John Krebs (born October 1, 1950 - March 16, 2023) was an American professional

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driver. Hailing from

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, he was a 15-year veteran of

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's Cup Series, competing in 19 events from 1978 to 1994. He also competed in the Winston West Series for many years, scoring one win in the series in 1978. Krebs was involved in an accident with

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in 1994 that sent Krebs flipping outside of the racetrack's limits. It was the final race of Krebs' Cup Series career as he failed to qualify for races at Indianapolis and Phoenix later that season. Later on Krebs owned a team in the

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. The team, John Krebs Racing, competed in their last race in

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with driver

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. The team's best finish came at

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in 2017, where they placed fifth.

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

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

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