Yes, it’s 2025, and Kasey Kahne is running a NASCAR race. Here’s more on Kahne and his NASCAR career.
Kasey Kahne is back in NASCAR this weekend.
Kahne will be climbing into a NASCAR stock car in the sport’s return to Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.
Kahne will be the only driver in the race who entered the last NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham on Feb. 21, 2004.
This will be Kahne’s first NASCAR race since retiring from full-time Cup Series racing after the 2018 season. He will race with Richard Childress Racing.
Kahne will run a third entry in the No. 33 car, sponsored by HendrickCars.com, along with teammates Austin Hill and Jesse Love.
“I’m excited to get back behind the wheel of a stock car, especially at a place like Rockingham Speedway,” Kahne said in the Jan. 24 press release. “Rockingham has been a special track throughout my career. I remember winning the Truck Series race in 2012 when the sport went back there last, so to be a part of the current return is cool.”
Here is what to know about Kasey Kahne and the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham.
Is Kasey Kahne racing at Rockingham Speedway?
Kasey Kahne is racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham Speedway. This will be Kahne’s first NASCAR start in any series since 2018.
When is NASCAR Rockingham race?
The NASCAR Xfinity Series will run the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at 3 p.m. CT on April 19 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.
Last NASCAR race at Rockingham
The last NASCAR race at Rockingham was the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on April 14, 2013. Kyle Larson won the race for Turner Scott Motorsports.
NASCAR Rockingham race TV channel
The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham will be broadcast nationally on the CW Network. Streaming options for the race include FUBO in limited markets nationwide, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
Who did Kasey Kahne race for in NASCAR?
Kasey Kahne started his NASCAR Cup Series career in 2004 with Evernham Motorsports in the No. 9 car (2004-09). Evernham Motorsports was enveloped under the Richard Petty Motorsports umbrella, which Kahne ran one season for in 2010.
Kahne left Petty for Red Bull Racing for one season in 2011 before moving to Hendrick Motorsports from 2012-17. Kahne’s final season was with Leavine Family Racing in 2018.
Kasey Kahne age
Kasey Kahne is 45 years old. His birthday is April 10, 1980.
Kasey Kahne hometown
Kasey Kahne is from Enumclaw, Washington.
How long did Kasey Kahne race
Kasey Kahne raced in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2004-18 and was the Rookie of the Year in 2004. Kahne still runs sprint car races in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.
Kasey Kahne Racing
Kasey Kahne owns a sprint car racing team, called Kasey Kahne Racing. He drives the No. 9 sprint car owns the No. 49 car, driven by Brad Sweet.
Kasey Kahne NASCAR stats
Kasey Kahne won 18 NASCAR Cup Series races in his 15-year career. He earned 93 top 5 and 176 top 10 finishes.
Kasey Kahne NASCAR wins
Kasey Kahne earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win on May 14, 2005 at Richmond Raceway. Some of Kahne’s other big wins included three Coca-Cola 600 victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2006, 2008 and 2012. He earned his last NASCAR Cup Series win at the 2017 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Hendrick Motorsports.
Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth Rockingham 2004 race
In the final NASCAR Cup Series race at Rockingham Speedway, Kahne battled defending champion, Matt Kenseth, to an exciting finish with Kenseth beating out Kahne by one, one-hundredth of a second to the checkered flag. The race was given to Phoenix Raceway due to poor attendance at Rockingham.
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