Ken Schrader will pilot the #82 Red Bull Toyota in February's 2010 Daytona Shootout, it has been confirme🔜d.

Wh൩en NASCAR announc꧟ed a revised format for this season's Shootout race, Schrader came knocking on Red Bull Racing Team's door. With Schrader's past winners spot, and a #82 team eager to start the season, the pairing made sense.

Schrader will thus compete for the squad at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, standing in for Scott Speed,🎃 the full-time driver of the #82, who is not one of the drivers eligible to compete in the Shootout. Speed wil🔯l take back the reins of the Red Bull Toyota for the Daytona 500 on February 14.

𝔉"Kenny's desire and dedication to NASCAR has always made him a favourite among fans and throughout the garage area," said VP and general 🍎manager Jay Frye. "We're excited he approached us with the idea and are looking forward to giving him the opportunity he deserves and has earned."

Schraderꦑ, a NASCAR veteran, earned a starting spot in this season's race by🍒 winning the event in both 1989 and 1990.

Schrader has graced the high banks of Daytona 45 times in his 25-year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, leading 298𝓰 laps, 💖and earning seven top-five and 22 top-10 finishes.

"I am tremendou😼sly excited to be in a top-calibre car," Schrader added. "Pairing up with a strong team-mate like B🤪rian Vickers and the whole Red Bull organisation for this event has me on Cloud 9."