Kevin O'Connell (racing driver)
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O'Connell at Road America in 2015
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| Born | April 29, 1967 Newport Beach, California |
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 13 (MBM Motorsports) No. 15 (Rick Ware Racing) |
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| 2015 position | 58th | ||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Corona México 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Road America 180 (Road America) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 29, 2015. | |||||||
Kevin O'Connell (born April 29, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 13 Dodge Challenger for MBM Motorsports and the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro for Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a road course ringer.
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Racing career
O'Connell ran in the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2006 for O'Connell Racing in the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen.[1] O'Connell also ran two races in the 2012 season with Rick Ware Racing at Road America and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[2]
From 2007 to 2008, O'Connell ran four races in the K&N Pro Series West, with a best finish of 15th at Infineon Raceway in 2007.[3] In 2013, O'Connell entered the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series race at Brands Hatch, becoming the first American to race in the series on a road course.[4]
In 2008, O'Connell made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the No. 09 Chevrolet for O'Connell Racing, with his Rolex pit crew also servicing his NASCAR team, and Rolex teammate Kevin Roush serving as spotter.[5] After starting 34th, O'Connell was involved in a crash with David Reutimann in turn 7 on lap 36, finishing 37th.[6] In 2010, O'Connell joined Curb Racing in the No. 43 at Road America,[7] finishing 34th after suffering an engine failure.[8] On June 21, 2014, it was announced that O'Connell would run in the Nationwide races at Road America and Watkins Glen International in the No. 23 for Rick Ware Racing.[9] At Road America, after qualifying 26th with a lap speed of 104.941 miles per hour (168.886 km/h),[10] O'Connell finished third.[11] In 2015, O'Connell drove the No. 13 Dodge Challenger for MBM Motorsports at Watkins Glen.
Personal life
O'Connell is the first driver in NASCAR's top three series (Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Camping World Truck Series) to receive his master's degree.[12]
Images
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O'Connell's 74 at Road America in 2013
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O'Connell's 23 at Road America in 2014
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O'Connell's 23 at Road America in 2014
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kevin O'Connell. |
- Kevin O'Connell driver statistics at Racing-Reference
