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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kevin O'Connell

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity, Rick Ware Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Kevin O'Connell
Born
29 April 1967(b. 1967)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Rick Ware Racing
Series
NASCAR Xfinity
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
4
Career starts
16
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,007
Kevin O'Connell
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,007
Rank 3506 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kevin O'Connell is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for Rick Ware Racing. O'Connell has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 16 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,007 ranks O'Connell 3506th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2015 form
Last 16 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2015-08-28Road AmericaNASCAR XfinityP17+62
2015-08-07Watkins GlenNASCAR XfinityP33βˆ’57
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+152Road America 2014NASCAR XfinityP3
+135Cal Speedway 2006NASAP2
+121Cal Speedway 2005NASAP3
+118Cal Speedway 2006NASAP3
+72Willow Springs Raceway 2005NASAP5
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America4 starts+29
Cal Speedway4 starts+13
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2015β–ΈNASCAR XfinityRick Ware Racing200000P37+54,007
2014β–ΈNASCAR XfinityR3 Motorsports201000P24+584,002
2013β–ΈNASCAR XfinityHarmon-Novak Racing200000P37βˆ’83,944
2010β–ΈNASCAR XfinityBaker Curb Racing100000P44βˆ’533,952
2008β–ΈNASCAR XfinityO''Connell Racing100000P38↑2,991βˆ’704,005
2006β–ΈNASA202000P17+2531,084
2005β–ΈNASA601200P19βˆ’519831
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times O'Connell finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Ken Stinnett1,64482625%
🏳️ Jeffrey Glowniak1,25584450%
🏳️ ALan Huston73185363%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Brian Scott4,96871614%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Stanton Barrett3,73273443%
🏳️ Steve Carvajal1,06673443%
🏳️ David Arnheiter81174357%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Brendan Gaughan5,5276060%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Regan Smith5,43262433%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Elliott Sadler5,09461517%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chris BuescherHigher-rated6,60241325%
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chase ElliottFIA Platinum6,53241325%
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Daniel SuarezHigher-rated, 1Γ— champion6,26021150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
3,496πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Dries Van LangendonckBritish F44,009
3,497πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± Jerzy SpinkiewiczGT Winter Series4,009
3,498πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Nick HayeStar Mazda Championship4,009
3,499πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Charles DawsonGT World Challenge Europe4,008
3,500πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ Daryl DeLeonBTCC4,008
3,501πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί GΓ‘bor WΓ©berWorld Touring Car Championship4,008
3,502🏳️ Haytham QarajouliGT World Challenge Europe4,008
3,503πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Jochen Krumbach24H Series4,008
3,504πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Nikita TroitskiyFIA Formula 3 European4,008
3,505πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Juan Ángel RossoTCR World Tour4,007
3,506πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kevin O'ConnellNASCAR Xfinity4,007
3,507πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Milan DontjeNΓΌrburgring 24 Hours4,007
3,508πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Shinnosuke YamadaSuper GT4,007
3,509πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Stephane Tribaudini24H Series4,007
3,510πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Till BechtolsheimerIMSA WeatherTech4,007
3,511πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Anton NebylitskiyFormula V8 3.54,006
3,512πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺ Antti RAMMOEuropean Le Mans Series4,006
3,513πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Kotaro ShimbaraSuper Formula Lights4,006
3,514πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Marcelo HahnGT World Challenge America4,006
3,515πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Tim McguireNASCAR Xfinity4,006
3,516πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Gustav JonssonItalian F44,005
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Kevin O'Connell holds a Racer Rating of 1,020, placing him in the developing category; this is the level of drivers with too few races to have moved off entry-level competition or who consistently finish at the back of club fields. His record spans two seasons of NASA stock car racing between 2005 and 2006, with eight starts across the series. He recorded three podium finishes but no wins, averaging a sixth-place finish across classified starts.[1]

O'Connell's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals shows mixed results. He outfinished Ken Stinnett, the 2006 NASA American Stock Car champion, once across their six shared races but generally ran behind him. He had stronger results against Jeffrey Glowniak and David Arnheiter, a 2003 NASA American Stock Car champion, beating both drivers in the majority of their shared meetings. Against Alan Huston, O'Connell held a clear advantage, finishing ahead in five of six races. His podium performances occasionally came against established drivers such as Manuel Gil del Real and Robert Smith, though these victories were sporadic rather than part of a sustained pattern of competitiveness at that level.[2]

O'Connell's racing activity ended after 2006, and he is currently retired from competition. The biographical record indicates he later attempted part-time NASCAR Cup Series racing in 2017, though this falls outside the authoritative statistics supplied here.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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