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
backed four hook pit saw took
I saw the pit right there, so I thought I'd still hook a left. I just kind of slung it around, put on four tires, backed up and took off.
best last season year
We've had it 10 years. Last year was our best season yet. It's doing real good.
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).
drive
I won't drive for them. Never have. Never will.
anymore best buddies bumps car climb kids level lift next run until whatever
When the day comes that one of these kids bumps me out, I'm going to run the next best thing I can find at whatever level that is. I'm going to keep doing it until I can't climb into the car anymore or (until) my buddies can't lift me in.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
race
That's what I do. I like to 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.