Matt Kobyluck
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Matt Kobyluck | |||||||
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![]() Kobyluck in 2009 | |||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Born | Oakdale, Connecticut, U.S. | February 19, 1970||||||
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | |||||||
Years active | 1998–2010 | ||||||
Starts | 178 | ||||||
Wins | 16 | ||||||
Poles | 7 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2008 | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2008 | NASCAR Camping World East Series | ||||||
Awards | |||||||
2006, 2008 | Toyota All-Star Showdown winner | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 119th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2004 Siemens 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 11, 2014. |
Matt Kobyluck (born February 19, 1970) is a driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, a regional stepping-stone series to NASCAR's national divisions. Kobyluck, who celebrated his 10th season in the NCWS East in 2008, is one of the few drivers left that competed under the old Busch North Series banner, and is the only driver of Native American descent in the series.
Career
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Kobyluck began his career in 1993 driving in the popular Late Model division at Waterford Speedbowl in his home state of Connecticut. There, he posted numerous wins, top-five, and top-10 finishes – proving his ability to maneuver around the tight confines of a 3/8 mile bullring. His ease behind the wheel caught the attention of fellow competitors, and before long, he was asked to add to his already demanding schedule by piloting a car in the Modified division. His continued success left Kobyluck looking for new challenges.
In 1997, the Uncasville native moved on to Stafford Motor Speedway’s Pro Stock division. The demanding ½-mile track proved to be the challenge Kobyluck needed as he looked forward to NASCAR’s premier regional series – the NASCAR Camping World East Series (then called the Busch North Series). An accident that occurred during one of his races at Stafford in 1998 put those plans on hold temporarily as Kobyluck recovered from extensive injuries he sustained in the crash. By August of that year, ahead of the doctor’s recovery schedule, Kobyluck’s determination and strength enabled him to get back behind the wheel and pursue his dream. That fall, with Mohegan Sun Casino on board, Matt made his NASCAR Camping World Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Kobyluck took on a full NASCAR Camping World Series East schedule in 1999 and has since started more than 150 races with 14 wins, over 50 top-five’s, and 80 top-10 finishes. He also won the prestigious NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in 2006.
Kobyluck came close to winning the East Series championship in 2002 when the series title came down to the last race at Lime Rock Park when Andy Santerre beat him out by a mere nine points. He has finished in the top-five in season ending points for the last three years, and in the top-10 for last six years.
In September 2008, Kobyluck clinched the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series Championship with a third-place finish at Dover International Speedway. Kobyluck is the first Native American to win a championship in the series.[1] Kobyluck then finished off his 2008 season in January 2009 by winning a second Toyota All-Star Showdown.
Kobyluck is also the president of a large construction, site development, and trucking company based in Connecticut.[2]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
[edit]NASCAR Busch 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2004 | Kobyluck Enterprises | 40 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA 34 |
PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV DNQ |
KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 132nd | 61 | [3] | |
2005 | 50 | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN 35 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 132nd | 58 | [4] | ||
2006 | 04 | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA 39 |
MAR | GTY | IRP | GLN 42 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 119th | 83 | [5] |
K&N Pro Series East
[edit]NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 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 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||
1998 | Kobyluck Enterprises | 40 | Chevy | LEE | RPS | NHA | NZH | HOL | GLN | STA | NHA | DOV | STA DNQ |
NHA 33 |
GLN | EPP | JEN | NHA 30 |
THU | TMP 32 |
BEE | LRP | 51st | 274 | [6] | |||||
1999 | LEE 20 |
RPS 22 |
NHA 20 |
TMP 35 |
NZH | HOL 23 |
BEE 14 |
JEN 21 |
GLN | STA 19 |
NHA 31 |
NZH 14 |
STA 24 |
NHA 36 |
GLN 35 |
EPP 26 |
THU 16 |
BEE 25 |
NHA 17 |
LRP 15 |
21st | 1695 | [7] | |||||||
2000 | LEE 14 |
NHA 19 |
SEE 9 |
HOL 9 |
BEE 27 |
JEN 19 |
GLN | STA 14 |
NHA 10 |
NZH | STA 10 |
WFD 16 |
GLN 30 |
EPP 22 |
TMP 14 |
THU 10 |
BEE 29 |
NHA 40 |
LRP 32 |
15th | 1806 | [8] | ||||||||
2001 | LEE 23 |
NHA 19 |
SEE 11 |
HOL 15 |
BEE 12 |
EPP 20 |
STA 21 |
WFD 19 |
BEE 12 |
TMP 35 |
NHA 4 |
STA 12 |
SEE 9 |
GLN 4 |
NZH 1* |
THU 24 |
BEE 10 |
DOV 7 |
STA 9 |
LRP 8 |
11th | 2485 | [9] | |||||||
2002 | LEE 5 |
NHA 5 |
NZH 2 |
SEE 1 |
BEE 2 |
STA 23 |
HOL 4 |
WFD 23 |
TMP 14 |
NHA 3 |
STA 2 |
GLN 6 |
ADI 2 |
THU 17 |
BEE 7 |
NHA 9 |
DOV 1 |
STA 5 |
LRP 6 |
2nd | 2835 | [10] | ||||||||
2003 | LEE 15 |
STA 4 |
ERI 4 |
BEE 7 |
STA 13 |
HOL 3 |
TMP 4 |
NHA 38 |
WFD 24 |
SEE 14 |
GLN 22 |
ADI 5 |
BEE 7 |
THU 4 |
NHA 28 |
STA 4 |
LRP 12* |
10th | 2233 | [11] | ||||||||||
2004 | LEE 7 |
TMP 10 |
LRP 28 |
SEE 3 |
STA 3 |
HOL 6 |
ERI 9 |
WFD 3 |
NHA 28 |
ADI 1 |
GLN 4 |
NHA 26 |
DOV 11 |
7th | 1781 | [12] | ||||||||||||||
2005 | STA 1* |
HOL 3 |
ERI 3 |
NHA 19 |
WFD 1* |
ADI 1* |
STA 20 |
DUB 2 |
OXF 3 |
NHA 33 |
DOV 8 |
LRP 1 |
TMP 5 |
3rd | 1980 | [13] | ||||||||||||||
2006 | GRE 4 |
STA 2* |
HOL 10 |
TMP 1* |
ERI 6 |
NHA 35 |
ADI 24* |
WFD 1* |
NHA 40 |
DOV 4 |
LRP 2* |
5th | 1551 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | GRE 21 |
ELK 9 |
IOW 17 |
SBO 1 |
STA 3 |
NHA 6 |
TMP 2 |
NSH 12 |
ADI 10* |
LRP 1* |
MFD 2 |
NHA 33 |
DOV 21 |
4th | 1840 | [15] | ||||||||||||||
2008 | GRE 22 |
IOW 8 |
SBO 5 |
GLN 1 |
NHA 3* |
TMP 7 |
NSH 1 |
ADI 1 |
LRP 1* |
MFD 2 |
NHA 3 |
DOV 3 |
STA 7 |
1st | 2126 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
2009 | GRE 8 |
TRI 10 |
IOW 7 |
SBO 11 |
GLN 2 |
NHA 11 |
TMP 6 |
ADI 5 |
LRP 17 |
NHA 4* |
DOV 15 |
6th | 1567 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | GRE 15 |
SBO 5 |
IOW 12 |
MAR 4 |
NHA 12 |
LRP 18 |
LEE 7 |
GRE 5 |
NHA 23 |
DOV 23 |
10th | 1290 | [18] |
Camping World West Series
[edit]NASCAR Camping World West Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NCWWSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
2003 | Kobyluck Enterprises | 40 | Chevy | PHO 23 |
LVS 17 |
CAL | MAD | TCR | EVG | IRW | S99 | RMR | DCS | PHO | MMR | 35th | 209 | [19] | ||||||||||||
2004 | PHO 3 |
MMR | CAL | S99 | EVG | IRW | S99 | RMR | DCS | PHO | CNS | MMR | IRW | 47th | 165 | [20] | ||||||||||||||
2005 | PHO 7 |
MMR | PHO | S99 | IRW | EVG | S99 | PPR | CAL | DCS | CTS | MMR | 41st | 146 | [21] | |||||||||||||||
2006 | PHO 3 |
PHO 30* |
S99 | IRW | SON | DCS | IRW | EVG | S99 | CAL 25 |
CTS | AMP | 30th | 336 | [22] | |||||||||||||||
2007 | CTS | PHO 36 |
AMP | ELK | IOW | CNS | SON | DCS | IRW | MMP | EVG | CSR | AMP | 75th | 55 | [23] | ||||||||||||||
2008 | AAS | PHO 10 |
CTS | IOW | CNS | SON | IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP | IRW | AMP | AAS | 55th | 134 | [24] |
References
[edit]- ^ Ann, Alexis (24 December 2008). "Matt Kobyluck Is First Native American To Win NASCAR Series Championship". The Resident. Stonington, CT. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Busch Sport Scene, June 2008, Published by George Campbell
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 1999 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2000 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2001 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2002 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2003 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2004 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2005 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2006 NASCAR Autozone West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Kobyluck – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Matt Kobyluck driver statistics at Racing-Reference