Frank Kimmel
| Frank Kimmel | |||||||
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| Nationality |
 American |
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| Born |
April 30, 1962 Clarksville, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Related to |
Bill Kimmel, Sr. Will Kimmel |
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| ARCA Racing Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 1991 | ||||||
| Current team | Team Stange Racing | ||||||
| Car no. | 46 | ||||||
| Former teams | Larry Clement Racing (1999-2007) Kimmel Racing (2008-2011) ThorSport Racing (2012-2013) Win-Tron Racing (2014) Venturini Motorsports (2015) |
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| Starts | 491 | ||||||
| Wins | 80 | ||||||
| Poles | 43 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 1998, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '13 | ||||||
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| 1998, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '13 | ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
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| 1992 | ARCA Permatex Super Car Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 54th (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 1999 Pepsi 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Pocono 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 94th (2001) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Pepsi 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 14 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 48th | ||||||
| Best finish | 44th (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Ford Credit 200 (Louisville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 20, 2014. | |||||||
Frank James Kimmel (born April 30, 1962) is an American racing driver. He competes in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 46 for Team Stange Racing on a limited schedule. Kimmel 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.
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 with his wife Donna. He has two children Holly and Frank II. He also has two years of college education. Kimmel is involved in his community, participating in school events and coaching youth sports.
Kimmel made his first career start racing street stock at the age of 15. Seven years later he moved to late models. Before racing in ARCA, Kimmel won three championships racing Late Models.
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. H He was taken to the hospital for observation overnight. 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.
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