Ken Schrader

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Schrader
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1955(1955-05-29)
Age	69
Birthplace	Fenton
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Gemini

Ken Schrader Biography

Ken Schrader is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on May 29, 1955 in Fenton, Missouri, United States. American racecar driver who was named 1985 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

He became co-owner of Macon Speedway with Tony Stewart and a few others.

Schrader was born in Fenton, Missouri. 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 Cup Series, leasing out the No. 64 Ford normally owned and driven by Elmo Langley. 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 a seventeenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway. In 1985, he signed to drive the No. 90 Ultra Seal- sponsored Ford for Junie Donlavey full-time. He 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 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, his first top five. 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.

He had two children, Dorothy and Sheldon, with his wife Ann.

Ken Schrader Net Worth

Ken Schrader is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Schrader 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his NASCAR debut in 1984 in the Cup series, driving the #64 Ford normally driven by Elmo Langley.

He won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the 1988 Talladega DieHard 500.

Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing 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 at Eldora Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series. He raced in the NASCAR Cup Series from 1984 until 2013. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.

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Who is Ken Schrader Dating?

According to our records, Ken Schrader married to Ann Schrader. As of December 1, 2023, Ken Schrader’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1997, Schrader was hired to drive the No. 33 Skoal Bandit-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Andy Petree Racing. He had eight top 10s and won two poles, finishing 10th in the standings, his most recent top 10 points finish. The following season, he posted three fourth-place finishes and won two poles over the last five races of the season. He 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.

Facts & Trivia

Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ken Schrader celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

Despite an original lack of sponsorship, Schrader was announced as the driver of the No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge Intrepid for 2003. Soon, 1-800-Call-ATT became the team’s primary sponsor. At the Brickyard 400, Schrader’s qualifying time was too slow (and the team was out of provisionals) to make the field, the first time since 1984 that Schrader had missed a Cup race. He DNQ’d three more times that season and fell to 36th in points. In 2004, Schrader’s previous sponsor, Schwan Food Company, became BAM’s new sponsor, while Schrader had with a sixth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. He had three more top 10s the following season and matched his previous year’s run of 31st in points.

How did Ken Schrader lose his thumb?

Schrader lost the top end of his left thumb in a mishap at Evergreen Speedway in a NASCAR Supertrucks practice session on May 13th.

How many NASCAR Cup wins does Ken Schrader have?

Career highlights: * NASCAR Cup career: 763 starts, 4 wins , 64 top-five and 184 top-10 finishes. Also earned 23 poles.

When did Schrader retire?

After a mild 2004 season, Ken Schrader decided 2005 would be his final season, also honoring a pact with close friend Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace that they would have their final season in 2005. Schrader got his last career win at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and retired at the end of the 2005 season.

Who drove the 36 M&M car in 2001?

Earnhardt was killed in the crash. Dale Earnhardt (3) hits the wall while he getting hit by Ken Schrader (36) during the Daytona 500 in this Feb. 18, 2001 photo, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Who drove the 36 car?

DriverLaps
1| Ken Schrader| 30,301
2| Larry Thomas| 19,547
3| H.B. Bailey| 11,106
4| Dave Blaney| 15,987