Todd Kluever
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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S.
| Todd Kluever | |||||||
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Kluever in 2019 after winning a Midwest Truck Series event | |||||||
| Born | July 6, 1978 Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 56th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 (Chicago) | ||||||
| Last race | 2006 Bank of America 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 51 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 17th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 26 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 11th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2009 Copart 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of June 20, 2012. | |||||||
Todd Alan Kluever (/ˈkliːvər/ KLEE-vər; born July 6, 1978)[1] is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all of the top three NASCAR series in the 2000s.

Kluever began his career by racing motorcycles for over nine years before he moved into full-bodied stock cars at a local track. He raced stock cars in the summer and snowmobiles during the Wisconsin winters. Kluever was the 2000 Rookie of the Year at Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin. In 2001, he won the Madison International Speedway Late Model Track Champion, and the Midwest All Racing Series (MARS) Championship and Rookie of the Year. He began racing in the American Speed Association in 2002, and finished tenth in the final points standings. He finished seventh in the 2003 final points standings. In 2004, he had four top-ten finishes in thirteen races, but the series' existence ended during the season. In October 2004, he was given the opportunity to participate in the Race for the Ride at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He beat out 25 drivers to make the final round at Darlington Speedway. He beat out nine other drivers to win the seat in a Roush truck.

NASCAR career
Nextel Cup Series
In 2006, Kluever was slated to race in six NASCAR Nextel Cup events in the No. 06 car during the season in preparation for a full season in 2007, beginning with the 2006 USG Sheetrock 400.[2] However, Kluever struggled mightily in the car in four races, scoring a best finish of 32nd at Kansas Speedway with an average finish of 38.8 while DNFing in two of those races along with three DNQs. David Ragan, who Kluever shared the ride with, instead replaced the departing Mark Martin in the No. 6 AAA-sponsored Ford full-time in Nextel Cup in 2007.
Busch Series
For the 2006 season, Kluever moved to the Busch Series to drive the Roush Racing No. 06 3M Ford. In 2006, he had four top tens, an average finish of 23rd, seven DNFs, and finished seventeenth in points. In 2007, he drove sixteen races in the Busch Series for Roush Racing, in the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion with Greg Biffle and the No. 26 Dish Network Ford Fusion with Jamie McMurray. Kluever only scored one top-ten and had an average finish of 19.6. He did not race in NASCAR during the 2008 season. For 2009, Kluever drove the Team 42 Racing car at Memphis Motorsports Park, but failed to qualify.
Craftsman Truck Series
In 2005, he drove the No. 50 World Financial Group / Shell Rotella T Ford for Roush Fenway Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series. His twelve top-ten finishes and six top five finishes with an average finish of 14.5 earned him eleventh place in the final points standings and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2009, he ran the Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway in the No. 8 for MRD Motorsports. He finished twelfth.
Racing after NASCAR
Kluever went back into racing at local and regional races. He raced in a variety of vehicles such as a IMCA Modified dirt car and in a Midwest Truck Series asphalt truck. In 2021, he raced in the Badger Midget series.[3]