Америкалық автокөлік жарысшысы Фрэнк Киммел

American race car driver

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. He has won the ARCA championship ten times, including eight consecutive. He won the championship in 1998 and also won the 2000 through 2007 championships, and again in 2013. Kimmel is currently the general manager for KBR Development, which fields the No. 28 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 Munter, Gavin Harlien, and Hailie Deegan.

Frank 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.

Kimmel's first ARCA start was in 1990. His first full season was 1992, driving the #02 Indiana Steel Co. Pontiac. Kimmel was consistent and was able to claim Rookie of the Year honors. Frank won his first race at Toledo Speedway in 1994. He is the only ten time champion in the ARCA Racing Series and the only driver to win eight championships in a row (2000–2007). Kimmel became the first ever ARCA Racing Series driver to be assigned a seat in the IROC (International Race of Champions) Series in 2006. As of 2006, the crew chief on Kimmel's team is his brother, Bill Kimmel Jr. In 2008, the Kimmel brothers left Larry Clement Racing to form their own team, known as Kimmel Racing. 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 3 car crash on lap 68 at Pocono Raceway, suffering a concussion. Though lacking a title sponsor for the entire year of 2008, Frank and team were able to pull out a 2nd 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 Racing 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 continues to this day. 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 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

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

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

(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