Anthony Kumpen

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Anthony Kumpen
Anthony Kumpen Maxime Dumarey NASCAR 2015.jpg
Kumpen (right) with teammate Maxime Dumarey in 2015
NationalityFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgian
Born (1978-11-03) 3 November 1978 (age 46)
Hasselt, Belgium
Related to Max Verstappen (First cousin once removed)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season 2014
Teams PK Carsport
Car number66
Starts57
Championships2 (2014, 2016)
Wins10
Podiums27
Poles6
Fastest laps7
Best finish1st in 2014, 2016
Finished last season27th in 2024
Previous series
20152017
2015
20112013
2010
20012003
2001
19992009
NASCAR Xfinity Series
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Blancpain Endurance Series
FIA GT1 World Championship
American Le Mans
Rolex Sports Car Series
FIA GT Championship
Championship titles
2014, 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 3 years
2017 position51st
Best finish51st (2017)
First race 2015 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge (Mid-Ohio)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
PtsRef
2014 PK Carsport 24 Chevy VAL
3
VAL
4
BRH
4
BRH
2
TOU
7
TOU
8
NÜR
5
NÜR
3
UMB
2
UMB
5
BUG
1
BUG
2
1st656 [24]
2015 VAL
5
VAL
3
VEN
16
VEN
1*
BRH
5
BRH
5
TOU
18
TOU
9
UMB
4
UMB
10
ZOL
3
ZOL
3
4th610 [25]
2016 VAL
1*
VAL
4
VEN
2
VEN
1**
BRH
1**
BRH
10
TOU
4
TOU
5
ADR
1*
ADR
2
ZOL
1**
ZOL
7
1st657 [26]
2017 VAL
23
VAL
4
BRH
1**
BRH
7
VEN
1**
VEN
2
HOC
2
HOC
1*
FRA
6
FRA
16
ZOL
3
ZOL
3
2nd609 [27]
2018 VAL
3
VAL
2
FRA
4
FRA
5
BRH
4
BRH
23
TOU
18
TOU
18
HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 23rd200 [28]
2022 ESP ESP GBR GBR ITA ITA CZE CZE BEL
26
BEL
2
CRO CRO 37th46
2023 ESP
7
ESP
4
GBR
4
GBR
2
ITA
12
ITA
6
CZE
2
CZE
12
GER
6
GER
3
BEL
5
BEL
6
4th388
2024 66 ESP ESP ITA ITA GBR GBR NED CZE CZE GER GER BEL
19
BEL
11
27th88

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2015 Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW
28
GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX 52nd53 [29]
Precision Performance Motorsports 55 Chevy PHO
24
HOM
27
2016 46 DAY
26
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 70th15 [30]
2017 DAY
22
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
16
BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 51st36 [31]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2015 Bill McAnally Racing 99 Toyota NSM
14
GRE BRI IOW BGS LGY COL 40th53 [32]
Marsh Racing 36 Chevy NHA
21
IOW GLN MOT VIR RCH DOV

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2001 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing Flag of France.svg Grégoire de Galzain
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Lagniez
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS44DNFDNF
2002 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Team Carsport Holland
Flag of Italy.svg Racing Box
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Matteuzzi
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Capellari
Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS93DNFDNF
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Carsport America Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Hart
Pagani Zonda GRGTS10DNFDNF
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Taurus Sports Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Andrews
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Calum Lockie
Lola B2K/10 LMP135DNFDNF
Sources: [33] [34]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Champion
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Champion
2016
Succeeded by