28 Travis Kvapil
POLES
0
WINS
0
RANK
49
POINTS
326
BEHIND
-5922
Travis Kvapil is in his second season as driver of the No. 28 Ford for Yates Racing, but the team has been idle since the season's fourth race because of a lack of sponsorship. The former truck series champion posted four top-10 finishes in 2008.
Career Highlights
- Captured Toyota's first manufacturer's Craftsman Truck Series win at Michigan in 2004
- Finished among the top 10 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship four straight seasons (2001-04)
- 2003 Craftsman Truck Series champion
- 2001 Craftsman Truck Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year
- 1996 Madison International Speedway Late Model champion
Driver Details
- Ht: Wt:
- Born: 03/1/1976
- Hometown: Janesville, Wis.
Related Links
| 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 5 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 589,231 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2008 After a year driving for Roush Fenway Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, Kvapil returns to the Cup ranks with the former Robert Yates Racing team, now known as Yates Racing and owned and run by Doug Yates. The team is affiliated with Roush Fenway, which will provide all parts and help guide the team as it rebuilds.
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2006 Finished 36th in series points in 31 starts as single-car team struggled. PPI Motorsports was uncertain of its status for 2007 and Kvapil signed a contract to return to the truck series with Roush Racing … Earned a top finish of 19th, which he matched at Talladega Superspeedway in the spring and Kansas City in the fall.
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2005 Finished 24th in series points. ... Posted four top-five and seven top-10 finishes. ... Best finish was second at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May. ... Started fourth and finished sixth at Phoenix in April. ... Had consecutive top-10 finishes twice. ... Led at least one lap in four races. ... Finished outside the top 10 in consecutive years for the first time since 1996. Finished 24th in series points. ... Posted four top-five and seven top-10 finishes. ... Best finish was second at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May. ... Started fourth and finished sixth at Phoenix in April. ... Had consecutive top-10 finishes twice. ... Led at least one lap in four races. ... Finished outside the top 10 in consecutive years for the first time since 1996.
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2004 Finished 63rd in series points. ... Made three starts for Penske Racing in the No. 06 Dodge. ... Started fifth in his debut at Martinsville; finished 21st ... Also competed full time in the Craftsman Truck Series.
