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REVIEWED: “Gotta Race!” By Ken Schrader
SPEEDtv.com's Gregg Leary reviews “Gotta Race!”, By Ken Schrader.
Gregg Leary  |  Posted September 01, 2009   Charlotte, NC


“Gotta Race!”
By Ken Schrader
Review by Gregg Leary

“Racing is as necessary to Kenny’s life as breathing,” writes co-author Joyce Standidge. After reading “Gotta Race!” I agree with her. The book is full of lively quotes, fun anecdotes and humorous stories. Ken Schrader is a piece of work. As Rick Hendrick said, “They broke the mold.” Get ready to laugh.

“He did everything we asked him to do in the car and for the sponsor. He wasn’t doing it for the money-he was doing it because he loved it. It’s hard to find someone who has the talent behind the wheel that he does, but still has so much personality and charm outside the race car.” Rick Hendrick

“Kenny was willing to share with Jeff (Gordon) when he was a young rookie coming in and trying to learn. There was no friction on our team, because Kenny wouldn’t allow it. And what he meant to Jeff was one of the keys to success we all enjoyed” Rick Hendrick

After Kenny went end-over-end about 9 times at Talladega, he was in the infield care center wondering who had punted him. Rick told him it was Jeff who did it and asked Ken to calm Jeff down on the radio. Schrader did.

“Kenny Schrader could be funny just reading the phone book out loud.” Bones Bourcier

Ken won the very first race he entered, at Lake Hill Speedway the day after his 16th birthday.

“I was counting on car owners seeing hunger as a better deal than experience.” Ken S

You may have heard the expression, “He passed me like I was tied to a post!” Well, in Ken Schrader’s life, it was literally true. His dad, Bill tied a cable from Ken’s go-kart to a post in their backyard. Ken would go round in circles until his kart ran out of gas. He was THREE. On one occasion, the tether broke and Ken slammed into a concrete birdbath.

Schrader says, “Racing is all I’ve ever known. I’ve been racing since I could walk, and it is all that I’ve ever wanted to do. To be honest, I would race everyday if I had the opportunity.” “It’s not only my job…it’s also my hobby. I love the time I get to spend behind the wheel, and as long as I can, I’m going to race whenever I get the chance.”

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