Kyle Krisiloff

Kyle Krisiloff
Krisiloff in 2008
Born (1986-03-03) March 3, 1986 (age 38)
Trenton, New Jersey
Achievements2001 SCCA Formula Ford National Champion
14-time Quarter Midget Grand National Champion (Jr. Stock, Lt. Modified, Sr. Honda, Lt. B, Heavy B, Heavy AA)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
44 races run over 3 years
Best finish18th (2007)
First race2005 SBC 250 (Milwaukee)
Last race2008 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
12 races run over 1 year
Best finish33rd (2006)
First race2006 GM Flex Fuel 250 (Daytona)
Last race2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 5, 2014.

Kyle Krisiloff (born March 3, 1986) is an American former professional racing driver. He is the son of former Champ Car racer, Steve Krisiloff, the nephew of Tony George, and the grandson of Mari Hulman George. He became the youngest BMX rider in the United States, when he began racing BMX bicycles at just three years old. He raced quarter midgets from 1995 to 1999, winning over 320 features and nine Grand National Championships.

Racing career

Krisiloff's 2006 truck at Texas

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Krisiloff made his home in Carmel, Indiana. In 2000, Krisiloff raced in Superkarts USA competition, winning two races and two pole positions. In 2001, he competed in twenty-two SCCA Formula Ford events, winning six races, six poles, and national championship at the historic SCCA Runoffs (The youngest ever at 14 years of age). In 2002, he competed in Toyota Atlantic for the last six races of the year. He ran the full season in 2003, placing 10th in points. His best finish was a second at the Milwaukee Mile, which made him the youngest driver to score a podium finish in Toyota Atlantics as well as the fastest Toyota Atlantic driver ever setting a speed over 150 mph (240 km/h) at the Milwaukee Mile.

In 2004, Krisiloff signed a driver development contract with Hendrick Motorsports[1] and ran three ARCA Re/Max Series races with Bobby Gerhart Racing and ten ASA races as part of the agreement. He started 3rd and finished 9th in his ARCA series debut at Lake Erie Speedway, and then finished 2nd at Nashville Superspeedway, before winning at Chicagoland Speedway in only his third series start. In ten ASA starts, he recorded a single top ten finish with a 4th at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He ran fourteen ARCA races in 2005, recording three top fives, five top tens, and two poles. He also competed in three NASCAR Busch Series races in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. After leaving Hendrick Motorsports in 2005, Krisiloff moved to the Craftsman Truck Series in 2006, driving for Billy Ballew Motorsports, before parting ways due to financial conflicts.

In January 2007, a partnership including Carl Haas, Travis Carter, Mari Hulman George, and Michael T. Lanigan announced that it was purchasing ppc Racing and would field the No. 14 Ford Fusion in the Busch Series with Krisiloff as the driver. The car was to be sponsored by Clabber Girl, which is part of the Hulman-George family holdings, but later gained sponsorship from Walgreens and Eli Lilly and Company. His best finishes were 5th at Talladega and 6th at Montreal. In 2008, he drove six races for Chip Ganassi Racing in the No. 41 Polaroid Dodge, earning a best finish of 24th at Phoenix.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
2001 Mid-Ohio Van Diemen RF01 Ford Formula Ford 1 5 Running

NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

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 NNSC Pts Ref
2005 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
42
DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH
40
BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
19
TEX PHO HOM 95th 186 [2]
2007 Carl A. Haas Motorsports 14 Ford DAY
27
CAL
33
MXC
16
LVS
27
ATL
38
BRI
39
NSH
21
TEX
27
PHO
23
TAL
5
RCH
34
DAR
28
CLT
38
DOV
21
NSH
27
KEN
29
MLW
24
NHA
32
DAY
20
CHI
28
GTY
36
IRP
21
CGV
6
GLN
37
MCH
34
BRI
36
CAL
41
RCH
29
DOV
34
KAN
28
CLT
21
MEM
42
TEX
27
PHO
25
HOM
29
18th 2798 [3]
2008 Chip Ganassi Racing 41 Dodge DAY CAL LVS
43
ATL BRI NSH
25
TEX
33
PHO
24
MXC
29
TAL
33
RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 67th 417 [4]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2006 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY
28
CAL
19
ATL
16
MAR
23
GTY
33
CLT
17
MFD
25
DOV
27
TEX
19
MCH
32
MLW
29
KAN
17
KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 33rd 1106 [5]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARMC Pts Ref
2004 Hendrick Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER
9
45th 660 [6]
5 NSH
2
ISF TOL DSF CHI
1
SLM TAL
2005 Gerhart Racing 7 Chevy DAY
13
24th 1960 [7]
Hendrick Motorsports Chevy NSH
13
SLM KEN
36
TOL LAN MIL
16
POC
7
MCH
5
KAN
2
KEN
6
BLN POC
32
GTW
33
LER NSH
34
MCH
37
ISF TOL DSF CHI
23
SLM TAL
2
2008 Gerhart Racing Chevy DAY
38
SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 153rd 40 [8]

References

  1. ^ Hendrick PRArchived 2006-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kyle Krisiloff – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.