Rodd Kneeland Explained

Rodd Kneeland
Birth Place:Sonoma, California
Birth Date:17 June 1966
Total Arca West Races:15
Years In Arca West:11
Arca West Car Team:No. 68 (Rodd Racing)
Best Arca West Pos:31st (2021)
First Arca West Race:2009 NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 (Madera)
Last Arca West Race:2024 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
Arca West Wins:0
Arca West Top Tens:0
Arca West Poles:0
Updated:June 16, 2024

Rodd Lee Kneeland[1] (born June 17, 1966) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West driving the No. 68 Chevrolet for his own team, Rodd Racing.

Racing career

Beginnings

Kneeland's passion for racing came from winning three tickets to a NASCAR Winston West Series race at Sonoma Raceway in 1977. In high school, Kneeland had a '69 Camaro and was a part of the local racing scene, when he decided to try racing on a track, starting to race his Camaro and dirt modifieds.

ARCA Menards Series West

Kneeland would first make an attempt in the 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series, but failed to qualify for the event. His first start would be in the 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series at Madera Speedway, finishing 14th. Since then, he has only competed in NASCAR races in his home state of California.

Personal life

Kneeland currently works two full-time jobs. He works as an engineer at the Sonoma Valley Fire Department and is part of his family's construction company in Sonoma, California.[2] Kneeland had a brother, Todd, who died in a fiery car accident on August 16, 2015.[3] Kneeland's wife, Jenise Kneeland, died on June 10, 2022, due to complications from cancer.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series West

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415PtsRef
2008Rodd Racing98ChevyAASPHOCTSIOWCNSSONIRWDCSEVGMMPIRWAMP
AAS——[4]
2009CTSAASPHOMAD
IOWDCSSONIRWPIRMMPCNSIOWAAS
37th251[5]
2010AASPHOIOWDCS
SONIRWPIRMRPCNSMMPAAS
PHO44th236[6]
201268PHOLHCMMPS99IOWBIRLVSSONEVGCNSIOWPIRSMPAAS
PHO——[7]
2015KCRIRWTUSIOWSHA
SONSLSIOWEVGCNSMERAAS
PHO40th43[8]
2016IRWKCRTUSOSSCNSSON
SLSIOWEVGDCSUMCUMCMERAAS50th26[9]
2017TUSKCRIRWIRWSPOOSSCNSSON
IOWEVGDCSMERAASKCR56th25[10]
2018KCRTUSTUSOSSCNSSON
DCSIOWEVGGTWLVSMERAASKCR47th30[11]
2019LVSIRWTUSTUSCNSSON
DCSIOWEVGGTWMERAASKCRPHO64th19[12]
2021PHOSON
IRWCNSIRWPIR
LVSAASPHO31st53[13]
2022PHOIRWKCRPIRSON
IRWEVGPIRAASLVSPHO61st24[14]
2023High Point Racing55FordPHOIRWKCRPIRSONIRWSHAEVGAAS
LVSMADPHO59th26[15]
2024Rodd Racing68ChevyPHOKERPIRSON
IRWIRWSHATRIMADAASKERPHO-*-*[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodd Lee Kneeland from Sonoma, CA . Radaris.com . 10 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Nascar_vd: Get to know Rodd Kneeland in 6 questions. - Racing-Reference.info. 2021-11-29. www.racing-reference.info. 2021-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130004934/https://www.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=3550. live.
  3. Web site: 2015-08-21. Kneeland overcame many struggles. 2021-11-29. Sonoma Index-Tribune. en-US. 2021-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129214812/https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/kneeland-overcame-many-struggles/. live.
  4. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2008 Camping World West Series Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129233400/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2008/P/. live.
  5. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130004923/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2009/P/. live.
  6. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602132659/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2010/P/. live.
  7. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130004933/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2012/P/. live.
  8. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129233351/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2015/P/. live.
  9. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129224905/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2016/P/. live.
  10. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129214834/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2017/P/. live.
  11. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129224829/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2018/P/. live.
  12. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129221850/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2019/P/. live.
  13. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results. November 29, 2021. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129221830/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2021/AW/. live.
  14. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results. March 1, 2023. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230302020146/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2022/AW/. live.
  15. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results. October 1, 2023. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008051128/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kneelro01/2023/AW/. live.
  16. Web site: Rodd Kneeland – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results. June 7, 2024. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.

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