Kevin Cywinski

Kevin Cywinski
Born	(1965-03-16) March 16, 1965 Mosinee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Awards	1995 ARTGO champion 1997 American Speed Association champion 2003 American Speed Association champion 2004 American Speed Association champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	76th (1998)
First race	1998 Galaxy Food Centers 300 (Hickory)
Last race	1998 Hardee's 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
46 races run over 3 years
Best finish	16th (1999)
First race	1997 Cummins 200 (IRP)
Last race	1999 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (California)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 8 0

Kevin Cywinski (born March 16, 1965) is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in the Craftsman Truck Series full-time in 1998 and 1999, as well as some races in the Busch Series. After leaving NASCAR, he went back down to the short-track ranks. He won the ASA championship series in 2004. He was the co-owner of Win-Tron Racing before merging with AM Racing 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 Dana Holding Corporation 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, 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. 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 Bristol, 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 John Young.

Busch Series

Cywinski made two career starts in this series, both coming in 1998. Cywinski debuted in the Ruark Racing #89 Chevy at Hickory. The short track ace qualified the car in 29th, but steadily improved to 19th in the final showing. Key Motorsports was the team that Cywinski drove for next at Richmond. He started that event in 19th, but slid to 25th in the final rundown.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	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	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1998	Key Motorsports	11	Ford	DAY	CAR DNQ	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX							RCH 25	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL	HOM	76th	194
	NorthStar Motorsports	89	Ford								HCY 19	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1997	Roehrig Motorsports	18	Dodge	WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP 20	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR 15	CAL	PHO	LVS DNQ		75th	246
1998	Brevak Racing	31	Ford	WDW	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	GLN	TEX	BRI 8	MLW 33	NZH 32	CAL 23	PPR 19	IRP 22	NHA 24	FLM 18	NSV 20	HPT 11	LVL 28	RCH 29	MEM 32	GTY 29	MAR 30	SON 25	MMR 22	PHO 32	LVS 21	28th	1726
1999				HOM 6	PHO 9	EVG 15	MMR 10	MAR 4	MEM 26	PPR 12	I70 6	BRI 3	TEX 21	PIR 24	GLN 24	MLW 18	NSV 10	NZH 23	MCH 31	NHA 19	IRP 15	GTY 11	HPT 27	RCH 25	LVS 21	LVL 24	TEX 27	CAL 33			16th	2777

External links

• Kevin Cywinski driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Kevin Cywinski owner statistics at Racing-Reference
• Cywinski Interview-Jan. 2005