Concord, N.C. (July 23, 2014) -

Ken won on Saturday night at El Paso County Speedway in Calhan, CO, finished 4th at Thomas County Speedway (Colby, KS) on Sunday night, and 2nd at Phillips County Speedway (Holyoke, CO) on Monday night. Ken then had a great showing at Eldora Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck race with a fourth place finish.

Next up he will head to Lucas Oil Raceway (Indianapolis, IN) to drive a Silver Crown car on Thursday night and his Federated Auto Parts #52 Chevy in the Friday night ARCA race!

Matt Tifft had a 3rd place finish in the Chicagoland ARCA race last Saturday -- way to go Matt! He will race a second KSR, Inc. car this Friday, July 25, in the ARCA race at Lucas Oil Raceway.

Concord, N.C. (July 17, 2014) -

First run in 1997, the July 23 “Boston” Louie Memorial pays tribute to legendary car owner Louie Seymour. The event is presented by the Seymour family with the length of the event 29 laps of the quarter-mile asphalt oval in honor of Seymour’s popular No. 29 race cars. Louie Seymour’s son, Bobby, has been instrumental in bringing the “Boston” Louie Memorial presented by Acquia Software to television. He knows the importance of television to racers. <<MORE>>

Matt Tifft started 14th and finished in the 12th position at New Hampshire Speedway (Loudon, New Hampshire) in the NASCAR K & N East race last Friday night.  This weekend, Tifft will be behind the wheel of the #52 ARCA car at Chicagoland Speedway.

Schrader has nine short track races scheduled for the remainder of July.  In addition to his #9 Federated Auto Parts dirt modified, he will compete in a midget at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vermont this weekend and in Tony Stewart’s Silver Crown car on July 24 at Lucas Oil Raceway. 

Sandwiched between the short track and ARCA races, Schrader will see NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition at Eldora Speedway for the July 23 Midsummer Classic. Last year in this race he sat on the pole, breaking a NASCAR record.

Matt Tifft will compete in the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 11 in the NASCAR K & N East race.  He will then handle driving responsibilities for KSR, Inc. at the ARCA Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on July 19. On July 25, Tifft will drive a second ARCA car for the KSR stable at Lucas Oil Raceway. 

July is shaping up to be busy for the entire KSR crew and its drivers.  Keep an eye on our facebook page and website for updates.

Concord, N.C. (July 5, 2014) -

Action opens on Friday, July 18th at Lamar Speedway (Lamar, Colorado) before moving to El Paso County Speedway (Calhan, Colorado) on Saturday night. Action then heads to Thomas County Speedway (Colby, Kansas) on Sunday evening before drawing to a close on Monday night at Phillips County Speedway (Holyoke, Colorado). For more information on the events please visit www.BSTRacing.com.

Concord, N.C. (June 24, 2014) -

Schrader now turns his attention to his next event, which will be the ARCA race will be Sunday, July 6 at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana. For more information on the event, please visit www.ARCARacing.com.

Concord, N.C. June 9, 2014) -

Look for Tifft in the KSR, Inc. entry at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 11 for the NASCAR K&N East race.   Before he races for the KSR stable again, Tifft will turn 18 on June 26.

Ken Schrader's weekend in the #9 Federated Auto Parts Modified began with the feature being rained out at Boone County Raceway (Albion, Nebraska) on Friday night. Schrader returned to the driver's seat to bag a 6th place finish at RPM Speedway (Hays, Kansas) on Saturday evening.

Ken will be driving in the ARCA race this Friday, June 13 at Michigan International Speedway. He will be displaying a Team Joseph logo on the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Please say a prayer for Joseph and all the children with this disease.

Team Joseph is a 501c3 non-profit that funds cutting-edge research to find a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne is a progressive muscle wasting disease for which there is currently no treatment or cure, but we are going to change that! Formed around the fight of Joseph Penrod, Team Joseph makes a difference for all children battling Duchenne. It is our goal to make a difference for this generation of children as well as generations that aren't even born yet.

Concord, N.C. (June 2, 2014) -

The ARCA season is heating up as well!  Matt Tifft and Ken Schrader finished third and fourth, respectively, at Toledo Speedway (Toledo, Ohio) on May 18.  The race felt like a definite homecoming for Tifft. He had his own cheering section on hand for the race of about 200 friends, who made the trip from his hometown of Hinckley, Ohio to show support for the talented, young pilot.

This past weekend, Tifft  had a podium finish in the June 1 ARCA race at New Jersey Motorsports Park.  He drove the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy to an impressive third place finish!

On Saturday, June 7, Tifft will test his driving skills at the uniquely configured, Pocono Raceway (Pocono, Pennsylvania) for the first time in his racing career in the ARCA Pocono 200, which starts at 1 p.m eastern.  The race will be televised.

Although Schrader had plans to race last weekend, the weather did not cooperate with the veteran. Both dirt races on his schedule were nixed by Mother Nature.  He will be behind the wheel of the Federated Auto Parts Modified this week, making a sweep through Nebraska and Kansas.  Schrader will return to ARCA competition on June 13, at Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan).  He will race in Elko, Minnesota in the Akona 250 Presented by Federated Car Care, on June 21, making it two ARCA appearances in as many weeks.

Concord, N.C. (May 14, 2014) -

Ken Schrader will be driving the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy and Matt Tifft will be behind the wheel of the #10 Crunch N’ Nutter/Federated Auto Parts Chevy.  Both drivers recently tested at Toledo Speedway with Schrader sharing knowledge with Tifft about the particulars of the famed track.

Schrader will also be competing in his dirt modified this week, with a race at Limaland Motorsports Park, in Lima, Ohio on May 16 and at the Upper Peninsula Int’l Raceway in Escanaba, Michigan  on May 17.

The KSR, Inc. shop in Concord, North Carolina will be open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. for race fans visiting the region for the NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  We welcome visitors and tour groups.

Matt Tifft, in the #52 Federated Auto Parts Dodge, finished 13th in the NASCAR K&N East race at Richmond International Raceway (Richmond, Virgina).  The race was postponed from Friday night until Saturday morning due to weather.  This was Tifft’s third K & N East race for the Concord, N.C.-based team.

Ken Schrader qualified 6th for the ARCA race at Salem Speedway (Salem, Indiana) on Sunday, April 27, and led 54 laps of the race.  While leading at the end, Schrader cut a right front tire, which caused him to finish 8th in the Federated Auto Parts entry.

Concord, N.C. (April 21, 2014) -

The KSR teams are busy prepping today – Matt Tifft races in the NASCAR K & N race at Richmond on Friday, April 25, and Ken and the ARCA team race on Sunday, April 27, at Salem Speedway.  Good luck to our teams!

The dirt team will compete in Illinois this coming weekend – Friday, April 18 they will be at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill while on Saturday, April 19 the team will race at Clay County Speedway in Flora, Ill.  Good luck to Ken and the team!

Concord, N.C. (April 10, 2014)

Gabe Davis, CEO of the Iowa-based company, developed Fuse5 for all levels of the supply chain including installers, jobbers, 2-steppers, WD’s and manufacturers.  Fuse5 comes complete with Point of Sale, Inventory Management, Customer Relationship Management and Back Office. Since Fuse5 is a cloud solution, there is no onsite hardware and subscribers have no need to install software in order to access the business solution.  Fuse5 works on any web-enabled device including smart-phones, tablets, ultrabooks, laptops, PCs and thin-clients.

“Having Ken Schrader as part of the Fuse5 family has been very exciting for our team,” said John Bunting, Fuse5 COO.  “Aligning ourselves with Ken Schrader Racing, Inc. and its reputation of integrity and sportsmanship in the automotive world is a privilege for us.  Ken gets it -- he truly understands the value that Fuse5 offers to the automotive aftermarket.”

The North Liberty, Iowa-based company employs more than 30 team members and has doubled in size within the last year due to its explosive growth.  Fuse5 technology has expanded to markets around the globe, including the United States, Canada, Ireland, Guam, Angola, Mexico and the Bahamas.  Fuse5 is accessible from anywhere on any device with internet access.

“We are very pleased to include Fuse5 as an associate sponsor for our Federated Auto Parts cars and trucks,” said Ken Schrader, from his North Carolina race shop. “The Fuse5 logo will be seen on our cars at the dirt races, ARCA races, NASCAR K & N and Camping World Truck races.  We are running an ambitious schedule this year with three drivers and we hope to offer Fuse5 and all of our KSR partners great exposure both on and off the track.”

Schrader will share ARCA driving duties with Clay Campbell, the president of Martinsville Speedway and Matt Tifft, a high school senior from Hinckley, Ohio.  The three drivers combined will compete in more than 75 races in 2014.  Schrader’s dirt modified schedule accounts for the majority of the races, with Campbell handling the superspeedways and Tifft expanding his resume within the ARCA and K & N series.

“Having the Fuse5 logo on Ken’s race cars will give us valuable exposure to our target market.  Not to mention the added credibility of being associated with such a historic team,” Bunting continued. “Our customers are race fans and so are we -- having our name on the KSR cars really positions Fuse5 as a legitimate contender in a highly competitive market.”

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The team will head to Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.) to race on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 to compete in the United States Racing Association (USRA) sanctioned events. 

Schrader’s schedule for the next few weeks will keep him busy in the Midwest, so please keep your browsers locked in here to www.SchraderRacing.com.

Concord, N.C. (March 25, 2014) -

Ken Schrader had two Top 5 finishes last week.  Schrader finished second at the USCS Modified race at Batesville Motor Speedway, in Batesville, Ark., on March 20.  In his second race of the weekend, at Poplar Bluff Speedway, Poplar Bluff,  Mo., Schrader earned a third place finish.

In early April, Schrader travels to Iowa for four straight nights of the IMCA Frost Buster Tour, beginning April 3 at Southern Iowa Speedway and wrapping up at Benton County Speedway on April 6.

The KSR team will return to ARCA competition at the end of April with Schrader at the wheel of the #52 Federated Auto Parts Car at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind.

Concord, N.C. (March 17, 2014) -

Ken and the dirt team will be at Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas) on March 20, while Matt Tifft will run the ARCA race at Mobile International Speedway (Mobile, Alabama) on March 22.

Ken moves on to Poplar Bluff Speedway (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) for the weekend, March 21 and 22 to compete with the USCS Modified tour.

Concord, N.C. (February 17, 2014) - Ken Schrader Racing, Inc. drivers Clay Campbell and Matt Tifft earned third and twelfth place finishes, respectively, at the season-opening races in Florida this past weekend.

Campbell drove the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet to a third-place finish in the Lucas Oil 200 presented by MAVTV American Real ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway on February 15. 

Campbell, president of Martinsville Speedway, had his best-ever ARCA finish.  He is making two starts this season for Ken Schrader Racing, Inc.  A long-time racer and instrument rated multi-engine pilot, Campbell had no problem being patient as the 80-lap race played out on the famed 2.5-mile track. <<MORE>>