Rodd Kneeland
Quick Facts
Biography
Rodd Kneeland (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. Kneeland had a brother, Todd, who died in a fiery car accident on August 16, 2015. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | |
2008 | Rodd Racing | 98 | Chevy | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON | IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP | IRW | AMP DNQ | AAS | — | — | ||||
2009 | CTS | AAS | PHO | MAD 14 | IOW | DCS | SON | IRW | PIR | MMP | CNS | IOW | AAS 11 | 37th | 251 | |||||||
2010 | AAS | PHO | IOW | DCS 15 | SON | IRW | PIR | MRP | CNS | MMP | AAS 15 | PHO | 44th | 236 | ||||||||
2012 | 68 | PHO | LHC | MMP | S99 | IOW | BIR | LVS | SON | EVG | CNS | IOW | PIR | SMP | AAS DNQ | PHO | — | — | ||||
2015 | KCR | IRW | TUS | IOW | SHA 18 | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS DNQ | PHO | 40th | 43 | |||||||
2016 | IRW | KCR | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 18 | SLS | IOW | EVG | DCS | UMC | UMC | MER | AAS | 50th | 26 | ||||||
2017 | TUS | KCR | IRW | IRW | SPO | OSS | CNS | SON 19 | IOW | EVG | DCS | MER | AAS | KCR | 56th | 25 | ||||||
2018 | KCR | TUS | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 14 | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER | AAS | KCR | 47th | 30 | ||||||
2019 | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON 25 | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | 64th | 19 | ||||||
2021 | PHO | SON 22 | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR 13 | LVS | AAS | PHO | 31st | 53 | |||||||||||
2022 | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON 20 | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | 61st | 24 | |||||||||
2023 | High Point Racing | 55 | Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS 18 | LVS | MAD | PHO | 59th | 26 |