| Will Kimmel | |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Sellersburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Related To: | Frank Kimmel |
| Total Cup Races: | 2 |
| Years In Cup: | 1 |
| Prev Cup Pos: | 46th |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 46th (2015) |
| First Cup Race: | 2015 Quaker State 400 (Kentucky) |
| Last Cup Race: | 2015 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| Total Busch Races: | 6 |
| Years In Busch: | 2 |
| Prev Busch Pos: | 41st |
| Prev Busch Year: | 2014 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 41st (2014) |
| First Busch Race: | 2011 Feed the Children 300 (Kentucky) |
| Last Busch Race: | 2014 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 1 |
| Years In Truck: | 1 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 97th (2010) |
| First Truck Race: | 2010 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca Races: | 134 |
| Years In Arca: | 17 |
| Arca Car Team: | No. 68/69 (Kimmel Racing) |
| Best Arca Pos: | 8th (2013) |
| First Arca Race: | 2008 Cayuga ARCA Re/Max 250 (Cayuga) |
| Last Arca Race: | 2024 General Tire 150 (Charlotte) |
| Arca Wins: | 0 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 46 |
| Arca Poles: | 1 |
| Updated: | October 4, 2020 |
Will Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver. He is the son of Bill Kimmel, Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel. He previously competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for family-owned Kimmel Racing. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series for Go Fas Racing.
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.
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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 | 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 | [12] | |
| 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 | [13] | ||
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