Sheldon Kinser

Sheldon Kinser (December 9, 1942 – August 1, 1988), was an American race-car driver.

Kinser, a Bloomington, Indiana native, died of cancer. He was a three-time USAC Sprint Car Series Champion (1977, 1981, 1982).He also drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.He competed during the 1975-1981 seasons, with 38 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 each year except 1980, when he failed to qualify.He had 11 top-10 finishes, with a best of third at Texas World Speedway in 1979.

Sheldon was the second cousin, 1x removed of Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws sprint-car champion, and second cousin, 2x removed of Mark Kinser.

• He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1992.

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