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Kyle Senna Kalish (born October 20, 1996 in Wauconda, Illinois) is an American karting driver. He is a 4-time national champion: once in 2009, twice in 2012, and once in 2013. He is a driver for the MerlinUSA/ Franklin Motorsports factory race team in America.
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- On board kyle kalish 2015 skusa pro tour summernationals
- St ignatius guard kyle kalish
- 2003 2007
- 2008 2009 Junior Sportsman
- 2010 2012 Juniors
- 2013 Seniors
- References
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2003-2007
Kyle Kalish ran kid karts and Komet Jr. Sportsman in both a club and regional level through 2003 and 2007. He was able to achieve countless race wins and podiums in that time period.
2008-2009: Junior Sportsman
Kalish competed in both Komet and Yamaha Jr. Sportsman in 2008, while adding Cadet Jr. Sportsman to his schedule for the 2009 season. In 2008, he won the WKA Grand Nationals in the Yamaha Jr. Sportsman category. He was also able to win his second national of the season at the next round in Norway, Illinois. In 2009, he won two Daytona Kartweek races as well as a National Championship in the Cadet Jr. Sportsman category, capturing five overall wins that year. He was able to win a race at every track except for one that season.
2010-2012: Juniors
In 2010, Kalish moved up to the ultra competitive Junior ranks. He was able to grab Top-5 finishes in the championship that year. He was also able to finish constantly on the podium, something hardly any other rookies were able to do. In 2011, he struggled to stay up front with bad luck hurting his chances at a championship, but was still able to pick up one national race win. Kalish was able to come back strong late in the season, where he was on the podium four out of five attempts in the last two race weekends. In 2012, Kalish carried on his momentum and grabbed another Daytona Kartweek race win that got him the ekartingnews.com Driver of the Month. Kalish won two races at Round Three at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in early May while also winning another race at Round Four in South Bend, Ind. With Kyle's strong finishes throughout the season, he was able to win the 2012 Komet Jr. Lite and Yamaha Jr. Heavy National Championships.
2013- : Seniors
Kyle Kalish once again raced with the Franklin Motorsports/ MerlinUSA team, competing in the United States Pro Kart Series in the 125 Leopard Pro class. Kyle was able to win his second WKA Grand National title this season, along with two race wins in the United States Pro Kart Series. With his wins and other strong finishes, he claimed his fourth national championship this season.