Ken Weaver (racing driver)

Ken Weaver
Ken Weaver
Born	February 10, 1956 (age 68); Dallas, Texas
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	24 races run over 3 years
Best finish	29th (2004)
First race	2003 Lucas Oil 250 (Mesa Marin)
Last race	2005 Dodge Ram Tough 200 (Gateway)

Ken Weaver (born February 10, 1956) is a former stock car racing driver and team owner from Dallas, Texas. He drove the No. 20 PhoneCo – Industrial Lightspeed Chevrolet in the ARCA stock car series. He ran in NASCAR in 2004 and 2005, before returning to ARCA.

Craftsman Truck Series career

Weaver has 24 career starts in the Truck Series. Running his No. 20 PhoneCo Chevy, Weaver made his debut in the 2003 race at Mesa Marin Raceway. It was a decent first race, as Weaver started 26th and finished 29th.

Those runs earned him a new ride in 2004, driving a Green Light Racing No. 08 Chevy, with funding from PhoneCo. He had a best of 18th at Texas and by midseason, Weaver was scaled back to a limited schedule.

Weaver continued to race in the trucks in 2005. This time at Daytona, he scored his first top-ten finish a 6th at Daytona. Weaver made three more races in 2005. He did not finish two of the three races, and his best finish was a 28th at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

ARCA career

Weaver began racing in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2002. In 2005 and 2006, after modest results to start his career, his performance significantly, highlighted by 15 top 10s and four 2nd-place finishes in 2005. He drove the No. 20 PhoneCo Dodge for the 2006 season.

Business career

Weaver purchased Freedom Power Electric in 2006 which provides pre-paid electricity to Texas consumers with credit problems. During August 2009, he transferred his ownership to an irrevocable trust controlled by his ex-wife after it was exposed by the Dallas Morning News ^[1] that he had a criminal past that he failed to disclose on his initial application with the Texas Public Utilities Commission, a fact that could have affected his ability to purchase the regulated company. It was also discovered that while he claimed to have dual Bachelor degrees from the University of North Texas,^[2] he actually had only taken a few classes and dropped out, never obtaining a degree from any university.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2003	Ken Weaver Racing	20	Chevy	DAY	DAR	MMR 26	MAR	CLT	DOV 17	TEX	MEM	MLW 34	KAN	KEN	GTW 19	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	CAL 15	LVS	SBO	TEX	MAR	PHO	HOM	47th	482	^[3]
2004	Green Light Racing	08	Chevy	DAY 35	ATL	MAR 28	MFD 33	CLT 23	DOV 22	TEX 18	MEM 34	MLW 31	KAN 20	KEN 26	GTW 22	MCH	IRP DNQ	NSH 34	BRI	RCH	NHA	LVS 29	CAL	TEX 24	MAR	PHO 32	DAR	HOM DNQ	29th	1212	^[4]
2005	Green Light Racing	08	Chevy	DAY 6	CAL 35	ATL 28	MAR	GTY 31	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	KAN	KEN	MEM	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	LVS	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	51st	357	^[5]

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NWWSC	Pts	Ref
2003	Norris Racing	32	Ford	PHO 24	LVS											37th	188	^[6]
2003	Norris Racing	32	Pontiac			CAL 22	MAD	TCR	EVG	IRW	S99	RMR	DCS	PHO	MMR	37th	188	^[6]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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	ARMC	Pts	Ref
2003	Ken Weaver Racing	22	Pontiac	DAY	ATL	NSH	SLM	TOL	KEN	CLT 37	BLN	KAN															38th	720	^[7]
		96	Pontiac										MCH 40	LER	POC	POC 9	NSH 13	ISF	WIN	DSF
			Ford																		CHI 12	SLM
			Chevy																				TAL 26	CLT	SBO
2004	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	NSH 25	SLM			CLT DNQ	KAN	POC	MCH	SBO	BLN													25th	1020	^[8]
	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Ford				KEN 4	TOL
	Gibson Racing	56	Pontiac												KEN 29
	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Pontiac													GTW DNQ	POC 31	LER
	Ken Weaver Racing	20	Chevy																NSH 17	ISF	TOL				TAL DNQ
			Ford																			DSF 11
			Pontiac																				CHI 23	SLM
2005			Chevy	DAY 15		SLM 9		TOL 15	LAN 26	MIL 15			KAN 33		BLN 23		GTW 11	LER 3			ISF 9	TOL 5	DSF 24	CHI 26	SLM 2	TAL 14	3rd	5140	^[9]
			Pontiac		NSH 6						POC 27	MCH 3		KEN 10		POC 5			NSH 2	MCH 6
		10	Pontiac				KEN 4
2006	Eddie Sharp Racing	20	Dodge	DAY 6	NSH 17	SLM 26	WIN 9	KEN 35	TOL 8	POC 6	MCH 6	KAN 31	KEN 12	BLN 5	POC 34	GTW 40	NSH	MCH	ISF	MIL	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	IOW	21st	2335	^[10]
2009	Cunningham Motorsports	4	Dodge	DAY 5	SLM 20	CAR 24	TAL 38	KEN 11	TOL 28	POC	MCH	MFD	IOW	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN	CAR			33rd	975	^[11]

References

^ "Owner of Dallas electricity firm hid past | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News". Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
^ "Active Drivers". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Ken Weaver – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

External links

Ken Weaver driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Ken Weaver owner statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "Owner of Dallas electricity firm hid past | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News". Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

[2] "Active Drivers". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.

[3] "Ken Weaver – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[4] "Ken Weaver – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[5] "Ken Weaver – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[6] "Ken Weaver – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[7] "Ken Weaver – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[8] "Ken Weaver – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[9] "Ken Weaver – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[10] "Ken Weaver – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[11] "Ken Weaver – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

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