Kevin O'Connell (racing driver)
 O'Connell at Road America in 2014 | |||||||
| Born |
April 29, 1967 Newport Beach, California | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 23 (Rick Ware Racing) | ||||||
| 2014 position | 52nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Corona México 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 17, 2014. | |||||||
Kevin O'Connell (born April 29, 1967) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 23 Chevrolet Camaro for Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series as a road course ringer.
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]
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.)
Nationwide Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | |
| 2008 | O'Connell Racing | 09 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC 37 |
TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV DNQ |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 140th | 52 | |
| 2010 | Curb Racing | 43 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA 34 |
NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV DNQ |
ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 134th | 61 | |
| 2013 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA 22 |
KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 34 |
BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 66th | 32 | |||
| 2014 | Rick Ware Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA 3 |
KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 37 |
MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 52nd | 48 | |||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ "2006 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ↑ "2012 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ "NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results (races)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Green, Edmund (June 6, 2013). "American O'Connell To Race in Euro NASCAR Series". Edmunds.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ↑ O'Connell Racing (April 15, 2008). "Mexico City: O'Connell Racing preview". Motorsport. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ "2008 Corona Mexico 200 Presented by Banamex". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ "BUCYRUS 200 - ROAD AMERICA". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ "2010 Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ O'Connell Racing (July 7, 2014). "Kevin O'Connell to Race Road America & Watkins Glen in 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Gardner Denver 200 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Associated Press (June 21, 2014). "Brendan Gaughan wins Nationwide race at Road America". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kevin O'Connell. |
- Kevin O'Connell driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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