# Will Kimmel

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 currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for the family-owned Kimmel Racing. He previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

## Career

Kimmel began his racing career in 1998; 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. 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. Kimmel also won the Polar Bear 150 street-stock race at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, beating Kurt Busch.

### NASCAR

In 2010, Kimmel made his debut in NASCAR competition, driving the No. 44 Ford in a Camping World Truck Series event at Kentucky Speedway, finishing 21st. He made his first start in the Nationwide Series the following year at Kentucky Speedway, driving for Go Green Racing; he finished 35th after an accident.
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.
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. Kimmel finished in 38th, five laps behind the leaders. He then raced at Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400, and finished 39th.

## 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.)

#### Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results :
| 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 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2015 | Go FAS Racing | 32 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN 38 | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN 39 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 11 | |

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results :
| 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 | NNSC | 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 | |
| 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 | |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results :
| 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 |
| 2010 | Kimmel Racing | 44 | Ford | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI | CHI | KEN 21 | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 97th | 100 | |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Menards Series

(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 :
| 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | Hixson Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY 31 | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 141st | 75 | |
| 2009 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY 18 | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF 8 | CHI | TOL | DSF 33 | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | 70th | 395 | |
| 2010 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY | PBE 30 | SLM | TEX | TAL | TOL | POC | MCH | | | | | | ISF 21 | CHI | DSF 6 | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | | 37th | 700 | |
| 2010 | Mark Gibson Racing | 59 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | IOW 18 | MFD | POC 15 | BLN | NJE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 700 | |
| 2011 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY | TAL 38 | SLM 29 | TOL | NJE 31 | CHI 31 | POC 32 | MCH 37 | WIN 27 | BLN 27 | IOW 37 | IRP | POC 12 | ISF 4 | MAD 30 | DSF 8 | SLM 2 | KAN 17 | TOL 29 | | | 15th | 2235 | |
| 2012 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY 3 | MOB 25 | SLM 27 | TAL 6 | TOL Wth | ELK 26 | POC 34 | MCH 30 | WIN 27 | NJE 5 | IOW 38 | CHI 10 | | POC 9 | | ISF 11 | | SLM 25 | DSF C | KAN 9 | | 12th | 2990 | |
| 2012 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 34 | | BLN 27 | | MAD 27 | | | | | | | | 12th | 2990 |
| 2013 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY 33 | MOB 27 | SLM 3 | TAL 36 | TOL 29 | | | | | WIN 20 | | | | BLN 23 | | MAD 22 | | | | | | 8th | 4215 | |
| 2013 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | | | | | | ELK 18 | | MCH 7 | ROA 11 | | CHI 4 | NJE 4 | | | ISF 28 | | DSF 24 | IOW 9 | SLM 12 | | KAN 6 | 8th | 4215 | |
| 2013 | Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Dodge | | | | | | | POC 31 | | | | | | POC 7 | | | | | | | KEN 7 | | 8th | 4215 | |
| 2014 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY 38 | MOB | SLM | | | | POC 4 | MCH 6 | ELK | | CHI 4 | IRP | POC 2 | BLN | ISF 5 | | DSF 21 | SLM | KEN 6 | | | 18th | 1800 | |
| 2014 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | | | | TAL 36 | TOL | NJE | | | | WIN 16 | | | | | | MAD 27 | | | | KAN 29 | | 18th | 1800 | |
| 2015 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY 10 | MOB 23 | NSH 25 | SLM 20 | TAL 29 | TOL | NJE | POC 4 | MCH 16 | CHI 3 | WIN 20 | IOW 26 | IRP | POC 17 | BLN 11 | | DSF 14 | | KEN 22 | KAN 21 | | 11th | 3000 | |
| 2015 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ISF 23 | | SLM 3 | | | | | | 11th | 3000 | |
| 2016 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Chevy | DAY 18 | NSH | SLM | TAL 4 | TOL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 2060 | |
| 2016 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | | | | | | NJE 16 | POC 29 | MCH | | | | | POC 10 | BLN | ISF 19 | DSF 11 | SLM 18 | CHI | KEN | KAN | | 13th | 2060 | |
| 2016 | Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Ford | | | | | | | | | MAD 10 | WIN 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 2060 |
| 2016 | Higdon Racing | 08 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | IOW 18 | IRP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 2060 | |
| 2017 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM 18 | | | ELK 22 | POC | MCH | MAD 20 | IOW | IRP 26 | POC | WIN | ISF 9 | ROA | DSF 7 | SLM 10 | CHI | KEN | KAN | | 26th | 1075 | |
| 2017 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Chevy | | | | TAL 33 | TOL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 1075 |
| 2018 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY | NSH 24 | SLM 12 | TAL | TOL 23 | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW 13 | CHI 15 | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF Wth | BLN | DSF 2 | SLM | IRP 10 | KAN 13 | | 18th | 1310 | |
| 2019 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY | FIF | SLM | TAL | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF 5 | DSF 18 | SLM | IRP | KAN | | 51st | 345 | |
| 2020 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY 13 | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF 14 | KAN | | 46th | 61 | |
| 2021 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF 6 | MLW | DSF 9 | BRI | | | | 34th | 113 | |
| 2021 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SLM 4 | KAN | | 34th | 113 | |
| 2022 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY 35 | PHO | TAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 165 | |
| 2022 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Toyota | | | | KAN 6 | CLT 19 | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 165 | |
| 2022 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ISF 16 | MLW | DSF 19 | KAN | BRI | SLM 4 | TOL | | 24th | 165 | |
| 2023 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF 3 | KAN | BRI | SLM 13 | TOL | | 54th | 72 | |
| 2024 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 106 | |
| 2024 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | | | | | | CLT 4 | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM 4 | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF 18 | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | | 40th | 106 | |

#### ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS 8 | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | 34th | 36 | |
$^*$ Season still in progress