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Kasey Kahne
Kahne in 2017
BornKasey Kenneth Kahne
(1980-04-10) April 10, 1980 (age 44)
Enumclaw, Washington
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Achievements2000 USAC National Midget Series champion
2006, 2008, 2012 Coca-Cola 600 winner
Sprint All-Star Race XXIV winner
2010 Gatorade Duel winner
2017 Brickyard 400 winner
Has won with three separate engine manufacturers in NASCAR (Toyota, Chevy, Dodge)
Awards2004 Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
529 races run over 15 years
2018 position30th
Best finish4th (2012)
First race2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2018 Bojangles' Southern 500 (Darlington)
First win2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond)
Last win2017 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
Wins Top tens Poles
18 176 27
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
215 races run over 16 years
2017 position97th
Best finish7th (2003)
First race2002 1-866RBCTerm.com 200 (Rockingham)
Last race2017 Sparks Energy 300 (Talladega)
First win2003 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Last win2014 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 87 9
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 5 years
2015 position84th
Best finish47th (2004)
First race2004 Darlington 200 (Darlington)
Last race2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
First win2004 Darlington 200 (Darlington)
Last win2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
5 6 1
Statistics current as of November 18, 2018.

Kasey Kenneth Kahne (/keɪn/; born April 10, 1980) is an American dirt track racing driver and former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018, driving the No. 95 Dumont Jets/Procore Technologies Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Leavine Family Racing. Currently, Kahne competes in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, driving the No. 9 sprint car for his own team, Kasey Kahne Racing.

Off the track, Kahne is active in charitable work and is a member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. He also owns his own race team, Kasey Kahne Racing, which competes in the World of Outlaws series, fielding two World of Outlaws sprint cars for himself, and Brad Sweet. Kahne is a 2-time Skagit Speedway winner of the Annual Jim Raper memorial Dirt Cup (2002 and 2003) and currently holds the fastest lap record there.

Kahne scored 18 career wins in the Cup Series, including three Coca-Cola 600s in 2006, 2008, and 2012, and the Brickyard 400 in 2017. He also was the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year in 2004. He retired from racing before the end of the 2018 Cup Series season due to health reasons and was replaced at Leavine Family Racing by Regan Smith.

Racing career

Beginnings

Kahne began racing open wheel sprint cars at Deming Speedway at 17 in Deming, Washington, before moving up to Skagit speedway in Alger, Washington, and then he moved to USAC. In 2000, Kahne made a trip to Pennsylvania where he won the season opener at the historic Williams Grove Speedway. He was hired by Steve Lewis, who had also employed future NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Jason Leffler, Tony Stewart and Kenny Irwin Jr. In his first year on the circuit, he was named Rookie of the Year, as well as winning the national midget championship. He continued to run USAC, as well as the Toyota Atlantic Series and the World of Outlaws.

Xfinity and Truck Series

In 2002, Kahne made 20 starts in the Busch Series driving the No. 98 Channellock-sponsored Ford Taurus for Robert Yates Racing. His best finish was a tenth-place finish at Cabela's 250. A year later, he moved to the No. 38 Great Clips-sponsored Ford for Akins Motorsports full-time. He won his first pole at Michigan International Speedway and his first Busch Series race at the Ford 300. Kahne finished 7th in the points standing.

With his move to full-time competition in the Cup Series in 2004, he also drove 30 races for Akins in the Busch Series, finishing 13th in points. In 2005, he made 22 starts in the Busch Series, splitting time with Akins and Evernham's new No. 6 team. He won the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway and the United Way 300 at Kansas Speedway.

On May 26, 2007, Kahne won the Busch Series' Carquest Auto Parts 300 race at Lowe's Motor Speedway for his first win of 2007. On August 24, 2007, Kahne won the pole for the Cup Series' Sharpie 500 at Bristol, his second pole of the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season. Later that night, during the Busch Series' Food City 250, Kahne passed Ryan Newman on the top side in a 3-wide pass that included Jason Leffler on the bottom. He held off the hard-charging Leffler to score his seventh career Busch win and his second of 2007.

In 2009, Kahne ran fewer events in other NASCAR series than previous seasons, only seven (four in the Nationwide Series, three in the Whelen Modified Tour). With less distractions, Kahne's Sprint Cup stats slightly improved that year.

During the 2014 Nationwide season, Kahne scored an upset win at the Nationwide Series' Subway Firecracker 250 passing teammate Regan Smith on the final lap. The margin was 0.021 seconds.

Kahne has six career starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, winning five of them; his lone non-victory is a second-place run at Pocono Raceway in 2010.[1] In 2004, he made a pair of starts in the series at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the No. 2 Team ASE Racing Dodge Ram for Ultra Motorsports, winning both races. At the 2015 Charlotte Truck race, he held off Erik Jones for the win by .005 seconds, the second-closest margin in Truck Series history.[2]

Cup Series

Kahne replaced Bill Elliott in the No. 9 Dodge for Evernham Motorsports at the end of the 2003 season when Elliott announced a part-time schedule starting with the 2004 season. Since Kahne was still under contract with Ford, the manufacturer filed a lawsuit against him after he joined Evernham Motorsports. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland ruled in favor of Kahne; citing a clause in his contract with Ford that stipulated that the manufacturer had to provide Kahne with a full-time ride on a Ford team that both parties mutually agreed upon. That clause also stipulated, that if an agreement could not reached by either party, then Kahne could seek a ride with a different manufacturer, without breaking the terms of his contract with Ford.

Evernham Motorsports (2004–07)

Kahne's 2004 No. 9 Dodge

In 2004, Kahne surprised many by nearly winning several races (including five second-place finishes and 13 Top 5’s), winning four poles, and captured the Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award. He narrowly missed the Chase for the Nextel Cup after Jeremy Mayfield, his teammate, claimed the final spot.[3]

In 2005, Kahne 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. It was also the first win for the Dodge Charger, which returned to NASCAR that year. It was the first time a Dodge won a race at Richmond International Raceway since Richard Petty did so in 1975. In addition, he became the first driver born in the 1980s to win a race in NASCAR's premier series. He also scored two poles in back-to-back weeks at Darlington and Richmond during the same year. Despite this, he was plagued with inconsistency and slumped to 23rd in the points.

Kahne races by in the No. 9 Dodge Charger.

On March 20, 2006, Kahne won the rain-delayed Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Nearly three weeks later, he won the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas. After that, he won four more races — a season sweep at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600 and in the Bank of America 500 holding off Jimmie Johnson (who finished second in both races) and victories at California and Michigan.

On September 9, 2006, Kahne successfully raced his way into the Chase for The Cup after finishing third in Richmond. He was the 10th and last qualifier to make the Chase. He edged defending Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart out by 16 points, but a disappointing 16th-place finish at New Hampshire, a crash at Dover, and running out of gas at Kansas ended his hopes for his first championship title. Kahne finished strong with five Top 10’s in the remaining seven races including a winning the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

On November 27, 2006, Kahne was honored by being invited to raise the traditional 12th Man flag prior to the Seattle Seahawks Monday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers at Qwest Field in Seattle. The ceremony has been ongoing since 2003, and involves a different Seattle-area sports hero and/or beloved member of the community kicking things off before every Seahawks home game.[4] The Seahawks beat the Packers 34–24.

Kahne in a pit stop during the 2007 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

During the qualifying for the 2007 Daytona 500, officials found holes in the wheel-wells of his Dodge Charger. A crew member said it was just tape that had fallen off of a hole in the tire. Officials said that the tape had been cut. He was one of the four drivers among Matt Kenseth and his two teammates, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler, whose cars had been found with aerodynamic-improving modifications. His team was one of the six teams found with illegal modifications in the Daytona festivities.

At the Sharpie 500, a day after winning the pole and the Busch race, Kahne dominated most of the race leading 305 out of 500 laps and finished second to Carl Edwards. This was his best finish of the 2007 season. After a disappointing 2007 season, Kahne finished 19th in points with zero wins, one Top 5, eight Top 10’s, and an average finish of 22.2.

Gillette Evernham Motorsports and Richard Petty Motorsports (2008–10)

Kahne's 2008 Sprint Cup Series racecar

With the new sponsor Budweiser, Kahne started off the 2008 season strong by finishing in the Top 10 in both the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel.

As a result of fourth-place finish in the duel, Kahne started 10th in the 50th Daytona 500 on February 17, 2008. He finished seventh behind teammate Elliott Sadler in the 2008 Daytona 500, was a repeat of the 2007 race where they both also finished sixth and seventh respectively.

In the early laps of the Auto Club 500, Kahne worked his way from 20th to 14th, but brushed the wall on lap 7. However, he was able to finish ninth after the race went under a long rain delay. Kahne had to start in the back due to an engine change in the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but he did go on to finish sixth.

On May 17, 2008, Kahne was voted into the Sprint All-Star Race XXIV by his fans via cell phone text messaging and online voting. After making a required "stop-and-go" pit stop, Kahne began the fourth segment second on old tires. He went on to win the race and earn $1,012,975. Kahne became the first driver to win the race from the fan vote and the third driver to race in the Sprint Showdown and go on to win the All-Star race.

On May 25, 2008, he won his second Coca-Cola 600 passing Tony Stewart with two laps to go, as Stewart had a flat tire going into turn 1. This was Kahne's first points-paying win of the season. He also became the sixth driver to win the 600 and the Sprint All-Star Race in the same season.

Kahne receives his 2008 Pocono 500 trophy.

On June 6, 2008, Kahne won the Pocono 500 from the pole despite being 38th at one point during the race after a miscue in the pits. On June 20, 2008, he won another pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, his second pole in three races. However, after handling issues early in the race, Kahne fell victim to pit road, went a lap down, and finished 33rd.

Following two consecutive 40th-place finishes (a Bristol Motor Speedway wreck caused by miscommunications between Casey Mears and his spotter, and an engine failure at Michigan International Speedway), Kahne found himself sitting outside of the Top 12, out of contention for the Chase. At the start of the last regular season race, at Richmond International Raceway, he, David Ragan, and Clint Bowyer were vying for that 12th spot. Unfortunately for him, Kahne was not able to make up enough points to put him into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He missed the 2008 Chase by 69 points and ended the season finishing 14th.

Kahne's new team for 2009, Richard Petty Motorsports, was the result of a merger between his team's previous incarnation, Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises. The year started off inconsistent for Kahne, with early Top 10 finishes at Atlanta and Bristol. Kahne won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 event on June 21, 2009, for his first road course win.

After a hot summer streak that saw three top 10s in a row, Kahne climbed into Chase contention. During the Pep Boys Auto 500 on September 6, 2009, Kahne made a late race pass and held off Kevin Harvick for his second win of the season. Following the first 26 races of the season Kahne was in the Top 12 in points, earning him a place in the Chase for the Championship. He was seeded fourth in points. After suffering an engine failure at New Hampshire and a crash in California, Kahne struggled to get back into contention for the championship and finished 10th in the final season standings, despite finishing 2nd at the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

On September 10, 2009, it was announced that Richard Petty Motorsports would merge with Yates Racing. Kahne would remain as one of four drivers of RPM alongside his current teammates Sadler and Allmendinger, as well as Yates Racing driver Paul Menard.[5] The team changed manufacturers to Ford and received Roush-Yates engines and other equipment from Roush Fenway Racing.[6]

Driving the new Ford Fusion car, Kahne won the Gatorade Duel No. 2 at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2010. He also finished in second position in the 2010 Budweiser Shootout. Kahne ended up 30th in the Daytona 500 after being wrecked late in the race. He had been running up front for most of the race and had the fastest lap of the race. Kahne had a strong car at the Auto Club 500; however he spun late in turn 4.

Kahne had a good run at Atlanta a few weeks later where he led the most laps in the race, and finished inside the Top 5. During the following couple of months, Kahne would be unable to compete for race wins as mistakes and wrecks put a dent into the team's Chase hopes.

During the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono Raceway he had a top-five car all race long, but due to a late race caution, some teams stayed out on track instead of joining the leaders on pit-road. This put Kahne in the back end of the Top 20, and during the green-white-checkered finish Kahne tried to make it three-wide while battling for tenth place. However, he was blocked and ran down into the wet grass by his teammate A. J. Allmendinger. Kahne spun back into the racing surface and was hit by Greg Biffle and Mark Martin. The No. 9 car took off and landed on top of the outside wall, hit a tree behind the wall and span back onto the track on all four wheels. Kahne and Biffle both put the blame on Allmendinger for causing the huge crash.

Kahne rebounded from the disappointment at Pocono by leading laps in the following race at Michigan and finishing second, behind the dominant Denny Hamlin. He also qualified on pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway the following week; and converted the pole position into a solid fourth-place finish; after bouncing back from a poor first stint, to post back-to-back Top 5 finishes.

In qualifying for the 2010 Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Kahne earned his second pole position of the season.[7] On October 3, 2010, Kahne started the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway from the pole position.[8]

On October 20, 2010, Kahne was released from the remainder of his contract with Richard Petty Motorsports.[9] The next day, it was announced that Kahne would drive for Team Red Bull for the remainder of the season as well as the full 2011 season starting with the TUMS Bring It On 500 at Martinsville Speedway.[10]

After the 2010 season finale in Homestead, Kahne went in for knee surgery due to discomfort and pain caused by plica syndrome.[11]

Red Bull Racing (2011)

Kasey Kahne in the No. 4 at Pocono Raceway in 2011.

On April 13, 2010, Kahne announced that he would be leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the 2010 season to race in 2012 with Hendrick Motorsports, driving the No. 5.[12] On August 10, 2010, Team Red Bull officially announced that Kahne would drive one of their cars for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, a tenure that would start in the 2010 season after Kahne was released from RPM.[13] Kahne used the number 4 for his Red Bull Toyota, a homage to the number he used in Sprint Cars. Prior to the acquisition, the No. 4 was made famous by Morgan-McClure Motorsports.[14] Kahne won his first pole for Red Bull Racing the year prior at the 2010 season finale at Homestead driving the #83.[15] On June 9, 2011, it was announced that Farmers Insurance Group would sponsor Kahne for 22 races in 2012. It was also announced that his current crew chief Kenny Francis will join him at Hendrick.[16]

Kahne dominated the early stages of the Brickyard 400, but spun late in the race and had to settle for 18th position. He led 48 laps, a race-high.

He did not make it into the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup, resting at 21st in points following the cut-off race, the Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 10.

On November 13, 2011, at the newly configured Phoenix International Raceway, Kahne held off Carl Edwards in the closing laps to take his first victory of the season, his first victory for Team Red Bull, and Kahne's first victory in over two years. Kahne only led the final 14 laps of the race.

Kahne finished the 2011 season 14th in points behind Clint Bowyer.

Hendrick Motorsports (2012–17)

In 2012, Kahne drove the No. 5 Farmers Insurance/Quaker State/HendrickCars.com-sponsored Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, consequent with Mark Martin's move to Michael Waltrip Racing. In the Budweiser Shootout, he was involved in an early accident in the first segment. His teammates Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were eliminated in crashes during the second segment. Kahne qualified and ran well in his Gatorade Duel, but in the Daytona 500 was taken out in a crash on lap 188 involving Jamie McMurray, Regan Smith, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Tony Stewart, and Aric Almirola. He finished 29th.

Kahne at 2012 Kobalt Tools 400

Kahne announced in late-March that he would compete for Turner Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series at Rockingham Speedway in April, driving the No. 4 in the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200.[17] In that race, he led 47 laps and went on to win.

Kahne had a rough start to 2012, finishing no better than 14th in the first five races. However, he rebounded with seven straight Top 10 finishes, including a win in the 2012 Coca-Cola 600 in his 300th Sprint Cup Start. This was also his first win with Hendrick Motorsports.[18] On July 15, 2012, Kahne won the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon, and along with teammate Jeff Gordon made the Chase through the two Wild Card spots. During the Chase, Kahne won poles at Talladega and Kansas. He ended the season a career-best fourth place in the points, with two wins, four poles, 12 Top 5’s and 19 Top 10’s.

Kahne had a slow start to 2013, finishing 36th and 19th at Daytona and Phoenix, respectively.[19] However, at Las Vegas, he led 114 laps (which was almost twice the number of laps he had led in all of his previous Vegas starts) and finished second to Matt Kenseth despite an impressive charge in the last laps.[20] Kahne was able to redeem himself for this near-miss the following week by winning at Bristol. After Bristol, he had a strong run at Auto Club Speedway in which he finished ninth—he then had an even stronger run at Martinsville, where he had one of the best cars and finished fourth. He then finished eleventh at Texas. At Kansas, Kahne again finished second to Kenseth in a finish very similar to the finish at Las Vegas.

Kahne's season also started with a number of run-ins with Kyle Busch, who wrecked him in three of the first 11 races: at the Daytona 500, Kahne was running in the Top 5 when Busch turned him approaching turn 1 on lap 33, resulting in a seven-car wreck also collecting Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie McMurray, and other cars. At Talladega, on lap 43, Kahne was in the outside lane when Busch turned him into the wall again heading towards turn 1. Kahne bounced off the wall and back into Busch and collected an additional 14 cars, including Kevin Harvick, David Reutimann, Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, Marcos Ambrose, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Casey Mears, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, David Stremme, and Scott Speed. Later, at Darlington, another incident happened when Busch sent Kahne into the wall while being challenged for the lead late-race, causing a caution. At the Coca-Cola 600, Kahne had influenza and there was doubt he could finish the race.[21] This didn't stop him from leading the most laps and nearly winning the race, but Kevin Harvick got by him on a restart with 11 laps to go.[22] At Michigan, Kahne led the race, but slid into the turn 2 wall, and the car caught fire. Kahne finished 38th, and dropped down four spots in the points standings to 12th.[23]

Following the DNF at Michigan, Kahne rebounded with a sixth-place finish at Sonoma and an 11th-place finish at Kentucky. At Daytona, Kahne was running behind Jimmie Johnson for most of the race until he got tagged by Marcos Ambrose on a late restart, sending him into the inside wall on the back straightaway and relegating him to a 32nd-place finish. This was followed by an 11th-place finish at New Hampshire, and a third-place finish at Indianapolis.

At Pocono in August, Kahne started 18th. He led 66 laps of the race and was involved in a tight battle with Tony Stewart for the lead in the final laps. A decision by Gordon to take the final restart on lap 158 on the inside lane gave Kahne the opportunity to draft past Gordon in turn 1 and then sail away to his second career Pocono race victory and second win of the 2013 season, bringing him up to eighth place in the points.[24] His form didn't carry to Watkins Glen, though, where he was wrecked by Matt Kenseth on a late restart that saw him collide with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and finish 34th. Kahne then had a seventh-place finish at Michigan, and then a runner-up finish at Bristol behind Kenseth for the third time in 2013.

He qualified for the Chase, but any chance of him winning ended with a crash at Loudon. Early in the 2013 Sylvania 300, Kahne got loose, wheel-hopped and hit a barrier extremely hard. Kahne was uninjured but caused controversy when he acted like he could not hear a reporter in his interview which led many to speculate that Kahne suffered a head injury. Kahne apologized for causing the false alarm and said he was too angry to talk about it and that he was not injured.

Kahne struggled in the first half of the 2014 season. He came close to a win at Pocono in June but hit the outside barrier late in the event, costing him his shot at the win. Kahne said that Kyle Busch was yet again responsible for the crash and Busch himself took responsibility that night. When Kahne heard that Busch apologized for the wreck he shrugged it off and said "I don't care to talk to him anymore about our wrecks. Tired of his aggressiveness and the fact that his performances are affecting my own results."

Kahne began ending rumors of his departure from Hendrick Motorsports with a sponsorship extension with Farmers Insurance for 12 races in the 2015–2017 seasons. At the Brickyard 400, Kahne led 70 laps due to great track position but lost the lead on a restart with 17 laps left to Jeff Gordon and ended up sixth.

At Atlanta, Kahne controlled the final 15 laps of the race. With three laps to go, it seemed like he lost it when a caution came out. He lost four spots on pit road, but after two more cautions, sped by Matt Kenseth and won the race to clench a spot in the Chase. It was his first only win of 2014. He finished 15th in the standings being eliminated from round 2 of the Chase. Kahne received a three-year contract extension with HMS in November, which would run until the conclusion of the 2018 season. It was announced a day earlier that long time engineer and Jamie McMurray's 2014 crew chief, Keith Rodden, would return to HMS and replace Kenny Francis as Kahne's crew chief. Francis had been Kahne's crew chief since the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Replacing Francis ended the second-longest driver/crew chief pairing in NASCAR in the first two decades of the 21st century.

Kahne's car during practice for the 2015 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Kahne made his return to the Camping World Truck Series driving the No. 00 Haas Automation-sponsored Silverado for JR Motorsports at Charlotte. Kahne beat 18-year-old Erik Jones by 0.005 seconds which was tied for the second closest finish in NASCAR Truck Series competition. The win was Chevrolet's 200th win in the Camping World Truck Series. In the Cup series, Kahne would start off with a 9th-place finish in the Daytona 500. He would struggle throughout most of the year, and would only get 10 Top 10’s and three Top 5’s, his best finish being fourth at Phoenix, Dover, and the Kansas Chase race. Kahne finished the season in 18th place in the final points standings.

Kahne experienced a difficult 2016 season as he finished 17th in the final points standings with only three Top 5’s and 13 Top 10’s. During the season, Kahne did not lead a single lap in any race despite completing the most laps in the series.

Kahne's 2017 Season started off similar to previous years, but did manage to lead laps over compared to the previous year. After disappointing races at the beginning of the year, things began to look up. In July 2017, Kahne returned to Victory Lane at the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400, surviving a crash-laden race that took out many contending cars, including holding off Brad Keselowski on an overtime restart that ended under caution. It was Kahne's 18th win in the Cup Series and first in 102 races.[25] The race was also the reason that the NASCAR sanctioning body eliminated the Overtime Line.

On August 7, 2017, Hendrick Motorsports announced Kahne would not be returning to the team for the 2018 season, and two days later, William Byron was announced as Kahne's replacement.[26] It was simultaneously announced that the No. 5 car, Hendrick's original entry in NASCAR, would disappear from Hendrick Motorsports going forward. In 2020, the No. 5 car returned when it was assigned to Kyle Larson.[27]

After the opening race in the chase at Chicagoland Speedway, crew chief Keith Rodden was replaced with Darian Grubb after many lackluster finishes. Right away, Kahne was one of the fastest cars at Loudon, but bad luck plagued the 5 team in the Playoffs and had an early playoff exit. At the end of the season, he ended up with a career low in Top 10's with six and tied his career low of Top 5's with three. He also led 41 laps in 2017, his second career lowest after the aforementioned 2016 season where he didn't lead a lap at all. Kahne announced he would drive the 95 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in 2018, replacing Michael McDowell.

Leavine Family Racing (2018)

Kahne's No. 95 at Sonoma Raceway in 2018

On September 19, 2017, Kahne announced he would be driving the No. 95 for Leavine Family Racing in 2018.[28] In the offseason, Leavine announced he would pair up with Hendrick Motorsports team engineer Travis Mack who previously substituted for Greg Ives when he Crew Chiefed for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to his best run in 2017. Kahne finished 10th in the All Star race after going four laps down from a wreck. After a very disappointing first half, that included his best run of 17th place on three occasions and a firing of crew chief Travis Mack for lead engineer John Leonard. He led a season high 17 laps and scored the most points at the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, on the final restart, Kahne tried to make a move to the lead but stalled out due to not getting help. He fell back in line and finished fourth, a season best for him, tying the team's best finish as well as moving up three spots in the standings to 25th.

On August 16, 2018, Kahne stated his intention to step away from full-time competition at the end of the year.[29][30] On September 6, 2018, after heat exhaustion from the race before at Darlington, Kahne announced that he would sit out the 2018 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and be replaced by Regan Smith, which would be the first race Kahne had not raced in since he began his full time career in the Cup Series.[31] Following the Brickyard race it was announced that Kahne would continue to sit out for the next three races with Smith still filling in.

On October 9, 2018, he announced on Twitter that he will sit out for the remainder of the year, ending his 15-year career prematurely.[32]

Return to dirt racing

On March 29, 2019, Kahne was injured in a hard sprint car accident at Williams Grove Speedway, and Australian driver James McFadden replaced him.[33] Kahne did not race again for over a year, with his first race back coming at Knoxville Raceway on May 8, 2020; he finished 11th in the last chance qualifier.[34]

On December 22, 2021, Kahne announced that he would compete full-time with the World of Outlaws in 2022 driving the Kasey Kahne Racing No. 9 car.[35]

Personal life

Kahne and his former girlfriend Samantha Sheets became parents on October 13, 2015, to a son named Tanner.[36] The couple is known to have an amicable relationship following their split sometime before 2018.

Kahne began dating Amy Long, a former reporter, in 2020.[37]

Film and television

Kahne was featured in the premiere episode of the 2006 Biography Channel series Driven to Win.[38] This 30-minute program covered Kahne's childhood and entry into NASCAR, as well as his 2004 Rookie of the Year season and his first win in 2005. He was also featured in two episodes of the second season of NASCAR 360 on the FX Network.[39]

Kasey Kahne Racing, NASCAR Media Group and Motorsports Management International partnered to produce the 2009 release, "The Rise of Kahne." This 90-minute biographical profile features interviews with Kahne, his family and other NASCAR personalities. Footage covers the stock-car racer's open-wheel roots and successes leading up to his June 2009 win at Infineon Raceway, his first for Richard Petty Motorsports. The DVD also shows his work with the Kasey Kahne Foundation and his own sprint car race team.

Kahne's No. 9 Dodge Dealers car appeared in the 2005 Disney film Herbie: Fully Loaded, with Kahne as one of the four drivers who boxed Herbie in and pummeled him in the final race. He is mentioned by name by one of the race announcers.

In 2010, Kahne made a brief appearance in the music video "Smoke a Little Smoke" by Eric Church.[40]

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.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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 34 35 36 MENCC Pts
2004 Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge DAY
41 		CAR
2 		LVS
2 		ATL
3 		DAR
13 		BRI
40 		TEX
2* 		MAR
21 		TAL
30 		CAL
13 		RCH
28 		CLT
12 		DOV
21 		POC
14 		MCH
2 		SON
31 		DAY
25 		CHI
36 		NHA
8 		POC
3 		IND
4 		GLN
14 		MCH
5 		BRI
21 		CAL
2 		RCH
24 		NHA
4 		DOV
42 		TAL
27 		KAN
12 		CLT
32* 		MAR
15 		ATL
5 		PHO
5 		DAR
5 		HOM
38 		13th 4274
2005 DAY
22 		CAL
40 		LVS
38 		ATL
5 		BRI
14 		MAR
2 		TEX
35 		PHO
17 		TAL
24 		DAR
3 		RCH
1* 		CLT
26 		DOV
35 		POC
27 		MCH
18 		SON
41 		DAY
16 		CHI
41 		NHA
6 		POC
27 		IND
2 		GLN
17 		MCH
29 		BRI
42 		CAL
6 		RCH
8 		NHA
38 		DOV
16 		TAL
13 		KAN
19 		CLT
23 		MAR
17 		ATL
35 		TEX
42 		PHO
27 		HOM
16 		23rd 3611
2006 DAY
11 		CAL
4 		LVS
4 		ATL
1 		BRI
10 		MAR
35 		TEX
1 		PHO
6 		TAL
39 		RCH
34 		DAR
21 		CLT
1* 		DOV
7 		POC
7 		MCH
1 		SON
31 		DAY
25 		CHI
23 		NHA
8 		POC
31 		IND
36 		GLN
22 		MCH
4 		BRI
12 		CAL
1* 		RCH
3 		NHA
16 		DOV
38 		KAN
33 		TAL
2 		CLT
1* 		MAR
7 		ATL
38 		TEX
33 		PHO
7 		HOM
4* 		8th 6173
2007 DAY
7 		CAL
38 		LVS
35 		ATL
39 		BRI
19 		MAR
25 		TEX
20 		PHO
31 		TAL
12 		RCH
40 		DAR
20 		CLT
23 		DOV
11 		POC
22 		MCH
32 		SON
23 		NHA
25 		DAY
9 		CHI
32 		IND
40 		POC
27 		19th 3489
Gillett Evernham Motorsports GLN
26 		MCH
31 		BRI
2* 		CAL
10 		RCH
8 		NHA
20 		DOV
32 		KAN
9 		TAL
16 		CLT
8 		MAR
15 		ATL
9 		TEX
18 		PHO
40 		HOM
24
2008 DAY
7 		CAL
9 		LVS
6 		ATL
28 		BRI
7 		MAR
17 		TEX
25 		PHO
36 		TAL
23 		RCH
10 		DAR
22 		CLT
1 		DOV
31 		POC
1* 		MCH
2 		SON
33 		NHA
30 		DAY
7 		CHI
15 		IND
7 		POC
7 		GLN
14 		MCH
40 		BRI
40 		CAL
8 		RCH
19 		NHA
11 		DOV
26 		KAN
21 		TAL
36 		CLT
2 		MAR
33 		ATL
33 		TEX
24 		PHO
13 		HOM
6 		14th 4085
2009 Richard Petty Motorsports DAY
29 		CAL
12 		LVS
11 		ATL
7 		BRI
5 		MAR
19 		TEX
19 		PHO
13 		TAL
36 		RCH
29 		DAR
23 		CLT
7 		DOV
6 		POC
15 		MCH
21 		SON
1* 		NHA
10 		DAY
15 		CHI
3 		IND
7 		POC
5 		GLN
17 		MCH
11 		BRI
28 		ATL
1 		RCH
12 		NHA
38 		DOV
8 		KAN
6 		CAL
34 		CLT
3 		MAR
32 		TAL
2 		TEX
33 		PHO
15 		HOM
17 		10th 6128
2010 Ford DAY
30 		CAL
34 		LVS
9 		ATL
4* 		BRI
34 		MAR
17 		PHO
39 		TEX
5 		TAL
21 		RCH
21 		DAR
20 		DOV
20 		CLT
12 		POC
27 		MCH
2 		SON
4 		NHA
36* 		DAY
2 		CHI
6 		IND
13 		POC
19 		GLN
17 		MCH
14 		BRI
5 		ATL
32 		RCH
29 		NHA
14 		DOV
28 		KAN
37 		CAL
4 		CLT
38 		20th 3961
Team Red Bull 83 Toyota MAR
14 		TAL
26 		TEX
13 		PHO
30 		HOM
6
2011 4 DAY
25 		PHO
6 		LVS
14 		BRI
9 		CAL
9 		MAR
39 		TEX
21 		TAL
37 		RCH
3 		DAR
4* 		DOV
36 		CLT
22 		KAN
14 		POC
12 		MCH
28 		SON
20 		DAY
4 		KEN
13 		NHA
6 		IND
18* 		POC
28 		GLN
26 		MCH
7 		BRI
11 		ATL
34 		RCH
38 		CHI
12 		NHA
15 		DOV
4 		KAN
2 		CLT
4 		TAL
6 		MAR
25 		TEX
3 		PHO
1 		HOM
7 		14th 1041
2012 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY
29 		PHO
34 		LVS
19 		BRI
37 		CAL
14 		MAR
38 		TEX
7 		KAN
8 		RCH
5 		TAL
4 		DAR
8 		CLT
1 		DOV
9 		POC
29 		MCH
33 		SON
14 		KEN
2 		DAY
7 		NHA
1 		IND
12 		POC
2 		GLN
13 		MCH
3 		BRI
9 		ATL
23 		RCH
12 		CHI
3 		NHA
5 		DOV
15 		TAL
12 		CLT
8 		KAN
4 		MAR
3 		TEX
25 		PHO
4 		HOM
21 		4th 2345
2013 DAY
36 		PHO
19 		LVS
2* 		BRI
1 		CAL
9 		MAR
4 		TEX
11 		KAN
2 		RCH
21 		TAL
42 		DAR
17 		CLT
2* 		DOV
23 		POC
36 		MCH
38 		SON
6 		KEN
11 		DAY
32 		NHA
11 		IND
3 		POC
1* 		GLN
34 		MCH
7 		BRI
2 		ATL
36 		RCH
14 		CHI
12 		NHA
37 		DOV
13 		KAN
15 		CLT
2* 		TAL
36 		MAR
27 		TEX
5 		PHO
2 		HOM
13 		12th 2283
2014 DAY
31 		PHO
11 		LVS
8 		BRI
8 		CAL
41 		MAR
22 		TEX
11 		DAR
37 		RCH
14 		TAL
8 		KAN
3 		CLT
14 		DOV
19 		POC
42 		MCH
5 		SON
6 		KEN
8 		DAY
27 		NHA
11 		IND
6* 		POC
10 		GLN
12 		MCH
16 		BRI
35 		ATL
1 		RCH
17 		CHI
13 		NHA
23 		DOV
20 		KAN
22 		CLT
10 		TAL
12 		MAR
40 		TEX
38 		PHO
21 		HOM
12 		15th 2234
2015 DAY
9 		ATL
14 		LVS
17 		PHO
4 		CAL
17 		MAR
11 		TEX
8 		BRI
37 		RCH
6 		TAL
34 		KAN
17 		CLT
12 		DOV
4 		POC
13 		MCH
15 		SON
8 		DAY
32 		KEN
27 		NHA
19 		IND
24 		POC
43 		GLN
42 		MCH
15 		BRI
16 		DAR
12 		RCH
18 		CHI
24 		NHA
9 		DOV
6 		CLT
43 		KAN
4 		TAL
19 		MAR
9 		TEX
20 		PHO
26 		HOM
19 		18th 939
2016 DAY
13 		ATL
23 		LVS
10 		PHO
22 		CAL
28 		MAR
22 		TEX
8 		BRI
17 		RCH
4 		TAL
39 		KAN
16 		DOV
4 		CLT
22 		POC
6 		MCH
13 		SON
9 		DAY
30 		KEN
14 		NHA
25 		IND
18 		POC
15 		GLN
20 		BRI
13 		MCH
14 		DAR
7 		RCH
6 		CHI
7 		NHA
9 		DOV
12 		CLT
3 		KAN
10 		TAL
35 		MAR
11 		TEX
8 		PHO
13 		HOM
37 		17th 898
2017 DAY
7 		ATL
4 		LVS
12 		PHO
20 		CAL
20 		MAR
14 		TEX
38 		BRI
20 		RCH
22 		TAL
5 		KAN
15 		CLT
35 		DOV
17 		POC
35 		MCH
21 		SON
24 		DAY
18 		KEN
38 		NHA
28 		IND
1 		POC
11 		GLN
16 		MCH
38 		BRI
24 		DAR
24 		RCH
12 		CHI
21 		NHA
35 		DOV
14 		CLT
9 		TAL
8 		KAN
15 		MAR
16 		TEX
11 		PHO
19 		HOM
33 		15th 2198
2018 Leavine Family Racing 95 Chevy DAY
34 		ATL
21 		LVS
19 		PHO
24 		CAL
24 		MAR
24 		TEX
17 		BRI
34 		RCH
29 		TAL
17 		DOV
17 		KAN
21 		CLT
20 		POC
36 		MCH
23 		SON
20 		CHI
27 		DAY
4 		KEN
25 		NHA
19 		POC
30 		GLN
21 		MCH
26 		BRI
15 		DAR
24 		IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 30th 358
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2004 Evernham Motorsports Dodge 27 41
2005 37 22
2006 27 11
2007 28 7
2008 Gillett Evernham Motorsports 10 7
2009 Richard Petty Motorsports 15 29
2010 Ford 4 30
2011 Team Red Bull Toyota 11 25
2012 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 29
2013 6 36
2014 5 31
2015 13 9
2016 13 13
2017 26 7
2018 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 26 34

Xfinity Series

NASCAR 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 34 35 NXSC Pts
2002 Robert Yates Racing 98 Ford DAY CAR
31 		LVS DAR BRI
32 		TEX
36 		NSH TAL CAL
18 		RCH
30 		NHA NZH CLT
29 		DOV
20 		NSH KEN MLW DAY
25 		CHI
25 		GTY PPR IRP
15 		MCH
10 		BRI
DNQ 		DAR
18 		RCH
15 		DOV
19 		KAN
27 		CLT
32 		MEM ATL
21 		CAR
16 		PHO
18 		HOM
21 		33rd 1887
2003 Akins Motorsports 38 Ford DAY
8 		CAR
26 		LVS
11 		DAR
8 		BRI
13 		TEX
9 		TAL
37 		NSH
29 		CAL
4 		RCH
18 		GTY
31 		NZH
12 		CLT
6 		DOV
8 		NSH
25 		KEN
11 		MLW
16 		DAY
38 		CHI
28 		NHA
9 		PPR
10 		IRP
14 		MCH
2 		BRI
14 		DAR
6 		RCH
12 		DOV
4 		KAN
30 		CLT
8 		MEM
15 		ATL
7 		PHO
27 		CAR
18 		HOM
1 		7th 4104
2004 Dodge DAY
43 		CAR
26 		LVS
2 		DAR
11 		BRI
27 		TEX
32 		NSH
3 		TAL
38 		CAL
5 		GTY
13 		RCH
10 		NZH
16 		CLT
25 		DOV
7 		NSH
6 		KEN
17 		MLW DAY
6 		CHI
4 		NHA
4 		PPR IRP MCH
5 		BRI
34 		CAL
4 		RCH
9 		DOV
3 		KAN
13 		CLT
36 		MEM ATL
4 		PHO
11 		DAR
11 		HOM
18 		11th 3698
2005 DAY
5 		CAL MXC LVS
20 		ATL
5 		TEX
1 		DAR
34 		DOV
13 		NSH KEN MLW DAY
25 		CHI
12 		MCH
27 		CLT
12 		MEM 21st 2511
Evernham Motorsports 6 Dodge NSH
15 		BRI PHO
28 		TAL
31 		CLT
41 		GLN
13 		BRI
19 		CAL
5 		RCH DOV KAN
1 		TEX PHO
38 		HOM
39
79 RCH
4 		NHA
12 		PPR GTY IRP
2006 9 DAY
33 		CAL MXC LVS
1 		ATL
2 		BRI TEX
11 		NSH PHO TAL RCH
40 		DAR
11 		CLT
16 		DOV
22 		NSH KEN MLW DAY
35 		CHI
30 		NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI
4 		CAL
1 		RCH DOV KAN
16 		CLT
43 		MEM
8 		TEX
24 		PHO HOM
8 		31st 1959
2007 DAY
41 		CAL LVS ATL
28 		BRI
7 		NSH
19 		TEX PHO
28 		MXC TAL
21 		RCH DAR CLT
1 		DOV
12 		NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
6 		CHI
12 		GTY IRP CGV GLN 27th 2199
Gillett Evernham Motorsports MCH
31 		BRI
1 		CAL
6 		RCH
9 		DOV KAN
12 		CLT
17 		MEM TEX PHO
6 		HOM
25
2008 DAY
35 		CAL LVS ATL
9 		BRI
2 		NSH TEX
21 		PHO MXC TAL RCH
14 		DAR CLT
16 		DOV
10 		NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
6 		CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN
7 		CLT
11 		MEM TEX PHO HOM 41st 1277
2009 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
5 		CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI
37 		CGV ATL
11 		RCH DOV KAN CAL TEX
30 		PHO HOM 71st 562
43 CLT
8 		MEM
2010 38 DAY
9 		CAL LVS BRI
32 		NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR
4 		DOV
27 		CLT
26 		NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI
37 		CGV ATL
19 		RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO 55th 816
Turner Motorsports Chevy HOM
38
2011 30 DAY
11 		PHO LVS BRI
2 		CAL TEX
11 		TAL NSH RCH DAR
7 		DOV IOW BRI
19 		ATL
5 		RCH DOV
4 		KAN CLT
28 		TEX PHO HOM 106th 01
38 CLT
22 		CHI MCH ROA DAY CHI
33
JR Motorsports 7 Chevy KEN
4 		NHA
3 		NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV
2012 Turner Motorsports 38 Chevy DAY
9 		PHO
18 		LVS
10 		BRI
2 		CAL TEX
3 		RCH
10 		TAL DAR
18 		IOW CLT
17 		DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA
6 		CHI IND
25 		IOW GLN
7 		CGV BRI
14 		ATL
28 		RCH CHI KEN DOV
8 		CLT KAN TEX PHO
5 		HOM 111th 01
2013 JR Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY
20 		PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX
8 		RCH TAL
3 		DAR
9 		CLT
2 		DOV
6 		IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA
19 		CHI IND
26 		IOW GLN
18 		MOH BRI
8 		ATL
4 		RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 100th 01
2014 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL
22 		IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
1 		NHA CHI
4 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 85th 01
2015 88 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
33 		IOW DOV
5 		MCH CHI DAY
4 		KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI
12 		KEN DOV CLT
12 		KAN TEX PHO
10 		HOM 90th 01
5 CLT
3
2016 DAY
3 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 98th 01
2017 88 DAY
2 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
15 		CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 97th 01

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR 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 24 25 NCWTC Pts
2004 Ultra Motorsports 2 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR
1* 		HOM
1* 		47th 380
2010 Kyle Busch Motorsports 18 Toyota DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC
2 		NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 77th 175
2011 DAY PHO DAR
1* 		MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 86th 01
2012 Turner Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY MAR CAR
1 		KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 80th 01
2015 JR Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT
1 		DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 84th 01

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2008 Dave Davis Motorsports 9 Dodge GRE IOW
2 		SBO GLN NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA 51st 175 [41]

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWMTC Pts Ref
2009 John Holland 96 Chevy TMP STA STA NHA
31 		SPE RIV STA 45th 179 [42]
Alan Heinke 98 Chevy BRI
28 		TMP NHA MAR STA TMP

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARSC Pts
2002 Robert Yates Racing 98 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL
14 		CLT 127th 160

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Achievements
Preceded by
Jimmie Johnson
Casey Mears
Kevin Harvick
 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
2006 , 2008 , 2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Brickyard 400 Winner
2017 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year
2004 		Succeeded by
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