Frank Kapfhammer | |||||||
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Born | (1971-04-13) April 13, 1971 (age 53) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
29 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 46th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2002 WLWT Channel 5 155 (Kentucky) | ||||||
Last race | 2008 Toyota 150 (Nashville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 13, 2024. |
Francis Kapfhammer Jr. (born April 13, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series.
Racing career
In 2002, Kapfhammer made his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Kentucky Speedway, driving the No. 54 Chevrolet for his own team, K&M Motorsports, where he 27th and finished fourteen laps down in 29th place. He then made three more starts throughout the year, getting a best finish of sixteenth at Nashville Superspeedway. He then attempted only two races the following year, failing to qualify at Nashville, and finishing 32nd at Salem Speedway due to a crash after starting eleventh. Afterwards, Kapfhammer attempted six more races in 2004, getting a best finish of nineteenth at the second Kentucky event.
In 2005, Kapfhammer attempted seven races, failing to qualify for three of those events, and getting a best finish of sixteenth in his first start of the year at Nashville. He then competed in seven races the following year, running his first two in the No. 94 Chevrolet, and running the remaining races in the No. 7, and earned a best finish of fourteenth at the second Nashville event.
In 2007, Kapfhammer entered in six races, this time solely driving the No. 7, where he failed to qualify for two of those races, and got a best finish of eighteenth at the second Nashville race. He then ran four races the following year, where he earned a best finish of sixteenth at the first Kentucky event. It was also during this year where he made a start in the CRA Street Stocks Series at Winchester Speedway, where he finished twelfth. Kapfhammer then competed in the Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals event at Rockingham Speedway, where he finished 55th. He has not competed in any racing series since then.
Personal life
Kapfhammer's father, Francis Kapfhammer, was the first franchisee of Long John Silver's, a restaurant chain that sponsored the younger Kapfhammer in his racing endeavors. He currently serves as a board member and the treasurer for the Long John Silver's Franchisee Association.
Motorsports results
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | K&M Motorsports | 54 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN 29 |
CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | TOL | SBO | KEN 25 |
BLN | POC | NSH 16 |
ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM 20 |
TAL | CLT | 60th | 495 | |||||||||||||||||||
2003 | DAY | ATL | NSH DNQ |
SLM 32 |
TOL | KEN | CLT | BLN | KAN | MCH | LER | POC | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | SBO | 166th | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | DAY | NSH 29 |
SLM 28 |
KEN 21 |
TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN 19 |
GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI 21 |
SLM DNQ |
TAL | 51st | 585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | DAY | NSH 16 |
KEN 34 |
TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | 62nd | 525 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | SLM DNQ |
KEN DNQ |
BLN | POC | GTW DNQ |
LER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | NSH 20 |
MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | SLM 24 |
TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 94 | DAY | NSH 27 |
SLM | WIN | KEN 27 |
TOL | POC | MCH | 46th | 810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | KAN 16 |
KEN 15 |
BLN | POC | NSH 14 |
MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI 30 |
SLM | TAL | IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | GTW 31 |
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2007 | DAY | USA | NSH DNQ |
SLM | KAN 21 |
WIN | KEN 34 |
TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN 39 |
POC | 63rd | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | NSH 18 |
ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI DNQ |
SLM | TAL | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN 32 |
CAR | KEN 17 |
TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN 20 |
BLN | POC | NSH 25 |
ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 61st | 450 |
References
- "NASHVILLE II: RACE RESULTS". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "KENTUCKY: RACE RESULTS". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Francis R. Kapfhammer". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "LONG JOHN SILVERS FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS" (PDF). Long John Silver's Franchisee Association. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- "Frank Kapfhammer – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
External links
- Frank Kapfhammer driver statistics at Racing-Reference