Ken Schrader

Ken Schrader
Schrader at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	Kenneth William Schrader (1955-05-29) May 29, 1955 (age 69) Fenton, Missouri, U.S.
Achievements	1982 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 1983 USAC Thunder & Lightning Sprint Car Series Champion 1981 4-Crown Nationals Midget Winner 1983 4-Crown Nationals Silver Crown Winner 1989, 1990 Busch Clash Winner 1981, 1982, 1984 Copper World Classic Midget Winner 1989, 1990 Copper World Classic Silver Crown Winner 1998 Copper World Classic Late Model Winner 2006 Copper World Classic Stock Car Winner 1988, 1989, 1990 Daytona 500 Pole Winner
Awards	1985 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
763 races run over 29 years
2013 position	39th
Best finish	4th (1994)
First race	1984 Pepsi 420 (Nashville)
Last race	2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
First win	1988 Talladega DieHard 500 (Talladega)
Last win	1991 Budweiser 500 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 4 184 23
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
116 races run over 17 years
2010 position	120th
Best finish	29th (1992)
First race	1987 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2010 Subway Jalapeño 250 (Daytona)
First win	1989 Ames/Peak 200 (Dover)
Last win	1994 Fram Filter 500K (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 39 5
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
105 races run over 18 years
2017 position	58th
Best finish	19th (2007)
First race	1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race	2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
First win	1995 Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 (Saugus)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 37 2
NASCAR Canada Series career
4 races run over 4 years
Best finish	40th (2022)
First race	2002 Canada Day Shootout (Hamilton)
Last race	2024 Freshstone Dirt Classic (Ohsweken)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 4 1
ARCA Menards Series career
35 races run over 4 years
Best finish	15th (2014)
First race	1981 Daytona ARCA 200 (Daytona)
Last race	2022 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 (DuQuoin)
First win	1990 Massey Ford 150 (Hagerstown)
Last win	2015 Federated Car Care Fall Classic 200 (Salem)
Wins Top tens Poles 18 69 22
Statistics current as of September 5, 2024.

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. He previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as the Superstar Racing Experience. 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.^[1]

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.

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