Jimmy Kite (born February 18, 1976, in Effingham, Illinois) is a retired American race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 1997 and has competed in 34 IndyCar races, including five Indianapolis 500s.
In 2005, Kite intended to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and he made four starts before being called to replace the injured Paul Dana for Hemelgarn Racing in the IRL, where he completed the season after the Indy 500.
Largely out of racing since the end of the 2005 season, Kite founded JK Hobby World in November 2006. He failed in his attempt to qualify for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 in the PDM Racing No. 18 Panoz and failed to secure a ride for the 2008 race.
Motorsports career results
American open-wheel (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
IndyCar Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref 1996-97 Team ScandiaNHMLVSWDWPHXINDYTXSPPIRCLTNH2LV2 27th 76 1998 Team ScandiaWDWPHXINDYTXS NHMDOV 31st 52 Sinden Racing ServicesCLTPPIRATLTX2LVS 1999 McCormack MotorsportsWDWPHXCLTINDYTXSPPIRATLDOVPPIRLVSTX2 24th 86 2000 Blueprint RacingWDWPHXLSVINDYTXSPPIRATLKTYTX2 24th 79 2001 McCormack MotorsportsPHXHMSATLINDYTXSPPIRRIRKANNSHKTYSTLCHITX2 NC - 2002 Sam Schmidt MotorsportsHMSPHXFONNAZINDYTXSPPIRRIRKANNSHMCHKTYGATCHITX2 NC - 2003 PDM RacingHMSPHXMOTINDYTXSPPIRRIRKANNSHMCHSTKKTYNAZCHIFONTX2 32nd 17 2005 HemelgarnHMSPHXSTPMOTINDYTXSRIRKANNSHMILMCHKTYPPIRSNMCHIWGLFON 22nd 163 2007 PDM Racing HMS STP MOT KANINDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MOH MCH KTY SNM DET CHI NC -
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums(Non-win) Top 10s(Non-podium) Indianapolis 500Wins Championships9734000400
Indy 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 1998 Dallara Oldsmobile 26th 11th Scandia 1999 G-Force Oldsmobile 28th 24th McCormack 2000 G-Force Oldsmobile 25th 30th Blueprint Racing 2001 G-Force Oldsmobile Failed to Qualify McCormack 2002 Dallara Chevrolet Failed to Qualify Schmidt 2003 Dallara Chevrolet 32nd 13th PDM 2005 Dallara Toyota 32nd 32nd Hemelgarn 2007 Panoz Honda Failed to Qualify PDM
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2007 SWE RacingHMSSTP1STP2INDYMILIMS1IMS2IOWWGL1WGL2NSHMOHKTYSNM1SNM2CHI 36th 20
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman 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 2005 MRD Motorsports 06 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 49th 403
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 Pts Ref 1998 Andy Evans 45 Ford DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL NA -
References
External links Jimmy Kite at ChampCarStats.com