# Jimmy Kite

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 |
| 1996-97 | Team Scandia | NHM | LVS | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR 20 | CLT 15 | NH2 23 | LV2 6 | | | | | | | | 27th | 76 |
| 1998 | Team Scandia | WDW 16 | PHX 18 | INDY 11 | TXS Wth | NHM | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | 31st | 52 |
| 1998 | Sinden Racing Services | | | | | | | CLT 23 | PPIR | ATL | TX2 | LVS | | | | | | | 31st | 52 |
| 1999 | McCormack Motorsports | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY 24 | TXS 25 | PPIR 15 | ATL 9 | DOV 16 | PPIR 8 | LVS | TX2 | | | | | | | 24th | 86 |
| 2000 | Blueprint Racing | WDW | PHX 16 | LSV 16 | INDY 30 | TXS 16 | PPIR 24 | ATL 12 | KTY 17 | TX2 21 | | | | | | | | | 24th | 79 |
| 2001 | McCormack Motorsports | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY DNQ | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | | | | | NC | - |
| 2002 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY DNQ | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH | KTY | GAT | CHI | TX2 | | | NC | - |
| 2003 | PDM Racing | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 13 | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH | STK | KTY | NAZ | CHI | FON | TX2 | | 32nd | 17 |
| 2005 | Hemelgarn | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT | INDY 32 | TXS 22 | RIR 13 | KAN 19 | NSH 13 | MIL 14 | MCH 13 | KTY 10 | PPIR 17 | SNM | CHI 18 | WGL | FON 13 | 22nd | 163 |
| 2007 | PDM Racing | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY DNQ | MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MCH | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | NC | - |
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) | Top 10s (Non-podium) | Indianapolis 500 Wins | Championships |
| 9 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

#### 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 | Failed to Qualify | McCormack |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | Failed to Qualify | Schmidt |
| 2003 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 32nd | 13th | PDM |
| 2005 | Dallara | Toyota | 32nd | 32nd | Hemelgarn |
| 2007 | Panoz | Honda | Failed to Qualify | Failed to Qualify | PDM |

#### Indy Lights

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 2007 | SWE Racing | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | INDY | MIL | IMS1 | IMS2 | IOW | WGL1 | WGL2 | NSH | MDO | KTY | SNM1 | SNM2 | CHI 10 | 36th | 20 |

### 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

NASCAR Craftsman 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2005 | MRD Motorsports | 06 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL 19 | MAR | GTY 18 | MFD | CLT DNQ | DOV | TEX 24 | MCH | MLW | KAN 22 | KEN | MEM | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 49th | 403 | |

### 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.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1998 | Andy Evans | 45 | Ford | DAY | ATL 19 | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH 14 | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | NA | - | |