DRIVER BIO
Driver: Kevin Besecker
Age: 28
Hometown: Greenville, Ohio
2005 COMPETITION
Sprint Car Competition
5th Overall Sprint Car Driver Points Lawrenceburg Speedway (Limited Schedule)
7th Overall Sprint Car Driver Points Bloomington Speedway (Limited Schedule)
1 Feature Win
7 Top 5 Finishes
9 Top 10 Finishes
15 Top 15 Finishes
8 Top 10 qualifying Times

Late Model Competition, 7 Starts
1 Top 5 Finish
4 Top 10 Finishes
2 Top 15 Finishes
Also raced Modifieds and Legends Race Cars.
Raised over $2000 For The National Sprint Car Hall Of Fame, through a program designed by Team
Besecker entitled, “A Summer To Remember”.
Appeared in several national racing publications as well as radio interviews
Winner of The Dayton Auto Racing Fanclub's "Dick Freeman Memorial Award", an award for
outstanding sportsmanship
Winner of The Hoosier Auto Racing Fanclub's most coveted award, "The Pat O'Connor Award", a
special award (not given yearly), honoring a driver who shows devotion, cooperation and a
constant effort to promote motorsports as a whole.

SPRINT CAR COMPETITION 2003-2004
Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Track Champion 2004
7 top 5 Finishes
25 Top 10 finishes
37 top 15 finishes
14 Top 10 Qualifying Times

MIDGET COMPETITION 1996-2000
(Dirt & Pavment Experience)2000 3rd place finish Rumble in Ft. Wayne Expo Center
2000 Named among the TOP 25 RISING STARS by National Speedsport News
2000 5th place finish Thunder in the Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
1999 Winner, Rumble In Toledo Seagate Center
1999 2nd place finish Rumble at the Fargo Dome
1999 Named TNN’s MOPAR Performer Of The Week, January 30, 1999
1999 Winner, Thunder in the Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
1998 4th Driver Points NAMARS National Midget Series
1997 7th Driver Points NAMARS National Midget Series
1997 Received “Persistence Award” NAMARS National Midget Series
1996 Rookie Of The Year NAMARS National Midget Series

GO-KART COMPETITION 1984-1997
1997 2nd place finish Thunder in the Dome Go-Kart Invitational
1996 Winner Thunder in the Dome
1990-1995 200 Go-Kart WINS, numerous track records
1989 Junior Kart Points Champion Willowdale Raceway, Willowdale, Ohio
1988 Junior Kart Points Champion Willowdale Raceway
1997 Runner-up Rookie Points Willowdale Raceway
1987 Rookie Champion, Ohio Dirt Kart Series1986 Rookie Champion 550 Raceway, Union City, Ohio


Kevin won the 2004 track championship at Lawrenceburg Speedway, joining
champions such as Dick Gaines, Dickie Gaines, and Butch Wilkerson, check
out more about Lawrenceburg Speedway here:
The Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway
Although Kevin's father owned his Go-Karts and Sprint Cars, Kevin drove
midgets for the legendary midget driver Mack McClellan.  He also has
driven for Kenny Irwin Sr., Ernie Gorman, Mullins Racing, Jamie Miller, Bill
Benefiel, Bill Biddle, B&L Motorsports, Ron & Andrew Smart and Pierce Foster,
to name a few!.
Kevin was honored to have been chosen by Wright State University
to race their Indy style Electric car in 2002 & 2003.  This car was
designed, developed and built by engineering students and races
were sanctioned by NAMARS.
TEAM BESECKER 50 Years Strong
FAST FACTS
Kevin is the only driver in HISTORY to have won both the Go-Kart and Midget
Feature Events in The Thunder In the Dome Invitational Race. Find out more
about this race here:
Thunder In The Dome & More
Kevin's former team mates include Tony Elliot, Nick Fonoro, Sondi Eden and
Mark Dismore.
Victory Lane,
Thunder In The
Dome 1999.
Grandpa Gene's favorite Besecker Sprinters were #26, which was the
number chosen for Kevin's Go-Karts. When Team Besecker got into
sprint cars, the number 15 was chosen in honor of Kevin's son
Nicholas' birthday, January 5th.
Click on pictures to enlarge
Wright State University
Electric Car Mansfield
Speedway
Kevin & Tony Elliot
with midget owner
Mack McClellan
and team at
Thunder At
Johannson's
charity race.
In 2005, Kevin was one of only a hand full of drivers in Indiana, who
competed in Sprint Car, Modified & Late Model events!  Often, Kevin would
do "double duty" in the same night...hopping from on car to another!

Kevin has won races on every surface, Pavement, Dirt & Indoors!
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