Alex Kennedy (racing driver)

Alex Kennedy (born February 2, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Alex Kennedy
Kennedy at the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Born (1992-02-02) February 2, 1992
Aztec, New Mexico
NASCAR Cup Series career
22 races run over 4 years
2016 position50th
Best finish40th (2015)
First race2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race2016 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
16 races run over 5 years
2016 position114th
Best finish50th (2011)
First race2010 Bucyrus 200 (Road America)
Last race2016 Road America 180 (Road America)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 27, 2016.

Racing career

After starting in Legends car racing, Kennedy returned to win the 2009 Legends Road Course World Finals.[1]

NASCAR

As 16-year-old in 2008, he ran occasional races in a variety of national touring series; ARCA, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.[2] In 2009, he ran full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and finished tenth in the season points with three Top 10s and one Top 5 finish.[2] He made his first Nationwide Series start in 2010, racing in six races, primarily on road courses.[3] He raced in five Nationwide races in the following year with a top finish of 21st.[4] At Dover that year, Kennedy became involved in a controversial incident, where his car pulled across the track when attempting to rejoin the field after an accident and hit the car of Kevin Swindell.[5]

Kennedy made his Sprint Cup Series debut in the 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway for Humphrey Smith Racing.[6] Kennedy is the first New Mexico native to compete in a Sprint Cup race since Al Unser Jr. qualified for the 1993 Daytona 500. Kennedy also competed for Humphrey Smith Racing later in the year at Pocono Raceway and Watkins Glen International.

Kennedy ran a number of Cup races in 2014 for Circle Sport Racing. He returned to Circle Sport for 2015, also declaring for Rookie of the Year. With his team closing down due to the charter system, he left with no ride for the 2016 season. He was later picked up by Premium Motorsports to drive the No. 55 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen.

Images
  • 2010 Nationwide car at Road America
    2010 Nationwide car at Road America
  • 2011 Nationwide car
    2011 Nationwide car
  • Kennedy at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
    Kennedy at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
  • Kennedy's No. 25 at Road America in 2016
    Kennedy's No. 25 at Road America in 2016

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2013 Humphrey Smith Racing 19 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
40		 KEN DAY NHA IND POC
42		 GLN
29		 MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 45th 21 [7]
2014 Circle Sport 33 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC
39		 MCH SON
39		 KEN DAY NHA IND POC
28		 GLN
33		 MCH
34		 BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 49th 47 [8]
2015 DAY ATL LVS PHO
38		 CAL MAR
33		 TEX
37		 BRI
33		 RCH
39		 TAL KAN CLT
36		 DOV POC MCH SON
25		 DAY KEN
40		 NHA IND POC
38		 GLN
28		 MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV
38		 CLT
34		 KAN TAL MAR
33		 TEX PHO HOM 40th 120 [9]
2016 Premium Motorsports 55 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN DOV CLT POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN
36		 BRI MCH DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 50th 5 [10]

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2010 R3 Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA
28		 NHA DAY CHI GTY
24		 IRP IOW GLN
16		 MCH BRI CGV
26		 ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY 67th 531 [11]
Baker Curb Racing 27 Ford TEX
31		 PHO HOM
24
2011 R3 Motorsports 03 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL
40		 TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR 50th 71 [12]
23 DOV
32		 IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA
21		 DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW
Chevy GLN
23		 CGV
33		 BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
2012 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA
33		 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN
29		 CGV
15		 BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 59th 56 [13]
2013 SR² Motorsports 24 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
29		 BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 125th 01 [14]
2016 Team Kapusta Racing 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA
20		 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 114th 01 [15]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2008 Spraker Racing Enterprises 37 Chevy GRE IOW SBO
32		 GLN NHA TMP
20		 MCM ADI LRP
10		 MFD NHA
34		 DOV
28		 STA 28th 444 [16]
2009 GRE
17		 TRI
14		 IOW
6		 SBO
20		 GLN
8		 NHA
15		 TMP
22		 ADI
20		 LRP
4		 NHA
13		 DOV
23		 10th 1324 [17]
2010 GRE SBO IOW MAR NHA LRP LEE JFC NHA DOV
11		 61st 130 [18]
2012 Spraker Racing Enterprises 37 Toyota BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW
19		 NHA DOV GRE CAR 68th 25 [19]
2013 Chevy BRI GRE FIF RCH BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR
10		 GRE NHA DOV RAL
13		 37th 65 [20]

K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2008 Tom Clark 23 Ford AAS PHO CTS IOW CNS SON
11		 IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP AAS 56th 130 [21]
2009 Spraker Racing Enterprises 37 Chevy CTS AAS PHO MAD IOW DCS SON
30		 IRW PIR MMP CNS IOW AAS 68th 73 [22]
2011 GSR Racing 07 Ford PHO
32		 AAS MMP IOW LVS SON IRW EVG PIR CNS MRP SPO AAS PHO 89th 67 [23]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2010 Capital City Motorsports 38 Dodge DAY PBE SLM TEX
19		 TAL
29		 TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 80th 220 [24]
2012 Spraker Racing Enterprises 08 Ford DAY
9		 MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 95th 185 [25]

References
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  2. "NASCAR, ARCA statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. "2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series". Racing Reference. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. "2011 Nationwide results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. "Edwards escapes late wreck for Dover victory". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. May 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  6. DiZinno, Tony (20 June 2013). "NASCAR's Sonoma 2013 road course ringers, analyzed". NBC Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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