American stock car racing and monster truck driver
NASCAR driver
Kim Crosby
(born December 8, 1964) is an American
stock car racing
driver, professional driving instructor, and
monster truck
driver. She is a former competitor in the
NASCAR Busch Series
and the
ARCA Re/Max Series
.
Career
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Before she became a NASCAR driver, she served as a middle school principal in
Slidell, Louisiana
, resigning in December 2004 to focus full-time on her racing career. Kim has a master's degree in Educational Administration.
Crosby originally was a
drag racer
, competing in the
NHRA
and
IHRA
for fifteen years. She began oval racing in 2000 at the
Buck Baker Driving School
, where she graduated in the advanced class. She would later return to work at the school as an instructor at the school's satellites at
Bristol Motor Speedway
,
Atlanta Motor Speedway
, and
Darlington Raceway
. She also ran the Florida Fast Trucks Series. Kim has also completed the Advanced Driving School at
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
.
In 2003, she made her debut in the
ARCA RE/MAX Series
, where her best finish came in her first start, a 21st at
Kentucky Speedway
. She ran two more races that year in the ARCA Series. In 2004, she was signed to drive the #28 for
Black Cat Racing
, but left the team during Speedweeks. She ended up making her Busch Series debut at
Talladega Superspeedway
, finishing 20th in the #51
Boudreaux's Butt Paste
Dodge
owned by
Ware Racing Enterprises
. She ran three more races for Ware that season, her best finish coming in her Talladega debut. She closed out the year running for
ORTEC Motorsports
, finishing 38th at the
Aaron's 312
.
She signed to drive for
GIC-Mixon Motorsports
in 2005, driving the #24 Butt Paste
Chevrolet
. Her best finish with this team was a 35th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. By mid-season, she left GIC and signed to drive the #26
Chevrolet
for
Keith Coleman Racing
, finishing 28th at
Daytona International Speedway
. After a very tumultuous time with KCR, Crosby resigned from the team to pursue other opportunities.
In 2006, it was announced she would run a part-time schedule for
Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly
. She made her first and only start for the team in June at the
Milwaukee Mile
, starting 41st after crashing the ill-handling car during qualifying, then finishing 40th after suffering electrical problems and being forced to the garage early in the race. The team shut down shortly thereafter due to business and sponsorship issues, allowing Kim only the one ill-fated start for the team.
In 2008, she was listed as one of the drivers for the #15 truck for
Billy Ballew Motorsports
in the
NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series
as a teammate to
Kyle Busch
. Sponsorship never materialized, however, and Kim was unable to make a start for the team.
As of 2009, Crosby has been a driver for
Monster Jam
, piloting the monster trucks known as
Monster Mutt Dalmatian
and
Madusa
(normally driven by fellow extreme athlete
Debrah Miceli
) in Central America as part of Monster Jam's World Tour. She continues to pursue sponsorship for her own Monster Jam theme truck and plans to reenter the NASCAR ranks if the right opportunity arises.
Crosby is an avid outdoorswoman. When not racing, she prefers to be hunting, fishing, hiking, kayaking and camping. She currently resides in Kentucky.
Motorsports career results
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NASCAR
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key
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? Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
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? Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
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Busch Series
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ARCA Re/Max Series
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(
key
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Bold
? Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
Italics
? Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
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References
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- ^
"Kim Crosby ? 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Kim Crosby ? 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Kim Crosby ? 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Kim Crosby ? 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 13,
2020
.
- ^
"Kim Crosby ? 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 13,
2020
.
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Years active
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- 2002?2005 (GIC?Mixon Motorsports)
- 2014?2018 (JGL Racing)
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Personnel
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- James Whitener
- Gregg & Denise Mixon
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Former drivers
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Predecessor teams
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