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Jimmy Kitchens

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1962)}}

{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Jimmy Kitchens

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|4|26}}

| birth_place = Hueytown, Alabama, U.S.

| Total_Busch_Races = 47

| Years_In_Busch = 8

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 104th

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2005

| Best_Busch_Pos = 43rd (2002, 2004)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2005 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)

| First_Busch_Race = 1994 Kroger 200 (IRP)

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 1

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 1

| Years_In_Truck = 1

| Best_Truck_Pos = 97th (2000)

| First_Truck_Race = 2000 Daytona 250 (Daytona)

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = February 25, 2012

}}

Jimmy Kitchens (born April 26, 1962) is an American former stock car racing driver. He participated in both the Busch Series as well as the Craftsman Truck Series. In 1998, he became part of the famed Alabama Gang.{{cite web | url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/busch-billy-kitchens-to-drive-for-bobby-allison-dave-carroll/ | title=BUSCH:Billy Kitchens To Drive for Bobby Allison, Dave Carroll | publisher=Motorsport.com | date=December 8, 1998 | access-date=November 27, 2011 | author=Akers, Shawn A. | archive-date=March 2, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302231617/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-ns/news/busch-billy-kitchens-to-drive-for-bobby-allison-dave-carroll/ | url-status=dead }} He was employed at Stewart Haas Racing as Ryan Newman's spotter.{{cite web | url=http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Stewart-Haas_Racings_Ryan_Newman_lands_Jimmy_Kitchens_as_spotter.html | title=Stewart-Haas Racing's Ryan Newman lands Jimmy Kitchens as spotter | publisher=SceneDaily.com | date=January 18, 2010 | access-date=November 27, 2011 | archive-date=July 2, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702015713/http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Stewart-Haas_Racings_Ryan_Newman_lands_Jimmy_Kitchens_as_spotter.html | url-status=dead }}

Racing career

=Craftsman Truck Series=

In 2000, Kitchens made his first and only career start in the Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway. After qualifying his No. 42 Dodge Motorsports Chevrolet 25th on the grid, Kitchens led three laps, but was later involved in an accident, prompting him to finish 28th.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2000/1/data/results_official.html |title=2000 Official Race Results : Daytona 250 |publisher=NASCAR |date=February 18, 2000 |access-date=November 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525092347/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2000/1/data/results_official.html |archive-date=May 25, 2012}}

=Busch Series=

Kitchens added seven of starts in 2003, but only finished one race at Chicagoland, where he finished 24th. He start and parked for the other six races, and failed to qualify for four others.{{cite web |url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2003/B |title=Jimmy Kitchens 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info |website=racing-reference.info |access-date=2016-05-18}}

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.)

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Busch 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

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1994

! Bobby Allison Motorsports

! 82

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| MAR

| DAR

| HCY

| BRI

| ROU

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| MYB

| GLN

| MLW

| SBO

| TAL

| HCY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
{{small|27}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| MAR

| CAR

| colspan=7|

! 89th

! 82

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1994/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

1996

! Bobby Jones Racing

! 50

! Ford

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|41}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
{{small|DNQ}}

| ATL

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| HCY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| MYB

| GLN

| MLW

| NHA

| TAL

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| HOM

| colspan=9|

! 105th

! 40

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1996/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

1998

! Washington-Erving Motorsports

! 50

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| HCY

| TAL

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PPR
{{small|32}}

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| CAL

| SBO

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| GTY

| CAR

| ATL

| HOM

| colspan=4|

! 112th

! 67

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1998/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 1999

! AllCar Racing

! 22

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|31}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| LVS
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TEX
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSV
{{small|32}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|42}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAL
{{small|DNQ}}

| NHA

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH
{{small|41}}

| colspan=22|

! rowspan=3| 72nd

! rowspan=3| 363

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1999/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

Bobby Jones Racing

! 55

! Pontiac

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
{{small|DNQ}}

| DOV

| SBO

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| colspan=10|

Whitaker Racing

! 7

! Chevy

| colspan=25|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DOV
{{small|DNQ}}

| CLT

| CAR

| MEM

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

rowspan=4| 2002

! Means Racing

! 52

! Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|42}}

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|42}}

| KEN

| colspan=19|

! rowspan=4| 43rd

! rowspan=4| 981

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2002/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

Moy Racing

! 77

! Ford

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
{{small|7}}

| CAL

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH
{{small|34}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|40}}

| DOV

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|36}}

| GTY

| PPR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|32}}

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
{{small|41}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
{{small|41}}

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| CAR

| colspan=3|

GIC-Mixon Motorsports

! 72

! Chevy

| colspan=32|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=2|

Weber Racing

! 84

! Chevy

| colspan=33|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM
{{small|DNQ}}

|

rowspan=6| 2003

! Stanton Barrett Motorsports

! 97

! Pontiac

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| TAL

| NSH

| CAL

| RCH

| GTY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|40}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
{{small|43}}

| MLW

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PPR
{{small|33}}

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=6| 78th

! rowspan=6| 318

! rowspan=6| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2003/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

Ken Alexander Racing

! 70

! Chevy

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=17|

Moy Racing

! 77

! Ford

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|24}}

| NHA

| colspan=15|

rowspan=2| Stanton Barrett Motorsports

! 91

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
{{small|37}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|43}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|43}}

| colspan=11|

97

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=9|

GIC-Mixon Motorsports

! 41

! Chevy

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DOV
{{small|DNQ}}

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

|

rowspan=6| 2004

! Davis Motorsports

! 0

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|33}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|42}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|40}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
{{small|39}}

| BRI

| TEX

| colspan=29|

! rowspan=6| 43rd

! rowspan=6| 901

! rowspan=6| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2004/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

Stanton Barrett Motorsports

! 97

! Chevy

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=28|

rowspan=2| Jay Robinson Racing

! 39

! rowspan=2| Ford

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|32}}

| CAL

| GTY

| RCH

| colspan=24|

28

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH
{{small|43}}

| CLT

| DOV

| colspan=21|

rowspan=2| Moy Racing

! 77

! rowspan=2| Ford

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|39}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|41}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PPR
{{small|32}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|37}}

|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
{{small|41}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KAN
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MEM
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
{{small|DNQ}}

| PHO

| DAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM
{{small|DNQ}}

|

07

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
{{small|40}}

| colspan=10|

2005

! Jay Robinson Racing

! 28

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| MXC

| LVS

| ATL

| NSH

| BRI

| TEX

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| PHO
{{small|QL†}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
{{small|15}}

| DAR

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 104th

! 118

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2005/B|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

colspan=42|† - Qualified but replaced by Derrike Cope

==Craftsman Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2000

! McCray Racing

! 42

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|28}}

| HOM

| PHO

| MMR

| MAR

| PIR

| GTY

| MEM

| PPR

| EVG

| TEX

| KEN

| GLN

| MLW

| NHA

| NZH

| MCH

| IRP

| NSV

| CIC

| RCH

| DOV

| TEX

| CAL

! 97th

! 84

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2000/C|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

==Winston West Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="22" | NASCAR Winston West Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|NWWSC|NASCAR Winston West Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=2| AllCar Racing

! 47

! rowspan=2| Ford

| TUS

| AMP

| SON

| TUS

| MMR

| LVS

| CAL

| EVG

| POR

| PPR

| AMP

| SON

| MMR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
16

! 63rd

! 115

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1997/P|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 27, 2020}}

1998

! 41

| TUS

| LVS

| PHO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL
10

| HPT

| MMR

| AMP

| POR

| CAL

| PPR

| EVG

| SON

| MMR

| LVS

! 69th

! 134

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1998/P|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 27, 2020}}

2003

! Christina Adair

! 3

! Pontiac

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
8

| LVS

| CAL

| MAD

| TCR

| EVG

| IRW

| S99

| RMR

| DCS

| PHO

| MMR

| colspan=2|

! 42nd

! 142

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/2003/P|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=June 27, 2020}}

=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.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|ABSC|ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=2| AllCar Racing

! rowspan=2| 47

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|34}}

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH
{{small|5}}

| SBS

| TOL

| KIL

| FRS

| MIN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
{{small|9}}

| DSF

| GTW

| SLM

| WIN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|38}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|21}}

| ISF

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
{{small|9}}

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1997/A|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 1998

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|15}}

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|40}}

| MEM

| MCH

| POC

| SBS

| TOL

| PPR

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
{{small|6}}

! rowspan=2| NA

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1998/A|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

Doc Watson

! 34

! Ford

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|33}}

| KIL

| FRS

| ISF

| ATL

| DSF

| SLM

| TEX

| WIN

| colspan=3|

rowspan=2| 1999

! ML Motorsports

! 67

! Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|24}}

| SLM

| AND

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|37}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBS
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN
{{small|31}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|31}}

| KIL

| FRS

| FLM

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| SLM

| colspan=4|

! rowspan=2| 26th

! rowspan=2| 1370

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kitchji01/1999/A|title=Jimmy Kitchens – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 31, 2020}}

AllCar Racing

! 47

! Pontiac

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|25}}

| TAL

| ATL

|

References

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{{JRR}}

{{JD Motorsports}}

{{Means Racing}}

{{Stanton Barrett Motorsports}}

{{ML Motorsports}}

{{Moy Racing}}

{{Washington-Erving Motorsports}}

{{GIC–Mixon Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchens, Jimmy}}

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