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Kevin O’Connell is the most scholarly driver in all of top level NASCAR, literally. As the first an only top division driver with a Masters degree, he is proud to hold this unique distinction.
While the 51 year old has only raced in one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, and 8 Xfinity Series races, he does have a wealth of experience in various other lower division NASCAR series including the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, K&N Pro Series (East and West), and the Canadian Pinty’s Series.
Like a lot of drivers who prefer turns and heading both left and right, O’Connell is known more for his road course skills than his oval ‘left turn only’ NASCAR chops. That being said, he truly is passionate about NASCAR and it was amazing to see him make his Cup Series debut at 50 years old in 2017.
In this article we’ll take a closer look at the interesting driving career of Kevin O’Connell.
Aside from being the “smart guy” of racing with his Masters degree, Kevin O’Connell is also uniquely known for being the only American driver to race in every NASCAR international series which extends to Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
Add to that his vast experience in driving different model cars on different types of courses and you can see how extensive his abilities truly are. He even enjoys racing Lamborghinis in the Rolex Series and the IMSA Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo Racing Series.
O’Connell has most of his driving experience on road courses so his NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series experience is quite limited. He’s been in one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. That was in 2017 at the age of 50 and was the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
From 2008 to 2015 he competed seven times at the Xfinity Series level with his third-place showing at 2014 Gardner Denver 200 by far his best performance.
There are no wins to report at this level for Kevin O’Connell. Most of his considerable success has come on road courses and his experience in top-tier NASCAR divisions has been limited.
From a strictly NASCAR racing perspective, the highlight moment for Kevin and his team was most definitely the third place podium finish in 2014 at Sonoma.
O’Connell earned the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award and has called that performance his career’s signature moment.
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