Kertus Davis won his first race at Smithton, Pennsylvania and finished third in the Northern Division points, thirteenth for the entire sanctioning body.

Kertus Davis made his NASCAR debut in 2001 at Nazareth Speedway for Jimmy Means.

Kertus Davis made the switch over to the No 77 Gestener Ford for Moy Racing at the second Dover race, where he finished 34th after a crash.

Kertus Davis did not race at all in 2003, due to his USAR commitments, but he played a large role as Kertus Davis Motorsports began to run full-time in the series.

Kertus Davis worked in the shop and every now and then on the pit box, as the team made its first full season.

Kertus Davis raced again in 2004, starting at Indianapolis Raceway Park for his father's team, where he had a 29th-place finish, followed by a 27th at Dover and a 34th at Darlington.

Kertus Davis moved to the No 0 full-time in 2005, with RaceGirl serving as sponsor.

Kertus Davis failed to qualify for five races, but had a career-best tenth-place run at Talladega Superspeedway, and finished thirty-first in points.

Kertus Davis took one-race deals, driving the No 34 Sport Clips Chevrolet for Frank Cicci Racing at Darlington, the No 43 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Dodge for the Curb Agajanian Performance Group at Dover, and at Nashville, he prepared the No 20 Rockwell Automation car for NEXTEL Cup driver Denny Hamlin.

Kertus Davis returned to his own car at Milwaukee, where he finished out the season.

Kertus Davis attempted races for Morgan Shepherd, CJM Racing, and Front Row Motorsports at the Nextel Cup level, but did not qualify for any of those races.

In 2007, Kertus Davis signed to drive for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the No 77 Dollar General Chevy for 13 races, sharing the car with Bobby Labonte and Kevin Harvick.

Kertus Davis ran at Fontana starting 33rd but collided with Eric McClure who ironically was driving the No 0 car that Kertus Davis drove before.

Kertus Davis recovered to finish 30th, last on lead lap.

Kertus Davis then made his first road course start at Mexico where he started 37th and finished 31st one lap down.

Shortly after that, it was announced that Kertus Davis had been released by KHI, due to Dollar General wanting only Cup drivers in the car.

Kertus Davis ran the rest of the season in the No 01 car fielded by his family team.

For 2008, Kertus Davis began the season in the No 0 car, but moved over to the No 01 after one race with RaceGirl sponsoring.

Kertus Davis spent the rest of the season driving the No 49 for Jay Robinson.

In 2009, Kertus Davis returned to Jay Robinson Racing in the No 49 car.

Kertus Davis did not race in 2010, but served as crew chief for the No 0 JD Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Chrissy Wallace in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega.