He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No.

Schrader is also remembered as being one of the other drivers involved in the last lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 which killed Dale Earnhardt.

In 1980, he started racing in USAC's Stock Car Division and was the series' rookie of the year.

[3] Early in the decade, he moved to the USAC series, competing in its various sprint car competitions.

In 1987, Schrader won his first career pole, at the TranSouth 500, where he led 19 laps and finished fifth, notching his first top-five.

He also made his Busch Series debut, at North Carolina Speedway, finishing fifth in his own No.

Schrader won his first career race, at the Talladega DieHard 500, and finished fifth in the final standings.

He won his second career Winston Cup Series race the following season at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and finished fifth in the standings again.

Schrader lost the top end of his left thumb in a mishap at Evergreen Speedway in a NASCAR Supertrucks practice session on May 13.

He won his final pole with Hendrick, at Pocono Raceway and dropped back to 17th in points.

After he improved only to 12th in the standings in 1996, Schrader left Hendrick Motorsports after a nine-year association with the team.

He won his final Winston Cup Series pole, at Talladega, in 1999, but despite a 15th-place points run, Schrader failed to finish in the Top 5 all year and departed Petree.

The image of Schrader peering into Earnhardt's car, only to jump back and frantically signal for assistance, is etched into the minds of many racing fans; his interview with Jeanne Zelasko during Fox Sports' post-race show was the first sign to many that something was wrong with the seven-time Winston Cup champion, as he appeared visibly shaken and upon being asked if Earnhardt was okay, he said "I don't really know.

21 Little Debbie/Motorcraft/United States Air Force Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, earning his final two career Top 10s that season.

Schrader returned to BAM Racing at Indianapolis, and later regained his spot with the Wood Brothers beginning at Loudon, before being replaced again by Elliott late in the year.

After two weeks, it was announced that a primary sponsor had backed out of its deal, leaving BAM Racing and Schrader with no other option but to temporarily suspend operations.

70 Haas/CNC Chevrolet, sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza, qualifying 3rd, but finishing 42nd due to motor problems.

Schrader signed a multi-race deal in August that allowed him to share a seat with Joey Logano for Jeff Moorad (Hall of Fame Racing) in the No.

It was later announced that he would split the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule in Phoenix Racing's No.

09 car alongside Brad Keselowski, Sterling Marlin, and Mike Bliss,[4] but never made a race attempt.

Schrader started 14th and finished 14th in the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010, driving the No.

[5] That same year, he qualified for Martinsville marking his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race since the November 2008 event at Phoenix International Raceway.

In 2011, Schrader ran a part-time Sprint Cup Series schedule for FAS Lane Racing.

Schrader ran in the truck series at the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway.

[12] Despite his retirement, Schrader drove an entry in the 2014 Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic at Eldora.

[15] On May 4, 2022, Schrader was announced as a driver in the Superstar Racing Experience at the track he owns, I-55 Speedway.

On August 14, 2023, Schrader won the Freshstone Dirt Classic at Ohsweken Speedway in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, becoming the first non-Canadian driver to win in the series and the oldest driver to win a NASCAR sanctioned event at the age of 68.

* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position.