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Despite being only 17 years old, Dylan Kwasniewski is already blazing quite a trail within the NASCAR world. After becoming the youngest driver to win the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championship in 2012, Dylan moved on to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and now pilots the No. 98 Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Chevrolet for Turner Scott Motorsports.
The young Dylan Kwasniewski bested Bristol, the .533-mile high-banked oval and the other 35 competitors last Saturday to win the DRIVE4COPD 125 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship season opener.
Jumping into the seat of his first kart in Norwalk, Conn. at the age of 4 1/2, Dylan quickly grabbed his first win and began blazing and amazing trail in his journey of racing. Relocating to Phoenix, Ariz. in 2000, Dylan continued to hone his driving skills in the Phoenix Kart Racing Association driving Kid Karts and capturing the track Championship in 2002. Moving into the competitive Cadet Junior 1 class when he turned 8 in 2003, Kwasniewski continued to dominate the local races, finishing third at the end of his rookie season. Kwasniewski continued his kart racing, competing in IKF, STARS and SKUSA, where he captured the coveted title of SKUSA SuperNats Champion in 2005.
In 2007, Kwasniewski started circle track racing in the INEX Bandolero Bandit Division. Competing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Bullring track, he won 88% of the Bandolero races he entered, taking home third-place track & National Championship trophies at the end of his rookie year.
Moving into the bigger, faster, ultra competitive Legend car in 2008, Kwasniewski captured an impressive ten wins and finished in the Top-three in more than 60% of races entered.
Kwasniewski began racing in the ASA Speed Truck Series in 2009. In 2010, the young driver started racing a limited late-model car as well as the Lucas Oil /Rockstar Modified Series before transitioning to NASCAR.
Winning two races and two poles in 2011, Dylan captured the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West racing for Gene Price Motorsports. He also became the youngest driver to win a race and a pole with his sweep at Colorado at just 16-years-old and Kwasniewski is recognized as one of the top-nine young talents to watch in NASCAR.
In 2012, Dylan returned to Gene Price Motorsports for the full 15-race NASCAR K&N Pro Series West schedule. Again as he scored three wins, six poles, 12 top-fives, and 15 top-tens en route to his first NASCAR championship, reaffirming why he is considered a future top series contender in the sport.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to action on Saturday, March 23 for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 125 presented by G-Clean at Greenville (S.C) Pickens Speedway and Dylan Kwasniewski is definitely one for fans to watch as he continues to blaze quite a trail in his racing career.
Dylan Kwasniewski will be our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk, Monday, March 25th at 8:55pm ET. Join the conversation and interact with Dylan by calling 347-996-5176.
