Matt Kemp (racing driver)
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Sawyer, Michigan, U.S.
| Matt Kemp | |||||||
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| Born | January 25, 1999 Sawyer, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 20 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 19 (Maples Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 16th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Herr's Snacks 200 (Berlin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 11 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 34th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Cook Out 200 (Hickory) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 25, 2026. | |||||||
Matt Kemp (born January 25, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet for Maples Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing.
From 2014 to 2015, Kemp would make select starts in the Midwest Indoor Racing Series Arena-Mini Cup Division and the Vores Compact Touring Series in the North Division before making a lone start in the Great Lakes Super Mini Cup Series.[1]
In 2019, Kemp would run full-time in the Midwest Classic Racers Series, driving the No. 1a entry, where he would win one race at South Bend Motor Speedway and would finish in the top-ten in all the races on the schedule on his way to finish third in the points standings. He would go on to finish second in the points and win six races between 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Kemp would win seven races and would once again finish in the top-ten in every race, and would go on to win the championship over Troy Hoffman by over fifty points.[1][2]
In 2023, Kemp would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Berlin Raceway, driving the No. 12 Ford for Fast Track Racing, where he would start twelfth and finish thirteenth due to issue with the rear end of the car.[3] He would then make another start at Iowa Speedway, where he would also make his ARCA Menards Series East debut, as it was a combination event with the main ARCA series. He would start fifteenth but finish nineteenth after 29 laps due to mechanical issues.[4] He then made another start at Kansas Speedway, this time driving the No. 11, where he finished twentieth due to vibrations in the car.[5]
In 2024, it was announced that Kemp would return to the East Series at Flat Rock Speedway, once again driving for Fast Track Racing.[6] He had previously tested with the team at the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway,[7] where he placed 47th in the overall results between the two testing days.[8] He went on the finish in sixth place after starting in the same position.[9] He also ran at Berlin Raceway in the main ARCA series, finishing in seventeenth due to mechanical issues,[10] and the season ending race at Toledo Speedway for FTR, this time in the No. 01 Ford, where he finished in 21st after running only seven laps once again due to mechanical issues.[11]
In 2025, Kemp made his superspeedway debut at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 12 Ford for FTR, where he finished in 35th due to suspension issues.[12] He made several starts between the main ARCA series and East series throughout the remainder of the year, getting a best finish of fourth at the East Series race at Flat Rock Speedway, a race where he started on the front row in second.[13]
In April 2026, it was announced that Kemp will drive a partial schedule for Maples Motorsports, beginning at Kansas Speedway.[14]
