Frank Kimmel is a racing driver from United States who last raced in ARCA Menards Series for American Senior Communities ( Kerry Scherer ). Kimmel is a one-time champion (2013), with 4 wins and 17 podiums from 57 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,194 ranks Kimmel 2814th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2016-09-10 | Salem Speedway | P13 | −61 |
| 2016-02-13 | Daytona International Speedway | P5 | +58 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 | Nashville 2001 | NASCAR Xfinity | P11 |
| +77 | Talladega Superspeedway 2013 | ARCA Menards Series | P1 |
| +70 | Daytona International Speedway 2013 | ARCA Menards Series | P4 |
| +69 | Elko Speedway 2013 | ARCA Menards Series | P1 |
| +64 | Daytona International Speedway 2014 | ARCA Menards Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | American Senior Communities ( Kerry Scherer ) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −2 | 4,313 |
| 2015 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Ansell / Menards ( Cathy Venturini ) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P10 | −75 | 4,373 |
| 2014 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Ansell / Menards ( Kevin Cywinski ) | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −330 | 4,482 |
| 2013 | ▸ARCA Menards Series | Ansell / Menards ( Duke Thorson ) | 21 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P1 | +652 | 4,721 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | ThorSport Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −116 | ||
| 2001 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | HighLine Performance Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +2,835 | 4,185 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tom Hessert III | 3,919 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Thomas Praytor | 3,089 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 93% |
| 🇺🇸 James Swanson | 2,987 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 92% |
| 🇺🇸 Josh Williams | 4,155 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Will Kimmel | 3,210 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason Mitchell | 4,378 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Justin Boston | 4,231 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Grant Enfinger | 4,949 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin Wayne Self | 3,986 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer Gallagher | 4,571 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,787 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler ReddickHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,576 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba WallaceHigher-rated | 6,501 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,804 | 🇺🇸 Hut Stricklin | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,196 |
| 2,805 | 🇯🇵 Kazuto Kotaka | Super GT | 4,196 |
| 2,806 | 🇷🇺 Maxim Zimin | GP3 Series | 4,196 |
| 2,807 | 🇺🇸 Mike Rowe | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,196 |
| 2,808 | 🇨🇭 Bruno Eichmann | FIA GT Championship | 4,195 |
| 2,809 | 🇳🇱 Christian Frankenhout | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,195 |
| 2,810 | 🇸🇬 Christian Ho | Formula 3 | 4,195 |
| 2,811 | 🇧🇷 Helio Castroneves | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,195 |
| 2,812 | 🇳🇱 Arjan van der Zwaan | FIA GT Championship | 4,194 |
| 2,813 | 🇮🇪 Bob Faieta | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,194 |
| 2,814 | 🇺🇸 Frank Kimmel | ARCA Menards Series | 4,194 |
| 2,815 | 🇲🇽 Manuel Sulaiman | Indy NXT | 4,194 |
| 2,816 | 🇯🇵 Jin-Woo Hwang | Super GT | 4,193 |
| 2,817 | 🇺🇸 Lake Speed | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,193 |
| 2,818 | 🏳️ Luan Lopes | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,193 |
| 2,819 | 🇯🇵 Takashi Inoue | Super GT | 4,193 |
| 2,820 | 🇺🇸 Chad Hackenbracht | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,192 |
| 2,821 | 🇱🇻 Tomass Stolcermanis | Formula Regional European | 4,192 |
| 2,822 | 🇦🇹 Horst-Felix Felbermayr | European Le Mans Series | 4,190 |
| 2,823 | 🇺🇸 Jay Fogleman | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,190 |
| 2,824 | 🇫🇷 André Ahrle | FIA GT Championship | 4,189 |
Frank Kimmel is a professional driver who raced primarily in the ARCA Menards Series between 2013 and 2016, with brief appearances in NASCAR Truck and NASCAR Xfinity competition. He drove for Ansell / Menards, fielded by Duke Thorson. His competition took place across the American stock car racing ladder in a field mixing semi-professional and graded professional drivers.[1]
Kimmel won four races across his indexed career, all in ARCA, and recorded 17 podiums in 54 starts there over four full seasons. He ran the oval tracks that make up the bulk of the ARCA schedule, with occasional road and street course appearances. He won the ARCA championship in 2013 driving for Ansell / Menards. His most frequent competitors were entry-level professionals Tom Hessert III and Thomas Praytor; he ran closely matched with Hessert and typically finished ahead of Praytor. He also finished ahead of elite professionals Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick, both multiple-time champions in higher series, though these meetings were isolated occasions within his career.[2]