Jimmy Kite Explained

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	CLT	NH2	LV2								27th	76	[1]
1998	Team Scandia	WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	NHM	DOV												31st	52	[2]
	Sinden Racing Services							CLT	PPIR	ATL	TX2	LVS
1999	McCormack Motorsports	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	DOV	PPIR	LVS	TX2							24th	86	[3]
2000	Blueprint Racing	WDW	PHX	LSV	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	KTY	TX2									24th	79	[4]
2001	McCormack Motorsports	PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2					NC	-	[5]
2002	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	HMS	PHX	FON	NAZ	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TX2			NC	-	[6]
2003	PDM Racing	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH	STK	KTY	NAZ	CHI	FON	TX2		32nd	17	[7]
2005	Hemelgarn	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON	22nd	163	[8]
2007	PDM Racing	HMS	STP	MOT	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	MCH	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	NC	-	[9]

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

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (

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

External links

• Jimmy Kite at ChampCarStats.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 1997 Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
2. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
3. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
4. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
5. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
6. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2002 Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
7. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2003 IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
8. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2005 IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
9. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2007 IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
10. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 2, 2023.
11. Web site: Jimmy Kite – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 9, 2024.