Driver Profile: Kasey Kahne

Driver of the #5: Kasey Kenneth Kahne (Sprint Cup Series)

Nickname: Kasey
Birthdate: April 10th, 1980
Hometown: Enumclaw, Washington
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Children: None

Rookie Season: 2004
Years in Sport: 8
Starts: 288
First Race: 2004 Daytona 500
Poles: 22
First Pole: 2004 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Vegas)
Wins: 12
First Win: 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond)
Top-Fives: 57
Top-Tens: 102

Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Years with Team: First year with team
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Sponsor: Farmer's Insurance Group
Car Make: Chevrolet
Highest Points Finish: 8th (2006)
Lowest Points Finish: 23rd (2005)

Career Highlights:

• In 2004, Kahne had five second place finishes and finished in the top-five a totally of 13 times.
• 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year.
• Became the first driver to win a race that was born in the 1980s.
• Won the 2008 All-Star Challenge and Coca-Cola 600.

Courtniee's 2012 NASCAR Prediction for Kasey Kahne:
       Kasey Kahne will have a spectacular season in 2012 starting with a strong finish in the Daytona 500. At his first season with Hendrick Motorsports, Kahne will win a handful of races. Kahne will make the Chase for the Sprint Cup by racing his way in at Richmond, and he will prove he belongs in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with strong runs throughout the Chase. In the season Kahne will WIN the season finale at Homestead but finish 3rd in the the final standings.