Kyle Krisiloff (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional racing driver. He is the son of former

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racer,

Steve Krisiloff Steve Krisiloff (born July 7, 1946 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1969–1979, 1981 and 1983 seasons, with 111 combined career starts, and started in the I ...

, the nephew of

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, and the grandson of

Mari Hulman George Mary Antonia "Mari" Hulman George (December 26, 1934 – November 3, 2018) was the daughter of Tony Hulman, Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. She was the chairperson of the Indian ...

. 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

Born in

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. 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

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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 at the Milwaukee Mile. In 2004, Krisiloff signed a

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with

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races with

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and ten

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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

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, before winning at

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in only his third series start. In ten ASA starts, he recorded a single top ten finish with a 4th at

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. He ran fourteen ARCA races in

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, recording three top fives, five top tens, and two poles. He also competed in three

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races in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. After leaving Hendrick Motorsports in 2005, Krisiloff moved to the

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, driving for

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, before parting ways due to financial conflicts. In January 2007, a partnership including

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, and Michael T. Lanigan announced that it was purchasing

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and would field the No. 14 Ford Fusion in the Busch Series with Krisiloff as the driver. The car was to be sponsored by

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, which is part of the Hulman-George family holdings, but later gained sponsorship from

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and

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. His best finishes were 5th at Talladega and 6th at Montreal. In

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, he drove six races for

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in the No. 41

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, earning a best finish of 24th at

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Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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.)

Nationwide Series

Craftsman Truck Series

ARCA Re/Max Series

(

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krisiloff, Kyle Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Trenton, New Jersey Racing drivers from Indiana NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Atlantic Championship drivers People from Carmel, Indiana American Speed Association drivers SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners Hendrick Motorsports drivers Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Hulman-George_family