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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
money pays race short
It's a short little race that pays a lot of money.
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.
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.
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.
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.