Ken Schrader

Kenneth "Ken" Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American race car driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, as well as the at Eldora Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series. He raced in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 1981 to 2013. 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 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.

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.

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"We do have a responsibility,"
"It really boils down to what kind of role model you are going to be. You are either going to be someone people, especially kids, can look up to, or you are going to be someone their parents like to point at and say, 'Don't be like him!' I'd much rather be on the front page of the paper for winning a race than being arrested for something."
"Yeah, you can say I like speed, ... Mostly, I just like being around race cars and racing people. It was my hobby and it became my job and I still love it every bit as much as I did when I started."
"Yeah, it's frustrating and aggravating just a little bit,"
"We're unloading the best stuff we've got, which is good stuff. We don't have four teams to go comparing notes to, but you do what you can do with what you've got. It's not like they're unloading stuff that we don't have. They just have a lot more of it."
"You know how plans go sometimes,"
"You got a whole lot of obstacles in front of you, as far as being a top-10 car week in and week out, but it's not like you've got a mountain in front of you that you can't climb,"
"After I'm out of [Cup], I'll probably race more because I'll have more weekends, ... I mean, instead of running one race on a weekend, I can be somewhere else running three."
"I can't blame the drivers for making the move, and I can't blame the owners for being upset. Keep in mind, this ain't like the real world where you work somewhere and you can stay 40 years. Being able to see where you are going just a few years ahead is a pretty cool deal, and it doesn't happen too often in any sport, much less stock car racing."
"I can't blame the drivers for making the move, and I can't blame the owners for being upset,"
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Jeff Gordon addresses Chase Elliott's 'frustrating' start to 2025 NASCAR season

The Tennessean 26 Mar 2025
Byron (244), Larson (208) and Bowman (205) occupy the top three spots in the NASCAR Cup Series standings ... Chase Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports shared on social media Tuesday that Elliott will be running a throwback scheme honoring Ken Schrader's No.
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