Ken Alexander

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Ken Alexander
BornKenneth Alexander
(1953-01-04) January 4, 1953 (age 70)
Anderson, South Carolina
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
12 races run over 4 years
2002 position74th
Best finish58th (2001)
First race 2001 Food City 250 (Bristol)
Last race 2002 Channellock 250 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of July 4, 2020.

Kenneth Alexander (born January 4, 1953) is an American former stock car racing driver, he competed full-time in the NASCAR Southeast Series and the ASA Series before moving up to race part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series.

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Racing career

He made eight starts in the Busch Series in 2001 and four starts in 2002. In 2001, he drove seven races for Jay Robinson and one for Tony Hall. Ken Alexander made all his 2002 starts for Hubert Hensley. During the Bristol race in March, Alexander became a major nuisance as he was very slow on the track and caused or got caught up in multiple accidents during the race before finally dropping with 10 to go, doing major damage to the front of his car and breaking the radiator after running into the back of Stacy Compton in an incident that was caused by Greg Biffle turning Kevin Harvick into the wall; Harvick and Biffle would get into it after the race in what would be one of the most notable fights of the season. The bad race also proved to be Alexander's final NASCAR Busch Series start as he hasn't appeared at another NASCAR sanctioned race since.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
1999 Ken Alexander03 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
DNQ
CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM N/A0 [1]
2000 DAY CAR
DNQ
LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH
DNQ
NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM N/A0 [2]
2001 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI
43
DAR 58th461 [3]
Ford RCH
30
KAN
37
Chevy DOV
32
MEM
30
PHO
32
CAR
36
HOM
PRW Racing 77 Ford CLT
41
2002 Hensley Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY CAR
33
LVS
35
DAR
29
BRI
31
TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 74th268 [4]

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References

  1. "Ken Alexander – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Ken Alexander – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. "Ken Alexander – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. "Ken Alexander – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2020.