Jimmy Kite (born February 18, 1976 in Effingham, Illinois) is a retired American race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 1997 and has competed in 34 IndyCar races, including five Indianapolis 500s. In 2005, he intended to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and he made four starts before being called to replace the injured Paul Dana for Hemelgarn Racing in the IRL, where he completed the season after the Indy 500. Largely out of racing since the end of the 2005 season, Kite founded JK Hobby World in November 2006. He failed in his attempt to qualify for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 in the PDM Racing #18 Panoz and failed to secure a ride for the 2008 race. Motorsports career results American open-wheel (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) IndyCar Indy 500 results External links Jimmy Kite at ChampCarStats.com 1976 births Living people IndyCar Series drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Indy Lights drivers NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers People from Effingham, Illinois Racing drivers from Illinois USAC Silver Crown Series drivers Arrow McLaren SP drivers PDM Racing drivers