Draft:Kimmel Racing
| Owner(s) | Frank Kimmel Will Kimmel Bill Kimmel |
|---|---|
| Series | ARCA Menards Series |
| Race drivers | ARCA Menards Series: 68. Scott Melton 69. Nolan Wilson |
| Sponsors | ARCA Menards Series: 68. TBA 69. TBA |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet Ford Toyota |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Career | |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 9 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Race victories | 3 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Kimmel Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series. In the ARCA Menards Series, they field the No. 68 Ford part-time for Scott Melton and the No. 69 Ford part-time for Nolan Wilson.
History
[edit]Kimmel Racing started in 1949 when Bill Kimmel Sr. saw a good friend Cotton Priddy hauling his race car to Sportsdrome Speedway in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Bill Sr. would have a car of his own the very next week and Kimmel Racing was born. Bill Sr. raced through out the Midwest from Michigan to Florida, New York to Illinois and all points in between. He won over 500 feature events and over 12 track championships. Bill Sr. passed his racing abilities to his three son's Thom, Bill Jr. and Frank.
Frank and Bill Jr. followed their Dad in the late 1970s and 1980s. Frank would start driving before he ever had a driver's license while Bill Jr. would continue to work on Bill Sr. car. Local late model racing shifted from the Louisville Fairgrounds to the Sportsdrome; Frank was racing in street stock division and Bill Sr. was really wanting Bill Jr. to start driving as he had most certainly ran his share of races.
ARCA Menards Series
[edit]Car No. 68 history
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Car No. 68 results
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts |
| 2018 | Scott Melton | 68 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM | IRP 25 |
KAN | 81st | 180 |
| 2024 | Gil Linster | DAY 7 |
PHO | 40th | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Scofield | TAL 32 |
DOV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Melton | KAN Wth |
CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Basham | SLM 23 |
ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Scott Melton | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | ||||
Car No. 69 history
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Car No. 69 results
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts |
| 2019 | Scott Melton | 69 | Ford | DAY 32 |
FIF | SLM | TAL 18 |
NSH | TOL | SLM 12 |
IRP 14 |
15th | 1645 | ||||||||||||
| Toyota | CLT 14 |
POC 13 |
MCH 9 |
MAD | GTW | CHI 10 |
ELK | IOW 15 |
POC | ISF | DSF | KAN 14 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Ford | DAY 10 |
PHO | TAL 11 |
IOW 15 |
KAN | TOL | TOL | 16th | 223 | |||||||||||||||
| Toyota | POC 10 |
IRP | KEN 17 |
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| Chevy | MCH 13 |
DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ford | DAY 32 |
PHO | TAL 10 |
22nd | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | KAN 20 |
TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | CLT 16 |
MOH | POC 23 |
ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH 14 |
ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN 12 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Ford | DAY 30 |
PHO | TAL 28 |
KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | 26th | 125 | |||||||||||||
| Toyota | POC 11 |
IRP | MCH 15 |
GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN 11 |
BRI | SLM | TOL | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Ford | DAY 38 |
PHO | TAL 8 |
21st | 220 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | KAN 14 |
CLT 23 |
BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW 12 |
POC 13 |
MCH 18 |
IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN 7 |
BRI | SLM | TOL | ||||||||
| 2024 | Ford | DAY 27 |
PHO | TAL 14 |
DOV | KAN Wth |
73rd | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| Will Kimmel | CLT 4 |
IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM 4 |
ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF 18 |
GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Nolan Wilson | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | |||
ARCA Menards Series East
[edit]Car No. 69 history
[edit]In 2023, the team fielded their 69 car in 4 races with 3 drivers, Will Kimmel at the inaugural race Flat Rock, Scott Melton at Iowa, and Mike Basham at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) and at Bristol.
Car No. 69 results
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | |
| 2023 | Will Kimmel | 69 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS 8 |
34th | 36 | |||||
| Scott Melton | Toyota | IOW 12 |
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| Mike Basham | Ford | IRP 24 |
MLW | BRI 32 | ||||||||||
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