Mark Kinser
{{short description|American sprint car racing driver}}
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Mark Kinser (born May 5, 1964) is an American former sprint car racing driver. He hails from Oolitic, Indiana.
Cousin to Steve Kinser, Mark won the 1996 and 1999 World of Outlaws championship and was runner-up in 1991, 1998, and 2001. Mark is the 1996, 1999, and 2000 Knoxville Nationals champion as well as the 2001 King's Royal winner.
In 2006, one of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series’ most successful drivers suddenly retired. After winning 153 features, standing on the podium 214 times, capturing the famed Knoxville Nationals three times and being crowned WoO champion in 1996 and 1999 he suddenly retired from professional racing.
Mark is fourth on the all-time wins list with 153 A-feature wins, behind Donny Schatz, Sammy Swindell and cousin Steve, respectively.
In 1997, Mark attempted to qualify for four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet for SKB Racing, but failed to qualify for any of them.{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/show_dnq?id=kinsema01&yr=0&series=C|title=Mark Kinser - NASCAR Craftsman / Camping World Truck Series DNQs|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2013-08-21}} Unlike his cousin, Steve, or Kraig Kinser, Mark Kinser never ventured into NASCAR Sprint Cup or IndyCar.
In 2014, Mark was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame Inductees {{!}} National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum |url=https://www.sprintcarhof.com/pages/hall-of-fame.aspx |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.sprintcarhof.com}}
Motorsports career results
=NASCAR=
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)
==Craftsman Truck Series==
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| colspan=45| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results |
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| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}} ! Pts |
| 1997
! 92 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| WDW | TUS | HOM | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO | POR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| EVG | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS ! 108th ! 96 |
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Mark_Kinser}}
- {{DriverDB driver|mark-kinser}}
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{{succession box|title=World of Outlaws Champion| before = Dave Blaney | after = Sammy Swindell | years=1996 }}
{{succession box|title=World of Outlaws Champion| before = Steve Kinser | after = Steve Kinser | years=1999 }}
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{{Knoxville 410 Sprint Car Nationals winners}}
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Category:People from Lawrence County, Indiana
Category:Racing drivers from Indiana