Kasey Kahne Backs the Track

Kasey Kahne Driver of the #9 Dodge is a native of Washington State and is currently competing for the Championship title in the NEXTEL CUP SERIES. The frenzy surrounding Kahne began early in the Washington state native's life. In 1994 he won four Micro-Midget events racing a car prepared by his father. In '96 he won 11 of 14 Mini-Sprint events to win both the Hannigan (Wash.) Speedway and Northwest Mini-Sprints championships. Kasey has won six races this year, the most recent win came at the Charlotte race two weeks ago. This weekends race is at Atlanta Speedway where Kasey captured the spring 2006 race and is predicted to repeat.

The City of Enumclaw, the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce, and Allstate Insurance co-sponsored a celebration in honor of one of Enumclaw's favorite sons - Kasey Kahne, 2004 NASCAR Rookie of the Year and Winner of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race at Richmond International Raceway. Kahne is another supporter of the track, Kahne believes Washington State would be a perfect place to host a summer race.