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Mikey Kile

{{short description|American stock car racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Mikey Kile

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|02|06}}

| birth_place = Westlake, Louisiana, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 6

| Years_In_Busch = 2

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos =

| Prev_Busch_Year =

| Best_Busch_Pos = 41st (2011)

| First_Busch_Race = 2010 Nashville 300 (Nashville)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2011 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 6

| Years_In_Truck = 1

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos =

| Prev_Truck_Year =

| Best_Truck_Pos = 39th (2009)

| First_Truck_Race = 2009 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2009 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = September 21, 2013

}}

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.

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. Kile graduated from Westlake High School in 2001, and is married, to Kasha, with one son.{{cite web|url=http://www.sulphurdailynews.com/features/x393524616/Mikey-Kile-Life-in-the-fast-lane|title=Mikey Kile: Life in the fast lane|last=Anderson|first=Roderick|date=July 18, 2010|work=Sulphur Daily News|access-date=2012-03-30|location=Sulphur, Louisiana|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203041430/http://www.sulphurdailynews.com/features/x393524616/Mikey-Kile-Life-in-the-fast-lane|archive-date=February 3, 2013}}

Career

Kile began his racing career at age eight, competing in kart racing events; he would win national championships in World Karting Association and International Kart Federation competition during his karting career.{{cite web|url=http://turnermotorsportsllc.com/drivers/show/4333-mikey-kile/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901030753/http://www.turnermotorsportsllc.com/drivers/show/4333-mikey-kile/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 1, 2011|title=Drivers - Mikey Kile|publisher=Turner Motorsports|access-date=2012-03-30}} 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.

Kile moved up to NASCAR and ARCA competition in 2009, competing for Brad Keselowski Racing on a limited basis; 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/autoracing/index.ssf/2010/06/mikey_kile_uses_late_caution_a.html|title=Mikey Kile uses late caution at Michigan International Speedway for first ARCA victory|last=Olson|first=Josh|date=June 11, 2010|work=Jackson Citizen Patriot|access-date=2012-03-30|location=Jackson, Michigan}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/nascar/nationwide/turner-motorsports-adds-mikey-kile/|title=Turner Motorsports Adds Mikey Kile|date=March 16, 2011|work=National Speed Sport News|access-date=2012-03-30}} He also made his first career start in the NASCAR-sanctioned Nationwide Series in 2010, at Nashville Superspeedway for Braun Racing.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/03/25/nns-mikey-kile-gets-big-break/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123202545/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/03/25/nns-mikey-kile-gets-big-break/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2013|title=Mikey Kile Gets His Big Break|date=March 25, 2010|work=Fox News|access-date=2012-03-30}}

Kile competed on a limited basis in the Nationwide Series for Turner Motorsports in 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2011/03/Kile-Joins-Turner-Motorsports.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208124305/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2011/03/Kile-Joins-Turner-Motorsports.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2013|title=Kile Joins Turner Motorsports|date=March 26, 2011|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=2012-03-30}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2012/02/13/025076-arca-mikey-kile-looks-for-daytona-triumph.html|title=Mikey Kile Looks For Daytona Triumph|date=February 13, 2012|publisher=The Auto Channel|access-date=2012-03-30}}{{update|date=January 2021}}

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==

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

!colspan=42| 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

! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! Braun Racing

! 10

! Toyota

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 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

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kilemi01/2010/B|title=Mikey Kile – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

2011

! Turner Motorsports

! 30

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH
29

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| IOW

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
33

| MCH

| ROA

| DAY

| KEN

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
15

| IRP

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
19

| GLN

| CGV

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

|

! 41st

! 108

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kilemi01/2011/B|title=Mikey Kile – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

==Camping World Truck Series==

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

!colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! Brad Keselowski Racing

! 29

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
12

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
11

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
27

| IOW

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW
11

| NHA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
21

| MAR

| TAL

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

| PHO

| HOM

! 39th

! 684

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kilemi01/2009/C|title=Mikey Kile – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

=ARCA Racing 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 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

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! K-Automotive Racing

! 29

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
27

| SLM

| CAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
25

| TOL

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
6

| MFD

| IOW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
30

| BLN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
15

| ISF

| CHI

| TOL

| DSF

| NJE

| SLM

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN
6

| CAR

! 29th

! 1235

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kilemi01/2009/A|title=Mikey Kile – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2010

! rowspan=2| Venturini Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 25

! Toyota

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PBE
7

|

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
5

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC
2*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
30

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MFD
9

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BLN
7

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NJE
6

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
25

|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL
19

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SLM
4

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KAN
4*

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

|

! rowspan=2| 5th

! rowspan=2| 4740

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kilemi01/2010/A|title=Mikey Kile – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

Chevy

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM
20

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISF
2

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DSF
3

| colspan=5|

2012

! Andy Belmont Racing

! 1

! Ford

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MOB
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
22

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL
6

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| WIN

| NJE

| IOW

| CHI

| IRP

| POC

| BLN

| ISF

| MAD

| SLM

| DSF

| KAN

|

! 28th

! 1100

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kilemi01/2012/A|title=Mikey Kile – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

References

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External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Mikey_Kile}}

{{Andy Belmont Racing}}

{{BKR}}

{{Turner Scott Motorsports}}

{{Venturini Motorsports}}

{{Keselowski Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kile, Mikey}}

Category:Living people

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