· In his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut, started 15th, ran as high as ninth and finished 28th in the Bucyrus 200 at Road America (6/9/10)
· Was one of six drivers to record a fastest lap in the Bucyrus 200 at Road America and one of 10 to record a fastest lap in the Napa Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
· Earned a NNS career-best finish of 16th in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International (8/7/10)
· In NNS oval debut, started 42nd and finished 24th in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway (7/17/10)
· Started 26th and finished 26th in the Napa Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (8/29/10)
ALEX KENNEDY 2010 NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST
· Started 18th and finished 11th in the Sunoco 150 at Dover International Raceway (9/24/10)
ALEX KENNEDY 2010 ARCA RACING SERIES
· In his ARCA Racing Series debut, started 30th and finished 19th in the Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway (4/16/10)
· Started 27th and finished 29th in the Talladega ARCA 250 at Talladega Superspeedway (4/23/10)
BAKER CURB RACING NO. 27 2010
· Kennedy is the 15th different driver to make a start in the No. 27 this season, including drivers from four different countries (United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada)
· Rank 13th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings
· Two runner-up finishes with Greg Biffle (Auto Club Speedway 2/20/10 and Richmond International Raceway 4/30/10)
· Four different drivers have registered top-10 finishes in the No. 27 (Biffle, Kelly, Piquet Jr., Wimmer) and two more have registered top-15 finishes (Herring, Sauter)
ALEX KENNEDY 2009
· Started 15th and finished 11th in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway (1/24/09)
· Finished 10th in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East point standings, registering one Top 5 and 3 Top 10s in 11 starts
· Made one start in the K&N Pro Series West Series qualifying 15th and finishing 33rd in the Bennett Lane Winery 200 at Infineon Raceway (6/20/09)
· NASCAR career-best finish of fourth in the K&N Pro East Series Mohegan Sun 200 at Lime Rock Park (8/15/09)
ALEX KENNEDY 2008
· Debuted in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, collecting one top-10 finish in five starts
· Debuted in the NASCAR K&N Pro West Series, finishing 11th in the 2008 Bennett Lake Winery 200 at Infineon Raceway in his only start (6/21/08)
ALEX KENNEDY CAREER
· In 2007, at the age of 15, finished 10th in the ASA Late Model Series point standings and was the youngest driver in series history to record a podium finish
· In 2006, at the age of 14, was the youngest driver to record a top-10 finish in the United States Late Model Association
· Won the 2005 World Road Course Young Lions championship for Legends Cars
· Won the 2004 Silver State Cup Bandolero championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
ALEX KENNEDY ON TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
“I’m looking forward to making another start in the Nationwide Series and getting behind the wheel of Baker Curb Racing’s No. 27 at Texas. Three of my four starts in the Nationwide Series this season came on road courses. I think that starting out mainly on the road courses has really helped me learn a lot about these cars. I’ve learned what the cars do under acceleration, light braking, and heavy braking, and about the weight transfer in the corners. The only oval I’ve been on in the Nationwide Series was Gateway; Texas will definitely be a lot different.
I’ll use the practice session on Friday to get comfortable with the car on a bigger oval and see what I can get out of the car. I ran the ARCA race at Texas this year and I think that experience will really help me this weekend. I know that Greg Biffle was fast in the spring race at Texas, so the team will have some good notes to work with. My goal is to keep my nose clean early in the race and put the No. 27 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Ford Fusion in a position at end the day to come away with a solid finish!”
CREW CHIEF JOHN REESE ON TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
“We’re looking forward to Alex’s first race in the No. 27. He’s shown some promise in his first four races this season and we look forward to a solid finish this weekend. We came from the back to finish seventh with Greg Biffle at Texas in the spring. We’ll unload with a similar setup for Alex in practice on Friday and make adjustments as needed to fit his style. I’m really proud of how far our mile-and-a-half program has come this year. We worked really hard in the off-season and spent a lot of time in the wind tunnel trying to find a good balance between drag and downforce. Our body hanger, Will Jones at Speedway Fabrication, has also really been a very integral part of our improvements this season.”
- Baker Curb Racing Press Release