- K Automotive Racing
NASCAR_Owner_Infobox
Company Name = K-Automotive Racing
| Owner(s) Name =Bob Keselowski ,Dusty Whitney
Racing Series =Nationwide Series
Championships = 0
Car Number(s) = #92
Driver(s) =Brian Keselowski
Primary Sponsor(s) =Dusty's Collision
Shop Location = Unknown
Homepage = NoneK Automotive Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the
ARCA RE/MAX Series and theNASCAR Nationwide Series . The team is owned and operated by Bob andRon Keselowski . They currently field a part-time entry, the #922Holloway Construction /Dusty’s Collision Dodge in the Nationwide driven byBrian Keselowski , and recently fielded the #29Ford F-150 in the Truck Series driven byBrad Keselowski .ARCA
The team began racing in ARCA and USAC Series in the 1969 with Ron driving and Bob serving as the team’s
crew chief . Eventually, the two switched roles and Bob won the ARCA championship in 1989.Grand National/Winston Cup
K Automotive made its debut in the NASCAR
Grand National Series in 1969, the team being owned byJohn Keselowski . Fielding the #62Kaye Engineering Dodge ,Homer Newland finished 36th in the teams debut atMichigan International Speedway . Newland also ran K Automotive’s car at the inaugural event atAlabama International Motor Speedway , starting eighth, but dropping to twenty-seventh due to an engine failure.In 1970, Ron began running most of the races for the team. He ran seventeen races, finishing eighth at the
West Virginia 300 , and finished 39th in the final points standings. They also fielded a car forDave Marcis at theSouthern 500 , finishing 29th. In 1971, K fielded entries for a variety of drivers, including Ron,Dick Polling , andBill Shirley . After taking the following year off, K returned in 1973, fielding a car for Ron in two races. He finished fifth atMichigan International Speedway . They made one start in 1974 withBob Whitlow before making their final Cup start at the 1975Daytona 500 whenJim Vandiver finished 35th after a wreck.Craftsman Truck Series
K returned to NASCAR in 1995 with the formation of the Craftsman Truck Series. Bob began driving the team’s #29
Winnebago Dodge Ram , starting sixteen races and finishing in the top-ten four times, earning him a fourteenth-place points finish. He dropped to sixteenth in the standings the next year when he posted just one top-ten. In 1997, he finished a career-best fourteenth in the standings and won his only truck race atRichmond International Raceway in theMopar Dodge. During the 1998 season, Keselowski was injured and was replaced byDennis Setzer . Over a span of five races, Setzer had two eighth-place finishes. Keselowski returned and finished tenth atHeartland Park Topeka before handing the driving chores back to Setzer for the rest of the season. Setzer then won his first career race atMesa Marin Raceway . In 1999, K created a second truck, the #1, for Setzer to drive while Keselowski drove the #29 part-time, doing research and development for Dodge. Keselowski ran five races and had a top-ten finish atTexas Motor Speedway before he retired. Setzer won three times and lost the championship by 108 points.In 2000, Setzer won one race at
Nazareth Speedway and fell to seventh in the standings.Terry Cook drove the #29 in a one-race deal at the season finale atCalifornia Speedway and finished seventh. When Setzer left and the team switched to the #29 andFord Motor Company , Cook joined the team full-time with sponsorship fromPower Stroke Diesel . In his first year with the team, Cook won the pole at Nazareth and finished tenth in the standings. In 2002, he won four races and two poles but dropped to ninth in the final points. After he did not win again in 2003, he and PSD left the team.The team began 2004 withFrank Kimmel driving. He finished eighth at Daytona before Brad Keselowski began driving. He made eight races, his best finish sixteenth at Mansfield beforeDeborah Renshaw finished out the season. Her best finish came atMartinsville Speedway , where she finished fifteenth. Brad became the team’s full-time driver in 2005 with [http://www.subcrews.com SUBcrews.com] /Samson Stone as primary sponsors. He had a seventh-place finish at Daytona and finished 21st in points. Due to a lack of sponsorship, the team only ran the first two races of the season before disappearing. While they have not attempted a race since, they partnered withMB Motorsports to run theO’Reilly Auto Parts 200 that season with Brad driving. He finished 34th after an engine failure.Nationwide Series
Beginning in the 2007 season, the team partnered with
Holloway Motorsports to field entries in the Nationwide Series. They ran one race as the #19 and then as the #49 for three more races with Brian Keselowski driving, with a top-ten finish atMemphis Motorsports Park . After he drove briefly forJay Robinson Racing , Keselowski moved to the team's #92 Dodge to drive on a part-time schedule.External links
* [http://racing-reference.info/owner?id=keseljo01 John Keselowski Owner Stats]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/owner?id=keselbo01 Ron Keselowski Owner Stats]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/owner?id=whitndu01 Dusty Whitney Owner Stats]
* [http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000081/008193.htm MB Motorsports and K-Automotive Will Field No. 63 at Bristol]
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