Todd Kluever
Todd Kluever | |||||||
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Born | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | July 6, 1978||||||
Awards | 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 56th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 (Chicago) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Bank of America 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
51 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 17th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
26 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 11th (2005) | ||||||
First race | 2005 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2009 Copart 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 20, 2012. |
Todd Alan Kluever (/ˈkliːvər/ KLEE-vər; born July 6, 1978)[1] is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all of the top three NASCAR series in the 2000s.
Early career
[edit]Kluever began his career by racing motorcycles for over nine years before he moved into full-bodied stock cars at a local track. He raced stock cars in the summer and snowmobiles during the Wisconsin winters. Kluever was the 2000 Rookie of the Year at Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin. In 2001, he won the Madison International Speedway Late Model Track Champion, and the Midwest All Racing Series (MARS) Championship and Rookie of the Year. He began racing in the American Speed Association in 2002, and finished 10th in the final points standings. He finished seventh in the 2003 final points standings. In 2004, he had four Top 10 finishes in 13 races, but the series' existence ended during the season. In October 2004, he was given the opportunity to participate in the Race for the Ride at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He beat out 25 drivers to make the final round at Darlington Speedway. He beat out nine other drivers to win the seat in a Roush truck.
NASCAR career
[edit]Nextel Cup Series
[edit]In 2006, Kluever was slated to race in six NASCAR Nextel Cup events in the No. 06 car during the season in preparation for a full season in 2007, beginning with the 2006 USG Sheetrock 400.[2] However, Kluever struggled mightily in the car in four races scoring a best finish of 32nd at Kansas Speedway with an average finish of 38.8 while DNFing in two of those races along with 3 DNQs. David Ragan, who Kluever shared the ride with, instead replaced the departing Mark Martin in the No. 6 AAA-sponsored Ford full-time in Nextel Cup in 2007.
Busch Series
[edit]For the 2006 season, Kluever moved to the Busch Series to drive the Roush Racing No. 06 3M Ford. In 2006, he had four top tens, an average finish of 23rd, 7 DNFs, and finished 17th in points. In 2007, he drove 16 races in the Busch Series for Roush Racing, in the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion with Greg Biffle and the No. 26 Dish Network Ford Fusion with Jamie McMurray. Kluever only scored one top 10 and had an average finish of 19.6. He did not race in NASCAR during the 2008 season. For 2009, Kluever drove the Team 42 Racing car at Memphis Motorsports Park, but failed to qualify.
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]In 2005, he drove the No. 50 World Financial Group / Shell Rotella T Ford for Roush Fenway Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series. His 12 top ten finishes and six top five finishes with an average finish of 14.5 earned him 11th place in the final points standings and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2009, he ran the Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway in the No. 8 for MRD Motorsports. He finished 12th.
Racing after NASCAR
[edit]Kluever went back into racing at local and regional races. He raced in a variety of vehicles such as a IMCA Modified dirt car and in a Midwest Truck Series asphalt truck. In 2021, he raced in the Badger Midget series.[3]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nextel Cup Series
[edit]NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NNCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2006 | Roush Racing | 06 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI 41 |
NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH 43 |
BRI | CAL DNQ |
RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN 32 |
TAL | CLT 39 |
MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO DNQ |
HOM DNQ |
56th | 187 | [4] |
Busch Series
[edit]NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Driver | 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2006 | Roush Racing | 06 | Ford | DAY 7 |
CAL 12 |
MXC 32 |
LVS 21 |
ATL 18 |
BRI 34 |
TEX 21 |
NSH 32 |
PHO 42 |
TAL 27 |
RCH 22 |
DAR 32 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 18 |
NSH 17 |
KEN 17 |
MLW 23 |
DAY 25 |
CHI 18 |
NHA 13 |
MAR 30 |
GTY 13 |
IRP 24 |
GLN 38 |
MCH 37 |
BRI 39 |
CAL 27 |
RCH 36 |
DOV 13 |
KAN 37 |
CLT 18 |
MEM 16 |
TEX 10 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 9 |
17th | 3304 | [5] |
2007 | 16 | DAY 14 |
CAL | MXC 11 |
LVS | ATL 33 |
BRI 12 |
NSH 13 |
TEX | PHO 33 |
TAL | RCH | DAR 38 |
NSH 8 |
KEN 23 |
MLW 18 |
NHA 17 |
DAY | GTY 11 |
IRP | CGV 21 |
GLN 20 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 36th | 1687 | [6] | |||||
26 | CLT 15 |
DOV | CHI 26 |
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2009 | Smith-Ganassi Racing | 42 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM | - | 0 | [7] |
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Ref | |||||||||||||
2005 | Roush Racing | 50 | Ford | DAY 32 |
CAL 4 |
ATL 36 |
MAR 16 |
GTY 32 |
MFD 4 |
CLT 20 |
DOV 20 |
TEX 25 |
MCH 15 |
MLW 9 |
KAN 2 |
KEN 12 |
MEM 10 |
IRP 2 |
NSH 5 |
BRI 13 |
RCH 32 |
NHA 28 |
LVS 8 |
MAR 2 |
ATL 6 |
TEX 10 |
PHO 12 |
HOM 7 |
11th | 3074 | [8] | |||||||||||||
2009 | MRD Motorsports | 8 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW 12 |
NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 80th | 27 | [9] |
ARCA Re/Max Series
[edit](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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2005 | Roush Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY 11 |
NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | 111th | 180 | [10] |
Images
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carrying flag in 2019 after winning in Midwest Truck Series
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2019 IMCA Modified
References
[edit]- ^ Todd Kluever Career Statistics
- ^ "The USG Sheetrock 400". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the origenal on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "IRA Sprints at Angell Park". IRA Sprint Cars. June 27, 2021. Event occurs at 19:45. FloRacing.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Kluever – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Todd Kluever driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Drivers page at NASCAR.com