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Charlie Kimball

Charlie Kimball
Kimball during Carb Day at the 2015 Indianapolis 500
NationalityUnited States American
BornCharles Newton Kimball
(1985-02-20) February 20, 1985 (age 39)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
IndyCar Series career
157 races run over 10 years
Team(s)No. 4 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
2019 position25th
Best finish9th (2013, 2016)
First race2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2021 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
2009–10
2008–09
2006, 2008
2007
2005
2004
2003
2002		Indy Lights
A1 Grand Prix
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
British Formula Three
British Formula Ford
US Formula Ford
Formula Dodge
Awards
2003Team USA Scholarship
Signature

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

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2002–2005

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Born in Chertsey, England, Kimball's single-seater career started in 2002 when he took part in the American Formula Dodge national championship, finishing the season in 10th place overall. He also won three races in the 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 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch he finished in eighth place. His performances earned him a drive with front runners Carlin Motorsport in the 2005 British Formula 3 Championship, where he took five race wins to finish an impressive second behind teammate Álvaro Parente. He also finished 12th in the Marlboro Masters at Zandvoort, but failed to finish the season-ending Macau Grand Prix.

2006–2008

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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.

Kimball driving for Victory Engineering in the Donington Park round of the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

In 2007, he competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the Italian Victory Engineering team, alongside Dutchman Giedo van der Garde.[1] He competed in 12 races (leaving the series with 2 race weekends remaining) and finished 24th in points with a best finish of 8th in the Monza and Nurburgring sprint races. His departed the team due to the onset of Type 1 diabetes which required hospitalization. As part of his ongoing treatment he wears a wireless blood sugar monitor and carries sugar water on board the car while racing.[2] In 2008, he returned to F3 EuroSeries for 6 races with 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)

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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 AFS Racing/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)

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Kimball driving the Novo Nordisk Ganassi car at the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

It was announced on December 16, 2010, that Kimball would move up to the IndyCar Series in 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.

Carlin signed Kimball for the 2018 season. He got a fifth-place finish at Toronto and collected six top 10s. Kimball ran part-time in 2019, scoring two tenth-place finishes. He joined 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

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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

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Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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(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

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(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

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Indy Lights

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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 AFS Racing
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

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(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

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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

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  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. ^ "Road racer signs with Indy Lights team". USA Today. 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. ^ a b c "Full Speed Ahead - Charlie Kimball runs laps around diabetes". 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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