Draft:Kimmel Racing
| Owner(s) | Frank Kimmel Will Kimmel Bill Kimmel |
|---|---|
| Series | ARCA Menards Series |
| Race drivers | ARCA Menards Series: 68. Scott Melton, Will Kimmel, Regina Sirvent (part-time) 69. Nolan Wilson, Miguel Gomes, Will Kimmel (part-time) |
| Manufacturer | Ford Toyota |
| Career | |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 9 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Race victories | 3 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
Kimmel Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series. In the ARCA Menards Series, they field the No. 68 and 69 Ford's part-time for multiple drivers.
History
[edit]Kimmel Racing started in 1949 when Bill Kimmel Sr. saw a good friend Cotton Priddy hauling his race car to Sportsdrome Speedway in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Bill Sr. would have a car of his own the very next week and Kimmel Racing was born. Bill Sr. raced through out the Midwest from Michigan to Florida, New York to Illinois and all points in between. He won over 500 feature events and over 12 track championships. Bill Sr. passed his racing abilities to his three son's Thom, Bill Jr. and Frank.
Frank and Bill Jr. followed their Dad in the late 1970s and 1980s. Frank would start driving before he ever had a driver's license while Bill Jr. would continue to work on Bill Sr. car. Local late model racing shifted from the Louisville Fairgrounds to the Sportsdrome; Frank was racing in street stock division and Bill Sr. was really wanting Bill Jr. to start driving as he had most certainly ran his share of races.
ARCA Menards Series
[edit]Car No. 08 history
[edit]- Multiple Drivers (2017)
For 2017, Ricky Sanders drove the No. 08 car at Talladega.
Car No. 08 results
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | |||
| 2017 | Ricky Sanders | 08 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL 29 |
TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | |||||
Car No. 44 history
[edit]In 2008, Kimmel would form his own team with his brother Bill, known as Kimmel Racing in the No. 44. The team initially ran a Dodge with the support of Cunningham Motorsports and sponsorship from Riverside Auto at Daytona before joining forces with Ford for the remainder of season.
The No. 44 team was hut down after Kimmel moved to ThorSport Racing after the 2011 season.[1]
Car No. 44 results
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts |
| 2008 | Frank Kimmel | 44 | Dodge | DAY 5 |
2nd | 5210 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | SLM 4 |
IOW 3 |
KAN 20 |
CAR 10 |
KEN 13 |
TOL 12 |
POC 26 |
MCH 3 |
CAY 2 |
KEN 4 |
BLN 3 |
POC 32 |
NSH 19 |
ISF 1 |
DSF 1 |
CHI 11 |
SLM 1 |
NJE 10 |
TAL 6 |
TOL 3 | ||||||
| 2009 | DAY 11 |
SLM 7 |
CAR 11 |
TAL 5 |
KEN 5 |
TOL 13 |
POC 14 |
MCH 12 |
MFD 9 |
IOW 7 |
KEN 8 |
BLN 12 |
POC 5 |
ISF 9 |
CHI 5 |
TOL 4 |
DSF 2 |
NJE 9 |
SLM 4 |
KAN 4 |
CAR 2 |
3rd | 5260 | |||
| 2010 | DAY 25 |
PBE 12 |
SLM 8 |
TEX 6 |
TAL 11 |
TOL 4 |
POC 5 |
MCH 5 |
IOW 6 |
MFD 3 |
POC 7 |
BLN 5 |
NJE 4 |
ISF 12 |
CHI 4 |
DSF 15 |
TOL 21 |
SLM 9 |
KAN 7 |
CAR 6 |
4th | 4785 | ||||
| 2011 | DAY 10 |
TAL 2 |
SLM 3 |
TOL 9 |
NJE 6 |
CHI 7 |
POC 8 |
MCH 9 |
WIN 8 |
BLN 8 |
IOW 7 |
IRP 12 |
POC 10 |
ISF 7 |
MAD 6 |
DSF 6 |
SLM 5 |
KAN 9 |
TOL 21 |
3rd | 4630 | |||||
Car No. 67 history
[edit]- Chris Bailey Jr. (2013)
In 2013, Chris Bailey Jr. drove the No. 67 for three races.
- Multiple Drivers (2015)
Two drivers drove in two races in this car in 2015, Chris Bailey Jr. and Mark Meunier.
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| Year | Driver(s) | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Chris Bailey Jr. | 67 | Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN 21 |
CHI 24 |
NJM 28 |
POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM 28 |
KEN | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Chris Bailey Jr. | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL 30 |
NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Meunier | IRP 32 |
POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Car No. 68 history
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Car No. 68 results
[edit]Car No. 69 history
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Car No. 69 results
[edit]Car No. 80 history
[edit]- Multiple Drivers (2015)
Wayne Peterson and Chris Bailey Jr. shared the No. 80 For two races in 2015.
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| Year | Driver(s) | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Wayne Peterson | 80 | Ford | DAY | MOB 25 |
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| Chris Bailey Jr. | NSH 27 |
SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]Car No. 68 history
[edit]In 2025, the team fielded the No. 68 car for Regina Sirvent at IRP.
Car No. 68 results
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts |
| 2025 | Regina Sirvent | 68 | Ford | FIF | CAR | NSV | FRS | DOV | IRP 17 |
IOW 13 |
BRI | ||
Car No. 69 history
[edit]In 2023, the team fielded their No. 69 car in 4 races with 3 drivers, Will Kimmel at the inaugural race Flat Rock, Scott Melton at Iowa, and Mike Basham at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) and at Bristol.
Car No. 69 results
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | |
| 2023 | Will Kimmel | 69 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS 8 |
N/A | N/A | |||||
| Scott Melton | Toyota | IOW 12 |
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| Mike Basham | Ford | IRP 24 |
MLW | BRI 32 | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "ThorSport Racing Expanding to ARCA Series with Frank Kimmel in '12". ThorSport Racing PR. Iowa Speedway. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-12.