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Jeff Krogh

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Jeff Krogh
Born (1972-03-21) March 21, 1972 (age 52)
Kamiah, Idaho
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish59th (1996)
First race1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma)
Last race1996 Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
56 races run over 3 years
Best finish25th (1998)
First race1997 Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (Richmond)
Last race1999 DieHard 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of December 12, 2012.

Jeff Krogh (born March 21, 1972) is an American former professional race car driver, who competed in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and the NASCAR Winston West Series. He was seriously injured in a crash during the 1999 Busch Grand National season and never returned to competition.

Personal life

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Krogh was born in Kamiah, Idaho in 1972. Brother of fellow NASCAR driver Mark Krogh, he is married to Karla and has 5 children.[1]

Career

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Winston West and Winston Cup Series

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After starting his career at local tracks in the western United States, Krogh moved up to the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1996. Competing full-time in the series, he competed in 14 of the 15 events that season, finishing second in both the championship chase and the Rookie-of-the-Year competition to Lance Hooper.[2]

Krogh was credited as scoring a single victory over the course of the season. This was in the first of two races the Winston West Series ran during the season at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California; the event was a combination event with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Save Mart Supermarkets 300.[3] Krogh qualified 28th for the race;[4] he finished 35th overall in the event, but first among Winston West competitors;[3][5] a second combination race later that year at Phoenix International Raceway saw Krogh finishing 41st overall and second among Winston West Series drivers to eventual champion Hooper;[3][6] these were the only Winston Cup events he would compete in.[7]

Busch Series

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Following the 1996 season, Krogh, along with his brother, moved to the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, still competing for his family's race team. Over the next three years, he competed in 57 events, with a best finish of fifth at Texas Motor Speedway in 1998.[7]

In July 1999, during final practice for an event at The Milwaukee Mile, Krogh's car was involved in an accident; he suffered severe head injuries, placing Krogh into a coma for a month.[7] Moved to a specialist hospital in Colorado for treatment before returning home that December,[8][9] Krogh spent over a year in recovery and rehabilitation. He was able to return to normal life, but has no memory of the accident, and never competed in racing competition again.[7][10]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1996 Excel Motorsports 14 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
35
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR 59th 98 [11]
01 PHO
41
ATL

Busch Series

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Busch Series Grand National Division 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 32 NBSC Pts Ref
1997 Excel Motorsports 56 Chevy DAY CAR
DNQ
RCH
20
ATL LVS DAR
26
HCY
DNQ
TEX BRI
26
NSV
27
TAL NHA
23
NZH CLT
DNQ
DOV
30
SBO
DNQ
GLN
22
MLW
20
MYB
31
GTY
DNQ
IRP
9
MCH
30
BRI
14
DAR
27
RCH
DNQ
DOV
40
CLT
DNQ
CAL
24
CAR
DNQ
HOM
29
35th 1416 [12]
1998 DAY
43
CAR
28
LVS
21
NSV
DNQ
DAR
35
BRI
36
TEX
5
HCY
17
TAL
20
NHA
23
NZH
22
CLT
42
DOV
23
RCH
DNQ
PPR
13
GLN
42
MLW
28
MYB
18
CAL
30
SBO
DNQ
IRP
11
MCH
40
BRI
35
DAR
31
RCH
22
DOV
30
CLT
24
GTY
26
CAR
34
ATL
32
HOM
DNQ
25th 2225 [13]
1999 DAY
DNQ
CAR
32
LVS
41
ATL
22
DAR
26
TEX
36
NSV
21
BRI
40
TAL
39
CAL
23
NHA
31
RCH
24
NZH
35
CLT
DNQ
DOV
18
SBO
DNQ
GLN
DNQ
MLW
43
MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 50th 960 [14]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ "Krogh continues to improve". NASCAR Online. September 1, 1999. Archived from the original on 2000-08-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  2. ^ Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.395
  3. ^ a b c Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.396
  4. ^ "Krogh Pushes Way Into Race". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. May 5, 1996. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  5. ^ Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.266
  6. ^ Preview & Press Guide 1997, p.250
  7. ^ a b c d Aumann, Mark (January 11, 2006). "Countdown: Idaho". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (July 30, 1999). "Krogh makes progress in rehabilitation". ThatsRacin.com. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2001-11-12. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  9. ^ "Jeff Krogh Condition Update". RacingWest. January 12, 2000. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  10. ^ Kallmann, Dave (June 29, 2000). "Krogh making lots of progress after crash at 'Mile'". Racing Beat. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2001-03-08. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  11. ^ "Jeff Krogh – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Jeff Krogh – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Jeff Krogh – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Jeff Krogh – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
Bibliography
  • Bob Kelly, ed. (1997). The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide 1997. Charlotte, NC: UMI Publications. ASIN B002I7L7UU.
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