Matthew Kurzejewski (born June 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 52 Toyota/Chevrolet for Ken Schrader Racing in 2016. Prior to that, he competed with his own team for the entirety of his stock car racing career. This includes in ARCA part-time for four seasons (2008 and 2013, 2014, and 2015, the year he won the series' superspeedway championship. He also made two Truck Series starts in 2013 at Iowa and Las Vegas and ran part-time in the East Series in 2009. However, he is currently and has been without a ride in any series since 2016.
| Matt Kurzejewski | |||||||
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | Matthew Kurzejewski June 27, 1991 Mansfield, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2008 | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze | ||||||
| Former teams | Ken Schrader Racing, Kurzejewski Motorsports Inc. | ||||||
| Starts | 34 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 3rd in 2016 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 3rd (2016) | ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2015 | ARCA Superspeedway Championship | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 79th | ||||||
| Best finish | 79th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 Fan Appreciation 200 Presented by New Holland (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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| Last updated on: January 6, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
editAfter getting many good finishes driving part-time for his own team for a few years, he signed with the No. 52 team for Ken Schrader Racing to run his first full season in ARCA in 2016. Also, they picked up sponsorship from Menards (as well as Ansell), which moved over to KSR after sponsoring Frank Kimmel since 2009. They replaced Federated Auto Parts as the team's full season sponsor.[1] That year marked the first time the No. 52 car ran with one driver for the full season for the first time in over three years. Even though he did not win any races, Kurzejewski earned a third-place finish in points.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | SS-Green Light Racing | 81 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW 27 |
CHI | LVS 24 |
TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 53rd | 37 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Camping World East Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | NCWEC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Kurzejewski Motorsports Inc. | 10 | Dodge | GRE 20 |
TRI 25 |
SBO 18 |
15th | 906 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07 | Toyota | IOW 13 |
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| 10 | GLN 17 |
NHA | TMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | ADI 17 |
LRP 14 |
NHA 35 |
DOV 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Racing Series
edit(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | K Automotive Racing | 00 | Ford | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL 18 |
65th | 390 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Kurzejewski Motorsports Inc. | 54 | Dodge | DAY 9 |
MOB | SLM | TAL 10 |
TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 68th | 370 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | DAY 32 |
MOB | SLM | 72nd | 220 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | TAL 16 |
TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 54 | Chevy | DAY 7 |
MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL 6 |
TOL | NJE | POC 5 |
MCH 5 |
CHI 6 |
WIN | IOW 15 |
IRP | POC 3 |
BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN 9 |
KAN 9 |
17th | 1755 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Toyota | DAY 29 |
NSH 13 |
SLM 9 |
TOL 5 |
POC 13 |
MCH 8 |
MAD 7 |
WIN 4 |
IOW 6 |
IRP 16 |
POC 11 |
BLN 3 |
ISF 13 |
DSF 13 |
SLM 7 |
CHI 20 |
KEN 5 |
KAN 6 |
3rd | 4585 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | TAL 8 |
NJE 8 |
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References
edit- ^ Radebaugh, Don (January 13, 2016). "Ansell and Menards to sponsor KSR in 2016; Kurzejewski to run for ARCA title". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kurzejewski – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website Broken link
- Matt Kurzejewski driver statistics at Racing-Reference