| Alex Kennedy | |||||||
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 Kennedy at the2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 | |||||||
| Born | (1992-02-02)February 2, 1992 (age 33) Aztec, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 22 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 50th | ||||||
| Best finish | 40th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2013Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 16 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 114th | ||||||
| Best finish | 50th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2010Bucyrus 200 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016Road America 180 (Road America) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of August 27, 2016. | |||||||
Alex Kennedy (born February 2, 1992) is an American former professionalstock car racing driver.
After starting inLegends car racing, Kennedy returned to win the 2009Legends Road Course World Finals.[1]
As a sixteen-year-old in 2008, he ran occasional races in a variety of national touring series;ARCA,NASCARK&N Pro Series West, and the NASCARK&N Pro Series East.[2] In 2009, he ran full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and finished tenth in the season points with three top-tens and one top-five finish.[2] He made his first Nationwide Series start in 2010, racing in six races, primarily onroad courses.[3] He raced in five Nationwide races in the following year with a top finish of 21st.[4] At Dover that year, Kennedy became involved in a controversial incident, where his car pulled across the track when attempting to rejoin the field after an accident and hit the car ofKevin Swindell.[5]
Kennedy made hisSprint Cup Series debut in the2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 atSonoma Raceway forHumphrey Smith Racing.[6] Kennedy is the first New Mexico native to compete in a Sprint Cup race sinceAl Unser Jr. qualified for the1993 Daytona 500.[citation needed] Kennedy also competed for Humphrey Smith Racing later in the year atPocono Raceway andWatkins Glen International.
Kennedy ran a number of Cup races in 2014 forCircle Sport Racing. He returned to Circle Sport for 2015, also declaring forRookie of the Year. With his team closing down due to the charter system, he left with no ride for the 2016 season. He was later picked up byPremium Motorsports to drive the No. 55 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen. He has not raced inNASCAR since.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2013 | Humphrey Smith Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 40 | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC 42 | GLN 29 | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 45th | 21 | [7] | ||
| 2014 | Circle Sport | 33 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC 39 | MCH | SON 39 | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC 28 | GLN 33 | MCH 34 | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 49th | 47 | [8] | ||
| 2015 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO 38 | CAL | MAR 33 | TEX 37 | BRI 33 | RCH 39 | TAL | KAN | CLT 36 | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 25 | DAY | KEN 40 | NHA | IND | POC 38 | GLN 28 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV 38 | CLT 34 | KAN | TAL | MAR 33 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 40th | 120 | [9] | |||||
| 2016 | Premium Motorsports | 55 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN 36 | BRI | MCH | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 50th | 5 | [10] | ||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 37 | Chevy | GRE | IOW | SBO 32 | GLN | NHA | TMP 20 | MCM | ADI | LRP 10 | MFD | NHA 34 | DOV 28 | STA | 28th | 444 | [16] | |
| 2009 | GRE 17 | TRI 14 | IOW 6 | SBO 20 | GLN 8 | NHA 15 | TMP 22 | ADI 20 | LRP 4 | NHA 13 | DOV 23 | 10th | 1324 | [17] | ||||||
| 2010 | GRE | SBO | IOW | MAR | NHA | LRP | LEE | JFC | NHA | DOV 11 | 61st | 130 | [18] | |||||||
| 2012 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 37 | Toyota | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW | BGS | JFC | LGY | CNB | COL | IOW 19 | NHA | DOV | GRE | CAR | 68th | 25 | [19] |
| 2013 | Chevy | BRI | GRE | FIF | RCH | BGS | IOW | LGY | COL | IOW | VIR 10 | GRE | NHA | DOV | RAL 13 | 37th | 65 | [20] | ||
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | Tom Clark | 23 | Ford | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON 11 | IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP | IRW | AMP | AAS | 56th | 130 | [21] | |
| 2009 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 37 | Chevy | CTS | AAS | PHO | MAD | IOW | DCS | SON 30 | IRW | PIR | MMP | CNS | IOW | AAS | 68th | 73 | [22] | |
| 2011 | GSR Racing | 07 | Ford | PHO 32 | AAS | MMP | IOW | LVS | SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | CNS | MRP | SPO | AAS | PHO | 89th | 67 | [23] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2010 | Capital City Motorsports | 38 | Dodge | DAY | PBE | SLM | TEX 19 | TAL 29 | TOL | POC | MCH | IOW | MFD | POC | BLN | NJE | ISF | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | 80th | 220 | [24] |
| 2012 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 08 | Ford | DAY 9 | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | 95th | 185 | [25] |
