Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader
Kenneth "Ken" Schraderis 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...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth29 May 1955
CityFenton, MO
drive
I won't drive for them. Never have. Never will.
case guys importance mistake sunday top trying win
In case you didn't know, we're all still racing, ... There's a lot of importance on the top 10 and there should be. But, make no mistake about it, there are still 43 guys out there each Sunday who are all trying to do the same thing, and that's win the race.
bit dangerous looks pedal start sure thinking
I'm just not sure what I was thinking when I accepted. Looks a little bit dangerous to me. We're not going to start up at the top. That's good. And I think the brake pedal works.
knew oh tear tearing turn
Oh that? Listen, I'll go to the back any time, before I tear my fenders off. And I knew I had to turn to keep from tearing my fenders off.
car far front mountain obstacles week
You got a whole lot of obstacles in front of you, as far as being a top-10 car week in and week out, but it's not like you've got a mountain in front of you that you can't climb,
fan good main maintain people tracks
This isn't something I have to do, but of all the tracks I've been to over the years, Toledo has been a real good one for us. The main thing I like about this place is that I'm a big fan of the ARCA people and that whole series. I want to maintain that long-standing relationship.
confident
You've just got to be confident or you wouldn't be here at this level.
cut either hole left miss quick starts wiggle
You're either in it or you're not. When it (wreck) starts happening, there is either going to be a hole for you or a way you can wiggle through. But more than likely, if it's not there, you can't just make a hole. It's not like you can cut left or cut right and cut left that quick and miss it at those speeds. You either miss it or you don't.
changed confused direction gets handling hit life loves maybe pulled seven stuff wants worry
My life changed over seven years; his life has changed over two. He's getting pulled at from every direction, but I think he's handling it good. I don't see where it's changed him at all. Maybe it's confused him because he gets hit with (stuff) he don't want to worry about. He wants to do all the same stuff he always wanted to do. He just loves to race.
car grew homes liking places race scattered strong throughout tie tracks
I have a strong tie to tracks like this. These are the places where you grew up as a race car driver. It's like home. Our homes are all of these different race tracks scattered throughout the country. And some of them you just take a liking to - like this one.
air bristol lap quick quite remember
At Bristol the air doesn't make quite as much difference. It's close, I remember it was a pretty quick lap (in qualifying).
money pays race short
It's a short little race that pays a lot of money.
arrested boils either front model page paper parents point race rather role winning
It really boils down to what kind of role model you are going to be. You are either going to be someone people, especially kids, can look up to, or you are going to be someone their parents like to point at and say, 'Don't be like him!' I'd much rather be on the front page of the paper for winning a race than being arrested for something.
dizzy guess
Circle, circle, circle. I guess you could say I've been dizzy ever since.