Will Kimmel

William Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver and crew chief. He is the son of Bill Kimmel Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel. He currently crew chiefs his family team Kimmel Racing's No. 68 car in the ARCA Menards Series driven by Alli Owens. He has also competed part-time for the team as a driver each year since 2009. He has also previously made starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Racing 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.

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.

Kimmel crew chiefed his team's No. 68 car in the ARCA season-opener at Daytona in 2026.

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 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 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2015 Go FAS Racing 32 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN38 NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN39 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 46th 11

Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide 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 34 Pts Ref 2011 Go Green Racing 39 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN35 NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 85th 9 2014 TriStar Motorsports 44 Toyota DAY PHO33 LVS BRI22 CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH25 CHI28 KEN DOV KAN CLT38 TEX PHO HOM 41st 74

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 Pts Ref 2010 Kimmel Racing 44 Ford DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN21 NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 97th 100

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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 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 Pts Ref 2008 Hixson Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY31 KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 141st 75 2009 Kimmel Racing 68 Ford DAY18 SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF8 CHI TOL DSF33 NJE SLM KAN CAR 70th 395 2010 DAY PBE30 SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH ISF21 CHI DSF6 TOL SLM KAN CAR 37th 700 Mark Gibson Racing 59 Dodge IOW18 MFD POC15 BLN NJE 2011 Kimmel Racing 68 Ford DAY TAL38 SLM29 TOL NJE31 CHI31 POC32 MCH37 WIN27 BLN27 IOW37 IRP POC12 ISF4 MAD30 DSF8 SLM2 KAN17 TOL29 15th 2235 2012 DAY3 MOB25 SLM27 TAL6 TOLWth ELK26 POC34 MCH30 WIN27 NJE5 IOW38 CHI10 POC9 ISF11 SLM25 DSFC KAN9 12th 2990 69 IRP34 BLN27 MAD27 2013 68 DAY33 MOB27 SLM3 TAL36 TOL29 WIN20 BLN23 MAD22 8th 4215 69 ELK18 MCH7 ROA11 CHI4 NJE4 ISF28 DSF24 IOW9 SLM12 KAN6 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge POC31 POC7 KEN7 2014 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY38 MOB SLM POC4 MCH6 ELK CHI4 IRP POC2 BLN ISF5 DSF21 SLM KEN6 18th 1800 68 TAL36 TOL NJE WIN16 MAD27 KAN29 2015 69 DAY10 MOB23 NSH25 SLM20 TAL29 TOL NJE POC4 MCH16 CHI3 WIN20 IOW26 IRP POC17 BLN11 DSF14 KEN22 KAN21 11th 3000 Toyota ISF23 SLM3 2016 Chevy DAY18 NSH SLM TAL4 TOL 13th 2060 Ford NJE16 POC29 MCH POC10 BLN ISF19 DSF11 SLM18 CHI KEN KAN Cunningham Motorsports 22 Ford MAD10 WIN8 Higdon Racing 08 Chevy IOW18 IRP 2017 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY NSH SLM18 ELK22 POC MCH MAD20 IOW IRP26 POC WIN ISF9 ROA DSF7 SLM10 CHI KEN KAN 26th 1075 Chevy TAL33 TOL 2018 Ford DAY NSH24 SLM12 TAL TOL23 CLT POC MCH MAD GTW13 CHI15 IOW ELK POC ISFWth BLN DSF2 SLM IRP10 KAN13 18th 1310 2019 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF5 DSF18 SLM IRP KAN 51st 345 2020 DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY13 GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF14 KAN 46th 61 2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF6 MLW DSF BRI 34th 113 Toyota SLM KAN 2022 68 Ford DAY PHO TAL 24th 165 69 Toyota KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN Ford ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 2023 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 54th 72 2024 68 DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN 40th 106 69 CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 2025 68 DAY PHO TAL KAN 64th 74 69 CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 2026 DAY PHO KAN MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -* Toyota TAL GLN TOL

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 34th 36

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