Keith Kauffman (born June 9, 1950) is a retired
American
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race car driver. Over his career, he amassed 309 wins and 18 track championships. He won the 1982
USAC "Gold Crown"
Nazareth 100. His only Championship Car experience was the three dirt races of the 1982 Gold Crown season. He was most well known for driving 410ci winged
sprint cars
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in
Pennsylvania
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and surrounding states. He was born in
Danville, Pennsylvania
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, and was inducted into the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
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in 2004 as a member of the "Pennsylvania Posse".
[Vores, Brad]
Keith Kauffman
''National Sprint Car Hall of Fame'', Retrieved 2011-12-08
Complete USAC Championship Car results
References
1950 births
Living people
People from Danville, Pennsylvania
Racing drivers from Pennsylvania
USAC Silver Crown Series drivers
World of Outlaws drivers
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