Kasey Kahne
Name: Kasey Kahne
Nickname: N/A
Date of Birth: April 10, 1980 (age 34)
Hometown: Enumclaw, Washington
Family: N/A
First Career Start: February 15, 2004 (Daytona)
Car Number and Make: #5 Chevrolet SS
Primary Sponsors:
- Farmers Insurance
- Great Clips
- Time Warner Cable
- LiftMaster
- Pepsi
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Teammates: Jeff Gordon, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Best Career Points Finish: 4th (2012)
Career Victories: 17
Notable Wins:
- 2006, 2008, and 2012 Coca-Cola 600
- 2008 All-Star Race (not counted as a career victory)
Description: Kasey Kahne may just be the "ladies man" of NASCAR, but he's more than just a good-looker. The guy is a talented racer. While Ol' Blue Eyes (thank you, Darrell Waltrip for that one) is wooing the ladies, he's also winning races at the same time.
Kahne showed promise from the beginning of his career, scoring four poles and four second place finishes during his rookie season in 2004. Since then, Kahne has only had two winless seasons, always being a perennial winner year in and year out.
The one drawback for Kahne, however, is that he's not been able to win in bunches during a season, with the exception of his 6 win 2006 season. Other than that, Kahne has never had more than two wins in a given season. It's not hard to see that the Kahne's lack of ability to win multiple races is a big factor to why this talented driver has never really challenged for a championship.
Perhaps being paired with new chief Keith Rodden can help Kahne to get over that hump. And the new Chase format could benefit Kahne down the road as well. Though he may be 34, Kahne still has enough years left to challenge for a championship, and a face the ladies love to boot.
Fun Facts: Kahne voiced himself on an episode of "The Cleveland Show" along with fellow drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart. He also owns his own multi-car dirt track racing team as a way to give back to the route that brought him up to NASCAR.
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