Frank Kimmel

Francis James Kimmel (born April 30, 1962) is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed primarily in the ARCA Racing Series, from 1990 through 2016. Kimmel is the most successful driver in ARCA history, winning the ARCA championship ten times; first in 1998, then the 2000 through 2007 championships, and again in 2013. Kimmel also holds the all-time record for race wins in the ARCA Racing Series with 80.

Kimmel is currently the crew chief for Jason Kitzmiller and CR7 Motorsports, which fields the No. 97 Chevrolet in the ARCA Series. From after the end of his driving career in 2017 through 2019, he returned to Venturini Motorsports (the team he drove for part-time in 2015) as a crew chief and a driving coach for their drivers, such as Leilani Münter, Gavin Harlien, and Hailie Deegan.

Personal Kimmel was born in Clarksville, Indiana on April 30, 1962. His father, Bill Kimmel, Sr., was a three-time ARCA race winner. Frank resides in Borden, Indiana He also has two years of college education. Kimmel is involved in his community, participating in school events and coaching youth sports.

Motorsports career ARCA

Kimmel's first ARCA start was in 1990. His first full season was 1992, driving the No. 02 Indiana Steel Co. Pontiac for Wallace Racing. Kimmel was consistent and was able to claim Rookie of the Year honors. Kimmel joined Shirley Racing in 1993, still driving in the No. 02. Kimmel won his first race at Toledo Speedway in 1994 en route to finishing second in the points that year.

Kimmel would join Steve Rauch Racing in 1996 on a part-time schedule and transitioned from the No. 02 to the No. 46. Despite being part-time that year, Kimmel won three races and finished eighth in the points. He would return to full-time in 1997 in the No. 46, winning one race en route to finishing second in the points.

In 1998, Kimmel joined Clement Racing, driving the No. 46 Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet. Kimmel found immediate success, winning nine races en route to his first ARCA championship. After finishing second in the points in 1999, Kimmel won eight championships in a row (2000–2007). During this streak, Kimmel broke Iggy Katona's record for the most championships in ARCA Series history. He became the first ever ARCA Racing Series driver to be assigned a seat in the IROC (International Race of Champions) Series in 2006.

In 2006, the crew chief on Kimmel's team was his brother, Bill Kimmel Jr.

In 2008, Kimmel left Clement Racing after ten seasons, where he won 63 races and nine championships. 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 Motorsport and sponsorship from Riverside Auto at Daytona before joining forces with Ford Racing for the remainder of 2008.

On August 2, 2008, Kimmel was injured in a three car crash on lap 68 at Pocono Raceway, suffering a concussion. Though lacking a title sponsor for the entire year of 2008, Kimmel and his team won three races and were able to pull out a second-place finish in points by a margin of 50. The loss of the championship was not the surprising part of that year but rather the surprise was how close Kimmel was to winning a tenth title. As a result of his performance, Ansell and Menards joined forces with him the following season, a partnership that continued until the end of his racing career.

Following the 2011 ARCA Racing Series season, Kimmel left the Kimmel Racing team, and drove for ThorSport Racing in the ARCA Racing Series starting in 2012.

On June 30, 2013, under crew chief Jeriod Prince, Kimmel tied Iggy Katona's record for most wins in the ARCA Racing Series, winning his 79th career victory at Winchester Speedway. On October 4, 2013, he clinched his tenth ARCA Racing Series championship at Kansas Speedway. Kimmel went on to win the race, surpassing Katona to become the all-time win leader in ARCA Racing Series history.

For the 2014 season, Kimmel moved to Win-Tron Racing, retaining his No. 44. His final start came in 2016.

Kimmel holds ARCA records in a number of categories, including starts, wins, and poles.

On December 20, 2019, KBR Development hired Kimmel as team general manager.

NASCAR Kimmel made seven starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, five of those coming with Travis Carter Motorsports in 2002. He found little success in the series. His best finish to date was a 26th-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He had one Busch Series start. with a best finish of third in the first race of the four-race IROC season. 2001 Larry Clement Racing 46 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN

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CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 71st 0 Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2007 Fast Track Racing Enterprises Ford DNQ

Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2001 HighLine Performance Group 8 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH11 TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 94th 135

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pts Ref 1995 AAG Racing 65 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL23 BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 87th 94 1996 Black Tip Racing 00 Chevy HOM9 PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT30 BRI NZH MLW LVL12 I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV12 RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVSDNQ 44th 502 1997 WDW TUS HOMDNQ PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSVDNQ GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO 85th 168 Wegner Motorsports 68 Chevy LVS33 1998 Black Tip Racing 00 Chevy WDW HOM16 PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 88th 115 1999 69 HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVLDNQ TEX CAL 110th 70 2001 Sonntag Racing 73 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY18 DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 97th 109 2003 Spraker Racing Enterprises 69 Ford DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM28 117th 79 2004 K-Automotive Motorsports 29 Ford DAY8 ATL30 MAR MFD CLT13 DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 50th 344 2011 ThorSport Racing 44 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOMDNQ 120th 0 2013 ThorSport Racing 13 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW21 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM24 48th 43

Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2001 Clement Racing 46 Chevy PHO LVS TUS MMR CAL IRW LAG KAN1* EVG CNS IRW RMR LVS IRW 42nd 185 2002 Ford PHO LVS CAL KAN22 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS LVS 53rd 97

ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 1990 Wallace Racing 02 Pontiac DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL TOL19 HAG POC TAL MCH ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL18 ATL 76th - 1991 DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL4 FRS POC MCH KIL6 FRS DEL POC TAL HPT7 MCH ISF TOL9 DSF26 TWS ATL 28th 930 1992 DAY16 FIF3 TWS4 TAL20 TOL19 KIL3 POC5 MCH34 FRS9 KIL10 NSH20 DEL21 POC10 HPT9 FRS6 ISF28 TOL3 DSF20 TWS8 SLM4 ATL6 5th 4935 1993 Shirley Racing 02 Chevy DAY6 TWS9 TAL31 KIL23 POC11 MCH2 POC12 ATL26 5th 4480 Pontiac FIF11 CMS21 FRS17 TOL3 FRS3 KIL11 ISF5 DSF22 TOL5 SLM2 WIN4 1994 Olds DAY22 TAL7 FIF3 LVL2 KIL20 TOL1 FRS4 DMS2 KIL17 FRS4 I7016 TOL2 SLM2 WIN2 2nd 5455 Chevy MCH3 POC7 POC38 ATL12 Buick INF6 ISF8 DSF6 1995 Olds DAY6 FIF18 KIL5 FRS7 I803 MCS23 FRS8 POC26 KIL2 FRS7 SBS19 LVL22 ISF35 DSF4 SLM3 WIN5 5th 5005 Chevy ATL3 MCH7 POC27 ATL14 Pontiac TAL21 1996 Steve Rauch Racing 02 Olds DAY29 ATL 8th 3105 46 Pontiac SLM7 TAL FIF1 LVL2 CLT CLT FRS2 POC MCH FRS4 TOL1 POC MCH SBS10 KIL2 SLM2 WIN1 CLT ATL Chevy KIL2 02 Pontiac INF22 ISF31 DSF4 1997 46 Chevy DAY6 ATL4 CLT7 CLT3 POC3 MCH4 POC2 MCH35 DSF8 GTW3 CLT33 TAL10 ISF4 ATL2 2nd 5470 Pontiac SLM3 SBS17 TOL25 KIL7 FRS3 MIN1 SLM2 WIN2 1998 Clement Racing Chevy DAY6 ATL3 SLM1 CLT1 MEM27 MCH1 POC2 SBS1 TOL1 PPR3 POC23 KIL1 FRS1 ISF2 ATL1 DSF3 SLM1 TEX28 WIN4 CLT6 TAL7 ATL3 1st 6155 1999 DAY31 ATL4 SLM4 AND2 CLT20 MCH8 POC1 TOL28 SBS4 BLN1 POC2 KIL18 FRS3 FLM1 ISF2 WIN20 DSF22 SLM21 CLT6 TAL2 ATL3 2nd 5275 2000 DAY33 SLM2 AND18 CLT29 KIL1 FRS1 MCH13 POC5 TOL1 KEN6 BLN2 POC3 WIN1 ISF1 KEN12 DSF1 SLM1 CLT7 TAL13 ATL24 1st 4980 2001 DAY3 WIN11 SLM1 MEM3 GLN3 ISF1 DSF1 SLM1 TOL1 BLN3 1st 7080 Ford NSH2 GTY1 KEN1 CLT1 KAN2 MCH30 POC5 KEN1 MCH2 POC3 NSH1 CHI6 CLT3 TAL18 ATL3 2002 DAY3 ATL35 NSH1 SLM1 KEN1 CLT2 KAN1 POC9 MCH32 TOL1 SBO2 KEN2 BLN3 POC13 NSH1 ISF1 WIN1 DSF1 CHI3 SLM1 TAL3 CLT3 1st 6175 2003 DAY5 ATL5 NSH2 SLM2 TOL1 KEN2 CLT1 BLN1 KAN3 MCH3 LER1 POC2 POC3 NSH31 ISF1 WIN1 DSF5 CHI1 SLM22 TAL4 CLT21 SBO2 1st 6145 2004 DAY2 NSH4 SLM1 KEN20 TOL10 CLT3 KAN2 POC9 MCH10 SBO1 BLN1 KEN5 GTW2 POC2 LER1 NSH3 ISF2 TOL1 DSF1 CHI31 SLM23 TAL27 1st 5930 2005 DAY2 NSH7 SLM7 KEN1 TOL2 LAN4 MIL1 POC2 MCH1 KAN3 KEN4 BLN4 POC1 GTW7 LER1 NSH29 MCH19 ISF1 TOL1 DSF1 CHI9 SLM25 TAL5 1st 6000 2006 DAY10 NSH3 SLM25 WIN1 KEN28 TOL3 POC16 MCH19 KAN1 KEN2 BLN2 POC1 GTW10 NSH13 MCH27 ISF2 MIL3 TOL2 DSF31 CHI5 SLM2 TAL1 IOW32 1st 5480 2007 DAY5 USA7 NSH10 SLM22 KAN15 WIN3 KEN12 TOL4 IOW1 POC7 MCH13 BLN7 KEN10 POC25 NSH3 ISF1 MIL1 GTW12 DSF5 CHI6 SLM2 TAL2 TOL5 1st 5705 2008 Kimmel Racing 44 Dodge DAY5 2nd 5210 Ford SLM4 IOW3 KAN20 CAR10 KEN13 TOL12 POC26 MCH3 CAY2 KEN4 BLN3 POC32 NSH19 ISF1 DSF1 CHI11 SLM1 NJE10 TAL6 TOL3 2009 DAY11 SLM7 CAR11 TAL5 KEN5 TOL13 POC14 MCH12 MFD9 IOW7 KEN8 BLN12 POC5 ISF9 CHI5 TOL4 DSF2 NJE9 SLM4 KAN4 CAR2 3rd 5260 2010 DAY25 PBE12 SLM8 TEX6 TAL11 TOL4 POC5 MCH5 IOW6 MFD3 POC7 BLN5 NJE4 ISF12 CHI4 DSF15 TOL21 SLM9 KAN7 CAR6 4th 4785 2011 DAY10 TAL2 SLM3 TOL9 NJE6 CHI7 POC8 MCH9 WIN8 BLN8 IOW7 IRP12 POC10 ISF7 MAD6 DSF6 SLM5 KAN9 TOL21 3rd 4630 2012 ThorSport Racing Toyota DAY23 MOB17 SLM2 TAL7 TOL2 ELK4 POC6 MCH7 WIN11 NJE7 IOW5 CHI3 IRP1 POC4 BLN2 ISF1 MAD9 SLM4 DSFC KAN6 2nd 4810 2013 DAY4 MOB5 SLM6 TAL1 TOL3 ELK1 POC3 MCH3 ROA7 WIN1 CHI9 NJE5 POC2 BLN3 ISF4 MAD3 DSF7 IOW10 SLM3 KEN9 KAN1 1st 5735 2014 Win-Tron Racing Toyota DAY2 MOB5 SLM3 TAL8 TOL14 NJE5 POC7 MCH7 ELK11 WIN9 CHI10 IRP3 POC20 BLN6 ISF4 MAD4 DSF3 SLM24 KEN11 KAN21 4th 4725 2015 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY5 MOB NSH SLM TOL11 NJE POC11 MCH2 CHI5 WIN IOW IRP POC15 BLN3 ISF13 DSF7 SLM23 KEN KAN 13th 2010 15 TAL14 2016 Team Stange Racing 46 Ford DAY5 NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF 66th 370 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Ford SLM13 CHI KEN KAN

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International Race of Champions (key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.) International Race of Champions results Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref 2006 Pontiac DAY3 TEX8 DAY8 ATL7 7th 40