Joe Kosiski (born August 27, 1957) is an American racing driver. A five-time champion in the NASCARBusch All-Star Tour, he also won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Racing Series championship, four NASCAR regional championships, and has been inducted into multiple racing Halls of Fame.
Son of Daytona 500 competitor Bob Kosiski and older brother of championship-winning racers Steve Kosiski and Ed Kosiski,[1] Joe Kosiski won the NASCARWeekly Series national championship in 1986.[2] Driving a family-owned dirt Late Model, Kosiski won 29 of the 55 NASCAR-sanctioned races that he entered in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and elsewhere in the Midwestern United States.[2]
Kosiski also won the NASCARBusch All-Star Tour series championship in 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996 and 1997.[3] Owner of Kosiski Auto Parts in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] he is now the track operator at I-80 Speedway. He won twenty-one track championships during his career,[4] nine of them coming at Sunset Speedway;[3] in addition to his 1986 national Winston Racing Series title, Kosiski won four NASCAR regional championships during his career.[4]
As part of the 25th anniversary of the NASCAR Weekly Series in 2006, Kosiski was named one of the series' All Time Top 25 drivers.[5] He was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2008,[6] In 2002, Kosiski stated that he had competed in races in 34 states, winning in 28 of them.[1] and in 2013 was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[4] Joe and Steve Kosiski were the first brothers to win NASCAR touring series championships.[7]
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.)
^Hasty, Roy (October 29, 1993). "Fuller: In Front At The Finish?". Hartford Courant. Hartford, CT. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
Bibliography
Schaefer, Paul. Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 2006. ISBN0-9789261-0-2.
kosiski, born, august, 1957, american, racing, driver, five, time, champion, nascar, busch, star, tour, also, 1986, nascar, winston, racing, series, championship, four, nascar, regional, championships, been, inducted, into, multiple, racing, halls, fame, natio. Joe Kosiski born August 27 1957 is an American racing driver A five time champion in the NASCAR Busch All Star Tour he also won the 1986 NASCAR Winston Racing Series championship four NASCAR regional championships and has been inducted into multiple racing Halls of Fame Joe KosiskiNationalityAmericanBorn 1957 08 27 August 27 1957 age 65 Omaha NebraskaRelated toBob KosiskiSteve KosiskiEd KosiskiNASCAR O Reilly All Star SeriesYears active1985 2001Starts259Wins46Best finish1st in 1986 1988 1989 1996 1997Championship titles19861986 1988 1989 1996 1997NASCAR Weekly SeriesBusch All Star TourNASCAR Xfinity Series careerBest finish 1986 Wins Top tens Poles0 0 0 Contents 1 Career 2 Motorsports career results 2 1 NASCAR 2 1 1 Busch Series 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditSon of Daytona 500 competitor Bob Kosiski and older brother of championship winning racers Steve Kosiski and Ed Kosiski 1 Joe Kosiski won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1986 2 Driving a family owned dirt Late Model Kosiski won 29 of the 55 NASCAR sanctioned races that he entered in Nebraska Kansas Missouri and elsewhere in the Midwestern United States 2 Kosiski attempted one NASCAR Busch Series event in 1986 but failed to qualify He competed in seven events in the ARCA Permatex Supercar Series in 1989 and 1990 posting a best finish of ninth at Atlanta Motor Speedway 1 Kosiski also won the NASCAR Busch All Star Tour series championship in 1986 1988 1989 1996 and 1997 3 Owner of Kosiski Auto Parts in Omaha Nebraska 1 he is now the track operator at I 80 Speedway He won twenty one track championships during his career 4 nine of them coming at Sunset Speedway 3 in addition to his 1986 national Winston Racing Series title Kosiski won four NASCAR regional championships during his career 4 As part of the 25th anniversary of the NASCAR Weekly Series in 2006 Kosiski was named one of the series All Time Top 25 drivers 5 He was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2008 6 In 2002 Kosiski stated that he had competed in races in 34 states winning in 28 of them 1 and in 2013 was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame 4 Joe and Steve Kosiski were the first brothers to win NASCAR touring series championships 7 Motorsports career results EditNASCAR Edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led Busch Series Edit NASCAR Busch Grand National Series resultsYear 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 NBGNSC Pts1986 Randy Hope Motorsports 38 Buick DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MARDNQ N A References EditCitations a b c d Roberts Phil December 1 2002 The Kosiski Brothers Tough On Dirt Stock Car Racing Archived from the original on April 15 2014 Retrieved 2014 04 14 a b Schaefer 2006 pp 31 35 a b Schaefer Paul July 30 2010 Fast Is A Family Tradition NASCAR com Turner Sports Retrieved 2014 04 14 a b c Ackerman Lee September 12 2013 Eight inductees entering state s racing hall Omaha World Herald Omaha NE Retrieved 2014 04 15 Schaefer 2006 pp 163 170 2010 NDLMHoF Class Inducted Hommel Honored With Hall s Spirit Award National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Retrieved 9 September 2010 Hasty Roy October 29 1993 Fuller In Front At The Finish Hartford Courant Hartford CT Retrieved 2014 04 15 BibliographySchaefer Paul Where Stars Are Born Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing Coastal 181 Newburyport Massachusetts USA 2006 ISBN 0 9789261 0 2 External links EditJoe Kosiski driver statistics at Racing ReferenceSporting positionsPreceded byRoger DolanSteve KosiskiSteve Kosiski NASCAR Busch All Star Tour Champion19861988 19891996 1997 Succeeded bySteve KosiskiSteve KosiskiSteve Kosiski Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Kosiski amp oldid 959288864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
