Kasey Kahne Biography

Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a race car driver in NASCAR's NEXTEL Cup series. He currently drives the #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger for Evernham Motorsports with teammates Jeremy Mayfield and Scott Riggs. He replaced Bill Elliott in the #9 Dodge at the end of 2003 when Elliott announced a part-time schedule starting with the 2004 season. In 2004, Kahne surprised many by nearly winning several races (including five second-place finishes and 13 top-fives) and easily capturing the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award. He scored his first career NEXTEL Cup victory in his sophomore season of 2005, after a dominating performance in the Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
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It was also the first victory for the Dodge Charger, which returned to NASCAR in 2005. He won four poles in 2004, and scored two more poles in back-to-back weeks at Darlington and Richmond in 2005. Kahne is also a part time Busch Series driver, driving the #9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge with his Cup teammates and Craftsman Truck Series rookie Erin Crocker. He has won three Busch Series races in his career and also made two starts in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2004, winning both events.

Kahne resides in Huntersville, North Carolina with his younger brother Kale Kahne.

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Born: April 10, 1980
Birthplace: Enumclaw, Washington
Awards: 2000 USAC National Midget Champion
2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup statistics
Car #, Team 9 - Evernham Motorsports
Previous Year NEXTEL Cup Position: 23rd
Best Cup Position: 13th - 2004 (NEXTEL Cup)
First Race: 2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First Win: 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond)
Last Win: 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond)

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