By David Morgan, Associate Editor A bridesmaid no more. Kasey Kahne had come so close to capturing his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2004 and early in the 2005 season only to agonizingly fall short over and over again, but when the series rolled into Richmond Raceway in May 2005 for the Chevy American Revolution 400, everything changed. After a rookie season that saw him rack up 13 top-five finishes, 14 top 10 finishes, four poles, and five runner-up finishes – some by the slimmest of margins –
Read More By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – The season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway will mark Kasey Kahne’s final race as a full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver. The 15-year veteran’s career has spanned many of the highs in recent NASCAR history. Although Kahne has never won a Championship, he has earned 31 victories across all three of NASCAR’s National Series, 18 in the Premier Series alone. The Enumclaw, WA native has driven for six team including Evernham Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports, and Hendrick Motorsports. For Kahne, the 2006
Read More By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – The changing of the guard in NASCAR continues as Kasey Kahne announces his retirement from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of the 2018 season. Kahne, a 15-year veteran of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, currently drives the No. 95 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Leavine Family Racing. In his 15-year tenure, Kahne has never once failed to qualify for a race, standing at 527 consecutive starts to date. In those 527 starts, the Enumclaw, WA native has earned 18 victories, most
Read More By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Note: This is the fifth in a five-part series of features detailing the careers of each of the five inductees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The inductees, who will be officially enshrined on Jan. 19 (8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), are Red Byron, Ray Evernham, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ken Squier and Robert Yates. For tickets to the Induction Ceremony, visit nascarhall.com/inductees/induction-ceremony. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Even before answering the first question from a ready group of racing reporters
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