Kenzie Ruston Hemric

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Kenzie Ruston Hemric
Kenzie Ruston at Dover International Speedway 2014 (cropped).JPG
Ruston at Dover International Speedway in 2014
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
BornKenzie Ruston
(1991-10-12) October 12, 1991 (age 32)
El Reno, Oklahoma
Related to Daniel Hemric (husband)
Debut season2013
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Years active2013–2015
Teams Turner Scott Motorsports, Ben Kennedy Racing, Rev Racing
Car number4
Crew chief Mark Green
Starts44
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish6th in 2013
Finished last season11th in 2015
Previous series
2011 ARCA Racing Series

Kenzie Ruston Hemric (born October 12, 1991) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. She last competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2015, driving the No. 4 Toyota Camry for Rev Racing. Hemric is married to current NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Hemric.

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Hemric began her professional stock car racing career in the 2011 ARCA Racing Series, driving four races for Venturini Motorsports. She later competed as a NASCAR Drive for Diversity member in the K&N Pro Series East, where she competed for three seasons (2013–15). Her best career finish came in 2014 at Iowa Speedway, where she finished second.

Racing career

Early career

Ruston both raced and played volleyball in high school before deciding to focus on racing full-time prior to her senior year; [1] she began racing Bandoleros at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) when she was 14 years old. [2] When she was 16, she switched to Legends car racing, competing in the track's Semi-Pro and Young Lions divisions, finishing third in the latter's Winter Series. [2] In addition, she raced in TMS' Summer Stampede, finishing second, and in the top-ten in Charlotte Motor Speedway's Summer Shootout. [2] Upon turning 17, Ruston moved to North Carolina. In 2009, Ruston won TMS' Winter Series, Summer Stampede and the track's Driver of the Year award, [2] along with the U.S. Legends asphalt championship, the first woman to win the title. [3] The next year, she began racing in super late models, finishing 12th in the PASS Series Southern Division's championship. [2]

Stock car racing

In 2011, Ruston began competing in stock cars. She made four ARCA Racing Series races with Venturini Motorsports, making her debut at Toledo Speedway in the No. 25 Toyota, and finished 10th. She switched to No. 55 for three additional races, finishing 10th, 12th, and 26th. [4] During the year, she also competed in the Champion Racing Association, winning at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. [2] In December, she participated in the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway for Jeff Fultz, finishing 31st after a crash on lap 145. [5]

NASCAR

Ruston's No. 34 car at Richmond International Raceway in 2013 Kenzie Ruston Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Richmond 2013.jpg
Ruston's No. 34 car at Richmond International Raceway in 2013

In 2013, Ruston was signed by Turner Scott Motorsports to contest the 2013 K&N Pro Series East season, [6] and in June, she was named a member of the NASCAR Next program, [3] the first woman to join the program. [7] She ended the year with four top-fives, including a best finish of third at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, and finished sixth in the points standings. [8]

For the 2014 season, Ruston was signed by Ben Kennedy Racing. [8] She was not retained by Kennedy at the end of the season due to sponsorship, being replaced by Kaz Grala. [1]

On January 26, 2015, Ruston was announced as a member of the 2015 Drive for Diversity roster, joining Rev Racing for the full 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. [9] She finished 11th in the points standings, with a best finish of sixth at Motordrome Speedway. [10]

Personal life

Ruston's father, Darren, was a dirt bike racer in Oklahoma, while her step-grandfather, Jerry Morrison, was an Oklahoma dirt track racer. [2] The youngest of two daughters, Ruston was a cheerleader and volleyball, soccer, and basketball player in high school. [2]

On July 28, 2015, Ruston became engaged to Camping World Truck Series driver Daniel Hemric. [11] They married on January 7, 2017. [12] In November 2019, the Hemrics announced that they were expecting their first child. [13] Their daughter was born on May 9, 2020. [14] In August 2022, the Hemrics announced that they were expecting their second child. [15] Their son was born on December 23, 2022.

Motorsports career results

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5sTop 10sPolesPointsPosition
2011 ARCA Racing Series Venturini Motorsports 4002063535th
2013 K&N Pro Series East Turner Scott Motorsports 1404604596th
2014 K&N Pro Series East Ben Kennedy Racing 1603705229th
2015 K&N Pro Series East Rev Racing 13004040811th

NASCAR

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

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports 34 Chevy BRI
11		 GRE
3		 FIF
5		 RCH
19		 BGS
4		 IOW
26		 LGY
12		 COL
8		 IOW
5		 VIR
12		 GRE
8		 NHA
20		 DOV
13		 RAL
11		6th459 [16]
2014 Ben Kennedy Racing 96 NSM
6		 DAY
6		 BRI
22		 GRE
12		 RCH
35		 IOW
13		 BGS
8		 FIF
4		 LGY
3		 NHA
14		 COL
12		 IOW
2		 GLN
9		 VIR
11		 GRE
12		 DOV
14		9th522 [17]
2015 Rev Racing 4 Toyota NSM
10		 GRE
14		 BRI
27		 IOW
15		 BGS
9		 LGY
12		 COL
10		 NHA
16		 IOW
22		 GLN
18		 MOT
6		 VIR
14		 RCH
22		 DOV
13		11th408 [10]

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819ARSCPtsRef
2011 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY TAL SLM TOL
10		 NJE CHI POC MCH WIN 35th635 [4]
55 BLN
10		 IOW
12		 IRP
26		 POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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