Kenzie Ruston
| Kenzie Ruston | |
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| File:Kenzie Ruston at Dover International Speedway 2014.JPG
Ruston (right) at Dover International Speedway in 2014
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| Nationality |  American |
| Born | October 12, 1991 El Reno, Oklahoma |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Rev Racing |
| Car no. | 4 |
| Crew Chief | Mark Green |
| Former teams | Turner Scott Motorsports, Ben Kennedy Racing |
| Starts | 31 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2013 |
| Finished last season | 9th (2014) |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 | ARCA Racing Series |
Kenzie Ruston (born October 12, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She currently competes full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, driving the No. 4 Toyota Camry for Rev Racing.
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Racing career
Early career
Ruston began racing Bandoleros at Texas Motor Speedway when she was 14 years old. When she was 16, she switched to Legends car racing, competing in the track's Semi-Pro and Young Lions divisions, finishing third in the latter's Winter Series. In addition, she raced in TMS' Summer Stampede, finishing second, and in the top-ten in Charlotte Motor Speedway's Summer Shootout. When she turned 17, Ruston moved to North Carolina. In 2009, Ruston won TMS' Winter Series, Summer Stampede and the track's Driver of the Year award,[1] along with the U.S. Legends asphalt championship, the first woman to win the title.[2] The next year, she began racing in super late models, finishing 12th in the PASS Series Southern Division's championship.[1]
Stock car racing
In 2011, Ruston began competing in stock cars, which included four ARCA Racing Series races with Venturini Motorsports, making her debut at Toledo Speedway in the No. 25 Toyota, and finished 10th. She switched to No. 55 for three additional races, finishing 10th, 12th, and 26th in those races.[3] During the year, she also competed in the Champion Racing Association, winning at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.[1] In December, she participated in the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway for Jeff Fultz, finishing 31st after a crash on lap 145.[4]
NASCAR
In 2013, Ruston was signed by Turner Scott Motorsports to contest the 2013 K&N Pro Series East season,[5] and in June, she was named a member of the NASCAR Next program,[2] the first woman to join the program.[6] She ended the year with four top-fives, including a best finish of third at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, and finished 6th in the points standings.[7]
For the 2014 season, Ruston was signed by Ben Kennedy Racing.[7] During the year, she became the highest-finishing female driver in series history, finishing 2nd at Iowa Speedway. However, she was not retained by BKR at the end of the season due to sponsorship, being replaced by Kaz Grala.[8]
On January 26, 2015, Ruston was announced as a member of the 2015 Drive for Diversity roster, joining Rev Racing for the full 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season.[9]
Personal life
Ruston's father, Darren, was a dirt bike racer in Oklahoma, while her step-grandfather, Jerry Morrison, was an Oklahoma dirt track racer.[1]
The youngest of two daughters, Ruston was a cheerleader and volleyball, soccer, and basketball player in high school.[1]
On July 28, 2015, Ruston became engaged to Camping World Truck Series driver Daniel Hemric.[10]
Motorsports career results
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Points | Position |
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| 2011 | ARCA Racing Series | Venturini Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 635 | 35th |
| 2013 | K&N Pro Series West | Turner Scott Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 459 | 6th |
| 2014 | K&N Pro Series East | Ben Kennedy Racing | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 522 | 9th |
| 2015 | K&N Pro Series East | Rev Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 408 | 11th |
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL 10 |
NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | 35th | 635 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | BLN 10 |
IOW 12 |
IRP 26 |
POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
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- Official website
- Kenzie Ruston driver statistics at Racing-Reference
