NS whitetail Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kasey Kahne, who narrowly missed out on his first victory five times this season, was selected NASCAR's Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Kahne, 24, is the youngest rookie winner in NASCAR's top series since Jeff Gordon won it as a 22-year-old in 1993. Kahne finished the 2004 season with 13 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes in 36 starts, and was the highest scoring rookie in 19 events. He beat Brendan Gaughan by 120 points for top rookie honors. While Kahne had several chances to make it into Victory Lane this season, he finished second five times. He was also the most dominant car in several races, most recently at Charlotte in October, only to have bad luck or an accident keep him from the winners' circle. Kahne finished 13th in the final series points standings after he just missed out on a spot in NASCAR's 10-race championship series. look out next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: # 9 -- Kasey Kahne = Rookie of the year thats well deserved. I was really hoping he would win a race. I'm very surprised he didn't. hope he doesn't get in that second year rut next year that a lot of new drivers seem to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: # 9 -- Kasey Kahne = Rookie of the year Congrats to Kasey. He sure dominated a somewhat weak rookie class of 2004. I think he'll get a win next year (spring Fontana), but he won't make the chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: # 9 -- Kasey Kahne = Rookie of the year [ QUOTE ] He sure dominated a somewhat weak rookie class of 2004. I think he'll get a win next year (spring Fontana), but he won't make the chase. [/ QUOTE ] LOL, geez Chrud you say it as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: # 9 -- Kasey Kahne = Rookie of the year I really like Johnny Sauter and Scott Wimmer. Both are Wisconsin boys and Wimmer's hometown (Wausau, also Dave Marcis' hometown) is only about 30 miles away. But, this rookie class sucked. Gaughn, Wimmer, Riggs, Vickers...all huge disappointments. Kyle Busch might do better than Vickers, but Hendrick is rushing him and he won't be near as good as he could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: # 9 -- Kasey Kahne = Rookie of the year I THINK IF GAUGHN HAD AS GOOD OF EQUIPMENT AND AS STRONG OF A TEAM AS KAHNE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE CLOSER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR RACE.THEY ARE BOTH ARE VERY TALENTED DRIVERS.WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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