Kasey Kahne
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Kahne at Phoenix International Raceway in 2017 | |||||||
| Born | Kasey Kenneth Kahne April 10, 1980 Enumclaw, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||
| Achievements | 2000 USAC National Midget Series champion 2006, 2008, 2012 Coca-Cola 600 winner Sprint All-Star Race XXIV winner 2010 Gatorade Duel winner 2017 Brickyard 400 winner Has won with three separate engine manufacturers in NASCAR (Toyota, Chevy, Dodge) | ||||||
| Awards | 2004 Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 529 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| 2018 position | 30th | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (2012) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018 Bojangles' Southern 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
| First win | 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last win | 2017 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 216 races run over 17 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 33 (Richard Childress Racing) | ||||||
| 2017 position | 97th | ||||||
| Best finish | 7th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 1-866RBCTerm.com 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 North Carolina Education Lottery 250 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| First win | 2003 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last win | 2014 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| 2015 position | 84th | ||||||
| Best finish | 47th (2004) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Darlington 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| First win | 2004 Darlington 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
| Last win | 2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 127th (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Food World 300 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 51st (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 U.S. Cellular 200 presented by Wellmark (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 19, 2025. | |||||||
Kasey Kenneth Kahne (/keɪn/; born April 10, 1980) is an American professional dirt track racing and stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing. Currently, Kahne competes in High Limit Racing, driving the No. 9 sprint car for his own team, Kasey Kahne Racing.
Off the track, Kahne is active in charitable work and is a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. He also owns his own race team, Kasey Kahne Racing, which competes in the World of Outlaws and High Limit Racing series, fielding two sprint cars for himself and Brad Sweet. Kahne is a 2-time Skagit Speedway winner of the Annual Jim Raper memorial Dirt Cup (2002 and 2003) and currently holds the fastest lap record there. Kahne scored 18 career wins in the Cup Series, including 3 Coca-Cola 600s in 2006, 2008, and 2012, and the Brickyard 400 in 2017. He was also the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year in 2004. He retired from racing before the end of the 2018 Cup Series season for health reasons and was replaced at Leavine Family Racing by Regan Smith.