Todd Kluever

Infobox NASCAR driver

Name = Todd Alan Kluever
Birthdate = birth date and age|1978|7|6 | Birthplace = flagicon|USA Sun Prairie, Wisconsin


Awards = 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
First_Cup_Race = 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 (Chicagoland)
First_Busch_Race = 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)
Previous_Year = 2006
Prev_Busch_Pos = 17th | Best_Busch_Pos = 17th - 2006
Busch_Top_Tens = 5
Busch_Poles = 1
Best_Truck_Pos = 11th - 2005
Truck_Top_Tens = 12
First_Truck_Race = 2005 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Updated_On = November 19, 2006

Todd Alan Kluever (pronounced KLEE-ver) was born July 6, 1978, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He shared driving duties of the #16 3M Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Busch Series with Greg Biffle in 2007.

Career prior to NASCAR

Kluever began his career by racing motorcycles for over nine years before he moved into full-bodied stock cars at a local track. He raced stock cars in the summer and snowmobiles during the Wisconsin winters. Kluever was the 2000 Rookie of the Year at Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin. In 2001, he won the Madison International Speedway Late Model Track Champion, and the Midwest All Racing Series (MARS) Championship and Rookie of the Year. He began racing in the American Speed Association in 2002, and finished 10th in the final points standings. He finished seventh in the 2003 final points standings. In 2004, he had four Top 10 finishes in 13 races, but the series' existence ended during the season. In October 2004, he was given the opportunity to participate in the at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He beat out 25 drivers to make the final round at Darlington Speedway. He beat out nine other drivers to win the seat in a Roush truck.

NASCAR career

Nextel Cup

In 2006, Kluever was slated to race in six NASCAR Nextel Cup events in the No. 06 car during the season in preparation for a full season in 2007. However, David Ragan instead replaced the departing Mark Martin in the #6 AAA Ford full time in Nextel Cup in 2007.

Busch Series

For the 2006 season, Kluever moved to the Busch Series to drive the Roush Racing #06 3M Ford. In 2007, instead of replacing Mark Martin in the #6, he drove 16 races in the Busch Series for Roush Racing, in the #16 3M Ford Fusion with Greg Biffle and the #26 Dish Network Ford Fusion with Jamie McMurray. Roush said they didn't have enough money to put him in a car in 2008 and said he was free to look for other rides.

Craftsman Truck Series

In 2005, he drove the #50 World Financial Group / Rotella T Ford for Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. His 12 Top 10 finishes and six Top 5 finishes earned him 11th place in the final points standings and the Rookie of the Year award. He has yet to return to the Craftsman Truck Series.

External links

* [http://www.toddkluever.net Todd Kluever Official Website]
* [http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/tkluever00/bg/index.html Drivers page at NASCAR.com]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=kluevto01 Drivers statistics at racing-reference.info]