Matt Kobyluck Explained

Matt Kobyluck

Nationality:

American

Birth Date:

19 February 1970

Birth Place:

Oakdale, Connecticut, U.S.

Last Series:

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

Years Active:

1998–2010

Starts:

178

Wins:

Poles:

Best Finish:

1st

Year:

2008

Titles:

NASCAR Camping World East Series

Title Years:

2008

Awards:

Toyota All-Star Showdown winner

Award Years:

2006, 2008

Module:

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Total Busch Races:	4
Years In Busch:	3
Best Busch Pos:	119th (2006)
First Busch Race:	2004 Siemens 200 (Loudon)
Last Busch Race:	2006 Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen)
Busch Wins:	0
Busch Top Tens:	0
Busch Poles:	0
Updated:	March 11, 2014

Matt Kobyluck (born February 19, 1970) is a driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, a regional stepping-stone series to NASCAR's national divisions. Kobyluck, who celebrated his 10th season in the NCWS East in 2008, is one of the few drivers left that competed under the old Busch North Series banner, and is the only driver of Native American descent in the series.

Career

Kobyluck began his career in 1993 driving in the popular Late Model division at Waterford Speedbowl in his home state of Connecticut. There, he posted numerous wins, top-five, and top-10 finishes – proving his ability to maneuver around the tight confines of a 3/8 mile bullring. His ease behind the wheel caught the attention of fellow competitors, and before long, he was asked to add to his already demanding schedule by piloting a car in the Modified division. His continued success left Kobyluck looking for new challenges.

In 1997, the Uncasville native moved on to Stafford Motor Speedway’s Pro Stock division. The demanding ½-mile track proved to be the challenge Kobyluck needed as he looked forward to NASCAR’s premier regional series – the NASCAR Camping World East Series (then called the Busch North Series). An accident that occurred during one of his races at Stafford in 1998 put those plans on hold temporarily as Kobyluck recovered from extensive injuries he sustained in the crash. By August of that year, ahead of the doctor’s recovery schedule, Kobyluck’s determination and strength enabled him to get back behind the wheel and pursue his dream. That fall, with Mohegan Sun Casino on board, Matt made his NASCAR Camping World Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Kobyluck took on a full NASCAR Camping World Series East schedule in 1999 and has since started more than 150 races with 14 wins, over 50 top-five’s, and 80 top-10 finishes. He also won the prestigious NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in 2006.

Kobyluck came close to winning the East Series championship in 2002 when the series title came down to the last race at Lime Rock Park when Andy Santerre beat him out by a mere nine points. He has finished in the top-five in season ending points for the last three years, and in the top-10 for last six years.

In September 2008, Kobyluck clinched the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series Championship with a third-place finish at Dover International Speedway. Kobyluck is the first Native American to win a championship in the series.^[1] Kobyluck then finished off his 2008 season in January 2009 by winning a second Toyota All-Star Showdown.

Kobyluck is also the president of a large construction, site development, and trucking company based in Connecticut.^[2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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		Pts	Ref
2004	Kobyluck Enterprises	40	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA 34	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV DNQ	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM		132nd	61	^[3]
2005		50		DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH	BRI	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	GTY	IRP	GLN 35	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	132nd	58	^[4]
2006		04		DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA 39	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN 42	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	119th	83	^[5]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 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		Pts	Ref
1998	Kobyluck Enterprises	40	Chevy	LEE	RPS	NHA	NZH	HOL	GLN	STA	NHA	DOV	STA DNQ	NHA 33	GLN	EPP	JEN	NHA 30	THU	TMP 32	BEE	LRP		51st	274	^[6]
1999				LEE 20	RPS 22	NHA 20	TMP 35	NZH	HOL 23	BEE 14	JEN 21	GLN	STA 19	NHA 31	NZH 14	STA 24	NHA 36	GLN 35	EPP 26	THU 16	BEE 25	NHA 17	LRP 15	21st	1695	^[7]
2000				LEE 14	NHA 19	SEE 9	HOL 9	BEE 27	JEN 19	GLN	STA 14	NHA 10	NZH	STA 10	WFD 16	GLN 30	EPP 22	TMP 14	THU 10	BEE 29	NHA 40	LRP 32		15th	1806	^[8]
2001				LEE 23	NHA 19	SEE 11	HOL 15	BEE 12	EPP 20	STA 21	WFD 19	BEE 12	TMP 35	NHA 4	STA 12	SEE 9	GLN 4	NZH 1*	THU 24	BEE 10	DOV 7	STA 9	LRP 8	11th	2485	^[9]
2002				LEE 5	NHA 5	NZH 2	SEE 1	BEE 2	STA 23	HOL 4	WFD 23	TMP 14	NHA 3	STA 2	GLN 6	ADI 2	THU 17	BEE 7	NHA 9	DOV 1	STA 5	LRP 6		2nd	2835	^[10]
2003				LEE 15	STA 4	ERI 4	BEE 7	STA 13	HOL 3	TMP 4	NHA 38	WFD 24	SEE 14	GLN 22	ADI 5	BEE 7	THU 4	NHA 28	STA 4	LRP 12*				10th	2233	^[11]
2004				LEE 7	TMP 10	LRP 28	SEE 3	STA 3	HOL 6	ERI 9	WFD 3	NHA 28	ADI 1	GLN 4	NHA 26	DOV 11								7th	1781	^[12]
2005				STA 1*	HOL 3	ERI 3	NHA 19	WFD 1*	ADI 1*	STA 20	DUB 2	OXF 3	NHA 33	DOV 8	LRP 1	TMP 5								3rd	1980	^[13]
2006				GRE 4	STA 2*	HOL 10	TMP 1*	ERI 6	NHA 35	ADI 24*	WFD 1*	NHA 40	DOV 4	LRP 2*										5th	1551	^[14]
2007				GRE 21	ELK 9	IOW 17	SBO 1	STA 3	NHA 6	TMP 2	NSH 12	ADI 10*	LRP 1*	MFD 2	NHA 33	DOV 21								4th	1840	^[15]
2008				GRE 22	IOW 8	SBO 5	GLN 1	NHA 3*	TMP 7	NSH 1	ADI 1	LRP 1*	MFD 2	NHA 3	DOV 3	STA 7								1st	2126	^[16]
2009				GRE 8	TRI 10	IOW 7	SBO 11	GLN 2	NHA 11	TMP 6	ADI 5	LRP 17	NHA 4*	DOV 15										6th	1567	^[17]
2010				GRE 15	SBO 5	IOW 12	MAR 4	NHA 12	LRP 18	LEE 7	GRE 5	NHA 23	DOV 23											10th	1290	^[18]

Camping World West Series

NASCAR Camping World West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		Pts	Ref
2003	Kobyluck Enterprises	40	Chevy	PHO 23	LVS 17	CAL	MAD	TCR	EVG	IRW	S99	RMR	DCS	PHO	MMR		35th	209	^[19]
2004				PHO 3	MMR	CAL	S99	EVG	IRW	S99	RMR	DCS	PHO	CNS	MMR	IRW	47th	165	^[20]
2005				PHO 7	MMR	PHO	S99	IRW	EVG	S99	PPR	CAL	DCS	CTS	MMR		41st	146	^[21]
2006				PHO 3	PHO 30*	S99	IRW	SON	DCS	IRW	EVG	S99	CAL 25	CTS	AMP		30th	336	^[22]
2007				CTS	PHO 36	AMP	ELK	IOW	CNS	SON	DCS	IRW	MMP	EVG	CSR	AMP	75th	55	^[23]
2008				AAS	PHO 10	CTS	IOW	CNS	SON	IRW	DCS	EVG	MMP	IRW	AMP	AAS	55th	134	^[24]

Notes and References

Web site: Matt Kobyluck Is First Native American To Win NASCAR Series Championship. Ann. Alexis. 24 December 2008. The Resident. 2011-10-31. Stonington, CT. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425123040/http://www.theresident.com/2008/12/24/matt-kobyluck-is-first-native-american-to-win-nascar-series-championship/. 25 April 2012. dead.
Busch Sport Scene, June 2008, Published by George Campbell
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 1999 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2000 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2001 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2002 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2003 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2004 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2005 NASCAR West Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2006 NASCAR Autozone West Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.
Web site: Matt Kobyluck – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 24, 2020.