Mikey Kile (born February 6, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver. He currently competes part-time in Dirt Super Late Models in the No. 25 Longhorn Chassis for his own team.
| Mikey Kile | |||||||
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| Born | February 6, 1983 Westlake, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 41st (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Nashville 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 39th (2009) | ||||||
| First race | 2009 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2009 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 21, 2013. | |||||||
Personal life
editKile was born in Westlake, Louisiana on February 6, 1983, and still resides there; he is a fourth-generation racing driver, with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all competing in various forms of motorsport.[1] Kile graduated from Westlake High School in 2001, and is married, to Kasha, with one son.[1]
Career
editKile began his racing career at age eight, competing in kart racing events;[1] he would win national championships in World Karting Association and International Kart Federation competition during his karting career.[2] Kile moved to stock car competition in 2005, competing in the USAR Pro Cup Series and the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series; his best Pro Cup season came in 2008, winning his first race in the series at Salem Speedway as well as the Northern Division Rookie of the Year award.[2]
Kile moved up to NASCAR and ARCA competition in 2009, competing for Brad Keselowski Racing on a limited basis;[3] running for Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Re/MAX Series in 2010, he finished fifth in points, scoring his first career win at Michigan International Speedway.[4][5] He also made his first career start in the NASCAR-sanctioned Nationwide Series in 2010, at Nashville Superspeedway for Braun Racing.[6]
Kile competed on a limited basis in the Nationwide Series for Turner Motorsports in 2011,[3] scoring a best finish of fifteenth at Nashville Superspeedway in July; he planned to return to the team for a limited schedule in 2012, as well as running the full 2012 ARCA Racing Series schedule for Andy Belmont Racing.[7]
This article needs to be updated. (January 2021) |
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.)
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 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2010 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH 33 |
PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 132nd | 64 | [8] |
| 2011 | Turner Motorsports | 30 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH 29 |
RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI 33 |
MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA 16 |
NSH 15 |
IRP | IOW 19 |
GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 41st | 108 | [9] | |
Camping World Truck 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brad Keselowski Racing | 29 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR 12 |
KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW 11 |
MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI 27 |
IOW | GTW 11 |
NHA | LVS 21 |
MAR | TAL | TEX 16 |
PHO | HOM | 39th | 684 | [10] | |||||||||||||
ARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | K-Automotive Racing | 29 | Chevy | DAY 27 |
SLM | CAR | TAL 4 |
KEN 25 |
TOL | POC 8 |
MCH 6 |
MFD | IOW | KEN 30 |
BLN | POC 15 |
ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN 6 |
CAR | 29th | 1235 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY 16 |
PBE 7 |
TEX 10 |
TAL 5 |
TOL 10 |
POC 2* |
MCH 1 |
IOW 30 |
MFD 9 |
POC 8 |
BLN 7 |
NJE 6 |
CHI 25 |
TOL 19 |
SLM 4 |
KAN 4* |
CAR 10 |
5th | 4740 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | SLM 20 |
ISF 2 |
DSF 3 |
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| 2012 | Andy Belmont Racing | 1 | Ford | DAY 16 |
MOB 4 |
SLM 12 |
TAL 22 |
TOL 6 |
ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | 28th | 1100 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Anderson, Roderick (July 18, 2010). "Mikey Kile: Life in the fast lane". Sulphur Daily News. Sulphur, Louisiana. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ a b "Drivers - Mikey Kile". Turner Motorsports. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ a b "Kile Joins Turner Motorsports". Motor Racing Network. March 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Olson, Josh (June 11, 2010). "Mikey Kile uses late caution at Michigan International Speedway for first ARCA victory". Jackson Citizen Patriot. Jackson, Michigan. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Turner Motorsports Adds Mikey Kile". National Speed Sport News. March 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Mikey Kile Gets His Big Break". Fox News. March 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Mikey Kile Looks For Daytona Triumph". The Auto Channel. February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Mikey Kile – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mikey Kile – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mikey Kile – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mikey Kile – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mikey Kile – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mikey Kile – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links
edit- Mikey Kile driver statistics at Racing-Reference