Will Kimmel

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Will Kimmel
Born (1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 36)
Sellersburg, Indiana, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2015 position46th
Best finish46th (2015)
First race 2015 Quaker State 400 (Kentucky)
Last race 2015 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 2 years
2014 position41st
Best finish41st (2014)
First race 2011 Feed the Children 300 (Kentucky)
Last race 2014 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish97th (2010)
First race 2010 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
136 races run over 17 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 68/69 (Kimmel Racing)
Best finish8th (2013)
First race 2008 Cayuga ARCA Re/Max 250 (Cayuga)
Last race 2024 Southern Illinois 100 (DuQuoin)
WinsTop tens Poles
0471
Statistics current as of October 21, 2024.

Will Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver. He is the son of Bill Kimmel, Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for the family-owned Kimmel Racing. He previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

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Career

Kimmel's 2013 ARCA car at Road America. Will Kimmel 69 car being worked on by many crews 2013 Scott 160 ARCA race at Road America.jpg
Kimmel's 2013 ARCA car at Road America.

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]

On May 12, 2015, Kimmel joined Go FAS Racing for his Sprint Cup Series debut, which took place in the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky. [10] Kimmel finished in 38th, five laps behind the leaders. He then raced at Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400, and finished 39th.

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPtsRef
2015 Go FAS Racing 32 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN
38		 NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN
39		 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 46th11 [11]

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NNSCPtsRef
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 85th9 [12]
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 41st74 [13]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
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 97th100 [14]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AMSCPtsRef
2008 Hixson Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY
31		 KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 141st75 [15]
2009 Kimmel Racing 68 Ford DAY
18		 SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF
8		 CHI TOL DSF
33		 NJE SLM KAN CAR 70th395 [16]
2010 DAY PBE
30		 SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH ISF
21		 CHI DSF
6		 TOL SLM KAN CAR 37th700 [17]
Mark Gibson Racing 59 Dodge IOW
18		 MFD POC
15		 BLN NJE
2011 Kimmel Racing 68 Ford DAY TAL
38		 SLM
29		 TOL NJE
31		 CHI
31		 POC
32		 MCH
37		 WIN
27		 BLN
27		 IOW
37		 IRP POC
12		 ISF
4		 MAD
30		 DSF
8		 SLM
2		 KAN
17		 TOL
29		15th2235 [18]
2012 DAY
3		 MOB
25		 SLM
27		 TAL
6		 TOL
Wth		 ELK
26		 POC
34		 MCH
30		 WIN
27		 NJE
5		 IOW
38		 CHI
10		 POC
9		 ISF
11		 SLM
25		 DSF
C		 KAN
9		12th2990 [19]
69 IRP
34		 BLN
27		 MAD
27
2013 68 DAY
33		 MOB
27		 SLM
3		 TAL
36		 TOL
29		 WIN
20		 BLN
23		 MAD
22		8th4215 [20]
69 ELK
18		 MCH
7		 ROA
11		 CHI
4		 NJE
4		 ISF
28		 DSF
24		 IOW
9		 SLM
12		 KAN
6
Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge POC
31		 POC
7		 KEN
7
2014 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY
38		 MOB SLM POC
4		 MCH
6		 ELK CHI
4		 IRP POC
2		 BLN ISF
5		 DSF
21		 SLM KEN
6		18th1800 [21]
68 TAL
36		 TOL NJE WIN
16		 MAD
27		 KAN
29
2015 69 DAY
10		 MOB
23		 NSH
25		 SLM
20		 TAL
29		 TOL NJE POC
4		 MCH
16		 CHI
3		 WIN
20		 IOW
26		 IRP POC
17		 BLN
11		 DSF
14		 KEN
22		 KAN
21		11th3000 [22]
Toyota ISF
23		 SLM
3
2016 Chevy DAY
18		 NSH SLM TAL
4		 TOL 13th2060 [23]
Ford NJE
16		 POC
29		 MCH POC
10		 BLN ISF
19		 DSF
11		 SLM
18		 CHI KEN KAN
Cunningham Motorsports 22 Ford MAD
10		 WIN
8
Higdon Racing 08 Chevy IOW
18		 IRP
2017 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY NSH SLM
18		 ELK
22		 POC MCH MAD
20		 IOW IRP
26		 POC WIN ISF
9		 ROA DSF
7		 SLM
10		 CHI KEN KAN 26th1075 [24]
Chevy TAL
33		 TOL
2018 Ford DAY NSH
24		 SLM
12		 TAL TOL
23		 CLT POC MCH MAD GTW
13		 CHI
15		 IOW ELK POC ISF
Wth		 BLN DSF
2		 SLM IRP
10		 KAN
13		18th1310 [25]
2019 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF
5		 DSF
18		 SLM IRP KAN 51st345 [26]
2020 DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY
13		 GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF
14		 KAN 46th61 [27]
2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF
6		 MLW DSF
9		 BRI 34th113 [28]
Toyota SLM
4		 KAN
2022 68 Ford DAY
35		 PHO TAL 24th165 [29]
69 Toyota KAN
6		 CLT
19		 IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN
Ford ISF
16		 MLW DSF
19		 KAN BRI SLM
4		 TOL
2023 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF
3		 KAN BRI SLM
13		 TOL 54th72 [30]
2024 68 DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN
Wth		40th106 [31]
69 CLT
4		 IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM
4		 ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF
18		 GLN BRI KAN TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS
8		 IOW IRP MLW BRI 34th36 [32]

* Season still in progress

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