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The Kasey Kahne owned Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb team originated in Mooresville, North Carolina The N.C based company was formed in 2005 and employs more than 15 people dedicated to sprint car racing. KKR fields entry in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series for Brad Sweet. Kasey will run the number 9 on occasion. In 2014 the team did good by winning 14 feature events. In 2016 the company totaled 16 World of Outlaws feature wins. The team now has over 140 Outlaw wins.

Daryn Pittman drove the number 9 full time for 2013 until 2018. He now drives the number 83 for Roth Motorsports. He won the 2013 World of Outlaws championship for them by leading the points from start to finish. Pittman followed up his championship season in 2014 with 14 wins, 50 top-five finishes and completed the season second in the championship standings. In 2015, after missing a couple of races due to injury, Pittman finished the season third in year ending points. In 2016, the team rebounded with eight wins and second in the points standings. Pittman won three races and finished fourth in the standings in 2017. In 2018 he grabbed 9 wins. James McFadden currently drives the number 9 full time starting in 2019.

Brad Sweet drives the number 49 car sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts/CURB. Moving into the World of Outlaws ranks for KKR in 2013, he showed no signs of slowing down, winning the prestigious King's Royal. 2014 was another breakthrough season for Sweet as he scored rookie-of-the-year honors and five feature wins. Sweet continued to be a threat on the World of Outlaws Series in 2015 with five wins, 31 top-five finishes, 60 top-ten finishes and two quick time awards. In 2016 Sweet won a career high eight races and also captured a series high 13 quick time awards. 2017 saw Sweet and the NAPA AUTO PARTS team capture five wins 72 top-ten finishes on their way to second in the season standings. In 2018 he got 8 wins. He had a runner up in the Kings Royal to Donny Schatz. When it came time to the Knoxville Nationals it would flip as Sweet would win with a cool $150,000 payday. He won the return to the Terre Haute Action Track. Brad Sweet and his Ollie's Bargain Outlet/Sage Fruit/ASE team won Rookie of the Year honors while winning five features that same season. Sweet won the Kings Royal in 2019. He still currently drives the number 49 car.