Charlie Kimball is a successful young American racing driver forging a career in the highly competitive world of open wheel racing. He has spent the last few years racing in some of the most competitive racing categories in the world including British Formula 3, Formula 3 Euroseries and the World Series by Renault. The 2009 season sees Kimball returning to the United States as he challenges for the title in the Firestone Indy Lights Championship.
In 2007, Kimball was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and was forced to abandon his racing program mid season. Remarkably in 2008, Kimball returned to the cockpit in Formula 3 and claimed a podium finish in his first race back in the car. Kimball has continued to prove that living with diabetes does not have to restrict him in any way. He continues to be competitive each time he gets behind the wheel of a racing car.
Kimball has competed in Formula Ford, British Formula 3 and the F3 Euroseries where he has established himself as a serious driver with special talent and proven race pace. In 2005, Kimball shattered the European stereotype that “Americans are not fast” by becoming the first American in 11 years to win a British Formula 3 race. He went on to secure two track records and several F3 victories in both Britain and Europe.
Kimball is only one of a handful of young American drivers who have achieved such a high degree of success in Europe. With the support of his sponsors and investors, Charlie is turning his attention to the Firestone Indy Lights in order to Take the American Dream to Victory Lane.