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American racing driver (1950–2023)
NASCAR driver
John Krebs (born October 1, 1950 - March 16, 2023) was an American professional
stock car racing driver. Hailing from
Roseville, California ,
[1] he was a 15-year veteran of
NASCAR 's Cup Series, competing in 19 events from 1978 to 1994.
[2] He also competed in the Winston West Series for many years, scoring one win in the series in 1978.
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Krebs was involved in an accident with
Derrike Cope at
Sears Point Raceway in 1994 that sent Krebs flipping outside of the racetrack's limits.
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[5] It was the final race of Krebs' Cup Series career as he failed to qualify for races at Indianapolis and Phoenix later that season.
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Later on Krebs owned a team in the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West . The team, John Krebs Racing, competed in their last race in
2018 with driver
Takuma Koga . The team's best finish came at
Orange Show Speedway in 2017, where they placed fifth.
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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. )
Winston Cup Series
ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series
(
key ) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
References
^ Kowalick, Vince (May 28, 1994).
"Winston West NASCAR Series Stops at Saugus" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
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"John Krebs" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
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"1978 Winston Gardena 100" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
^ Wilhelm, Chase (June 22, 2017).
"6 most jaw-dropping moments at Sonoma Raceway" . Fox Sports . Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
^ Beard, Brock (June 17, 2014).
"Sonoma Week: Last-Place Finishers of the Toyota / Save Mart 350 (1989-2013)" . LASTCAR.info . Retrieved May 28, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
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"2017 Sunrise Ford 150" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
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"John Krebs – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
External links
Personnel
NASCAR Truck Series
Former drivers
Previous incarnations
Golden Annie Racing
Jim Rosenblum Racing
Jocko's Racing
Linro Motorsports
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