John Kinder

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John Kinder
Born (1974-09-28) September 28, 1974 (age 49)
Santa Ana, California
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
12 races run over 1 year
Best finish23rd (1995)
First race 1995 Scott Irvin Chevrolet/Craftsman 200 (Saugus)
Last race 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
Years active1999–2003
Starts59
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish12th in 2001
Previous series
1998–1999
1995–1997
1995		 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
NASCAR Winston West Series
NASCAR SuperTruck Series

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.

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Career

Son 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

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

SuperTruck Series

NASCAR SuperTruck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920NSTSCPtsRef
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 23rd1183 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "John H Kinder from Mooresville, NC". Radaris.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Perrin, Tom. "Supertruck notebook". May 28, 1995. Kansas City, KS: The Kansas City Star . Page C12. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  4. ↑ John Kinder - NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  5. ↑ John Kinder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 1997 NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  8. ↑ John Kinder - ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  9. ↑ "DailyDrill.com Signs On With PowerBase Motorsports". December 14, 1999. RacingWest. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  10. ↑ John Kinder - X-1R Pro Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-08-25.
  11. ↑ "John Kinder – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series By Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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