Charlie Kimball

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Charlie Kimball
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
First win2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 6 1
Previous series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
British Formula Three
British Formula Ford
US Formula Ford
Formula Dodge
Awards
2003Team USA Scholarship

Charles Newton Kimball (born February 20, 1985) is an American former race car driver who most recently competed in the

A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has scored a win, six podiums, and 13 top 5s during his IndyCar career. His best season results were ninth in 2013 and 2016. In addition, he won the 2013 24 Hours of Daytona
.

Career

2002–2005

Born in

SCCA Formula Ford series. For 2003 he moved up to Formula Ford US, finishing third overall with two race wins and seven podium finishes. He also contested the UK
Formula Ford winter series, taking one race win to finish third overall.

In 2004, he competed in the full UK Formula Ford championship for Team JLR, taking two race wins and eleven podiums on his way to fourth in the championship. In the end-of-season

Zandvoort, but failed to finish the season-ending Macau Grand Prix
.

2006–2008

For 2006 Kimball stayed in Formula Three, but moved up to the Formula 3 Euro Series with the French Signature-Plus team. He took one race win and three podiums to finish the season in eleventh place. Once again, he took part in the Masters Formula 3 race at Zandvoort and the Macau Grand Prix, finishing in 9th and 21st places respectively.

2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season
.

In 2007, he competed in the

Prema Powerteam. Late in 2008 he competed in the first round of the A1 Grand Prix series for A1 Team USA
.

Firestone Indy Lights (2009–2010)

For 2009 Kimball signed to drive in

Indy Lights for the new Team PBIR outfit. He stated that an influencing factor in his return to the U.S. is to increase Diabetes awareness in his home country.[3] Kimball finished 10th in points with a best finish of 4th at Watkins Glen International
.

He returned to Indy Lights in 2010 and signed with

Andretti Autosport. Despite not winning a race or pole, Kimball had four second-place finishes on the season and captured 4th in points, one spot behind his teammate Martin Plowman
.

IndyCar Series (2011–2021)

2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

It was announced on December 16, 2010, that Kimball would move up to the

2011, in which he would drive the No. 83 entry for Chip Ganassi Racing.[4] Kimball finished 19th in points with a best finish of ninth at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway
.

Kimball returned to the team in 2012 and again finished 19th in points despite missing a race due to injury. He finished second at the

Honda Indy Toronto, his first career podium finish. Kimball won his first IndyCar race on August 4, 2013, at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. He also finished second at Pocono and fourth at Barber and ranked 9th in points. In 2013, he competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona race with Ganassi and was on the race-winning team with co-drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett, and Memo Rojas
.

In the 2014 IndyCar season, Kimball scored four top 5 finishes and placed 9th in points. In 2015 he finished third at the Indianapolis 500 and the Grand Prix of Sonoma, and finished 5th at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The driver finished fifth at both Indianapolis races and got 11 top 5s in 16 races, which earned him a 9th overall position in 2016. He scored no top 5s in 2017, and he parted with Ganassi afterward.

A. J. Foyt Enterprises
in 2020, where he scored two top 10s. In 2021, Kimball failed to qualify for the Indy 500 for the first time in his career.

Personal life

Kimball was born in England but grew up in Camarillo, California.[5] His father Gordon was a designer of Formula One and Indy cars.[6]

At 22, Kimball was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was forced to abandon his racing program midseason.[7] Undeterred, he climbed back into the cockpit the following year and claimed a podium finish in his first race after returning.[7] He is also the first licensed driver with diabetes in the history of IndyCar racing[7] (Howdy Wilcox hid the fact he was driving with diabetes in the 1932 Indy 500 but was barred from competing when officials found out before the 1933 race).[8] Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of the insulin Kimball uses, became a full-time sponsor of his racing program in 2011.

Kimball married Kathleen, whom he first met in high school, in 2014, the wedding officiated by fellow driver James Hinchcliffe.[9] The couple relocated to Indianapolis, where they live with two dogs.[10] Kathleen earned her MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and works at Kimball Marketing Group.[11]

Kimball is a long-time fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.[12]

Racing record

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2006
Signature-Plus
 Dallara F306/010 Mercedes HOC
1
22 		HOC
2
12
LAU
1

9
LAU
2

8 		OSC
1
10 		OSC
2
Ret 		BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
11 		NOR
1
13 		NOR
2
4 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
6
ZAN
1

11
ZAN
2

1 		CAT
1
6 		CAT
2
2 		LMS
1
4 		LMS
2
2 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
Ret 		11th 31
2008
Prema Powerteam
 Dallara F308/047 Mercedes HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
Ret 		MUG
1
17 		MUG
2
Ret 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
23 		NOR
1 		NOR
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
 NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		LMS
1 		LMS
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		17th 8

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2007
 Victory Engineering
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

8 		NÜR
FEA
16 		NÜR
SPR
8 		MON
FEA
Ret 		HUN
FEA
10 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
13 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		DON
FEA
Ret 		DON
SPR
13 		MAG
FEA
Ret 		MAG
SPR
17
EST
FEA
EST
SPR
 CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		24th 7

American open–wheel results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
2009
 Team PBIR STP
10 		STP
7 		LBH
19 		KAN
13 		INDY
13 		MIL
10 		IOW
7 		WGL
4
TOR

15 		EDM
5 		KTY
18 		MDO
13 		SNM
8 		CHI
7
HMS

13 		10th 310
2010
Andretti Autosport
 STP
4 		ALA
2 		LBH
2 		INDY
2 		IOW
13 		WGL
11
TOR

4 		EDM
4 		MDO
3 		SNM
2 		CHI
14 		KTY
6
HMS

13 		4th 388

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2011
 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara
IR-05 		83 Honda STP
22 		ALA
10 		LBH
24 		SAO
16 		INDY
13 		TXS
30 		TXS
23 		MIL
14 		IOW
22 		TOR
21 		EDM
17 		MDO
11 		NHM
9 		SNM
26 		BAL
21 		MOT
23 		KTY
13 		LVS1
C 		19th 233 [13]
2012
 Dallara DW12 STP
9 		ALA
25 		LBH
18 		SAO
8 		INDY
8 		DET
8 		TXS
23 		MIL
17 		IOW
11 		TOR
2 		EDM
19 		MDO SNM
21 		BAL
18 		FON
10 		19th 260 [14]
2013
 STP
12 		ALA
4 		LBH
21 		SAO
10 		INDY
9 		DET
14 		DET
7 		TXS
17 		MIL
17 		IOW
12 		POC
2 		TOR
21 		TOR
6 		MDO
1 		SNM
20 		BAL
6 		HOU
11 		HOU
8 		FON
10 		9th 427 [15]
2014
 Chevrolet STP
20 		LBH
23 		ALA
10 		IMS
5 		INDY
31 		DET
9 		DET
3 		TXS
10 		HOU
18 		HOU
4 		POC
17 		IOW
10 		TOR
7 		TOR
4 		MDO
7 		MIL
16 		SNM
21 		FON
12 		14th 402 [16]
2015
 STP
21 		NLA
14 		LBH
15 		ALA
12 		IMS
5 		INDY
3 		DET
22 		DET
11 		TXS
7 		TOR
20 		FON
8 		MIL
12
IOW

22
MDO

23 		POC
12
SNM

3 		12th 372 [17]
2016 STP
10 		PHX
12 		LBH
11 		ALA
9 		IMS
5 		DET
8 		DET
16 		RDA
6 		IOW
10 		TOR
11 		MDO
8 		POC
15 		TXS
6 		WGL
6 		SNM
9 		9th 433 [18]
42 INDY
5
2017 83 Honda STP
18 		LBH
21 		ALA
15 		PHX
8 		IMS
21 		INDY
25 		DET
21 		DET
8 		TXS
21 		ROA
6 		IOW
15 		TOR
12 		MDO
13 		POC
16 		GTW
7 		WGL
7 		SNM
11 		17th 327 [19]
2018
Carlin
 23 Chevrolet STP
20 		PHX
17 		LBH
10 		ALA
23 		IMS
20 		INDY
18 		DET
19 		DET
8
TXS

10
ROA

18
IOW

14
TOR

5
MDO

16
POC

9 		GTW
19 		POR
7
SNM

22 		17th 287 [20]
2019
STP

17 		COA
ALA

 LBH
IMS

 INDY
25 		DET
 DET
TXS

21
RDA
TOR
IOW
MDO
POC

10 		GTW
15 		POR
10 		LAG
15 		25th 117 [21]
2020
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
 4 TXS
11 		IMS
18
ROA

11
ROA

10
IOW

17
IOW

16 		INDY
18 		GTW
13 		GTW
18
MDO

21
MDO

19 		IMS
13 		IMS
23
STP

8 		18th 218 [22]
2021 11
ALA
STP
TXS
TXS
IMS

22 		INDY
DNQ 		DET
 DET
ROA
MDO

 NSH
IMS

 GTW
 POR
 LAG
 LBH
18 		36th 20 [23]

* Season still in progress.

Years Teams Races Poles Wins Top 5s Top 10s Indianapolis 500
wins 		Championships
5 1 84 1 1 11 33 0 0

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2011 Dallara Honda 28 13 Chip Ganassi Racing
2012 Dallara Honda 14 8 Chip Ganassi Racing
2013 Dallara Honda 19 9 Chip Ganassi Racing
2014 Dallara Chevrolet 26 31 Chip Ganassi Racing
2015 Dallara Chevrolet 14 3 Chip Ganassi Racing
2016 Dallara Chevrolet 16 5 Chip Ganassi Racing
2017 Dallara Honda 16 25 Chip Ganassi Racing
2018 Dallara Chevrolet 15 18
Carlin
2019 Dallara Chevrolet 20 25
Carlin
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 29 18
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2021 Dallara Chevrolet DNQ
A. J. Foyt Enterprises

References

  1. ^ "Victory completes line-up with Kimball". crash.net. December 22, 2006. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
  2. ^ Kelly, Peggy (February 20, 2008). "Charlie Kimball: Diabetes doesn't force Formula driver off the road to fame". Santa Paula Times. Debbie Johnson, Santa Paula Times. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. Gannett Company. Associated Press
    . March 24, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Oreovicz, John (December 17, 2010). "Rahal, Kimball join Ganassi team". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Felton, David (April 13, 2010). "Charlie Kimball aims to win Indy 500 despite Type 1 diabetes diagnosis". Daily Breeze. Ron Hasse, Digital First Media. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Miller, Robin (January 26, 2015). "IndyCar 2018 by Gordon Kimball". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  7. ^
    ABILITY Magazine. Chet Cooper
    . Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  8. ^ Benbow, Dana. (May 23, 2015) IndyCar's Charlie Kimball: 'There's no gas in the gas tank' The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "At Home with Charlie and Kathleen Kimball". September 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "How They Met: Charlie and Kathleen Kimball".
  11. ^ "Kathleen Kimball". LinkedIn.
  12. ^ Fryer, Jenna (April 18, 2013). "Charlie Kimball awed by Dodgers experience". The Seattle Times. Frank A. Blethen, The Seattle Times Company. Associated Press. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  13. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  21. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  22. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  23. ^ "Charlie Kimball – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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