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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Residence/wife of Nord Krauskopf". Rough Notes. http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2002/march02/03p55.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Nord Krauskopf career information". Racing Reference. http://racing-reference.info/owner/Nord_Krauskopf. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
3. ^ "Career of Nord Krauskopf (1966-67)". Freewebs. http://www.freewebs.com/danno340/kkd/66-67.html. Retrieved 2011-07-21. 
4. ^ "Company history - K&K Insurance". K&K Insurance. http://www.kandkinsurance.com/Pages/CompanyHistory.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
5. ^ "Bobby Isaac and the K&K Insurance NASCAR Chargers". Street Legal TV. http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/bobby-isaacs-kk-insurance-nascar-chargers/. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
6. ^ "Legends of NASCAR (Bobby Isaac in 1970)". Legends of NASCAR. http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Bobby_Isaac.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-22. 
7. ^ ^{a b c d} "The End of Nord Krauskopf's Career and his Death". Freewebs. http://www.freewebs.com/danno340/kkd/epilogue.html. Retrieved 2011-07-21.