Kenny Bernstein Autographs
Kenneth Dale Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car and dragster. He has also been nicknamed "the King of Speed," because he was the first driver to break 300 miles per hour in the standing-start quarter mile. Bernstein owned King Racing, which he drove for in the NHRA and fielded various cars in other racing series such as IndyCar and NASCAR. Bernstein retired from full-time competition in 2002 and moved his son Brandon into the Bud King Top Fuel dragster, but returned to finish the season in place of his son after Brandon suffered a severe injury. With the exception of a brief return to Funny Car in 2007, Bernstein did not return to the car and instead continued to run his team until the end of the 2011 season when he left drag racing altogether.
Bernstein attended Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas; he played on the high school's football team. Bernstein was attending the Arlington State College (now University of Texas at Arlington) in 1966 for business administration when he decided to quit to become a drag racer. He did not have enough money, so he became a traveling salesman for Whistle Stop (a clothing line for teenage girls). He drove throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee in a Cadillac.
At the 1978 NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, Bernstein drove the Chelsea King funny car. He first became a full-time professional Funny Car driver in 1979. The following year, he acquired a sponsorship deal from Anheuser-Busch (with its Budweiser brand), which lasted for thirty years until the new owner of Anheuser-Busch, InBev, elected not to renew his contract. Bernstein won his first Funny Car championship in 1985, and successfully defended his title over the next three seasons.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Kenny Bernstein (Kenny Bernstein Autographed Helmet - NHRA (Rare!!!)) was sold in June 2009 for $4,250.00 while the cheapest item (Kenny Bernstein Signature) found a new owner for $0.01 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (23) was June 2009 with an average selling price of $2.47 for an autographed item of Kenny Bernstein. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2018 with $149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.50 was March 2010. In average, an autographed item from Kenny Bernstein is worth $5.13.
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Latest News about Kenny Bernstein
Kenny Bernstein’s Dragster To Be Showcased At International Motorsports Hall Of (03/28/2012): The ‘King of Speed’ Kenny Bernstein has done a lot during his decades of involvement with the NHRA, but his... Kenny Bernstein: The legend calls time on his 30-plus-year drag-racing career (11/16/2011): Drag racing consumed Kenny Bernstein's life for more than 33 years. And that's long enough, he finally decided. Kenny Bernstein Retires from NHRA (11/15/2011): Six-time NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein is retiring after 30 years of racing.
Older News Stories about Kenny Bernstein
Kenny Bernstein: The legend calls time on his 30-plus-year drag-racing career (11/2011): Drag racing consumed Kenny Bernstein's life for more than 33 years. And that's long enough, he finally decided.
