Ken Schrader

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

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

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 while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing, and the Superstar Racing Experience, driving the No. 52 car.

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

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

He 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.

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.

Early in the decade, he moved to the USAC series, competing in its various sprint car competitions.

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

In the USAC series, he won four USAC sprint car races, six Silver Crown races, 21 in USAC midgets, and 24 midget races in other divisions.

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

In 1985, he signed to drive the No. 90 Ultra Seal-sponsored Ford for Junie Donlavey full-time.

In 1986, Red Baron Frozen Pizza became the team's new primary sponsor, and 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, Schrader won his first career pole, at the TranSouth 500, where he led 19 laps and finished fifth, notching his first top-five.

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

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.

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.

Kodiak became Schrader's sponsor in 1990.

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 17th in the standings after posting eleven top 10s.

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.

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

Schrader was born in Fenton, Missouri.

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

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

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

Although he failed to win, he collected three poles, and seven top fives, dropping to 10th in points.