Jimmy Kite
Jimmy Kite at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2008.
NationalityAmerican
Born (1976-02-18) February 18, 1976
Effingham, Illinois
IRL IndyCar Series
Years active1997–2003, 2005, 2007
Former teamsTeam Scandia
Sinden Racing
McCormack Motorsports
Blueprint Racing
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
PDM Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
Starts34
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish22nd in 2005
Previous series
2007
2005
1998

1994-1995, 1997, 1999-2001, 2002-2003, 2005		Indy Lights
Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Racing Series
USAC Silver Crown Series
Awards
1997USAC Sliver Crown Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish49th (2005)
First race2005 World Financial Group 200 (Atlanta)
Last race2005 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

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, 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 Ref
1996-97 Team Scandia NHM LVS WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR
20		 CLT
15		 NH2
23		 LV2
6		 27th 76 [1]
1998 Team Scandia WDW
16		 PHX
18		 INDY
11		 TXS
Wth		 NHM DOV 31st 52 [2]
Sinden Racing Services CLT
23		 PPIR ATL TX2 LVS
1999 McCormack Motorsports WDW PHX CLT INDY
24		 TXS
25		 PPIR
15		 ATL
9		 DOV
16		 PPIR
8		 LVS TX2 24th 86 [3]
2000 Blueprint Racing WDW PHX
16		 LSV
16		 INDY
30
 TXS
16		 PPIR
24		 ATL
12		 KTY
17		 TX2
21		 24th 79 [4]
2001 McCormack Motorsports PHX HMS ATL INDY
DNQ		 TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 NC - [5]
2002 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS PHX FON NAZ INDY
DNQ		 TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MCH KTY GAT CHI TX2 NC - [6]
2003 PDM Racing HMS PHX MOT INDY
13		 TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MCH STK KTY NAZ CHI FON TX2 32nd 17 [7]
2005 Hemelgarn HMS PHX STP MOT INDY
32		 TXS
22		 RIR
13		 KAN
19		 NSH
13		 MIL
14		 MCH
13		 KTY
10		 PPIR
17		 SNM CHI
18		 WGL FON
13		 22nd 163 [8]
2007 PDM Racing HMS STP MOT KAN INDY
DNQ		 MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MCH KTY SNM DET CHI NC - [9]
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 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 Racing HMS STP1 STP2 INDY MIL IMS1 IMS2 IOW WGL1 WGL2 NSH MDO KTY SNM1 SNM2 CHI
10		 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2005 MRD Motorsports 06 Chevy DAY CAL ATL
19		 MAR GTY
18		 MFD CLT
DNQ		 DOV TEX
24		 MCH MLW KAN
22		 KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 49th 403 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jimmy Kite – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.


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