Kevin Conway (born April 15, 1978) is an American
NASCAR driver. He is the 2010 Raybestos Rookie of the Year. Conway has raced in
motocross,
legends, the
World Karting Association, and the
United States Automobile Club.
Racing career
2002-2005
Conway moved to major-league
stock car racing in 2002, when he made his debut in the
ARCA RE/MAX Series. His first race came in the
#17 Eagle One/
Valvoline Chevrolet for
A. J. Henriksen at
Atlanta Motor Speedway, starting fifth and finished thirteenth. He ran his next race that fall at
Lowe's and finished seventh. The following year, he moved to the NASCAR Busch Series, finishing 33rd in his only start that year at Atlanta with
Bost Racing. He attempted three Busch races in 2004 with
Ware Racing Enterprises,
Mac Hill Motorsports, and
Smith Brothers Racing, but did not qualify for any of them. He did compete in one
Winston West Series race at
Fontana, where he qualified and finished fifth in the #28 Ford owned by
Ernie Irvan. He attempted the first two races of the 2005 Busch season with
Gary Keller's #03, but did not qualify for either of them. His lone start came at
Darlington Raceway in the #43
Channellock/
Supra Boats Dodge for the
Curb Agajanian Performance Group, where he finished 29th.
2006-2007: Busch Series
2006
In
2006, he declared for Busch Series Rookie of the Year honors, driving the #58
Carver Racing Dodge, which was in the process of purchasing equipment from
Glynn Motorsports. After the team switched to the #40,...
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