Mikey Kile Explained

Mikey Kile
Birth Date:6 February 1983
Birth Place:Westlake, Louisiana, U.S.
Total Busch Races:6
Years In Busch:2
Best Busch Pos:41st (2011)
First Busch Race:2010 Nashville 300 (Nashville)
Last Busch Race:2011 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Total Truck Races:6
Years In Truck:1
Best Truck Pos:39th (2009)
First Truck Race:2009 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last Truck Race:2009 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0
Updated:September 21, 2013

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.

Personal life

Kile 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. Kile graduated from Westlake High School in 2001, and is married, to Kasha, with one son.[1]

Career

Kile 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; 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.[3] [4] He also made his first career start in the NASCAR-sanctioned Nationwide Series in 2010, at Nashville Superspeedway for Braun Racing.[5]

Kile competed on a limited basis in the Nationwide Series for Turner Motorsports in 2011,[6] 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]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435PtsRef
2010Braun Racing10ToyotaDAYCALLVSBRINSH
33
PHOTEXTALRCHDARDOVCLTNSHKENROANHADAYCHIGTYIRPIOWGLNMCHBRICGVATLRCHDOVKANCALCLTGTYTEXPHOHOM132nd64[8]
2011Turner Motorsports30ChevyDAYPHOLVSBRICALTEXTALNSH
29
RCHDARDOVIOWCLTCHI
33
MCHROADAYKENNHA
16
NSH
15
IRPIOW
19
GLNCGVBRIATLRCHCHIDOVKANCLTTEXPHOHOM41st108[9]

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021PtsRef
2009K-Automotive Racing29ChevyDAY
27
SLMCARTAL
4
KEN
25
TOLPOC
8
MCH
6
MFDIOWKEN
30
BLNPOC
15
ISFCHITOLDSFNJESLMKAN
6
CAR29th1235[11]
2010Venturini Motorsports25ToyotaDAY
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
5th4740[12]
ChevySLM
20
ISF
2
DSF
3
2012Andy Belmont Racing1FordDAY
16
MOB
4
SLM
12
TAL
22
TOL
6
ELKPOCMCHWINNJEIOWCHIIRPPOCBLNISFMADSLMDSFKAN28th1100[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mikey Kile: Life in the fast lane. Anderson. Roderick. July 18, 2010. Sulphur Daily News. 2012-03-30. Sulphur, Louisiana. dead. https://archive.today/20130203041430/http://www.sulphurdailynews.com/features/x393524616/Mikey-Kile-Life-in-the-fast-lane. February 3, 2013.
  2. Web site: Drivers - Mikey Kile. Turner Motorsports. 2012-03-30.
  3. Web site: Mikey Kile uses late caution at Michigan International Speedway for first ARCA victory. Olson. Josh. June 11, 2010. Jackson Citizen Patriot. 2012-03-30. Jackson, Michigan.
  4. Web site: Turner Motorsports Adds Mikey Kile. March 16, 2011. National Speed Sport News. 2012-03-30.
  5. Web site: Mikey Kile Gets His Big Break. March 25, 2010. Fox News. 2012-03-30.
  6. Web site: Kile Joins Turner Motorsports. https://archive.today/20130208124305/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2011/03/Kile-Joins-Turner-Motorsports.aspx. dead. February 8, 2013. March 26, 2011. Motor Racing Network. 2012-03-30.
  7. Web site: Mikey Kile Looks For Daytona Triumph. February 13, 2012. The Auto Channel. 2012-03-30.
  8. Web site: Mikey Kile – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 1, 2020.
  9. Web site: Mikey Kile – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 1, 2020.
  10. Web site: Mikey Kile – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 1, 2020.
  11. Web site: Mikey Kile – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 1, 2020.
  12. Web site: Mikey Kile – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 1, 2020.
  13. Web site: Mikey Kile – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 1, 2020.