| Jeff Krogh | |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Kamiah, Idaho |
| Total Cup Races: | 2 |
| Years In Cup: | 1 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 59th (1996) |
| First Cup Race: | 1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1996 Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| Total Busch Races: | 56 |
| Years In Busch: | 3 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 25th (1998) |
| First Busch Race: | 1997 Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (Richmond) |
| Last Busch Race: | 1999 DieHard 250 (Milwaukee) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 2 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | December 12, 2012 |
Jeff Krogh (born March 21, 1972) is an American former professional race car driver, who competed in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and the NASCAR Winston West Series. He was seriously injured in a crash during the 1999 Busch Grand National season and never returned to competition.
Krogh was born in Kamiah, Idaho in 1972. Brother of fellow NASCAR driver Mark Krogh, he is married to Karla and has 5 children.[1]
After starting his career at local tracks in the western United States, Krogh moved up to the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1996. Competing full-time in the series, he competed in 14 of the 15 events that season, finishing second in both the championship chase and the Rookie-of-the-Year competition to Lance Hooper.[2]
Krogh was credited as scoring a single victory over the course of the season. This was in the first of two races the Winston West Series ran during the season at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California; the event was a combination event with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Save Mart Supermarkets 300.[3] Krogh qualified 28th for the race;[4] he finished 35th overall in the event, but first among Winston West competitors;[3] [5] a second combination race later that year at Phoenix International Raceway saw Krogh finishing 41st overall and second among Winston West Series drivers to eventual champion Hooper;[3] [6] these were the only Winston Cup events he would compete in.[7]
Following the 1996 season, Krogh, along with his brother, moved to the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, still competing for his family's race team. Over the next three years, he competed in 57 events, with a best finish of fifth at Texas Motor Speedway in 1998.[7]
In July 1999, during final practice for an event at The Milwaukee Mile, Krogh's car was involved in an accident; he suffered severe head injuries, placing Krogh into a coma for a month.[7] Moved to a specialist hospital in Colorado for treatment before returning home that December,[8] [9] Krogh spent over a year in recovery and rehabilitation. He was able to return to normal life, but has no memory of the accident, and never competed in racing competition again.[7] [10]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||
| 1996 | Excel Motorsports | 14 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON 35 | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | 59th | 98 | [11] | |||||||||
| 01 | PHO 41 | ATL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Busch Series Grand National Division results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 1997 | Excel Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | DAY | CAR DNQ | RCH 20 | ATL | LVS | DAR 26 | HCY DNQ | TEX | BRI 26 | NSV 27 | TAL | NHA 23 | NZH | CLT DNQ | DOV 30 | SBO DNQ | GLN 22 | MLW 20 | MYB 31 | GTY DNQ | IRP 9 | MCH 30 | BRI 14 | DAR 27 | RCH DNQ | DOV 40 | CLT DNQ | CAL 24 | CAR DNQ | HOM 29 | 35th | 1416 | [12] | |||||
| 1998 | DAY 43 | CAR 28 | LVS 21 | NSV DNQ | DAR 35 | BRI 36 | TEX 5 | HCY 17 | TAL 20 | NHA 23 | NZH 22 | CLT 42 | DOV 23 | RCH DNQ | PPR 13 | GLN 42 | MLW 28 | MYB 18 | CAL 30 | SBO DNQ | IRP 11 | MCH 40 | BRI 35 | DAR 31 | RCH 22 | DOV 30 | CLT 24 | GTY 26 | CAR 34 | ATL 32 | HOM DNQ | 25th | 2225 | [13] | |||||||
| 1999 | DAY DNQ | CAR 32 | LVS 41 | ATL 22 | DAR 26 | TEX 36 | NSV 21 | BRI 40 | TAL 39 | CAL 23 | NHA 31 | RCH 24 | NZH 35 | CLT DNQ | DOV 18 | SBO DNQ | GLN DNQ | MLW 43 | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 50th | 960 | [14] | ||||||