Jimmy Kite

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Jimmy Kite (born February 18, 1976 in Effingham, Illinois) is an American race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1997 and has competed in over 30 IRL races including 4 Indianapolis 500s. In 2005 he intended to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series where he made 4 starts before being called upon to replace the injured Paul Dana for Hemelgarn Racing in the IRL where he went on to complete the rest of the season from the Indy 500 on.

Largely out of racing since the end of the 2005 season, Kite founded JK Hobby World in November 2006.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1998	Dallara	Oldsmobile	7th	11th
1999	G-Force	Oldsmobile	28th	24th
2000	G-Force	Oldsmobile	25th	30th
2001	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Failed to Qualify
2002	Dallara	Chevrolet	Raced by Mark Dismore
2003	Dallara	Chevrolet	32nd	13th
2005	Dallara	Toyota	32nd	32nd