Kerry Madsen (3 December 1971) is an Australian sprintcar driver that has raced with the

World of Outlaws The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late ...

in both his home country, and predominantly the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. For years, the Saint Mary's, New South Wales, Australia native has driven a 410, winged sprintcar. Kerry Madsen is from

St Marys, New South Wales St Marys is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 45 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. St Marys sits between South Creek which ...

, Australia; a suburb of

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. Though was born in Christchurch New Zealand. He has been driving a sprintcar since the 1990s, and has had success in both America and Australia. Kerry Madsen has been involved with numerous race teams over the years, but is now involved with the Keneric Racing team. For a few seasons in Australia, Kerry drove for the 92.9 Kendrick Race team, sponsored by Bob Gavranich from Perth, Western Australia. Together, the two joined, and have formed a team to race in America. The Keneric Racing 92, owned by Bob Gavranich, is running the World of Outlaws circuit in America. However they are not competing for points in the WoO, they plan on attending at least 60 Outlaw races, including races all over the country. Kerry "THE MADMAN" Madsen is the current Australian Sprintcar champion two years in a row 2016 and 2017. Brother Ian Madsen came 2nd in this years (2017) Australian Sprintcar Championship in Sydney

Career results

1991

* Started Racing Sprintcars in 1990–91 * Won his first race at

Parramatta City Raceway Sydney Speedway (known commercially as Valvoline Raceway and formerly as Parramatta Speedway, and often referenced as Sydney Speedway I to differentiate with its successor) was a dirt track racing venue on the site of the Granville Showgrounds in ...

in his opening season * Raced a Non-Wing sprintcar at

Eldora Speedway Eldora Speedway (nicknamed "The Big E", "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954," and "The World's Greatest Dirt Track") is a high-banked clay dirt oval. Located north of Rossburg, Ohio in the village of New Weston, Ohio, it features permanent and ...

in the $10,000 to win Four Crown Nationals - Finished 10th in the A-Main

1992

* Raced at the $50,000 to Win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway - Finished 11th in the B-Main

1993

* Won his first race on American soil at KC-Raceway in July 1993

1995

* Raced the Ohio Speedweek making all A-Features except the final night at Attica Raceway Park

1997

* Finished 2nd in the Australian Sprintcar Championship at

Bunbury Speedway text-top, 300px, The main straight during a 2014 meeting. The Bunbury Speedway is a motorsport venue located in Bunbury, Western Australia. It features a dirt oval track. The track is a significant contributor to the sport of speedway in Aust ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

1998

* Won his first feature race at

Knoxville Raceway Knoxville Raceway is a semi-banked 1/2 mile dirt oval raceway (zook clay) located at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa, United States. Races at the "Sprint Car Capital of the World" are held on Saturday nights from April through ...

in June in the #99 car.

1999

* Finished 2nd in the Australian Sprintcar Championship at Premier Speedway in

Warrnambool Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...

* Won the $4000 to win Danny Young Memorial at Iowa State Fair Speedway in May * Won another race at Knoxville Raceway * Finished 23rd in the D-Main of the $100,000 to win

Knoxville Nationals The NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals is an annual sprint car event held at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. An Associated Press writer called winning the event "sprint car racing’s premiere title". It is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Th ...

in the 2a car.

2000

* Raced 6 World Series Sprintcars races in January finishing with two third placing's and four top ten finishes. * Finished 10th in the C-Main of the Knoxville Nationals in the VanderEcken 10v car.

2001

* Won his first World Series Sprintcars A-Main at Brisbane International Raceway in January. * Won at Knoxville Raceway on the weekend preceding the Nationals. * Made his first Knoxville Nationals A-Feature finishing 19th in the #82 Gunder car. * Had 3 feature wins at Parramatta City Raceway in five starts at the end of 2001. * Won the 22nd

Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix The Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix is an annual dirt track racing meeting held in Australia for Sprintcars. The meeting is traditionally held at the Sydney Speedway (formerly the Parramatta City Raceway) and was first staged in the 1978/79 sea ...

at Parramatta City Raceway in December

2002

* Finished 6th at the $50,000 to Win at Parramatta City Raceway in January. * Finished 4th in the Australian Title at Parramatta City Raceway in February. * Had 3 Feature race wins at Knoxville Raceway. * Finished 24th in the Knoxville Nationals A-Feature in the #82 Gunder car.

2003

* Won the Australian Sprintcar Championship at Premier Speedway Warrnambool in January in his own #29 car. * Finished 2nd in the Knoxville Raceway Track Championship. * Finished 17th in the Knoxville Nationals A-Feature in the #82 Gunder car. * Rounded out the year with 10 Feature race wins, helped by 5 late season wins at Parramatta City Raceway

2004

* Won the

Down Under Preliminary at Parramatta City Raceway. * Opened the year with two race victories at Parramatta City Raceway * Finished 2nd to

Max Dumesny Max Dumesny (born 12 July 1959, in Nullawarre, Victoria) is an Australian professional Sprintcar driver. Dumesny was born and raised in Victoria but has resided in Nelson, New South Wales since the mid-1990s, although his Sprintcar carries the ...

at the

Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic The Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic is an Australian dirt Sprint car racing meet that takes place at the Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Victoria every year in late January. The classic traditionally takes place one week before ...

. * Finished the year with three more race wins at Parramatta City Raceway in the A1 car.

2005

* Won the World of Outlaws Down Under Preliminary at Parramatta City Raceway. * Finished 3rd in the World of Outlaws Down Under A-Main. * Won the $30,000 to Win Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway Warrnambool. * Won 5 races at Knoxville Raceway. * Won the Knoxville Raceway Track Championship

2006

* Won at Bay Park Speedway in New Zealand. * Won 9 feature races for the year.

2007

* Won his 2nd Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway Warrnambool. * Won his 1st World of Outlaws A-Feature at

Volusia Speedway Park Volusia Speedway Park (formerly known as Volusia County Speedway and Barberville Speedway) is an auto racing facility located near Barberville in Volusia County, Florida. It currently operates as a 1/2-mile dirt oval and a 1/5-mile dirt oval ...

in the Helm #11H car. * Finished 23rd in the $50,000 to win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. * Won his 2nd World of Outlaws A-Feature at

Perris Auto Speedway Perris Auto Speedway, also known as the PAS, is a 1/2 mile clay oval track located at 18700 Lake Perris Drive on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in Perris, California. The track features a raised backstretch offering fans a better view over the infie ...

in October. * Won his 2nd World Series Sprintcars A-Main at the

Perth Motorplex Perth Motorplex is a motorsport venue located at Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. It caters mainly for drag racing and speedway, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events ...

in the Leisk #29 car. * Won the World of Outlaws Kevin Gobrecht 'Rookie of the Year' Award.

2008

* Won his third straight Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic. * Won the $10,000 to win World Challenge race at the Knoxville Nationals. * Finished 14th in the $50,000 to Win Gold Cup at Skagit Speedway in the Vermeer #55 car. * Finished 2nd at $10,000 to Win World of Outlaws A-Feature at

Heartland Park Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, is a multi-purpose motorsports facility south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. When it opened in 1989, Heartland Motorsports Park was the first new ...

. * Finished a career high 6th in the World of Outlaws Championship points standings.

2009

* Won his third World Series Sprintcars A-Main at Parramatta City Raceway in the Vermeer #55 car. * Finished 3rd in the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway Warrnambool. * Won the All Stars A-Feature at the Belleville High Banks. * Won his first race for Kendrick Racing at the Manjimup Speedway in the #92 Kendrick car.

2011

* Finished 2nd in the Australian Sprintcar Championship at the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool.

2014

* Won his first kings Royal at Eldora speedway in Ohio for 50 thousand dollars * Won his first Iron Man at I55 speedway * got the world record for closest win by 5000s of a second

2015

* Won the $10,000 to win

Kings Challenge The Kings Challenge is an annual dirt track racing meeting held in Australia for Sprint car racing, Sprintcars. The meeting is held at the long Borderline Speedway in Mount Gambier, South Australia. After the success of the 1995 Australian Sprint ...

at the

Borderline Speedway Borderline Speedway, is a dirt track racing venue in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Glenburnie, South Australia about east of the city of Mount Gambier. Racing at the speedway generally takes place between ...

Mount Gambier Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Ad ...

in January.

2016

*Won the 2016 Australian Sprintcar Title.

2017

* Won the 2017 Australian Sprintcar Title.

2018

* Won the 2018 Australian Sprintcar Title

2019

* Won 360 Knoxville Nationals and first 360 win

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madsen, Kerry 1971 births Australian sprint car drivers Living people Racing drivers from New South Wales World of Outlaws drivers