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56-556: Pevely is a city in Jefferson County , Missouri , United States , and a suburb of St. Louis about 30 miles (48 km) south of St. Louis. The population was 6,012, at the 2020 United States Census. Pevely was platted in 1860. A post office called Pevely has been in operation since 1858. The Gustave Greystone-Meissner House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. According to

112-556: A 15th-place points run, Schrader failed to finish in the Top 5 all year and departed Petree. He signed to drive the No. 36 M&M's Pontiac Grand Prix for MB2 Motorsports . In his first year of competition, Schrader had two Top 10s and finished 18th in the standings. He posted five top 10s in 2001 , but dropped to 19th in the standings. While competing in the Daytona 500 , he was involved in

168-439: A 30-car field. He ran four more races out of the 64 that season, his best finish seventeenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway . In 1985 , he signed to drive the No. 90 Ultra Seal -sponsored Ford for Junie Donlavey full-time. He had three 10th-place finishes and finished 16th in points, winning rookie of the year honors. In 1986 , Red Baron Frozen Pizza became the team's new primary sponsor, and Schrader had four top 10s, including

224-539: A best finish of seventh twice, and finished 16th in the standings in points for the second consecutive season. In 1987 , Schrader won his first career pole, at the TranSouth 500 , where he led 19 laps and finished fifth, notching his first top-five. He had nine other top 10s and finished 10th in the final standings. He also made his Busch Series debut, at North Carolina Speedway , finishing fifth in his own No. 45 Red Baron-sponsored Ford. In 1988 , Schrader moved over to

280-461: A dirt late model and dirt open-wheel modified car. Both of these cars, along with his Camping World Truck Series and ARCA series cars, are sponsored by Federated Auto Parts. He owns Federated Auto Parts Raceway (formerly I-55 Raceway) in Pevely, Missouri , and is co-owner of Macon Speedway , near Macon, Illinois , along with Kenny Wallace , Tony Stewart , and local promoter Bob Sargent. During

336-609: A distant fourth place with 3.94% of the vote in Jefferson County. McCain received all of Missouri's 58 delegates as the Republican Party utilizes the winner-takes-all system. U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D- New York ) won Jefferson County over Senator Barack Obama (D- Illinois ) with 61.32% of the vote, while Obama received 35.02% of the vote. Although he withdrew from the race, former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D- North Carolina ) still received 2.74% of

392-478: A female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.12. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 31.80% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

448-459: A final-lap crash where Dale Earnhardt crashed into the wall and died . The image of Schrader peering into Earnhardt's car, only to jump back and frantically signal for assistance, is etched into the minds of many racing fans; his interview with Jeanne Zelasko during Fox Sports ' post-race show was the first sign to many that something was wrong with the seven-time Winston Cup champion, as he appeared visibly shaken and upon being asked if Earnhardt

504-543: A fleet of the new Toyota cars. After two weeks, it was announced that a primary sponsor had backed out of its deal, leaving BAM Racing and Schrader with no other option but to temporarily suspend operations. NASCAR.com reported on April 15, 2008, that the team would enter a hiatus, and not return to racing until the fall. Schrader ran the race in a one-off at Talladega on April 27, 2008, in the No. 70 Haas/CNC Chevrolet, sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza , qualifying 3rd, but finishing 42nd due to motor problems. Schrader qualified

560-530: A fourth Richard Childress Racing entry into the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25. He qualified the No. 33 Camping World Chevy in the 33rd position and finished 33rd. Schrader signed a multi-race deal in August that allowed him to share a seat with Joey Logano for Jeff Moorad ( Hall of Fame Racing ) in the No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota in various races through the end of the year. It was later announced that he would split

616-533: A household in the city was $ 34,916, and the median income for a family was $ 37,288. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,403. About 19.7% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over. Dunklin R-V School District serves Pevely. I-55 Raceway is a high-banked 1/3 mile dirt oval racetrack. It hosts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series races (including

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672-507: A male householder with no wife present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 28.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 8.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

728-412: A population of 226,739. The ethnic and racial makeup of the county was 90.4% white (89.7% non-Hispanic white), 1.0% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.8% some other race, and 6.6% two or more races. 2.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. As of the 2010 Census Jefferson County had a population of 218,733. The reported ethnic and racial make up of the population

784-517: A season best finish of 21st at Martinsville during the fall race. He ran thirteen races for the team in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012. Schrader also inked a deal to run at least nine races in 2013 for FAS Lane Racing with Federated Auto Parts as the sponsor. Schrader ran in the truck series at the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway . In qualifying at Eldora, Schrader had a lap speed of 91.329 miles per hour (146.980 km/h),

840-497: A sixth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway . He had three more Top 10s the following season and matched his previous year's run of 31st in points. In 2006 , Schrader drove the No. 21 Little Debbie / Motorcraft / United States Air Force Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, earning his final two career Top 10s that season. In 2007, he ran a part-time schedule with the Wood Brothers, sharing the ride with rookie Jon Wood . After

896-550: A track record, and clinched the pole, becoming the oldest pole winner in any NASCAR series at age 58. He eventually finished 14th. On May 21, 2013, he became the oldest ARCA race winner. On October 27, 2013, Schrader announced that he would retire from NASCAR after the 2013 season; he described it as "not retirement", but that there were "just no plans to come back"; he planned to continue competing in ARCA and dirt modified events. Despite his retirement, Schrader drove an entry in

952-537: Is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area and encompasses many of the city's southern suburbs . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 664 square miles (1,720 km ), of which 657 square miles (1,700 km ) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km ) (1.2%) is water. The county's eastern border is the Mississippi River . As of the 2020 Census Jefferson County had

1008-542: The 1983 Indianapolis 500 but wrecked his car during practice. In the USAC series, he won four USAC sprint car races, six Silver Crown races, 21 in USAC midgets, and 24 midget races in other divisions. Schrader made his NASCAR debut in 1984 in the Winston Cup Series, leasing out the No. 64 Ford normally owned and driven by Elmo Langley . He ran his first race at Nashville, qualifying 27th and finishing 19th in

1064-638: The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 , and his final Winston Cup Series win, at Dover International Speedway. He had nine total top-five finishes and finished ninth in the final points standings. In 1992 , he dropped to 17th in the standings after posting eleven top 10s. The following season, Schrader returned to ninth in the points and won a career-high six poles. He had his career-best points finish in 1994 when he finished fourth. He also won his most recent Busch race at Talladega. In 1995 , Budweiser became Schrader's primary sponsor. Schrader lost

1120-576: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.69 square miles (12.15 km), of which 4.54 square miles (11.76 km) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,484 people, 2,128 households, and 1,493 families living in the city. The population density was 1,207.9 inhabitants per square mile (466.4/km). There were 2,318 housing units at an average density of 510.6 per square mile (197.1/km). The racial makeup of

1176-481: The poverty line , including 8.10% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over. There were 146,316 registered voters in 2008. As of October 24, 2012, there were 148,011. Jefferson College - Hillsboro A public, two-year community college Historically, the Democratic Party has controlled politics at the local level; starting in 2010 the Republican Party has flipped the county with 66% of

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1232-405: The 19% national average and the 24% Missouri state average. Jefferson County and the state of Missouri led the nation in methamphetamine production, peaking in the mid-2000s. 38°16′N 90°32′W  /  38.26°N 90.54°W  / 38.26; -90.54 Ken Schrader He races in many racing divisions and has been successful in any division he has stepped into. He owns

1288-464: The 1990s and the early part of the 2000s, Schrader was running as many as 100 races among many types of racing, including NASCAR's national and regional touring series, ARCA, short track, and dirt track. Schrader is also remembered as being one of the other drivers involved in the last lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 which killed Dale Earnhardt . Schrader was born in Fenton, Missouri . In 1971, he

1344-535: The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule in Phoenix Racing's No. 09 car alongside Brad Keselowski , Sterling Marlin , and Mike Bliss , but never made a race attempt. He made two starts in the truck series for himself, and seven starts in the ARCA series with six Top 10s in 2009. Schrader started 14th and finished 14th in the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010, driving

1400-577: The 2012 election all of it was included in Missouri's 3rd Congressional District , but now about half of it is in the 3rd District, while the northeastern portion is in the 2nd Congressional District and the southern portion is in the 8th Congressional District . A predominantly suburban county, Jefferson County used to be fairly independent-leaning at the federal level with a tendency to tilt Democratic. Presidential elections in Jefferson County were often very close; George W. Bush just narrowly carried

1456-582: The 2014 Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic at Eldora. While he was originally entered in Haas Racing Development 's No. 00 truck, he instead drove his own No. 52 Federated Auto Parts truck. Schrader finished 4th; his best NASCAR finish in several years. In the 2015 running of the event, Schrader finished 11th after starting 3rd. In the 2016 race, now known as the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby, he drove

1512-549: The Ironman 55) and a round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, as well as weekly racing on Saturday nights. Ken Schrader is co-owner/promoter of I-55 Raceway with Ray Marler. Jefferson County, Missouri Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri . It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area . As of the 2020 census , the population was 226,739, making it

1568-410: The No. 18 Fastenal Dodge Ram , earning two Top 5 finishes. Schrader returned to BAM Racing in 2008. However, after making only two of the first five races, BAM Racing switched to Toyota. After the sixth race of the season, at Martinsville, Virginia , where Schrader qualified the new Microsoft Toyota in 7th place and finished 37th, BAM Racing decided they needed to sit the next two races out to complete

1624-426: The No. 25 Folgers sponsored Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports . In his first race, he won the pole for the Daytona 500 , beginning a three-year streak in which he won the pole for that race. After initially failing to qualify in the No. 25 for the following race, Schrader purchased a racecar from Buddy Arrington to drive in the No. 67 Ford, this time successfully qualifying. Schrader won his first career race, at

1680-686: The No. 71 Chevrolet to 12th-place finish. On May 27, 2017, Schrader entered into the Little 500 sprint car race held at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana , where he finished tenth. In July, he returned to the Eldora Truck race, driving the No. 66 Silverado for Bolen Motorsports . On May 4, 2022, Schrader was announced as a driver in the Superstar Racing Experience at the track he owns, I-55 Speedway . Schrader won

1736-475: The No. 82 Team Red Bull Toyota. That same year, he qualified for Martinsville marking his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race since the November 2008 event at Phoenix International Raceway. Schrader finished 18th after starting 38th and leading seven laps for Latitude 43 Motorsports . In 2011, Schrader ran a part-time Sprint Cup Series schedule for FAS Lane Racing . With seven starts, Schrader posted

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1792-598: The Talladega DieHard 500, and finished fifth in the final standings. He won his second career Winston Cup Series race the following season at Charlotte Motor Speedway , and finished fifth in the standings again. He also earned his first career Busch Series win at the Ames/Peak 200 . Kodiak became Schrader's sponsor in 1990 . Although he failed to win, he collected three poles, and seven top fives, dropping to 10th in points. In 1991 , he got his third win, at

1848-404: The city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,768 people, 1,411 households, and 1,008 families living in the city. As of 2006, the city boasts almost 4,400 in population. The population density was 1,133.7 inhabitants per square mile (437.7/km). There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 445.9 per square mile (172.2/km). The racial makeup of the city

1904-420: The city was 96.2% White , 1.0% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.3% Asian , 0.1% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 2,128 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had

1960-437: The county in 2004 by less than 600 votes and by just over a half of a percentage point. Al Gore and Barack Obama also just narrowly carried the county in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Bill Clinton , however, did manage to carry Jefferson County by double digits both times in 1992 and 1996. However, in 2012 the county, in line with the state as a whole, began to swing hard to the right with Mitt Romney carrying it with 55% of

2016-433: The county was 97.48% White , 0.68% Black or African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.36% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.24% from other races , and 0.93% from two or more races. Approximately 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 71,499 households, out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were married couples living together, 10.40% had

2072-625: The first heat race of the night and finished 9th in heat 2. At the end of the main event, Schrader finished on the podium in 3rd. On August 14, 2023, Schrader won the Freshstone Dirt Classic at Ohsweken Speedway in the NASCAR Pinty's Series , becoming the first non-Canadian driver to win in the series and the oldest driver to win a NASCAR sanctioned event at the age of 68. Schrader resides in Concord, North Carolina . He

2128-530: The measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research . In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $ 6.50 an hour—it passed Jefferson County with 79.90 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as

2184-533: The minimum wage was increased to $ 6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage. U.S. Senator John McCain (R- Arizona ) won Jefferson County with 33.54% of the vote. Former Governor Mitt Romney (R- Massachusetts finished in second with 30.45% of the vote, while former Governor Mike Huckabee (R- Arkansas ) came in third with 30.19% in Jefferson County. Libertarian -leaning U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R- Texas ) finished

2240-526: The population voting Republican in 2020. Jefferson County is divided into seven legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives ; All of which are held by Republicans. Jefferson County consists of two State Senate Districts. Jefferson County is also divided into two districts in the Missouri Senate . Jefferson County is divided among three congressional districts. Prior to

2296-412: The sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Hillsboro . The county was organized in 1818 and named in honor of former president Thomas Jefferson . In 1980, according to the U.S. census held that year, the county contained the mean center of U.S. population . Notably, this was the first census in which the center of population was west of the Mississippi River . Jefferson County

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2352-483: The team fell out of the Top 35 in owner's points, Bill Elliott became their new driver until the team returned to the Top 35. Schrader returned to BAM Racing at Indianapolis , and later regained his spot with the Wood Brothers beginning at Loudon , before being replaced again by Elliott late in the year. Schrader also drove seventeen races in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bobby Hamilton Racing in

2408-431: The team. In 1997 , Schrader was hired to drive the No. 33 Skoal Bandit Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Andy Petree Racing . He had eight Top 10s and won two poles, finishing 10th in the standings, his most recent Top 10 points finish. The following season, he posted three 4th-place finishes and won two poles over the last five races of the season. He won his final Winston Cup Series pole, at Talladega, in 1999 , but despite

2464-472: The top end of his left thumb in a mishap at Evergreen Speedway in a NASCAR Supertrucks practice session on May 13. He won his final pole with Hendrick, at Pocono Raceway and dropped back to 17th in points. He survived a horrific crash in the DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. After he improved only to 12th in the standings in 1996 , Schrader left Hendrick Motorsports after a nine-year association with

2520-486: The top. In the end, Obama received 49.32 percent of the vote to Clinton's 47.90% — a 1.42% difference. Both candidates split Missouri's 72 delegates, as the Democratic Party utilizes proportional representation . Hillary Rodham Clinton received more votes, a total of 19,075, than any candidate from either party in Jefferson County during the 2008 Missouri Presidential Primaries. She also received more votes than

2576-697: The total number of votes cast in the entire Republican Primary in Jefferson County. According to a 2012 census study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Jefferson County led the Saint Louis metropolitan area in the number of adults who smoke, roughly 30% of all adult residents of Jefferson County smoked or used tobacco in some form, compared to

2632-432: The union between a man and a woman —it overwhelmingly passed Jefferson County with 72.56 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage . In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state —it narrowly passed Jefferson County with 51.85 percent voting for

2688-468: The vote in Jefferson County. Jefferson County gave Clinton one of her strongest showings in a predominantly suburban county in the entire country. Clinton had a large initial lead in Missouri at the beginning of the evening as the rural precincts began to report, leading several news organizations to call the state for her; however, Obama rallied from behind as the heavily African American precincts from St. Louis began to report and eventually put him over

2744-400: The vote. In 2016 Donald Trump won the county with 65% of the vote, the largest margin of any candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Typical of the suburban culture in most counties throughout the country, voters in Jefferson County tend to be rather centrist on social issues but more liberal on economic issues. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as

2800-413: Was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 60,636, and the median income for a family was $ 66,697. Males had a median income of $ 37,822 versus $ 25,440 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 25,058. About 4.90% of families and 6.80% of the population were below

2856-448: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males. The median income for

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2912-505: Was 95.4% non-Hispanic white, 0.8% African-American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% reporting some other race, 1.3% reporting two or more races and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 198,099 people, 71,499 households, and 54,553 families residing in the county. The population density was 302 inhabitants per square mile (117/km ). There were 75,586 housing units at an average density of 115 units per square mile (44/km ). The racial makeup of

2968-533: Was 95.89% White , 1.59% African American , 0.37% Native American , 0.45% Asian , 0.29% from other races , and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population. There were 1,411 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who

3024-569: Was announced as the driver of the No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge Intrepid for 2003 . Soon, 1-800-Call-ATT became the team's primary sponsor. At the Brickyard 400 , Schrader's qualifying time was too slow (and the team was out of provisionals) to make the field, the first time since 1984 that Schrader had missed a Winston Cup Series race. He DNQ'd three more times that season and fell to 36th in points. In 2004 , Schrader's previous sponsor, Schwan Food Company, became BAM's new sponsor, while Schrader had

3080-422: Was okay, he said "I don't really know. I'm not a doctor. I got the heck out of the way as soon as they got there." Schrader later stated in a 2011 interview that he knew Earnhardt was dead, but didn't want to be the one to announce it. In 2002 , Schrader did not finish in the Top 10 in a single race, the first time since 1984. Following that season, he departed MB2. Despite an original lack of sponsorship, Schrader

3136-588: Was the sportsmens champ at Lake Hill Speedway in Valley Park . That same year, he moved up to sprint cars , racing in various locations across the Midwest. In 1980, he started racing in USAC's Stock Car Division and was the series' rookie of the year. He returned to USAC's Stock Car Division one year later, finishing third in points. Early in the decade, he moved to the USAC series, competing in its various sprint car competitions. Schrader attempted to qualify for

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