#20k - Ken Schrader (Concord, NC)

7th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 4

Best Chili Bowl Finish: 7th (1992)

Long-time NASCAR Winston Cup star Ken Schrader returns to his roots this January as he makes his first Chili Bowl appearance since 1994.

Schrader, a USAC Silver Crown champion in 1982 and USAC Sprint Car champion in 1983, graduated to the NASCAR ranks in 1985 where he won Rookie of the Year honors.

Schrader has gone on to spend 19 years competing at NASCAR's highest level, starting 596 races along the way.  Schrader has four wins to his credit and earned the pole starting position for the Daytona 500 on three occasions.  Schrader has finished in the top five in in NASCAR points three times.

An open-wheel, dirt track racing specialist prior to his NASCAR days, Schrader returns to the Chili Bowl aboard one of the Jerry Russell entries.  Schrader has a pair of top ten Chili Bowl finishes, including a seventh in 1992 and a ninth-place run in 1990.

Car Owner:  Jerry Russell

Chassis:  Eagle

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Photo:  Ken Schrader (Photo courtesy of bam49racing.com)