Will Kimmel
American racing driver
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William Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver and crew chief. He is the son of Bill Kimmel Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel. He currently crew chiefs his family team Kimmel Racing's No. 68 car in the ARCA Menards Series driven by Alli Owens. He has also competed part-time for the team as a driver each year since 2009. He has also previously made starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Sellersburg, Indiana, U.S.
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Kimmel in the ARCA race at Pocono Raceway in August 2011 | |||||||
| Born | May 11, 1988 Sellersburg, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 46th | ||||||
| Best finish | 46th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Quaker State 400 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas) | ||||||
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| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 41st | ||||||
| Best finish | 41st (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Feed the Children 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 97th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 143 races run over 18 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 69 (Kimmel Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Cayuga ARCA Re/Max 250 (Cayuga) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Henry Ford Health 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of June 5, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
Kimmel began his racing career in 1998;[1] in 2006, he began competing at Salem Speedway, winning the track's Rookie of the Year award for Super Late Model drivers. The following year he won the track's championship, becoming the youngest driver to do so.[2] He made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series in 2008, competing in 62 races in the series between 2008 and 2013 with a best finish of second at Salem in 2011.[3] Kimmel also won the Polar Bear 150 street-stock race at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, beating Kurt Busch.[4]
In 2010, Kimmel made his debut in NASCAR competition, driving the No. 44 Ford in a Camping World Truck Series event at Kentucky Speedway,[5] finishing 21st.[6] He made his first start in the Nationwide Series the following year at Kentucky Speedway, driving for Go Green Racing;[7] he finished 35th after an accident.[8]
In January 2014, Kimmel announced that he would be driving for TriStar Motorsports part-time in the Nationwide Series during the 2014 season, competing in five events driving the No. 44 Toyota.[9]
On May 12, 2015, Kimmel joined Go FAS Racing for his Sprint Cup Series debut, which took place in the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky.[10] Kimmel finished in 38th, five laps behind the leaders. He then raced at Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400, and finished 39th.
Kimmel crew chiefed his team's No. 68 car in the ARCA season-opener at Daytona in 2026.[11]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series
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| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2015 | Go FAS Racing | 32 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN 38 |
NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN 39 |
TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 11 | [12] | ||
Nationwide Series
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| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2011 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN 35 |
NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 85th | 9 | [13] | |
| 2014 | TriStar Motorsports | 44 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 33 |
LVS | BRI 22 |
CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH 25 |
CHI 28 |
KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT 38 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 41st | 74 | [14] | ||
Camping World Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series East
* Season still in progress