 
Birthday: October 21, 1971
Resides: Findlay, Ohio
Wife: Tracy
Children: Daughter – Mackenzie; Son - Creed
Parents: Jackie and Harold Kemenah
Brother: Brian Kemenah
Sisters: Laurie Havens; Amy Steinbrick
Racing Heroes: Jack Hewitt, Fred Linder, and Kenny Jacobs
 Favorite Track: Eldora Speedway
Toughest Competitor: Steve Kinser
Hobbies: Golfing
Music: Kid Rock
Race He Would Most Like To Win: Knoxville Nationals
Worst Crash: Knoxville Raceway 2007
If Not A Racer What Would You Be: Truck Driver
Favorite Race You’ve Been A Part Of : Knoxville Nationals 2004
Favorite NASCAR Driver: Dale Jarrett
Pick One: Steve or Sammy: Steve
1988 – 1991
Began racing career racing street stocks locally around the state of Ohio.
1992 – 1994
Began racing sprint cars locally in the Burmeister owned #16 before being hired to drive Chuck Steinbrick’s #92 sprinter half way through the 1994 racing season.
1995 – 1996
Recorded back to back Buckeye Speedway track championships and earned 14 wins in the Chuck Steinbrick owned #92 sprinter.
1997 – 1998
Was hired in 1997 to drive the Jim Harble owned UUI #15K sprint car. In 1998 the team collected 8 wins and finished the year with the most wins in the state of Ohio that season.
1999
Won first All Star Circuit of Champions race at the Hoosier Fall Classic in the Harble Motorsports/UUI #15K.
9/18/99 Lawerenceburg Speedway Lawerenceburg, Indiana
2000
Ran the entire All Star Circuit of Champions schedule where the Harble Motorsports/UUI #15K team collected 3 wins and finished 3rd in points. Won the Western Pennsylvania Speed Week championship in June. Earned international acclaim by winning a preliminary night of the famed Warnambool Classic in Australia driving the Jim Knight owned #14 sprinter.
6/9/00 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, Pennsylvania
9/1/00 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, Pennsylvania
9/4/00 Attica Raceway Park Attica, Ohio
2001
The Harble Motorsports/UUI #15K team added 2 wins and finished 2nd in the year end point standings with the All Star Circuit of Champions
4/7/01 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
4/28/01 Fremont Speedway Fremont, Ohio
2002
Won 2 races and showed the consistency to earn first All Star championship. Won the All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Speed Week points championship. Was named Eldora Speedway track champion at seasons end.
6/29/02 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
8/24/02 K-C Raceway Chillicothe, Ohio
2003
The #15K team mirrored their 2002 performance by repeating as both All Star and Eldora Speedway track champions. Kemenah and the Harble Motorsports team added 5 more victories to their career totals.
4/11/03 Attica Raceway Park Attica, Ohio
6/20/03 Delta Bowl Speedway Tunica, Mississippi
6/28/03 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
6/29/03 Attica Raceway Park Attica, Ohio
9/6/03 Fremont Speedway Fremont, Ohio
2004
For the third straight year Kemenah and the Harble Motorsports team was named All Star Circuit of Champions points champions. The team also grabbed their 3rd straight Eldora track championship and added 6 more wins to their All Star totals. Kemenah and crew proved to sprint car fans everywhere that they are one of the top teams in the nation by adding podium finishes at two of the most prestigious races the sport offers. The 15K team finished 3rd at the Kings Royal in July, and topped that by finishing 2nd at the Knoxville Nationals in August before a national TV audience.
4/3/04 Saint Francois Co. Speedway Farmington, Missouri
4/16/04 Attica Raceway Park Attica, Ohio
6/13/04 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, Indiana
8/1/04 S. Buxton International Raceway S. Buxton, Ontario Canada
8/20/04 81 Speedway Wichita, Kansas
10/15/04 El Paso Speedway Park El Paso, Texas
2005
A 4th straight All Star championship saw Kemenah tie boyhood hero and sprint car legend Kenny Jacobs for the most point championships in All Star history. 2005 also saw the Harble Motorsports/UUI #15K team earn a career best 8 All Star victories along with yet another Eldora track championship. In July Chad had a childhood dream come true when he won the World of Outlaws “A” main* at Ken Schrader’s I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri. The team further realized their ability to compete with the best in the business when they recorded their second straight top 5 finish at the Knoxville Nationals in August.
5/20/05 Hartford Speedway Park Hartford, Michigan
5/27/05 Attica Raceway Park Attica, Ohio
6/29/05 Sharon Speedway Hartford, Ohio
6/30/05 Fremont Speedway Fremont, Ohio
7/9/05 I-55 Raceway Pevely, Missouri *
8/16/05 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, Nebraska
9/2/05 Sharon Speedway Hartford, Ohio
9/4/05 Brushcreek Motorsports Complex Peebles, Ohio
9/24/05 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, Pennsylvania
2006
The Chad Kemenah Racing #15K team hit the road with the World of Outlaws in 2006. With an opening night win at Volusia Speedway Park, 10 top 5’s, and 27 top 10’s Chad was named the World of Outlaw’s Rookie of the Year, adding his name to an impressive list of Kevin Gobrecht award winners including current Outlaw standout Joey Saldana and 2006 champion Donny Schatz. The crew battled seeing several tracks for the first time and overcame a mid-season string of bad luck to finish strong with a 7th place finish in the final points standings.
2/9/06 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida
2007
The 2007 season saw many changes for Chad. It was the end of an era and the start of a new one. No longer were fans seeing Chad’s familiar #15k on the track, but instead the #70 of Pete Grove’s Premier Motorsports sprinter. As the year started out, Chad and brother Brian continued their venture with the World of Outlaws until the team came to an abrupt end after racing only 16 times. After returning home from Manzanita in March, they were informed by the owner that the team would cease operations due to lack of funds. It was a turning point in Chad’s once dominating career. He was now ride searching with no luck, and Brian was left with finding a new job. Chad and wife Tracy (along with the help of his father-in-law, Chuck Merrill with Maxim, and Media Camping Center) decided to become car owners and out came the old familiar #3x. Chad and nephew AJ continued racing with the Outlaws thru the beginning of July at Huset’s Speedway. He had 1 top five finish and 6 top ten finishes with his 3x car. It was then that he was approached by the Hard 8 Racing team to fill in for injured driver Zach Chappell. And so another new opportunity started for Chad as he filled the seat at Pevely, Missouri on July 7th for Jon Kantor, owner of Hard 8 Racing. At season’s end, Chad had 2 top five finishes and 5 top ten finishes with the 8k sprinter. After a long and trying season, Chad is looking forward to continuing his seat time in the #8k sprinter for 2008. They will open the season at Volusia Speedway Park in February, and will follow the World of Outlaws schedule for the year. Look for Chad to make a come back and get on top of his game again. |
