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Ross Kenseth
Kenseth in 2015
Born (1993-05-25) May 25, 1993 (age 30)
Appleton, Wisconsin, US
Related toMatt Kenseth (father)
CRA Super Series career
Debut season2010
Current teamRoss Kenseth Racing
Car number25
Starts32
Wins7
Poles2
Best finish15th in 2013
Previous series
2020
2012
2010–2011
2007–2009		Blizzard Series
PASS South
ARCA Midwest Tour
Big 8 Late Model Series
Championship titles
2009
2011		Big 8 Late Model Series
Red, White and Blue State Championship
Phoenix
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Kroger 200 (Martinsville
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 14, 2015.

Ross Kenseth (born May 25, 1993) is an American

ARCA Racing Series
.

Early life

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Kenseth attended college at Clemson University. He is the first child and only son of Matt Kenseth. He has four younger half-sisters from his father’s marriage.[1]

In late 2015, Kenseth announced his engagement to Amber Odom.[2] After moving on from racing, Kenseth became an accountant, moved to Miramar Beach, Florida with Odom, and had a daughter and a son with her.[3]

Racing career

Slinger Nationals

Kenseth raced primarily in his native Wisconsin and elsewhere in the Midwest early in his career. He began by racing for one season in a

LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway's Oktoberfest 48 race.[5][6] The series tours Wisconsin and northern Illinois. It was his fifth race win that season and seventh overall in the series.[6] Kenseth qualified the second fastest for the Snowball Derby in December 2009.[7] In 2011, Kenseth finished first in the Red, White and Blue State Championship at Wisconsin International Raceway.[8] In 2012, Kenseth won the Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway and the All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.[9]

Before the start of the 2013 racing season,

ARCA Racing Series in August 2013,[10] driving at Madison International Speedway in a car owned by Ken Schrader.[11] Kenseth won the pole for the event,[12] and finished sixth in the race.[13]

Kenseth competed in the CRA Super Series in 2014, driving for Boyne Machine Racing; he took the year off from his studies at Clemson and moved to Michigan to be closer to the team.[14] In September Kenseth announced that he would make his superspeedway debut in the ARCA season finale at Kansas Speedway in October.[15]

On April 17, 2015,

Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway.[18]

Kenseth got back behind the wheel in 2020, driving a Blizzard Series race at Five Flags Speedway.[19]

Personal life

Kenseth ended his racing career in 2016 and became an accountant for a real estate firm in Miramar Beach, Florida.[20]

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.)

Xfinity Series

Xfinity Series
results
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 NXSC Pts Ref
2015 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota
DAY
ATL
LVS
PHO
CAL
TEX
BRI
 RCH
TAL
IOW
CLT
DOV
MCH
 CHI
6
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
 IOW
GLN
MOH
 BRI ROA
DAR
RCH
CHI
 KEN
DOV
CLT
 KAN
TEX
 54th 50 [21]
Hattori Racing Enterprises 80 Toyota
PHO

33
HOM

Camping World Truck Series

Camping World Truck Series
results
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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2015 Hattori Racing Enterprises 18 Toyota
DAY
ATL
MAR
KAN
 CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW
KEN
ELD
POC
MCH
 BRI MSP
CHI
 NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR

17
TEX
PHO
HOM

DNQ 		100th 01 [22]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series
results
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 ARSC Pts Ref
2013
 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy
DAY
 MOB
SLM
TAL
TOL
ELK
POC
MCH
ROA
WIN
CHI
 NJE
POC
BLN
ISF
MAD

6 		DSF
IOW
SLM
KEN
KAN
 94th 220 [23]
2014
 Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy
DAY
 MOB
SLM
TAL
TOL
NJE
 POC
MCH
ELK
 WIN
CHI
 IRP
POC
BLN
ISF
MAD
 DSF SLM
KEN
KAN

3 		76th 215 [24]
2015
 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy
DAY
 MOB NSH
SLM
TAL
TOL
NJE
POC
 MCH
1*
CHI
WIN
IOW
IRP
POC
BLN
ISF
 DSF
SLM
KEN

4
KAN
 51st 450 [25]

References

  1. ^ Sawchik, Travis. "Ross Kenseth: Fastest man on Clemson's campus following father’s footsteps in auto racing". September 19, 2012. Charleston, SC: The Post and Courier. Accessed 2013-08-14.
  2. Foxsports.com
    . Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Geyer, Koty (March 24, 2020). "Where Are They Now? A Look at What Ross Kenseth is Up To". Speed51. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Columbus 151 Speedway 2007 Racing Program dated August 24, 2007, Retrieved September 1, 2007
  5. ^ Thomas, Howard. "NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Matt Kenseth's son Ross to race in Kalamazoo Klash". July 20, 2011. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Gazette. Accessed 2013-08-14.
  6. ^ a b Kuehne, Jordan. "Kenseth Closes Historic Season with Oktoberfest Victory, Big 8 Series Championship". Speed 51. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  7. ^ Secola, Jamie (2009-12-05). "Sons of two NASCAR drivers make their marks at Five Flags". Pensacola News Journal. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  8. ^ Matzek, Joe. "Ross Kenseth joins father, Matt, as Red, White & Blue champion after finishing third in late model feature at Wisconsin International Raceway". August 19, 2011. Appleton, WI: The Post-Crescent. Accessed 2013-08-14.
  9. ^ a b Spencer, Lee. "Kyle Busch hopes to sign Ross Kenseth". November 2, 2012. SPEED Channel (Fox Sports). Accessed 2013-08-14.
  10. ^ Estrada, Chris. "Ross Kenseth, son of NASCAR champ, ready for ARCA debut". August 13, 2013. NBC Sports. Accessed 2013-08-14.
  11. ^ Kallmann, Dave (August 22, 2013). "Another Kenseth making his move in racing". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  12. ^ Madsen, Tamira (August 24, 2013). "Ross Kenseth will make ARCA debut Sunday at Madison International Speedway". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  13. ^ "Teenager wins ARCA race at MIS; Ross Kenseth finishes sixth". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. August 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  14. ^ Kaminski, Steve (May 15, 2014). "Chasing dreams: NASCAR champ's son moves to Grand Rapids area after joining Jenison team". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, MI. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  15. ^ Utter, Jim (September 26, 2014). "Motorsports Notebook: Garage providing Stewart some shelter". That's Racing. Charlotte, NC: The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  16. National Speed Sport News
    . Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  17. FOX Sports
    . Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  18. ^ Spencer, Lee (October 20, 2015). "Ross Kenseth to test NASCAR Truck". Motorsport.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  19. ^ Geyer, Koty (September 14, 2020). "Ross Kenseth Getting Back in the Driver's Seat". Speed51. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  20. ^ Geyer, Koty (March 24, 2020). "Where Are They Now? A Look at What Ross Kenseth is Up To". Speed51. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  21. ^ "Ross Kenseth – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  22. ^ "Ross Kenseth – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Ross Kenseth – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "Ross Kenseth – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  25. ^ "Ross Kenseth – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

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