Matt Kemp (racing driver)
| Matt Kemp | |||||||
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| Born | January 25, 1999 Sawyer, Michigan | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 45th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Berlin ARCA 200 (Berlin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 12 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 51st (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 2, 2023. | |||||||
Matt Kemp (born January 25, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 12 Toyota for Fast Track Racing.
Racing career[edit]
From 2014 to 2015, Kemp would make select starts in the Midwest Indoor Racing Series Arena-Mini Cup Division and the Vores Compact Touring Series in the North Division before making a lone start in the Great Lakes Super Mini Cup Series.[1]
In 2019, Kemp would run full-time in the Midwest Classic Racers Series, driving the No. 1a entry, where he would win one race at South Bend Motor Speedway and would finish in the top-ten in all the races on the schedule on his way to finish third in the points standings. He would go on to finish second in the points and win six races between 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Kemp would win seven races and would once again finish in the top-ten in every race, and would go on to win the championship over Troy Hoffman by over fifty points.[1][2]
In 2023, Kemp would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Berlin Raceway, driving the No. 12 Ford for Fast Track Racing, where he would start twelfth and finish thirteenth due to issue with the rear end of the car.[3] He would then make another start at Iowa Speedway, where he would also make his ARCA Menards Series East debut, as it was a combination event with the main ARCA series. He would start fifteenth but finish nineteenth after 29 laps due to mechanical issues.[4] He then made another start at Kansas Speedway, this time driving the No. 11, where he finished twentieth due to vibrations in the car.[5]
In 2024, it was announced that Kemp will return to the East Series at Flat Rock Speedway, once again driving for Fast Track Racing.[6] He had previously tested with the team at the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway,[7] where he placed 47th in the overall results between the two testing days.[8]
Motorsports results[edit]
ARCA Menards Series[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN 13 |
ELK | MOH | IOW 19 |
POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | 45th | 80 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Toyota | KAN 20 |
BRI | SLM | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East[edit]
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW 19 |
IRP | MLW | BRI | 51st | 25 | [10] |
| 2024 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | -* | -* | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Matt Kemp". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Midwest Classic Racers". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Race results: Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway". ARCA Menards Series. June 17, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA / ARCA EAST: Driveshaft vibration forces 'Pizza Man' Laster out at Iowa". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA: Monroe retakes LASTCAR championship lead as top three ARCA points leaders fall out". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Matt Kemp returns to Fast Track Racing for Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway". ARCARacing.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona" ARCA Racing, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2024 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Matt Kemp – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Matt Kemp – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
External links[edit]
Matt Kemp driver statistics at Racing-Reference
