Jason Andrew Kitzmiller (born July 25, 1973) is an American professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 97

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for

CR7 Motorsports CR7 Motorsports (also sometimes known as Grant County Mulch Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fielding the No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado for Blaine Perkins ...

and the

ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national ...

, driving the No. 97

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for CR7.

Racing career

Early racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Kitzmiller would announce his debut in the

in 2020, driving the No. 97

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in a press release, saying "Without a doubt, this will be the biggest race of my career thus far and I've got a ton of knowledge and support behind me, I just hope to mind my manners and keep our No. 97 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet out of trouble." He would finish 32nd with engine troubles. Throughout the season, he would make six more starts with

, earning two top 10s that year at Talladega and Michigan. He would end up finishing 18th in the standings with 212 points. In 2021, he would return to the series, again with

as a part-timer. In six races, he would not get any top 10s, with a best of 11th at Daytona and Charlotte. He would have a worse season in 2021, finishing 24th in the standings with 177 points.

ARCA Menards Series East

Kitzmiller would make his debut in the

ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...

in a combination event with the

at the 2020 Bush's Beans 200, finishing 13th. He would race in the next year's Bristol race, this time finishing 22nd.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

On February 10, 2022,

announced that Kitzmiller will make his

start in the 2022 NextEra Energy 250, driving the No. 97, which is his main ARCA number, for a second entry. However, he withdrew from the event after crashing his primary truck in practice and not having a backup truck.

Personal life

Kitzmiller has been the president of A. L. L. Construction, a construction company in

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Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Menards Series

(

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

ARCA Menards Series East

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitzmiller, Jason 1973 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from West Virginia People from Petersburg, West Virginia