Jimmy Kite
American racing driver
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| Intro | American racing driver | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Engineer Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Engineering Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 February 1976, Effingham | |
| Age | 48 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
The details
Biography
Jimmy Kite (born February 18, 1976 in Effingham, Illinois) is an American race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1997 and has competed in over 30 IRL races, including five Indianapolis 500s. In 2005, he 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 #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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | Scandia | NHM | LVS | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPI Ret | CHR Ret | NH2 Ret | LV2 6 | 27th | 76 | |||||||
| 1998 | Scandia | WDW Ret | PHX 18 | INDY 11 | TXS | NHM | DOV | CHR Ret | PPI | ATL | TX2 | LVS | 31st | 52 | ||||||
| 1999 | McCormack | WDW | PHX | INDY Ret | TXS Ret | PPI 15 | ATL 9 | DOV Ret | PP2 8 | LVS | TX2 | 24th | 86 | |||||||
| 2000 | Blueprint | WDW | PHX Ret | LSV 16 | INDY Ret | TXS Ret | PPI Ret | ATL 12 | KTY Ret | TX2 Ret | 24th | 79 | ||||||||
| 2001 | McCormack | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY DNQ | TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | NC | - | ||||
| 2002 | Schmidt | HMS | PHX | CAL | NZR | INDY Rpl | TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | NC | - | ||
| 2003 | PDM | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 13 | TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STK | KTY | NZR | CHI | CAL | TX2 | 32nd | 17 | |
| 2005 | Hemelgarn | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT | INDY Ret | TXS Ret | RIR 13 | KAN 19 | NSH 13 | MIL 14 | MIS 13 | KTY 10 | PPI 17 | SNM | CHI 18 | WGL | CAL 13 | 22nd | 163 |
| 2007 | PDM | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY DNQ | MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MIS | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | NC | - |
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) | Top 10s (Non-podium) | Indianapolis 500 Wins | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Practicing for the 2007 Indianapolis 500
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 |
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | McCormack | |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | Raced by Mark Dismore | Schmidt | |
| 2003 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 32nd | 13th | PDM |
| 2005 | Dallara | Toyota | 32nd | 32nd | Hemelgarn |
| 2007 | Panoz | Honda | Failed to Qualify | PDM | |