Jeff Krogh (born March 21, 1972) is an American former professional

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, who competed in the

NASCAR Busch Grand National Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

and the

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. He was seriously injured in a crash during the 1999 Busch Grand National season and never returned to competition.

Personal life

Krogh was born in

Kamiah, Idaho Kamiah ( ) is a city in Lewis and Idaho counties in the U.S. state of Idaho. The largest city in Lewis County, it extends only a small distance into Idaho County, south of Lawyer Creek. The population was 1,295 at the 2010 census, up from 1,160 ...

in 1972. Brother of fellow NASCAR driver

Mark Krogh Mark Krogh (born February 4, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Busch Series, making 46 starts with a best finish of eighth, coming at both New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 1997 and Auto Club Spee ...

, he is married to Karla and has one child.

Career

Winston West and Winston Cup Series

After starting his career at local tracks in the western United States, Krogh moved up to the NASCAR

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in 1996. Competing full-time in the series, he competed in 14 of the 15 events that season, finishing second in both the championship chase and the Rookie-of-the-Year competition to

Lance Hooper Lance Allen Hooper (born June 1, 1967) is a race car driver and crew chief in NASCAR as well as several touring divisions. Hooper attended his first race when he was just two weeks old, and also came from a long line of racing champions, includi ...

. Krogh was credited as scoring a single victory over the course of the season. This was in the first of two races the Winston West Series ran during the season at

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; the event was a combination event with the

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.''Preview & Press Guide 1997'', p.396 Krogh qualified 28th for the race; he finished 35th overall in the event, but first among Winston West competitors; a second combination race later that year at

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saw Krogh finishing 41st overall and second among Winston West Series drivers to eventual champion Hooper; these were the only Winston Cup events he would compete in.

Busch Series

Following the 1996 season, Krogh, along with his brother, moved to the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, still competing for his family's race team. Over the next three years, he competed in 57 events, with a best finish of fifth at

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in 1998. In July 1999, during final practice for an event at

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, Krogh's car was involved in an accident; he suffered severe head injuries, placing Krogh into a

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for a month. Moved to a specialist hospital in

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for treatment before returning home that December, Krogh spent over a year in recovery and rehabilitation. He was able to return to normal life, but has no memory of the accident, and never competed in racing competition again.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

Busch Series

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krogh, Jeff Living people 1972 births People from Kamiah, Idaho Racing drivers from Idaho NASCAR drivers