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Stuart Kirby (born May 9, 1981 in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky after Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky....
) is a race car driver. He has driven in ARCA
Automobile Racing Club of America

Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager....
, the Busch Series, and the NEXTEL Cup Series
NEXTEL Cup

The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
. A former apprentice funeral director for his family's funeral home, he drove the #51 Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
 owned by Competitive Edge Motorsports
Competitive Edge Motorsports

Competitive Edge Motorsports is a former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. It fielded the #51 Marathon Oil Chevrolet. Its principal owner was former NFL player Joe Auer....
 in 2005, but was released before the season could be concluded. He currently owns a Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchise in Bowling Green, KY and is still pursuing a career in racing.

In late 2005, Kirby was featured alongside his wife in MTV's "The Reality Show" during a segment titled, "'Til Death Do Us Part".






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Stuart Kirby (born May 9, 1981 in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky after Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky....
) is a race car driver. He has driven in ARCA
Automobile Racing Club of America

Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager....
, the Busch Series, and the NEXTEL Cup Series
NEXTEL Cup

The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
. A former apprentice funeral director for his family's funeral home, he drove the #51 Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
 owned by Competitive Edge Motorsports
Competitive Edge Motorsports

Competitive Edge Motorsports is a former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. It fielded the #51 Marathon Oil Chevrolet. Its principal owner was former NFL player Joe Auer....
 in 2005, but was released before the season could be concluded. He currently owns a Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchise in Bowling Green, KY and is still pursuing a career in racing.

In late 2005, Kirby was featured alongside his wife in MTV's "The Reality Show" during a segment titled, "'Til Death Do Us Part". As of then, Kirby was assisting his family as a funeral director in their funeral home. The show never even mentioned Kirby's racing career.

On October 7, 2001, Stuart Kirby made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at the UAW GM Quality 500. Kirby was taken out early in a crash involving Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine

Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion....
 and Ricky Craven
Ricky Craven

Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time....
. He raced for Jimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer

Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style....
 in Busch and Trucks, and had a lot of success in ARCA Racing, where he got his first career pole driving a car with the Boy Scout of America logo.

Stuart has been a vocal supporter of NASCAR.