Travis Kvapil

Born:	March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01) (age 31)
Birthplace:	Janesville, Wisconsin
Awards:	2003 Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2001 CTS Rookie of the Year Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 512 pixelsFull resolution (3504 × 2244 pixel, file size: 3. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ...
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics
Car #, Team	#6 - Roush Fenway Racing
Best NCTS Position:	1st - 2003 (Craftsman Truck Series)
First Race:	2001 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
First Win:	2001 Silverado 350 (Texas)
Last Win:	2007 O'Reilly 200 (Memphis)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
7	73	2
All stats current as of July 29, 2007.

Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976, in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. He pilots the #6 Ford F-150 for Roush Fenway Racing, and will move full time to the Sprint Cup series as the driver of the #88 Robert Yates Racing Ford for the 2008 season. Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was held February 14 and ended November 14. ... The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 16 and ended November 3. ... The first race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway, as of 2004, held under the lights. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 16 and ended November 3. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... The 12th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season set off on February 16, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250, and ends on November 16, 2007 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The OReilly 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Memphis Motorsports Park. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... The Sprint Cup is a Group 1 United Kingdom flat racing horse race for those horses aged three years and above run over a distance of 6 furlongs at Haydock Park during September. ... Robert Yates Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ...

Early career

Kvapil began racing at Rockford Speedway in Rockford, Illinois, in 1992 and won the American Short Tracker division track championship in 1994. He then moved up to super late models at Madison International Speedway and was the track rookie of the year in 1995. He became the track's youngest super late model track champion in 1996. He moved up to a Midwest regional touring series - the ARTGO series (now Midwest Challenge Series). He finished in the Top 10 in points from 1998 to 2000. : The Forest City United States Illinois Winnebago 56. ... Madison International Speedway grandstands from the parking lot The Madison International Speedway (MIS) is a stockcar racing oval in Oregon, Wisconsin (near Madison). ...

NASCAR career

Craftsman Truck Series

In 2001, Kvapil made his debut in the Craftsman Truck Series driving the #60 CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet owned by Addington Racing. He had one win and 18 Top 10 finishes in 24 starts to finish fourth in the season standings. He was awarded the Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Caterpillar Inc. ... Addington Racing is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ...

In 2002, he had one win and 14 Top 10 finishes to finish ninth in the final points standings.

In 2003, he switched to the #16 IWX MotorFreight Chevrolet for Steve Coulter and XPress Motorsports. He had a fairly decent year, with a win and 13 top ten finishes going into the final race of the season, the Ford 200. Kvapil, who went into the race third in points, finished sixth. Points leader Brendan Gaughan was involved in an accident and finished 29th, and Ted Musgrave, who was in front of Kvapil in the points, tried to make an illegal pass on him after the final restart and was black flagged after a review. By virtue of this, Kvapil won his first (and thus far only) Craftsman Truck Series championship, despite not having led the points at all during the season. Steve Coulter is a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ... Xpress Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. ... The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is a truck racer from Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Ted Musgrave was born on December 18, 1955 in Franklin, Wisconsin . ...

In 2004, he again changed teams, this time for Alexander Meshkin in the #24 Line-X-Benders Toyota for Bang! Racing. He also made his first NEXTEL Cup start, driving three races in the #06 Mobil One Dodge for Penske Racing South. The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. ... Bang! Racing is a former NASCAR team. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is headed by Roger Penske. ...

For the 2007 season, Kvapil will return to the Truck Series to drive the #6 truck for Roush Fenway Racing. The 12th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season set off on February 16, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250, and ends on November 16, 2007 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ...

Sprint/NEXTEL Cup

In 2005, he signed with Penske Racing behind the wheel of the #77 Kodak Dodge. He scored three Top 10 finishes and finished 33rd in points. At the end of the season, the team folded due to Kodak's pulling of its sponsorship. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ...

In 2006, he drove the #32 PPI Motorsports Tide Chevrolet. Kvapil's best finish came at Pocono and Talladega with a 19th-place finish. On June 2, 2007, he was asked to take the place of an ill Jon Wood in the 47 ride for the Wood Brothers. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... PPI Motorsports was a race team which competed in the NEXTEL Cup Series and various off-road racing circuits. ... Tide logo A display of Tide laundry detergent at a Supermarket Tide is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in the United States and Canada. ... This article is about the NASCAR driver. ... Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ...

Kvapil is rumored to return full-time to the Cup series in 2008 as the driver of the #88 Robert Yates Racing Ford, replacing Ricky Rudd. Ricky Rudd in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ...

External links

• Official website
• Kvapil at racing-reference.info