Todd Kluever

Todd Alan Kluever (/ˈkliːvər/ KLEE-vər; born July 6, 1978) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all of the top three NASCAR series in the 2000s.

Todd Kluever
Kluever in 2019 after winning a Midwest Truck Series event
Born	(1978-07-06) July 6, 1978 Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Awards	2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish	56th (2006)
First race	2006 USG Sheetrock 400 (Chicago)
Last race	2006 Bank of America 500 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
51 races run over 2 years
Best finish	17th (2006)
First race	2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2007 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
26 races run over 2 years
Best finish	11th (2005)
First race	2005 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race	2009 Copart 200 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 12 0
Statistics current as of June 20, 2012.

Early career

Kluever in 2008 ASA Midwest Tour race at Milwaukee

Kluever began his career by racing motorcycles for over nine years before he moved into full-bodied stock cars at a local track. He raced stock cars in the summer and snowmobiles during the Wisconsin winters. Kluever was the 2000 Rookie of the Year at Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin. In 2001, he won the Madison International Speedway Late Model Track Champion, and the Midwest All Racing Series (MARS) Championship and Rookie of the Year. He began racing in the American Speed Association in 2002, and finished 10th in the final points standings. He finished seventh in the 2003 final points standings. In 2004, he had four Top 10 finishes in 13 races, but the series' existence ended during the season. In October 2004, he was given the opportunity to participate in the Race for the Ride at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He beat out 25 drivers to make the final round at Darlington Speedway. He beat out nine other drivers to win the seat in a Roush truck.

Kluever's wrecked ARCA car from 2005 on display at Roush-Fenway Racing.

NASCAR career

Nextel Cup Series

In 2006, Kluever was slated to race in six NASCAR Nextel Cup events in the No. 06 car during the season in preparation for a full season in 2007, beginning with the 2006 USG Sheetrock 400. However, Kluever struggled mightily in the car in four races scoring a best finish of 32nd at Kansas Speedway with an average finish of 38.8 while DNFing in two of those races along with 3 DNQs. David Ragan, who Kluever shared the ride with, instead replaced the departing Mark Martin in the No. 6 AAA-sponsored Ford full-time in Nextel Cup in 2007.

Busch Series

For the 2006 season, Kluever moved to the Busch Series to drive the Roush Racing No. 06 3M Ford. In 2006, he had four top tens, an average finish of 23rd, 7 DNFs, and finished 17th in points. In 2007, he drove 16 races in the Busch Series for Roush Racing, in the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion with Greg Biffle and the No. 26 Dish Network Ford Fusion with Jamie McMurray. Kluever only scored one top 10 and had an average finish of 19.6. He did not race in NASCAR during the 2008 season. For 2009, Kluever drove the Team 42 Racing car at Memphis Motorsports Park, but failed to qualify.

Craftsman Truck Series

In 2005, he drove the No. 50 World Financial Group / Shell Rotella T Ford for Roush Fenway Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series. His 12 top ten finishes and six top five finishes with an average finish of 14.5 earned him 11th place in the final points standings and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2009, he ran the Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway in the No. 8 for MRD Motorsports. He finished 12th.

Racing after NASCAR

Kluever went back into racing at local and regional races. He raced in a variety of vehicles such as a IMCA Modified dirt car and in a Midwest Truck Series asphalt truck. In 2021, he raced in the Badger Midget series.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel 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	32	33	34	35	36	NNCC	Pts	Ref
2006	Roush Racing	06	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI 41	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH 43	BRI	CAL DNQ	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN 32	TAL	CLT 39	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO DNQ	HOM DNQ	56th	187

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Driver	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
2006	Roush Racing	06	Ford	DAY 7	CAL 12	MXC 32	LVS 21	ATL 18	BRI 34	TEX 21	NSH 32	PHO 42	TAL 27	RCH 22	DAR 32	CLT 9	DOV 18	NSH 17	KEN 17	MLW 23	DAY 25	CHI 18	NHA 13	MAR 30	GTY 13	IRP 24	GLN 38	MCH 37	BRI 39	CAL 27	RCH 36	DOV 13	KAN 37	CLT 18	MEM 16	TEX 10	PHO 18	HOM 9	17th	3304
2007		16		DAY 14	CAL	MXC 11	LVS	ATL 33	BRI 12	NSH 13	TEX	PHO 33	TAL	RCH	DAR 38			NSH 8	KEN 23	MLW 18	NHA 17	DAY		GTY 11	IRP	CGV 21	GLN 20	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	36th	1687
		26														CLT 15	DOV						CHI 26
2009	Smith-Ganassi Racing	42	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MEM DNQ	TEX	PHO	HOM	-	0

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2005	Roush Racing	50	Ford	DAY 32	CAL 4	ATL 36	MAR 16	GTY 32	MFD 4	CLT 20	DOV 20	TEX 25	MCH 15	MLW 9	KAN 2	KEN 12	MEM 10	IRP 2	NSH 5	BRI 13	RCH 32	NHA 28	LVS 8	MAR 2	ATL 6	TEX 10	PHO 12	HOM 7	11th	3074
2009	MRD Motorsports	8	Chevy	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	CHI	IOW	GTW 12	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	80th	27

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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2005	Roush Racing	60	Ford	DAY 11	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	LAN	MIL	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN	BLN	POC	GTW	LER	NSH	MCH	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	111th	180

Images

• 
  carrying flag in 2019 after winning in Midwest Truck Series
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  2019 IMCA Modified

External links

• Todd Kluever driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Drivers page at NASCAR.com