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Racecar Of The Day: May 16, 2017; Action '01 Pontiac Grand Prix NASCAR (Ken Schrader)
Topic Started: May 16 2017, 10:18 PM (264 Views)
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Today's Car Of The Day is Action's 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix NASCAR stock car as driven by Ken Schrader.

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Kenneth "Ken" Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American 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 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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Some racecar drivers are in it for the money. Some are in it for the glory. And then there's Ken Schrader. Ken's a racecar driver. And I mean that in a way that few other drivers can claim. If it has wheels, Ken Schrader will (and probably has) race it. Even if it doesn't have wheels, Kenny's probably apt to give it a go anyways. He races for the sheer joy of racing. Something the sport could use more of in this day and age.

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He signed to drive the No. 36 M&M's-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix for MB2 Motorsports. In his first year of competition, Schrader had two top 10s and finished 18th in the standings. He posted five top 10s in 2001, but dropped to 19th in the standings. While competing in the Daytona 500, he was involved in a final-lap crash where Dale Earnhardt crashed into the wall and died. The image of Schrader peering into Earnhardt's car, only to jump back and frantically signal for assistance, is etched into the minds of many racing fans; his interview with Jeanne Zelasko during Fox Sports' post-race show was the first sign to many that something was wrong with the seven-time Winston Cup champion, as he appeared visibly shaken and upon being asked if Earnhardt was okay, he said "I don't really know. I'm not a doctor. I got the heck out of the way as soon as they got there." In 2002, Schrader did not finish in the top 10 in a single race, the first time since 1984. Following that season, he departed MB2.


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One of a rare breed - Kenny simply just enjoys racing. One can only imagine the nightmare of that Daytona race that is etched in Kennys's mind even after all of these years - things like that you just don't forget. By the way nice looking Pontiac race car from Action. :wave:
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One can only imagine the nightmare of that Daytona race that is etched in Kennys's mind even after all of these years - things like that you just don't forget.
And this one's from that same season as that horrifying crash. Though, if memory serves me, he was in the regular M&Ms car that day.
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