Kasey Kahne
Kasey Kahne Kenneth ( born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. He is also the owner of a car in the World of Outlaws racing series. Kahne is committed to charitable affairs and is a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. He lives in Huntersville in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Career
Kahne began his career in racing with open-wheel sprint race at the Deming Speedway in Deming, before joining the race for the USAC to Skagit Speedway in Alger. He was taken by Steve Lewis under contract, who had also the later NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and Kenny Irwin Jr. under contract. Right in the first year he was elected Rookie of the Year and also won the National Midget Championship. In the following season he drove on the USAC races as well as the Toyota Atlantic Series and the World of Outlaws.
Kahne went to 20 races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the start, which was driving the Ford Taurus with the start number 98 for Robert Yates Racing. His best finish was a tenth place at the Cabela's 250 In the 2003 season he moved to the Great Clips Ford with the number 38 for Akins Motorsports. He took the first pole position on the Michigan International Speedway and his first victory in a race in the Nationwide Series at the Ford 300th Kahne started for two races in the Craftsman Truck Series in the Team ASE Racing Dodge Ram with the # 2 for Ultra Motorsports, which he could both win.
Sprint Cup
Kahne replaced Bill Elliott in the # 9 Dodge, as he announced for the 2004 season to want to drive only a few selected races. Due to the fact that Kahne had a contract with Ford, there was a dispute, when he decided to go to Evernham, the car began, which were sponsored by Dodge. Only towards the payment of a transfer fee allowed Ford to switch to Dodge. Kahne won when he was able to win several races almost ( five second places and 13 top 5 results ), five pole positions erlang and was named Rookie of the Year. Besides, he drove 30 races for Akins in the Nationwide Series and finished the season as the 15th
2005
In his second season in the Nextel Cup, now Sprint Cup, Kahne erlang his first victory after he dominated the Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway. This was also the first victory of a Dodge Charger after returning in 2005. Moreover stood Kahne this season on two consecutive weekends on the pole at Darlington Raceway and the Richmond. In the Nationwide Series he went this year in a total of 22 races for Akins and at the same time the new team of Evernham at the start. He won the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway and the United Way 300 at Kansas Speedway said.
2006
On Monday, March 20, 2006 Kahne won the postponed due to rain Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Three weeks later, he won the Samsung / RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. After that he won in the same season four more races, including both races at Lowe 's Motor Speedway, the Coca -Cola 600 and the Bank of America 500, where he finished both before Jimmie Johnson. The other two victories were celebrated at California Speedway and Michigan International Speedway.
On 9 September 2006 reached Kahne with a third place at the Richmond International Raceway the Chase for the Nextel Cup. He lay on that date to tenth place and qualified for the Chase as the last, by throwing the reigning and defending champion Tony Stewart by 16 points from the race. An accident at Dover International Speedway had a decisive influence on its placement and Kahne finished the season in eighth place. In addition to the race in the Nextel Cup, he also went into the 2006 season in the Busch Series at the start, in which he won two races.
2007
During qualifying for the Daytona 500 Official holes found in the wheel well of his Dodge Charger. A member of his crew said that only one tape was dropped that the hole covered. The officials, however, claimed that the tape was intentionally cut. Kahne was one of four riders next to Matt Kenseth and his two teammates Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler, in their cars illegal modifications were found. The team was one of six teams that were caught cheating. Since then, Kahne could not achieve a top 10 result more. Due to a pole position at the UAW - DaimlerChrysler 400 but he could qualify for the Budweiser Shootout.
His first victory of the 2007 season, he reached on 26 May 2007 in the Busch Series at the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe 's Motor Speedway.
2008
The first races of the season Kahne was seventh. Later in the season he won the NASCAR Sprint All- Star Race XXIV and following the Coca- Cola 600 at Lowe 's Motor Speedway. After starting from the pole position he won the Pocono 500 Nevertheless, he did not reach the necessary for the Chase for the Sprint Cup twelfth place and drove the rest of the season without a chance of the championship.
2009
At the start of the 2009 season Gillett Evernham Motorsports merged and Petty Enterprises. They form henceforth Richard Petty Motorsports. In the course of the season Kahne was able to achieve two wins, unlike last year he managed to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. However, during the Chase Kahne get only four top-10 results, so he took the driver Appreciation finish the season in tenth place. This was his best finishing position since the 2006 season.
2010
The 2010 season began by growing for Kahne. With only three top - 10 finishes in twelve races he is outside the top 20 in the points.
2012
Kahne moved this year to Hendrick Motorsports, where he received the " Farmers Insurance " car with the number # 5. The beginning of the season was rather mixed for Kahne. Only at the end of the season he often went into the Top Ten. He could boast two wins and a fourth place in the overall standings after 36 races.