Steve Kinser - Other Racing Accomplishments

Other Racing Accomplishments

In 1981, a 26-year-old rookie, Kinser failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 when his month was ended by a practice crash. He returned in 1997, qualified 20th, and finished 14th as a 42-year-old rookie in a Dallara-Oldsmobile. It was his only Indy Racing League start.

During his many tours of Australia racing Sprint cars, Kinser won many feature races but January 4, 1986 he swapped his Sprinter for a VW-powered Midget (called a Speedcar in Australia) and won the 38th Australian Speedcar Grand Prix at Sydney's Liverpool Speedway.

Kinser has been selected several times to compete in the International Race of Champions, winning a race at Talladega Superspeedway in 1994. That year he also finished a career best 6th in IROC points.

In 1995 Steve landed a NASCAR Winston Cup Series ride as drag racing legend Kenny Bernstein hired Kinser to drive his #26 Quaker State Ford, but released him after only five starts after a best finish of 27th and average placing of 35th. The idea of bringing Kinser to NASCAR was due to Jeff Gordon's early success in sprint cars and midgets. Kinser's sponsors hoped bringing in one of the series' best drivers would translate the same success.

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