Rick Hendrick had all of the appraisal for Kasey Kahne amid the latter’s Hendrick Motorsports exit on the finish of the 2017 Cup Sequence season. The HMS proprietor praised Kahne and hailed the latter’s work ethic in a report revealed by Hendrick Motorsports in 2017.
Kahne joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 after his earlier crew, Pink Bull Racing, went defunct on the finish of 2011. Kahne arrived at HMS to drive the #5 automobile and changed Mark Martin, who moved to Michael Waltrip Racing that 12 months.
In his first 12 months at HMS (2012), the Enumclaw-born driver claimed two wins, 12 Prime 5s, 19 Prime 10s, and 4 pole positions. He completed that season in a powerful fourth place.
Following this, he went on to assert two extra wins in 2013, one win in 2014 and one in 2018. Ultimately, on the finish of 2018, Kahne determined to depart Rick Hendrick’s crew after six years and 6 wins in his bag. Here is what Hendrick mentioned on the time:
“Kasey has labored extraordinarily laborious,” Mr. Hendrick mentioned. “He’s an incredible teammate and individual, and he has been completely devoted to our program since day one. I’ve all the time believed that he’s a particular expertise, and I do know he’ll thrive in the correct scenario. We are going to do the whole lot we are able to to complete the season as robust as we are able to.”
In the meantime, here is what Kahne mentioned about his time at HMS:
“I’d wish to thank Rick and everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for his or her laborious work and dedication, together with offering me an amazing alternative and success over the past six years.”
Kahne moved to Leavine Household Racing in 2018, changing Michael McDowell within the #95 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. In the meantime, Hendrick Motorsports introduced in William Byron as a substitute for Kasey Kahne within the #5 entry.
Kasey Kahne to return to Cup Sequence in 2025
Kasey Kahne is all set to return to the Cup Sequence in 2025. He’ll race for Richard Childress Racing below a part-time obligation. As per experiences, the 44-year-old will drive the #33 entry for RCR at Rockingham Speedway on April 19.
“I noticed this Rockingham race pop up, and I used to be like, ‘Man, that’s a observe I do know, and I’ve loved racing at over time,’ so I began reaching out and attempting to determine a method to get again into it and do a race,” Kahne mentioned about his upcoming race. “It felt like 4 or 5 years perhaps since I’d raced, and it’s extra like six and a half is what they’d mentioned, so it’s been some time.”
Kahne will probably be driving within the Cup Sequence for the primary time since his retirement from full-time racing in 2018. Throughout his 15-year profession within the high tier inventory automobile racing, he competed in 529 races, claiming 18 wins, 27 pole positions, and 176 Prime 10s in whole.
Edited by Pratham Ok Sharma
