Nationality American Car no. 69 Career start 1988 Current team Kimmel Racing Role Race car driver | Debut season 2008 Name Will Kimmel Related to Starts 73 | |
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Born May 11, 1988 (age 35)
Sellersburg, Indiana, U.S. ( 1988-05-11 ) Profiles | ||
Will kimmel on track vision
Will Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988 in Sellersburg, Indiana) is an American stock car racing driver. Son of Bill Kimmel, Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Racing Series for family-owned Kimmel Racing. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 32 Ford Fusion for Go FAS Racing.
Contents
- Will kimmel on track vision
- Beyond the wreck an inside perspective from southern indiana s own will kimmel
- Career
- NASCAR
- Camping World Truck Series
- ARCA Racing Series
- References
Beyond the wreck an inside perspective from southern indiana s own will kimmel
Career
Kimmel began his racing career in 1998; 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. 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. Kimmel also won the Polar Bear 150 street-stock race at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, beating Kurt Busch.
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, finishing 21st. He made his first start in the Nationwide Series the following year at Kentucky Speedway, driving for Go Green Racing; he finished 35th after an accident.
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.
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. Kimmel finished in 38th, five laps behind the leaders. He then raced at Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400, and finished 39th.
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)