:Kevin Ray

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Kevin Ray

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|11}}

| birth_place = Eastaboga, Alabama, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 1

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Best_Busch_Pos = 89th (1995)

| First_Busch_Race = 1995 Kroger 200 (IRP)

| Last_Busch_Race =

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

}}

Kevin Ray (born December 11, 1977) is an American former stock car racing driver. Son of Johnny Ray, he is a former competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series, and was director of business operations for Turner Scott Motorsports.

Early career

Ray began his racing career in midget cars at age 7,McCollister, Tom. (February 12, 1995) "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA19C035BA667&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Rays hope teen Kevin's debut will be better than his father's]". Atlanta: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, page C5. scoring his first win at age 11.Schmitz, Brian. (February 11, 1995) "[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/02/11/kevin-ray-is-following-his-fathers-career-track/ Kevin Ray Is Following His Father's Career Track]". Orlando, FL: Orlando Sentinel. Accessed 2013-02-26. Mentored by Donnie Allison, he entered competition in the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Supercar Series in 1994 at the age of 16, making his debut at Atlanta International Raceway, finishing 38th. He went on to run 20 races in the series between 1994 and 2004, posting a best finish of fourth at Talladega Superspeedway in 1995.[http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=rayke01&trk=t0&series=A Kevin Ray - ARCA Racing Series Results]. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.

In 1995, Ray made his debut in NASCAR competition, competing in the Busch Series – now the Xfinity Series – at Indianapolis Raceway Park in a car owned by his father, starting 35th and finishing 21st in what would prove to be his only race in the series.[http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=rayke01&trk=t0&series=B Kevin Ray - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results]. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26. He attempted four additional races in the series between 1995 and 2003, driving for his family team and for Sadler Brothers Racing, but failed to qualify for any of them.[http://www.racing-reference.info/show_dnq?id=rayke01&yr=0&series=B Kevin Ray - NASCAR Busch Series / Nationwide Series DNQs]. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.

Cup attempt

In 2004, Ray signed with Donlavey Racing to drive the team's No. 90 Ford in the Nextel Cup Series for six races, sponsored by Boudreaux's Butt Paste.Jenkins, Chris. (May 26, 2004) "[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2004-05-26-edgy-sponsor_x.htm Edgy sponsor name OK'd by NASCAR]". USA Today. Accessed 2013-02-26. Attempting his first race at Dover International Speedway,Strickland, Bran. (June 4, 2004) "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DLHB&p_theme=dlhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CE5468A8F90B50&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Eastaboga's Ray to make Cup debut]". Talladega, AL: The Daily Home. Accessed 2013-02-26. the team failed to pass inspection;Strickland, Bran. (June 5, 2004) "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DLHB&p_theme=dlhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CE5468B5593A00&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Ray's debut postponed]". Talladega, AL: The Daily Home. Accessed 2013-02-26. the team stepped back to ARCA, racing at Pocono Raceway in Ray's final start in the series, before the deal fell apart."Where is the #90 car?" in [http://www.jayski.com/teams/past/90donlavey.htm #90 Team News and Links Page]. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. June 12, 2004. Accessed 2013-02-26. Archived from [http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/satellite/?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776012908&path=!sports!auto&s=1045855934848 the original] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060611081722/http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776012908&path=%21sports%21auto&s=1045855934848 |date=2006-06-11 }}. Ray's No. 90 Ford was named the fifth scariest NASCAR paint scheme of all time by ESPN The Magazine in 2008.McGee, Ryan. (November 1, 2008) "[https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=mcgee_ryan&id=3670751 Halloween got you spooked? Get a load of these monsters]". ESPN The Magazine. Accessed 2013-02-26.

Personal life and post-career

Ray is a graduate of Walter Wellborn High School.Adamson, Scott. (October 16, 1999) "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DLHB&p_theme=dlhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D0540E7B30F828&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Kevin Ray Earns His Spot in Racing]". Talladega, AL: The Daily Home. Accessed 2013-02-26. He is now retired from racing competition but remains active in the sport, serving as team manager for Red Horse Racing from 2007 to 2013.Strickland, Bran and Joe Medley. (October 31, 2009). "[http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/4227829/article-NASCAR-notebook NASCAR notebook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116215647/http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/4227829/article-NASCAR-notebook |date=2014-01-16 }}". Anniston, AL: The Anniston Star. Accessed 2013-02-26.

In January 2014, Ray moved to Turner Scott Motorsports, becoming the team's director of business operations.{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kevin-ray-named-director-business-operations-turner-scott-motorsports-kyle-larson-jeb-burton-dylan-kwasniewski-011514 |title=Kevin Ray to run business ops at Turner Scott Motorsports |last=Spencer |first=Lee |date=January 15, 2014 |work=Fox Sports |access-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117054642/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kevin-ray-named-director-business-operations-turner-scott-motorsports-kyle-larson-jeb-burton-dylan-kwasniewski-011514 |archive-date=January 17, 2014 }}

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Nextel Cup Series==

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colspan=45\| NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! 36 ! {{Tooltip\|NNCC\|NASCAR Nextel Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2004 ! Donlavey Racing ! 90 ! Ford \| DAY \| CAR \| LVS \| ATL \| DAR \| BRI \| TEX \| MAR \| TAL \| CAL \| RCH \| CLT \| style="background:#DFC484;"\| DOV Wth \| POC \| MCH \| SON \| DAY \| CHI \| NHA \| POC \| IND \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| CAL \| RCH \| NHA \| DOV \| TAL \| KAN \| CLT \| MAR \| ATL \| PHO \| DAR \| HOM ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/2004/W\|title=Kevin Ray – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

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! Make

! 1

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! {{Tooltip|NNCC|NASCAR Nextel Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2004

! Donlavey Racing

! 90

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| MAR

| TAL

| CAL

| RCH

| CLT

| style="background:#DFC484;"| DOV
Wth

| POC

| MCH

| SON

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| POC

| IND

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| MAR

| ATL

| PHO

| DAR

| HOM

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/2004/W|title=Kevin Ray – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

==Busch Series==

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colspan=45\| NASCAR Busch Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! {{Tooltip\|NBSC\|NASCAR Busch Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1995 ! rowspan=2\| Ray Motorsports ! rowspan=2\| 2 ! rowspan=2\| Chevy \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| NSV \| DAR \| BRI \| HCY \| NHA \| NZH \| CLT \| DOV \| MYB \| GLN \| MLW \| TAL \| SBO \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| IRP 21 \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| CLT \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| CAR DNQ \| HOM \| colspan=8\| ! 89th ! 100 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/1995/B\|title=Kevin Ray – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 6, 2023}}
1996 \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| NSV \| DAR \| BRI \| HCY \| NZH \| CLT \| DOV \| SBO \| MYB \| GLN \| MLW \| NHA \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| TAL DNQ \| IRP \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| CLT \| CAR \| HOM \| colspan=8\| ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/1996/B\|title=Kevin Ray – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 6, 2023}}
1999 ! Sadler Brothers Racing ! 95 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAR \| LVS \| ATL \| DAR \| TEX \| NSV \| BRI \| TAL \| CAL \| NHA \| RCH \| NZH \| CLT \| DOV \| SBO \| GLN \| MLW \| MYB \| PPR \| GTY \| IRP \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| CLT \| CAR \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| MEM DNQ \| PHO \| HOM \| colspan=2\| ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/1999/B\|title=Kevin Ray – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 6, 2023}}
2003 ! Sadler Brothers Racing ! 95 ! Ford \| DAY \| CAR \| LVS \| DAR \| BRI \| TEX \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| TAL DNQ \| NSH \| CAL \| RCH \| GTY \| NZH \| CLT \| DOV \| NSH \| KEN \| MLW \| DAY \| CHI \| NHA \| PPR \| IRP \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| KAN \| CLT \| MEM \| ATL \| PHO \| CAR \| HOM ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/2003/B\|title=Kevin Ray – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

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colspan=45| NASCAR Busch Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

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! 7

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! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1995

! rowspan=2| Ray Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 2

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| HCY

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| MYB

| GLN

| MLW

| TAL

| SBO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP
21

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR
DNQ

| HOM

| colspan=8|

! 89th

! 100

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/1995/B|title=Kevin Ray – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

1996

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| HCY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| MYB

| GLN

| MLW

| NHA

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| HOM

| colspan=8|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/1996/B|title=Kevin Ray – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

1999

! Sadler Brothers Racing

! 95

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| TEX

| NSV

| BRI

| TAL

| CAL

| NHA

| RCH

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MEM
DNQ

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/1999/B|title=Kevin Ray – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

2003

! Sadler Brothers Racing

! 95

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| NSH

| CAL

| RCH

| GTY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/rayke01/2003/B|title=Kevin Ray – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2023}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Kevin_Ray}}

Category:Living people

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Category:People from Eastaboga, Alabama

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Category:NASCAR drivers

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