Kevin Swindell
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Kevin Swindell (born February 21, 1989) is an American former racing driver and entrepreneur, who has competed in USAC and NASCAR competition. He has won 77 races in various dirt racing series including the Chili Bowl Nationals. Swindell is the son of three time World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Sammy Swindell. Swindell owns and operates Swindell Speedlab, a clothing brand as well as Victory Fuel, a brand of flavored water.
Racing career
Early career
Swindell began his racing career at age 5 in go-karts in Memphis, Tennessee, finishing an impressive fourth in his Junior Novice kart series debut in 1995. He moved up to Jr. I after winning four races in six starts. He had the same result in 1997 there, four wins in six starts. In 1998, he won a 30-lap Iron Man race at Memphis and won four of five races in Jr. I karting in 2000. Swindell was the 2001 Jr. II kart champion in indoor karting and won the first champ kart race ever held on dirt. He even won the first ever champ kart race ran on pavement in 2002 and won the World Karting Association Grand National Championship title as well as winning his 2nd consecutive Tulsa Shootout Jr. II championship.
Dirt career
Swindell made his impressive debut in dirt racing in 1999 when he won four
In 2006, Swindell won his first career WoO feature event at the Lowe's Dirt Track, becoming the youngest winner in World of Outlaws history at 17. In 2007, Swindell teamed with NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne to run the full USAC midget and sprint car schedule and finished 6th and 8th in points in both series respectively. He was the Western World champion in the USAC series at Manzanita in 2008. In 2009, Swindell won the USAC Knoxville Nationals and the Louis Vermeil Classic and was the Australian National Midget Champion. In 2010, Swindell won his first Chili Bowl Nationals victory and became the youngest driver to ever do so. He won it again in 2011 and won the All-Star sprint 140 feature at Knoxville. He finished 3rd in points and was crowned Rookie of the Year. In 2012, Swindell won his third consecutive Chili Bowl Nationals and was runner-up in the Knoxville 360 Nationals. Swindell made USAC history in January 2013 when he became the first driver to ever win four consecutive Chili Bowl Nationals.
Stock car career
In 2006, Swindell made his debut in stock car racing in the
In 2011, Swindell drove the No. 16 Ford for
In 2012, Swindell ran 8 ARCA Racing Series events and won his first career ARCA victory at
he finished 38th in the event.On August 13, 2014,
Other racing
Swindell has also raced in
2015 Knoxville Nationals accident
On Thursday August 13 2015, Swindell was involved in a very serious accident in the early laps of a heat race during night two of the 55th annual Knoxville Nationals. His car flipped several times before landing on its wheels. He sustained a "significant injury" according to his father and former sprint car driver
In October 2015, Swindell spoke with Robin Miller about the progress in his recovery, including having regained some feeling and movement in his legs.[9]
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.)
Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
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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 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2013 | Swan Racing Company
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30 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA 38 |
DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 01 | [10] |
Nationwide Series
NASCAR Nationwide Series results
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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 | Ref |
2010 | Baker Curb Racing
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37 | Ford | DAY
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CAL
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LVS
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BRI
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NSH
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PHO
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TEX
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TAL
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RCH
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DAR
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DOV
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CLT
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NSH | KEN
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ROA
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NHA 42 |
DAY
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CHI
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GTY 39 |
101st | 107 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||
43 | IRP 33 |
IOW | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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CGV | ATL
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RCH
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DOV
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KAN | CAL
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CLT
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GTY | TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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2011 | Roush Fenway Racing
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16 | Ford | DAY
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PHO
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LVS
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BRI
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CAL
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TEX
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TAL
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NSH
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RCH
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DAR
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DOV 31 |
IOW
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CLT
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CHI
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MCH
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ROA
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DAY
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KEN
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NHA
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NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN
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CGV | BRI
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ATL
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RCH
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CHI
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DOV
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KAN | CLT
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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80th | 13 | [12] | |
2012 | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | 98 | Ford | DAY
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PHO
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LVS
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BRI
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CAL
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TEX
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RCH
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TAL
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DAR
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IOW
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CLT
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DOV
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MCH
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ROA
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KEN
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DAY
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NHA
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CHI
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IND
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IOW | GLN
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CGV | BRI
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ATL
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RCH
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CHI
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KEN
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DOV
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CLT
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KAN | TEX 9 |
PHO
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HOM 21 |
58th | 59 | [13] | ||
2013 | DAY | PHO
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LVS DNQ |
BRI
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CAL 10 |
TEX 16 |
RCH 18 |
TAL
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DAR
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CLT 18 |
DOV
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IOW 28 |
MCH
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ROA
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KEN 11 |
DAY 26 |
NHA
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CHI
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IND 8 |
IOW | GLN
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MOH
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BRI 25 |
ATL
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RCH
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CHI 16 |
KEN
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DOV
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KAN | CLT 16 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 34 |
HOM 35 |
26th | 342 | [14] | |||||
2014 | JGL Racing | 93 | Dodge | DAY
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PHO
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LVS
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BRI
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CAL
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TEX
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DAR
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RCH | TAL
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IOW
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CLT
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DOV
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MCH
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ROA
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KEN
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DAY
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NHA
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CHI
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IND 23 |
IOW 29 |
GLN
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MOH
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BRI 27 |
ATL 36 |
RCH
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CHI 31 |
KEN 22 |
DOV 33 |
KAN 37 |
CLT 23 |
TEX 22 |
PHO
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HOM
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32nd | 157 | [15] |
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2008 | Gillett Evernham Motorsports
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9 | Dodge | GRE | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA | TMP | NSH
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ADI | LRP | MFD 13 |
NHA | DOV
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STA 16 |
42nd | 239 | [16] |
2009 | Dave Davis Motorsports | Dodge | GRE | TRI | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA 3 |
TMP | ADI | LRP | NHA 10 |
DOV 22 |
28th | 406 | [17] | |||
2010 | Chevy | GRE 22 |
SBO 26 |
MAR 11 |
LRP 11 |
LEE 9 |
JFC 14 |
7th | 1305 | [18] | |||||||||
Dodge | IOW 7 |
NHA 2 |
NHA 11 |
DOV 9 |
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results
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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 | ARSC | Pts |
2006 | Cunningham Motorsports | 4 | Dodge | DAY
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NSH
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SLM 14 |
WIN 21 |
KEN | TOL
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POC
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MCH
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KAN
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KEN
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BLN
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POC
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GTW | NSH | MCH
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ISF
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MIL
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TOL 11 |
DSF
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CHI
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SLM 25 |
TAL
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IOW
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62nd | 565 |
2010 | Eddie Sharp Racing
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6 | Toyota | DAY
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PBE | SLM
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TEX | TAL
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TOL
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POC
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MCH
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IOW
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MFD | POC
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BLN
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NJE | ISF
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CHI
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DSF
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TOL
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SLM
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KAN
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CAR 2 |
77th | 240 | |||
2011 | 98 | DAY 12 |
TAL
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SLM
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TOL
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NJE | CHI | POC
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MCH | WIN
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BLN
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IOW
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IRP | POC | ISF
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MAD | DSF
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SLM
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KAN
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TOL | 104th | 170 | ||||||
2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY
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MOB
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SLM
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TAL 11 |
TOL
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ELK
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POC 19 |
MCH 14 |
WIN | NJE 19 |
IOW
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CHI 1** |
ISF 3 |
MAD | SLM
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DSF C |
KAN 2 |
22nd | 1545 | ||||||
66 | IRP 3 |
POC | BLN
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2014 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY
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MOB | SLM
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TAL
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TOL
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NJE
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POC | MCH
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ELK
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WIN | CHI
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IRP | POC
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BLN
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ISF
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MAD
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DSF 1 |
SLM | KEN
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KAN
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70th | 230 |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series championship points
References
- ^ "Edwards escapes late wreck for Dover victory". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. May 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Weaver, Matt (February 5, 2013). "Kevin Swindell looks to build on family heritage and find success in NASCAR". SBNation. Vox Media. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Swindell on board for 15 Nationwide races". NASCAR.com. January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Swindell to make Sprint Cup debut with Swan". NASCAR.com. September 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ARCA Racing Series. August 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- State Journal-Register. Springfield, IL. August 17, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ "Sprint car driver Kevin Swindell suffers 'significant injury' in crash". ESPN.com. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- National Speed Sport News. Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell Discusses Recovery Progress". NationalSpeedSportNews.com. Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Swindell – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
External links
- Kevin Swindell on X
- Kevin Swindell driver statistics at Racing-Reference