John Hartman Kinder[1] (born September 28, 1974 in Santa Ana, California) is a Japanese American stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman and the Winston West Series, and in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
| John Kinder | |||||||
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| Born | September 28, 1974 Santa Ana, California | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 12 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 (Saugus) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
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| USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series | |||||||
| Years active | 1999–2003 | ||||||
| Starts | 59 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 12th in 2001 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 1998–1999 1995–1997 1995 | ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series NASCAR Winston West Series NASCAR SuperTruck Series | ||||||
Career
editSon of racer Jim Kinder, John Kinder began his racing career in 1991 at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California.[2] Nicknamed "The Kid",[3] Kinder competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series between 1995 and 1997, posting a best finish of second at Mesa Marin in 1996.[4] He also competed in twelve events in the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman, finishing 23rd in the series standings with a best finish of 13th, recorded at Evergreen Speedway and Flemington Speedway.[5]
In 1997, Kinder was selected to participate in the Suzuka Thunder Special, a NASCAR exhibition race held at Suzuka Circuit in Japan; he was the only Japanese-American driver to compete in the event,[6] and he finished 17th in the race.[7] In 1998 he moved to the ARCA Racing Series, competing in six races over two years with a best finish of eighth at Atlanta Motor Speedway,[8] then to the Hooters Pro Cup Series from 1999 to 2003 for PowerBase Motorsports,[9] competing in 59 races with a best finish of third at Concord Speedway.[10] He has not competed in major-league stock car racing since 2003.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
SuperTruck Series
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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 | NSTSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Stroppe Motorsports | 14 | Ford | PHO | TUS | SGS 23 |
MMR 15 |
POR 22 |
EVG 13 |
I70 19 |
LVL 17 |
BRI | MLW 26 |
CNS 28 |
HPT | IRP 34 |
FLM 13 |
RCH 38 |
MAR | NWS | SON | MMR 31 |
PHO | 23rd | 1183 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "John H Kinder from Mooresville, NC". Radaris.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Teaford, Elliott. "'Now, I Get to Race': Foothills' Kinder, 16, Takes Wheel for Real Saturday in Bakersfield ". June 28, 1991. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times. Orange County Edition, page C1. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ Perrin, Tom. "Supertruck notebook". May 28, 1995. Kansas City, KS: The Kansas City Star. Page C12. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ John Kinder - NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ John Kinder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ Henderson, Martin. "Racing Son: Fourth-Generation Japanese-American Driver Will Test His Mettle in Land of His Ancestors". November 18, 1997. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times. Orange County Edition, page C8. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ 1997 NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ John Kinder - ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ "DailyDrill.com Signs On With PowerBase Motorsports". December 14, 1999. RacingWest. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ John Kinder - X-1R Pro Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
- ^ "John Kinder – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series By Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
External links
edit- John Kinder driver statistics at Racing-Reference