Travis Kvapil - NASCAR Driver

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Date of Birth: 1976-03-01
Place of Birth: N/A
Favorite Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Current Residence:  N/A
Sponsor: Tide
Owner: Cal Wells
Crew Chief: James Ince
Car: #32 Chevrolet

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Travis Kvapil - Bio

Travis Kvapil knew he wanted to be a racecar driver since he was a kid making black marks in the driveway with his bike tires. He spent hours hanging around his dad's shop and at the local tracks, watching and learning about race cars. When he was 14 years old, he was hot-lapping stock cars under the keen eye of his dad, Dick, and Jim Pierson, who later became Travis' first mentor and crew chief.

The early days of racing were not easy despite the fact that Kvapil's trophy cases were filling up. He went to school, went to work, and then worked on the racecar. There was little time for anything else.

Before making it big in NASCAR, Kvapil starred in the RE/MAX Challenge Series during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, winning twice at Pikes Peak International Raceway. He counted 15 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes in the Late Model cars during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He was the 1996 Late Model champion of Madison (Wis.) International Speedway.

Kvapil had a sensational 2001 season in the Craftsman Truck Series, winning Rookie of the Year honors, winning his first race and finishing fourth in the CTS championship standings. It all came together in 2003, when Kvapil won the series championship with a win and 22 top-10s in 25 starts.

Travis Kvapil - Statistics

Year Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led Earnings Races Wins
2008 1 5 N/A $1,695,145 18 0
2007 8 12 N/A $630,795 27 4
2006 0 0 N/A $2,836,652 31 0
2005 0 2 N/A $3,268,404 37 0
2004 6 10 176 $590,115 28 2
2003 13 22 49 $485,145 25 1
2002 10 14 170 $360,560 22 1
2001 11 18 55 $442,130 25 1
2008 Nextel Points
1 Kyle Busch Leader
2 Jeff Burton -103
3 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -152
4 Carl Edwards -258
5 Jimmie Johnson -326
6 Jeff Gordon -367
7 Greg Biffle -389
8 Denny Hamlin -400
9 Kasey Kahne -450
10 Clint Bowyer -484
2008 Busch Points
1 Clint Bowyer Leader
2 Brad Keselowski -188
3 David Reutimann -190
4 Carl Edwards -205
5 David Ragan -305
6 Mike Bliss -314
7 Kyle Busch -413
8 Mike Wallace -453
9 David Stremme -529
10 Jason Leffler -538
2008 Craftsman Points
1 Johnny Benson Leader
2 Todd Bodine -50
3 Matt Crafton -67
4 Ron Hornaday -70
5 Rick Crawford -109
6 Mike Skinner -134
7 Terry Cook -176
8 Erik Darnell -182
9 Jack Sprague -189
10 Chad McCumbee -221

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