Will Kimmel
| Will Kimmel | |||||||
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| Nationality |
 American | ||||||
| Born |
May 11, 1988 Sellersburg, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Related to | Frank Kimmel | ||||||
| ARCA Racing Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2008 | ||||||
| Current team | Kimmel Racing | ||||||
| Car no. | 69 | ||||||
| Starts | 73 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th in 2013 | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2007 | Salem Speedway Track Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 44 (TriStar Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2014 position | 41st | ||||||
| Best finish | 41st (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Feed the Children 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 97th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 10, 2014. | |||||||
Will Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988 in Sellersburg, Indiana) is a American stock car racing driver. Son of Bill Kimmel, Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel, he competes in the ARCA Racing Series for family-owned Kimmel Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driving the No. 44 Toyota for TriStar Motorsports.
Career
Kimmel began his racing career in 1998;[1] in 2006 he began competing at Salem Speedway, winning the track's Rookie of the Year award for Super Late Model drivers. The following year he won the track's championship, becoming the youngest driver to do so.[2] He made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series in 2008, competing in 62 races in the series between 2008 and 2013 with a best finish of second at Salem in 2011.[3] Kimmel also won the Polar Bear 150 street-stock race at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, beating Kurt Busch.[4]
NASCAR
In 2010, Kimmel made his debut in NASCAR competition, driving the No. 44 Ford in a Camping World Truck Series event at Kentucky Speedway,[5] finishing 21st.[6] He made his first start in the Nationwide Series the following year at Kentucky Speedway, driving for Go Green Racing;[7] he finished 35th after an accident.[8]
In January 2014, Kimmel announced that he would be driving for TriStar Motorsports part-time in the Nationwide Series during the 2014 season, competing in five events driving the No. 44 Toyota.[9]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NNSC | Pts | ||
| 2011 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN 35 |
NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 85th | 9 | ||
| 2014 | TriStar Motorsports | 44 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 33 |
LVS | BRI 22 |
CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH 25 |
CHI 28 |
KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT 38 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 41st | 74 | |||
Camping World Truck Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Kimmel Racing | 44 | Ford | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI | CHI | KEN 21 |
NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 97th | 100 | ||||||||||||||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ "About Kimmel Racing". Kimmel Racing official site. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "About Will Kimmel". Will Kimmel official site. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "Will Kimmel - ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "Kimmel holds off Kurt Busch to win Polar Bear 150". November 27, 2010. Fox Sports. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "Will Kimmel to race at Kentucky Speedway". August 24, 2010. Louisville, KY: WDRB. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Hinton, Ed. "Carl Edwards feeling like a contender again". September 6, 2010. ESPN. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Harris, Kevin. "Kimmel to make Nationwide Series debut at Kentucky". June 28, 2011. Jeffersonville, IN: News and Tribune. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Frakes, Jason. "Will Kimmel 35th in Nationwide debut after crash on 63rd lap". July 8, 2011. Louisville, KY: The Courier-Journal. Accessed 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "Will Kimmel Gets 5 Nationwide Races". January 21, 2014. National Speed Sport News. Accessed 2014-01-22.
External links
- Official website
- Will Kimmel driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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