| Biography
| - Jimmy Kitchens , is a former NASCAR driver, who ran 47 times in the Busch Series . He was part of the famed Alabama Gang, although he did not have much success compared to the other members, as he only had one career top-10.
Busch Series Career
Kitchens made his series debut in 1994, driving the #82 Sports World Ford at IRP. Kitchens started 26th, but an early accident sidetracked his run to a 27th place finish.
Kitchens next run at Rockingham in 1996, where he drove the #50 UAW Ford. He started 38th, but once again he got caught up in an early crash and finished 41st.
Kitchens made another start in 1998, when he piloted the #50 Washington-Irving Motorsports Chevy at Pikes Peak. Kitchens finised the race 32nd after his carburetor broke.
Despite his lack of success, Kitchens was hired to drive the #22 Air Jamaica Vacations Chevy in a limited schedule. Kitchens made six starts for the team. In the third race, at Nashville Speedway USA, Kitchens finished the race in 32nd, his first career race completed. Then, in the next start at Bristol, Kitchens scored a 29th, which ended up being his best finish of the season. After two more races, Kitchens was relased, as the team cited that Kitchens had crashed out of half the races.
Kitchens disappeared from the Busch Series for three years, before resurfacing in 2002. Splitting his time between Moy Racing and Means Racing, Kitchens put together his biggest schedule yet, as he made fourteen races. The low budget team struggled at most races, but Kitchens had some solid runs. That was especially the case at Talladega, where he avoided a big crash and then finished the race in 7th position, his first and only career top-10. At the next restrictor place race at Daytona, he came home with a 17th place finish. In fact, five times in 2002 did Kitchens beat his former best finish of 27th in 1995. This resulted in a 43rd place points ranking.
Kitchens added a handful of starts in 2003. However, in six of the seven starts, he ran for Stanton Barrett in a start and park deal. As a result, Kitchens only finished one race in 2003, which came with Moy Racing at Chicagoland. It was a solid race for Kitchens, who came home 24th.
Kitchens' busiest year ended up to be 2004, as he made sixteen starts. He began the year running for Davis Motorsports. In four starts for that team, his best finish was a 33rd at Daytona. Then, Kitchens made a hodgepodge of races for Jay Robinson Racing. He was 32nd at Talladega and 43rd at Nazareth Speedway. The other ten starts came for Moy Racing. Kitchens finished 27th three times, with the best run coming at Michigan, where he finished on the lead lap. With his assorted starts, Kitchens matched his 43rd place points finish in 2002.
Kitchens only made one start in 2005, but it was a solid one. Driving for Jay Robinson, Kitchens qualified the #28 Ford in 42nd place. Once again, Kitchens drove a smart race and avoided large accidents, allowing him to finish 15th, his best finish since 2002. However, Kitchens has not been in the series since.
Craftsman Truck Series Career
Kitchens only made one career start in this series, but had a decent run. Qualifying the #42 Rick McCray Chevy in 25th at Daytona in 2000, Kitchens drove to the front and led three laps. However, he was involved in a large crash involving Geoffrey Bodine, and settled for 28th in the final rundown.
External Links
Kitchen's Stats from Racing-Reference
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