Anthony Kumpen | |||||||
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Kumpen (right) with teammate Maxime Dumarey in 2015
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Nationality | Belgium | ||||||
Born |
Hasselt, Belgium |
3 November 1978 ||||||
Related to | Max Verstappen (nephew) | ||||||
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |||||||
Debut season | 2014 | ||||||
Current team | PK Carsport | ||||||
Car no. | 24 | ||||||
Championships | 2 (2014, 2016) | ||||||
Wins | 7 | ||||||
Podiums | 27 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2014, 2016 | ||||||
Finished last season | 1st (2016) | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
2001–2003 2001 |
American Le Mans Rolex Sports Car Series |
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Championship titles | |||||||
2014, 2016 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 46 (Precision Performance Motorsports) | ||||||
2016 position | 70th | ||||||
Best finish | 52nd (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2015 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Participating years | 2001–2004 | ||||||
Teams | Paul Belmondo Racing, Team Carsport Holland / Racing Box, Carsport America, Taurus Sports Racing | ||||||
Best finish | 40th (2001) | ||||||
Statistics current as of 25 February 2017. |
Anthony Kumpen (born 3 November 1978) is a Belgian professional racing driver. As the overall winner of the 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season, he received his license to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He currently competes part-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 46 Chevrolet Camaro for Precision Performance Motorsports.
In 1988, Kumpen started Kart racing. He moved on to Belcar, the Belgian Racing Car Championship, in 1998, winning the GT2 championship in his first year, and the GT championship in 1999. He won several more Belgian GT and GTA championships over the next decade. In 2000, he won the overall classification at the 24 Hours of Zolder, a feat he would repeat in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2012 for a record total of 6 victories.
In 2000, he started competing in the FIA GT Championship for the Paul Belmondo Racing team. His first victory in a race in this championship followed in 2002. More victories followed in 2005 (2), 2006, 2008 and 2009 (2).
He also competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 2014, he competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for the PK Carsport team, driving a Holden VF Commodore. He won one race in the championship, and ended the season in first place, one point ahead of defending champion Ander Vilariño.
His win gave him a license to compete in the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, racing for Bill McAnally. On 7 June, as part of the Nexteer Automotive Road To Daytona program, he announced his intentions to compete in the Xfinity Series, running three races at Iowa Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. In 2016, he announced that he would run the Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona for Precision Performance Motorsports, driving the No. 46 Chevy. He continued his part-time slate in the Xfinity Series in 2017, adding two races at Daytona and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, driving the No. 46 Chevy for PPM.