Travis Kvapil

Birthday: March 1, 1976
Hometown: Janesville, Wis.

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP

2006 -- Finished 36th in series points. ... Ran 31 races, driving the famous Tide-sponsored car. ... Best finish was 19th, three times (the first races at Talladega and Pocono, and at Kansas).

2005 -- Finished 33rd in series points. ... Competed in first full NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. ... Found success on short tracks, with career-best finish (seventh) at Bristol and career-best start (third) at Richmond. ... Led 23 laps at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May 2005.

2004 -- Finished 63rd in series points. ... Made three starts for Penske Racing in the No. 06 Dodge. ... Started fifth in his debut at Martinsville; finished 21st. ... Also competed full time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

Spent 2007 driving a full schedule in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, winning four races and placing sixth in the final standings. ... Finished eighth in the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driving for Bang! Racing. Scored Toyota's first win at Michigan in July and also won at New Hampshire. Captured first career pole at California. ... Also competed in 2004 IROC series. ... Came from third to first in the point standings in the final race to win the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck championship. Won second consecutive title for Xpress Motorsports. ... Finished ninth in the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with one win. ... Earned 2001 Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and finished fourth in series points with one win. Scored first career win at Texas in just his 21st start. ... Finished fourth (2000) and 10th (1999) in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series and scored two wins at Pikes Peak International Raceway. ... Competed at Madison (Wis.) International Speedway, winning Rookie of the Year honors in 1995 and was the track's Late Model champion in 1996. ... Began racing at age 16 (1992) in NASCAR Whelen All-American Weekly Series at Rockford (Ill.) Speedway.

NOTEWORTHY

Green Bay Packers fan. ... Briefly competed against 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and fellow Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth at Madison International Speedway in the mid 1990s.