▁cars ▁at ▁Po cono . ▁His ▁most ▁active ▁season ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁where ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 ▁races ▁held ▁that ▁year . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁top - ten ▁finish es ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁( with ▁an ▁obvious ▁exception ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁single ▁lap ▁of ▁the ▁race ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁season , ▁K es el owski ▁finished ▁ 4 5 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁stand ings ▁and ▁with ▁ 8 7 9 ▁championship ▁points ▁( 6 2 9 4 ▁points ▁behind ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁champion ▁Ben ny ▁Par s ons ). ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁race ▁car ▁driver , ▁Ron ▁K es el owski ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁owner ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Among ▁his ▁employees ▁at ▁K - Autom ot ive ▁Mot ors ports ▁were ▁Terry ▁Cook , ▁Herm ie ▁Sad ler , ▁Bob ▁K es el owski , ▁and ▁Dennis ▁Set zer . ▁As ▁an ▁owner , ▁Ron ' s ▁total ▁ear nings ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁$ 6 9 8 , 8 1 3 ▁($ ▁when ▁infl ation ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ). ▁Other ▁stats ▁made ▁by ▁Ron ▁K es el owski ▁as ▁an ▁owner ▁included ▁three ▁top - five ▁finish es ,