John Krebs (racing driver)

For persons of a similar name, see John Krebs (disambiguation).

John Arthur Krebs^[1] (October 1, 1950 - March 16, 2023) was an American professional stock car racing driver. Hailing from Roseville, California,^[2] he was a 15-year veteran of NASCAR's Cup Series, competing in 19 events from 1978 to 1994.^[3] He also competed in the Winston West Series for many years, scoring one win in the series in 1978.^[4] Additionally, Krebs competed in two ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series races, both at Texas World Speedway.

John Krebs
Born	(1950-10-01)October 1, 1950 Long Beach, California
Died	March 16, 2023(2023-03-16) (aged 72) Roseville, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
19 races run over 15 years
Best finish	60th (1992, 1993)
First race	1982 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)
Last race	1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 2 years
First race	1992 NASCAR/ARCA Texas World Speedway Shootout (Texas World)
Last race	1993 Western Auto Texas Shootout II (Texas World)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
141 races run over 20 years
Best finish	3rd (1993)
First race	1977 Winston Gardena 150 (Gardena)
Last race	2003 NAPA 150 by NAPA Belts & Hose/Madera Auto CTR (Madera)
First win	1978 Winston Gardena 100 (Gardena)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 62 0
Statistics up to date as of February 19, 2025.

Krebs was involved in an accident with Derrike Cope at Sears Point Raceway in 1994 that sent Krebs flipping outside of the racetrack's limits.^[5][6] It would turn out to be the final race of Krebs' Cup Series career, as he failed to qualify for the races at Indianapolis and Phoenix later that season.^[7]

Later on Krebs owned a team in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. The team, John Krebs Racing, competed in their last race in 2018 with driver Takuma Koga. The team's best finish came at Orange Show Speedway in 2017, where they placed fifth.^[8]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1978	John Krebs Racing	91	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	NSV	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT DNQ		NA	-	[9]
1979			Buick	RSD DNQ	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NWS	BRI	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	ONT DNQ	NA	-	[10]
1982	KC Racing	91	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD 19	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD 37		67th	158	[11]
1983			Olds	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD 32		92nd	67	[12]
1984				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD 40	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD 39		78th	89	[13]
1985				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD 26	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD				82nd	85	[14]
1986		38		DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD 26	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD 42			87th	122	[15]
1987		66		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD 29	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD DNQ	ATL			90th	76	[16]
1988				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD 25	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR					73rd	88	[17]
		66W																													PHO DNQ	ATL
1989		99	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 33	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO DNQ	ATL			91st	64	[18]
1990				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 23	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO 31	ATL			67th	164	[19]
1991				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 38	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO DNQ	ATL			84th	54	[20]
1992	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	99	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON 31	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR					60th	164	[21]
		29	Chevy																												PHO 23	ATL
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON 34	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA																60th	119	[22]
		99																		POC 35	TAL	GLN
	Linro Motorsports	29	Chevy																				MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL
1994	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	9	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON 42	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL														80th	42	[7]
	John Krebs Racing	92W	Chevy																			IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO DNQ	ATL

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	AHSCC	Pts	Ref
1992	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	9W	Chevy	DAY	FIF	TWS	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC	MCH	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS 4	SLM	ATL	NA	-	[23]
1993		29W		DAY	FIF	TWS 22	TAL	KIL	CMS	FRS	TOL	POC	MCH	FRS	POC	KIL	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM	WIN	ATL			NA	-	[24]