Nord Krauskopf

Nord Krauskopf
Nord Krauskopf

Mr. and Mrs. Nord Krauskopf at the K&K Insurance offices. They managed and marketed a benevolent fund for NASCAR drivers before, during, and after his ownership career.
Born Fort Wayne, Indiana
Died 1994
Residence Fort Wayne, Indiana[1]
Nationality  United States
Occupation NASCAR car owner
Known for One of the first NASCAR Cup Series owners to become a millionaire
Spouse Theodora[1]

Nord Krauskopf was a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1966 to 1977.[2] He was the owner of K&K Insurance and a part of the business since its foundation in 1952.[3] This was a position that he kept in the corporate world while having a second career in the motorsports industry as a car owner. This dual role lasted until the 1970s when he left the NASCAR circuit to focus on running his insurance company.[4] His team would field mostly Dodge Chargers and Dodge Daytonas to the Cup Series races.[5]

Summary

He was known for employing veteran NASCAR drivers like Bobby Allison, Charlie Glotzbach, Bobby Isaac, Sam McQuagg, and Bobby Isaac.[2] Krauskopf has seen his drivers participate in 345 races with 43 victories (first victory at the 1968 Columbia 200 - last victory at the 1976 Dixie 500), 171 finishes in the "top five," and 214 finishes in the "top ten.[2]" These drivers also managed to lead 15,705 laps out of 90,001 while finishing 12th place on average.[2] Krauskopf also become one of the first millionaires in NASCAR history by collecting a grand total of $1,225,994 in his 12-year career ($4,443,299.47 in today's money) while his employees drove 91,890.6 miles (147,883.6 km) of racing action.[2] He would also see his drivers go to the pole position 69 times.[2] A major part of Krauskopf's career would be Bobby Isaac's championship victory during the 1970 NASCAR Winston Cup Season.[6]

The constant changes of NASCAR in the 1970s would render Krauskopf's team uncompetitive.[7] As a result, he would constantly be at odds with NASCAR officials.[7] Krauskopf would eventually sell his ownership share in the original company during the early 1990s.[7] He died in 1994.[7]

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