Jason Andrew Kitzmiller (born July 25, 1973) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet SS for CR7 Motorsports. He also competes part-time in the Grand National Super Series Presented By ECC, where he's captured multiple victories.
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| Born | Jason Andrew Kitzmiller July 25, 1973 Petersburg, West Virginia | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 28 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 97 (CR7 Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 18th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Reese's 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 35th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 17, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly racing career
editARCA Menards Series
editKitzmiller would announce his debut in the ARCA Menards Series in 2020, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet for CR7 Motorsports in a press release, saying "Without a doubt, this will be the biggest race of my career thus far and I've got a ton of knowledge and support behind me, I just hope to mind my manners and keep our No. 97 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet out of trouble."[1] He would finish 32nd with engine troubles. Throughout the season, he would make six more starts with CR7 Motorsports, earning two top 10s that year at Talladega and Michigan. He would end up finishing 18th in the standings with 212 points.
In 2021, he would return to the series, again with CR7 Motorsports as a part-timer.[2] In six races, he would not get any top 10s, with a best of 11th at Daytona and Charlotte. He would have a worse season in 2021, finishing 24th in the standings with 177 points.
ARCA Menards Series East
editKitzmiller would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East in a combination event with the ARCA Menards Series at the 2020 Bush's Beans 200, finishing 13th. He would race in the next year's Bristol race, this time finishing 22nd.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
editOn February 10, 2022, CR7 Motorsports announced that Kitzmiller will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in the 2022 NextEra Energy 250, driving the No. 97, which is his main ARCA number, for a second entry.[3] However, he withdrew from the event after crashing his primary truck in practice and not having a backup truck.
Personal life
editKitzmiller has been the president of A. L. L. Construction, a construction company in West Virginia.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | CR7 Motorsports | 97 | Chevy | DAY Wth |
LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRI | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNO | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 115th | N/A | [4] | |||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | CR7 Motorsports | 97 | Chevy | DAY 32 |
PHO | TAL 8 |
POC 14 |
IRP | KEN 10 |
IOW | KAN 11 |
TOL | TOL | MCH 8 |
DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI 13 |
WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | 18th | 212 | [5] |
| 2021 | DAY 11 |
PHO | TAL 15 |
KAN | TOL | CLT 11 |
MOH | POC 17 |
ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH 12 |
ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI 22 |
SLM | KAN | 24th | 177 | [6] | |||
| 2022 | DAY 34 |
PHO | TAL 14 |
KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC 9 |
IRP | MCH 12 |
GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 33rd | 107 | [7] | |||
| 2023 | DAY 19 |
PHO | TAL 26 |
KAN 23 |
CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC 11 |
MCH 13 |
IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 34th | 129 | [8] | |||
| 2024 | DAY 6 |
PHO | TAL 33 |
DOV | KAN | CLT 9 |
IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH 7 |
ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN 10 |
TOL | 29th | 155 | [9] | |||
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | CR7 Motorsports | 97 | Chevy | NSM | TOL | DOV DNS |
TOL | BRI 13 |
FIF | 32nd | 34 | [10] | ||
| 2021 | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW | MLW | BRI 22 |
53rd | 22 | [11] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller leans on veteran CR7 Motorsports team for ARCA debut" (PDF). The Racing Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller upbeat for Daytona return | SpeedwayMedia.com". Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 10, 2022). "Jason Kitzmiller Making Truck Series Debut at Daytona, Driving Second CR7 Motorsports Entry". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Jason Kitzmiller – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
External links
edit- Jason Kitzmiller driver statistics at Racing-Reference