Matt Kemp (racing driver)

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Matt Kemp
Born (1999-01-25) January 25, 1999 (age 24)
Sawyer, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 12 (Fast Track Racing)
First race 2023 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin)
Last race 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA East no., teamNo. 12 (Fast Track Racing)
First race 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of August 2, 2023.

Matt Kemp (born January 25, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 12 Ford for Fast Track Racing.

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Racing career

From 2014 to 2015, Kemp would make select starts in the Midwest Indoor Racing Series Arena-Mini Cup Division and the Vores Compact Touring Series in the North Division before making a lone start in the Great Lakes Super Mini Cup Series. [1]

In 2019, Kemp would run full-time in the Midwest Classic Racers Series, driving the No. 1a entry, where he would win one race at South Bend Motor Speedway and would finish in the top-ten in all the races on the schedule on his way to finish third in the points standings. He would go on to finish second in the points and win six races between 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Kemp would win seven races and would once again finish in the top-ten in every race, and would go on to win the championship over Troy Hoffman by over fifty points. [1] [2]

In 2023, Kemp would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Berlin Raceway, driving the No. 12 Ford for Fast Track Racing, where he would start twelfth and finish thirteenth due to issue with the rear end of the car. [3] He would then make another start at Iowa Speedway, where he would also make his ARCA Menards Series East debut, as it was a combination event with the main ARCA series. He would start fifteenth but finish nineteenth after 29 laps due to mechanical issues. [4]

Motorsports results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2023 Fast Track Racing 12 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN
13
ELK MOH IOW
19
POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF 45th80 [5]
11 Toyota KAN
20
BRI SLM TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2023 Fast Track Racing 12 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW
19
IRP MLW BRI 51st25 [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Kemp". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. "Midwest Classic Racers". Midwest Classic Racers. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. "Race results: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA Menards Series. June 17, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. "ARCA / ARCA EAST: Driveshaft vibration forces 'Pizza Man' Laster out at Iowa". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. "Matt Kemp – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. "Matt Kemp – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

Matt Kemp driver statistics at Racing-Reference