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Ken Baird and Main Street Racing

Ken started motorsports racing in 1990 when he moved from BMX to Karting with the National Capital Karting Club. He started StockCars the next year racing in Enduros. 1993 he drove his Main Street Racing Pro Stock and won Rookie of the Year. Two Years later he clinched the Pro Stock Championship. In 1996, Ken made the move to CASCAR racing in both Ottawa and Montreal. With his self-owned, locally sponsored car, he finished second in his first two feature races in a field of 15 veteran drivers. He won Rookie of the Year with 4th in points. Ken raced the next two years in CASCAR. 1997 he finished 2nd in the Regional Series for Ontario and Quebec. 1998 He attended the Jim Russell Racing School and won his class. In the next couple of years Ken raced in the GTC and GTB Series and with his own ChampCar Light. In 2001 Ken returned to Stock Car Racing with the #2 ProTruck racing in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. In 2002 he did some CASCAR events in St Croix as well as Ottawa and Montreal. 2003 Ken Baird raced the Price Paving CASCAR 27 placing in his finishing races as well as racing the ProTruck #2. In 2004, NASCAR came to Canada and Ken was the first driver to sign up at the Autodrome St Eustache-Old Milwaukee Dodge Weekly Series. Ken raced in NASCAR in Canada in the North East Division (www.nascar.com). Main Street Racing & Automotive Inc.'s season started slowly as the new NASCAR was setup to match the Old Milwaukee Speedway. A couple of engine failures, and a major frame replacement didn't help, but by August the Main Street Racing NASCAR was FASTEST in practice sessions. In 2005 Ken tried ACT racing in Vermont, and worked with the Riopelle Race team also in ACT and at Kawartha Speedway here in Ontario. 2006 marked a return to Capital City Speedway, in the Late Model Class. 2007 will see a new racecar for the Late Model Class, more in the ACT line

 

2006 - Late Model, at the NEW Drummond's Capital City Speedway, finishing 3rd in the Points. And a chance to instruct, courtesy of MCO and to drive 300kms on the NEW Calabogie Motorsports Racetrack.

2005 - ACT AmericanCanadianT Series
2004 - NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Autodrome St Eustache-Old Milwaukee. Ken raced in NASCAR in Canada in the North East Division (www.nascar.com).

ProTruck racing also continued at both Ottodrome and Old Milwaukee tracks, along with CASCAR races in Ottawa.

2003 - Marks another Successful year with CARQUEST's ProTruck, including Winning the MCO GTB at Shannonville Motorsports Park


2002 - Ken Baird and Main Street Racing enjoyed a most successful season in CARQUEST #2 ProTruck. Highlights were:
· Four Ottodrome ProTruck Race Victories with two ProTruck Feature Wins
· Old Milwaukee Races At Autodrome Montreal St. Eustache
· Racing in the Ottodrome CASCAR Invitational
· Racing At Autodrome St. Croix In Quebec City
· Training Rookie Greg Williams Of G.W Roofing
· Instructing at MCO Driving School at Shannonville

2001 - Rookie Season in the ANCA ProTruck Series racing in Ontario and Quebec. Drove Canaska Cup Pace Car and Instructed at MCO Winter Driving School and Summer Lapping Days at Shannonville. Ken raced in the Pro Truck Series and in the Canadian ChampCar Lights

2000 - Raced Canadian ChampCar Lights - Trois Rivieres Grand Prix, Mosport, Autodrome Chicoutimimi, Shannonville.

ChampCar Lights - This Series let Ken leverage his experience on oval and road race tracks. The cars have sealed engines and enforced specifications so the drivers and teams make the winning difference. The Canadian ChampCar Lights Series raises the bar of driver skill development and competition.

ProTruck Series Ottawa and Old Milwaukee Autodrome


1999 - Won the Gordon Michael Dewar Trophy for Rookie Race Driver of the Year Plus, in the GT Points Race, 3rd in GTC and 9th in GTB in one year. His move to GTB for only the last two race weekends gave him a 7th place Recalculated points would give him Second Place in GTB.

1998 - CASCAR Series in Ottawa and Montreal. Jim Russell Driving School
- Won Top in Class, Advanced
- Raced in the 1998 Fall Runoffs at Mt Tremblant.

1997 - CASCAR, including CASCAR Superseries Races at Capital City Speedway.
- 2nd in CASCAR Regionals
1996 - CASCAR Rookie of the Year (Ottawa)
1995 - ProStock Championship (Ottawa)
1993 - ProStock - Ottawa Won Rookie of the Year Capital City Speedway
1991 - Enduro Stock Car Racing
1990 - Kart Racing