Mikey Kile

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.

Mikey Kile
Born	(1983-02-06) February 6, 1983 (age 41) Westlake, Louisiana, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish	41st (2011)
First race	2010 Nashville 300 (Nashville)
Last race	2011 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 1 year
Best finish	39th (2009)
First race	2009 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2009 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 21, 2013.

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.^[1] 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;^[3] 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.^[4][5] He also made his first career start in the NASCAR-sanctioned Nationwide Series in 2010, at Nashville Superspeedway for Braun Racing.^[6]

Kile competed on a limited basis in the Nationwide Series for Turner Motorsports in 2011,^[3] 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
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	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2010	Braun Racing	10	Toyota	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH 33	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	GTY	TEX	PHO	HOM	132nd	64	[8]
2011	Turner Motorsports	30	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH 29	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI 33	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA 16	NSH 15	IRP	IOW 19	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		41st	108	[9]

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
2009	Brad Keselowski Racing	29	Chevy	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR 12	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW 11	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	CHI 27	IOW	GTW 11	NHA	LVS 21	MAR	TAL	TEX 16	PHO	HOM	39th	684	[10]

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
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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2009	K-Automotive Racing	29	Chevy	DAY 27	SLM	CAR	TAL 4	KEN 25	TOL	POC 8	MCH 6	MFD	IOW	KEN 30	BLN	POC 15	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN 6	CAR	29th	1235	[11]
2010	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota	DAY 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		5th	4740	[12]
			Chevy			SLM 20											ISF 2		DSF 3
2012	Andy Belmont Racing	1	Ford	DAY 16	MOB 4	SLM 12	TAL 22	TOL 6	ELK	POC	MCH	WIN	NJE	IOW	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	SLM	DSF	KAN		28th	1100	[13]

References

1. Anderson, Roderick (July 18, 2010). "Mikey Kile: Life in the fast lane". Sulphur Daily News. Sulphur, Louisiana. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
2. "Drivers - Mikey Kile". Turner Motorsports. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
3. "Kile Joins Turner Motorsports". Motor Racing Network. March 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
4. Olson, Josh (June 11, 2010). "Mikey Kile uses late caution at Michigan International Speedway for first ARCA victory". Jackson Citizen Patriot. Jackson, Michigan. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
5. "Turner Motorsports Adds Mikey Kile". National Speed Sport News. March 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
6. "Mikey Kile Gets His Big Break". Fox News. March 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
7. "Mikey Kile Looks For Daytona Triumph". The Auto Channel. February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
8. "Mikey Kile – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
9. "Mikey Kile – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
10. "Mikey Kile – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
11. "Mikey Kile – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
12. "Mikey Kile – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
13. "Mikey Kile – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

External links

• Mikey Kile driver statistics at Racing-Reference