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
race
That's what I do. I like to race.
became bit cars hobby job love race racing
Yeah, you can say I like speed, ... Mostly, I just like being around race cars and racing people. It was my hobby and it became my job and I still love it every bit as much as I did when I started.
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.
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.
cup finished ought races run second won
We've run so many races here we ought to have won one. You know, we haven't won any Cup races here. Finished second once.
cup effect good night race saturday winston
I think it's a real good excuse. A Saturday night with a Winston Cup race doesn't effect us (at the I-55).
running night race
The racing is no different if it is day or night except you see the lights and the sparks. You run the race the same. The day or night doesn't really affect the race.
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,
Yeah, it's frustrating and aggravating just a little bit,
best last season year
We've had it 10 years. Last year was our best season yet. It's doing real good.
best comparing four good notes stuff teams
We're unloading the best stuff we've got, which is good stuff. We don't have four teams to go comparing notes to, but you do what you can do with what you've got. It's not like they're unloading stuff that we don't have. They just have a lot more of it.
drive
I won't drive for them. Never have. Never will.
came circuit driving
I don't think he was driving it (then). I think when I came on the circuit ... I don't know who was.