Dylan Kwasniewski
Kwasniewski atRoad America in 2015
Born	(1995-05-31)May 31, 1995 (age 30) Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Achievements	Only driver to ever win bothNASCAR K&N Pro Series East andNASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championships 2012NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion 2013NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion
Awards	2011NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestRookie of the Year
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
39 races run over 2 years
2015 position	42nd
Best finish	11th (2014)
First race	2014DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2015DAV 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 1
Statistics up to date as of November 14, 2015.

Dylan Kwasniewski (/kwəzˈnɛski/kwəz-NES-kee;^[1] born May 31, 1995) is an American real estate broker, businessman, entrepreneur, and former professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 97Chevrolet Camaro forObaika Racing. Kwasniewski is the only driver in history to score both theARCA Menards Series East andARCA Menards Series West championships, he was also a developmental driver forChip Ganassi Racing. In 2020, he co-founded6 Summit Capital. Before that, he was Vice President ofColliers International, starting in 2017, where he garnered $105 million dollars in deal volume in only 3 years.

Born inNorwalk, Connecticut as the oldest of four children, Kwasniewski started his career drivinggo-karts at the age of four. He later raced inBandoleros andLegends cars before joining theAmerican Speed Association Super Truck Series in 2009.^[2] The same year,Rockstar Energy Drink, based in Kwasniewski's hometown ofLas Vegas,Nevada, signed on as his sponsor.^[3] In 2010, Kwasniewski raced a late model car in the Lucas Oil / Rockstar Modified Series and made the move toNASCAR the following year.^[2]

In 2011, Kwasniewski entered theK&N Pro Series West, driving forGene Price Motorsports in the No. 03 Chevrolet,^[4] and finished second in his debut atAll American Speedway.^[5] AtColorado National Speedway, Kwasniewski won thepole position and the race, becoming the youngest driver to win a series pole and race.^{[6][N 1]} He won again during the season atMontana Raceway Park, and ended the season fifth in the points standings, along with nine top-tens.^[6] Kwasniewski was subsequently named Rookie of the Year.^[6] In 2012, Kwasniewski won three times atStockton 99 Raceway,Iowa Speedway and All American Speedway, along with recording 15 top-tens. Entering the season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kwasniewski led teammate and 2011 series championGreg Pursley by two points, and with a second-place finish, beat Pursley for the title by six points. At 17 years, 5 months and 10 days, Kwasniewski became the youngest champion in series history, surpassingChuck Bown's record set in 1976 at 22 years, 7 months and 11 days.^[8]

In 2012, Kwasniewski announced talks withJoe Gibbs Racing to field a car in theK&N Pro Series East for the 2013 season,^[9] but eventually joinedTurner Scott Motorsports (TSM), driving the No. 98.^[10] On January 7, 2013, Kwasniewski was named to the NASCAR Next program, which documents the potential future stars in NASCAR.^[11] In his first East race atBristol Motor Speedway, Kwasniewski led 96 of 125 laps en route to the win. Kwasniewski added to his win with victories at Iowa,Langley Speedway,Virginia International Raceway andGreenville-Pickens Speedway.^[6] At the season-endingRoad Atlanta race, Kwasniewski held the points lead overBrett Moffitt by five points, but transmission problems eliminated Moffitt from championship contention, as Kwasniewski led every lap to win the East championship, becoming the first driver to win both East and West titles.^[12] During the year, Kwasniewski also ran anARCA Racing Series race atKansas Speedway, winning the pole and finishing fourth.^[13]

On February 3, 2014, TSM announced that Kwasniewski would enter theNationwide Series for the2014 season, driving the team's No. 31 Rockstar Chevrolet.^[14] In a press release regarding the news, Kwasniewski stated:^[15]

"I'm thankful for Harry Scott and Steve Turner for giving me this opportunity, as well as Rockstar for moving up with us. Racing in the Nationwide Series is going to present a lot of challenges and it won't be easy, but I look forward to taking it all on, learning from the other competitors and hopefully winning some races."

Kwasniewski was the fastest driver during the second day of Nationwide testing atDaytona International Speedway,^[16] and later entered the ARCA Racing Series'Lucas Oil 200 with TSM, winning the pole position.^[13] He finished 14th in the race.^[16] On February 21, Kwasniewski clinched the pole for the Nationwide season-openingDRIVE4COPD 300, becoming the eleventh driver in series history to win the pole in his first series start, and the youngest Nationwide pole-sitter at Daytona.^[17]

In March 2014, Kwasniewski signed withChip Ganassi Racing'sdriver development program.^[18] On May 12, Turner Scott Motorsports announced that Kwasniewski would run standalone Nationwide Series events in the team's No. 42, in whichKyle Larson was unavailable.^[19] Kwasniewski ran the No. 42 with Rockstar at Iowa in August. Kwasniewski ended 2014 with three top-tens and an 11th-place points finish.^[20]

Kwasniewski was scheduled to return to the team, which was renamedHScott Motorsports, for 2015 on a part-time basis in the No. 42.^[21] However, he and Rockstar failed to reach an agreement to continue sponsoring the car, and withBrennan Poole joining the team, his future became uncertain. As a result, Kwasniewski stated plans to raise sponsorship money to fund a car for the 2016 season.^[20] Kwasniewski was picked up byObaika Racing to make his debut in 2015 at Mid-Ohio, eventually driving in a total of six races for the team.^[22]

Kwasniewski is a graduate ofFaith Lutheran Middle School & High School.^[23] His late father, Randy, was the former CEO of theHard Rock Hotel and Casino.^[24]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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