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Jeff Krogh

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Jeff Krogh

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|21}}

| birth_place = Kamiah, Idaho

| Total_Cup_Races = 2

| Years_In_Cup = 1

| Best_Cup_Pos = 59th (1996)

| First_Cup_Race = 1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1996 Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix)

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

| Total_Busch_Races = 56

| Years_In_Busch = 3

| Best_Busch_Pos = 25th (1998)

| First_Busch_Race = 1997 Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (Richmond)

| Last_Busch_Race = 1999 DieHard 250 (Milwaukee)

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 2

| Busch_Poles = 0

| updated = December 12, 2012

}}

Jeff Krogh (born March 21, 1972) is an American former professional race car driver, who competed in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and the NASCAR Winston West Series. He was seriously injured in a crash during the 1999 Busch Grand National season and never returned to competition.

Personal life

Krogh was born in Kamiah, Idaho in 1972. Brother of fellow NASCAR driver Mark Krogh, he is married to Karla and has 5 children.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/news/1999news/September/1/00989644.html|title=Krogh continues to improve|date=September 1, 1999|publisher=NASCAR Online|accessdate=2011-02-21|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000821220602/http://www.nascar.com/news/1999news/September/1/00989644.html|archivedate=2000-08-21}}

Career

=Winston West and Winston Cup Series=

After starting his career at local tracks in the western United States, Krogh moved up to the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1996. Competing full-time in the series, he competed in 14 of the 15 events that season, finishing second in both the championship chase and the Rookie-of-the-Year competition to Lance Hooper.Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.395

Krogh was credited as scoring a single victory over the course of the season. This was in the first of two races the Winston West Series ran during the season at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California; the event was a combination event with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Save Mart Supermarkets 300.Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.396 Krogh qualified 28th for the race;{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FB&p_theme=fb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE894F3728A6C8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Krogh Pushes Way Into Race|date=May 5, 1996|work=The Fresno Bee|accessdate=2013-09-03|location=Fresno, CA}} he finished 35th overall in the event, but first among Winston West competitors;Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.266 a second combination race later that year at Phoenix International Raceway saw Krogh finishing 41st overall and second among Winston West Series drivers to eventual champion Hooper;Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.250 these were the only Winston Cup events he would compete in.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/01/11/daytona.countdown.id/index.html|title=Countdown: Idaho|last=Aumann|first=Mark|date=January 11, 2006|publisher=NASCAR.com|accessdate=2011-02-11}}

=Busch Series=

Following the 1996 season, Krogh, along with his brother, moved to the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, still competing for his family's race team. Over the next three years, he competed in 57 events, with a best finish of fifth at Texas Motor Speedway in 1998.

In July 1999, during final practice for an event at The Milwaukee Mile, Krogh's car was involved in an accident; he suffered severe head injuries, placing Krogh into a coma for a month. Moved to a specialist hospital in Colorado for treatment before returning home that December,{{cite web|url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/docs/0731krogh.htm|title=Krogh makes progress in rehabilitation|last=Utter|first=Jim|date=July 30, 1999|work=ThatsRacin.com|publisher=The Charlotte Observer|accessdate=2011-02-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011112223406/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/docs/0731krogh.htm|archivedate=2001-11-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/403-jeff-krogh-condition-update.html |title=Jeff Krogh Condition Update |date=January 12, 2000 |publisher=RacingWest |accessdate=2011-02-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505161122/http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/403-jeff-krogh-condition-update.html |archivedate=May 5, 2011 }} Krogh spent over a year in recovery and rehabilitation. He was able to return to normal life, but has no memory of the accident, and never competed in racing competition again.{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/race/jun00/autowk30062900.asp|title=Krogh making lots of progress after crash at 'Mile'|last=Kallmann|first=Dave|date=June 29, 2000|work=Racing Beat|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|accessdate=2011-02-21|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010308235220/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/race/jun00/autowk30062900.asp|archivedate=2001-03-08}}

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.)

==Winston Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston 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

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 1996

! rowspan=2| Excel Motorsports

! 14

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
35

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| NHA

| POC

| TAL

| IND

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 59th

! rowspan=2| 98

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kroghje01/1996/W|title=Jeff Krogh – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}

01

| colspan=29|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
41

| ATL

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| Busch Series Grand National Division 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

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

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=3| Excel Motorsports

! rowspan=3| 56

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
20

| ATL

| LVS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
26

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

| TEX

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
27

| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
23

| NZH

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
30

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
22

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
31

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRP
9

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
14

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
27

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
40

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
24

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
29

| colspan=2|

! 35th

! 1416

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kroghje01/1997/B|title=Jeff Krogh – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}

1998

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
43

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
28

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
36

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TEX
5

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZH
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
42

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
23

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PPR
13

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
42

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
28

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYB
18

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
30

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
40

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTY
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
32

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

|

! 25th

! 2225

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kroghje01/1998/B|title=Jeff Krogh – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}

1999

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
41

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
36

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
40

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
39

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZH
35

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
18

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW
43

| MYB

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| MEM

| PHO

| HOM

! 50th

! 960

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kroghje01/1999/B|title=Jeff Krogh – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}

References

;Citations

{{reflist|2}}

;Bibliography

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite book|editor=Bob Kelly|title=The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide 1997|year=1997|publisher=UMI Publications|location=Charlotte, NC|asin=B002I7L7UU }}

{{refend}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Jeff_Krogh}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krogh, Jeff}}

Category:Living people

Category:1972 births

Category:People from Kamiah, Idaho

Category:Racing drivers from Idaho

Category:NASCAR drivers