Dave Kneisel

E. David Kneisel (August 8, 1927 – September 6, 1982) was an American dirt modified race car driver. He was also a noted builder of race cars, founding Kneisel's Speed and Sport shop in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, which continued to field cars for multiple drivers after Kneisel's death.^[1]

Dave Kneisel
Born	Edward David Kneisel August 21, 1927 Hackensack, New Jersey
Died	September 6, 1982(1982-09-06) (aged 55)
Debut season	1950
Modified racing career
Car number	711
Championships	10
Wins	92
Finished last season	1982

Racing career

Dave Kneisel started his racing career in 1950 at the 1/5-mile asphalt Bone's Stadium near Pottstown Pennsylvania. He soon focused his efforts on dirt tracks, with victories in New York at Glen Aubry Raceway, Midstate Speedway in Morris, Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, and Skyline Raceway in Cortland; and in Pennsylvania at Hughesville Raceway, Nazareth Speedway, Penn-Can Speedway in Susquehanna, and Selinsgrove Speedway.^[2][3][4]

Kneisel was a six-time track champion at Five Mile Point Speedway, Kirkwood, New York, and also claimed track titles in New York at Brewerton Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Twin Valley Speedway in Chenango Forks, and Weedsport Speedway.^[1][5][6]

Kneisel was fatally injured in a racing accident at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York.^[7] He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified and the New York State Stock Car Association Halls of Fame.^[8][9]