Kevin Cywinski (born March 16, 1965) is a former
NASCAR
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driver. He competed in the
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full-time in 1998 and 1999, as well as some races in the
Busch Series
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. After leaving NASCAR, he went back down to the short-track ranks. He won the
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championship series in 2004. He was the co-owner of
Win-Tron Racing
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before merging with
AM Racing
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in 2021 and becoming the operator of the organization.
Craftsman Truck Series
Cywinski made his debut in this series in 1997, when he competed in the #18
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Dodge. His first race was at
ORP, where Cywinski started 21st and finished a respectable 20th. Later in the year, Cywinski started 20th at
Mesa Marin and came home with a solid 15th-place finish.
Those runs attracted the eyes of
Bob Brevak
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Brevak began racing in the United States Auto Club (USAC)'s stock car series between 1972 ...
, who hired Cywinski after released
Tony Roper midway through 1998. Cywinski got right on it, earning an 8th-place finish in his first outing with the team at
Bristol
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. However, Cywinski struggled for the rest of the year, only recording five top-20 finishes in nineteen races. Cywinski did not finish nine races, but seven of those were mechanical failure. Still, they did not help the team. The main highlight of Cywinski's year was winning the outside pole at
Flemington. This was all en route to a 28th-place finish in points.
Brevak stood with Cywinski and his trust was greatly paid in 1999, as Cywinski roared to a 16th-place finish in points after two top-5s and seven top-10s. His best run of the season was a 3rd at
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, followed closely by a 4th at
Martinsville and the other five top-10s. Cywinski would have proved to be a bigger threat in the points, but his team struggled at some tracks, posting a season average 17.8 finish.
Cywinski left after the year was up to go back short track racing and was replaced by
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.
Busch Series
Cywinski made two career starts in this series, both coming in 1998. Cywinski debuted in the Ruark Racing #89 Chevy at
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. The short track ace qualified the car in 29th, but steadily improved to 19th in the final showing.
Key Motorsports
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was the team that Cywinski drove for next at
Richmond
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. He started that event in 19th, but slid to 25th in the final rundown.
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.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
External links
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Cywinski Interview-Jan. 2005
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1965 births
American Speed Association drivers
ARCA Midwest Tour drivers
Living people
NASCAR drivers
NASCAR team owners
People from Mosinee, Wisconsin
Racing drivers from Wisconsin