Charlie Kimball is a successful young race car driver forging a career in the highly competitive world of open wheel racing. Kimball, who began racing go-karts at age 9, was accepted into Stanford University and chose to bypass admission to follow his dream to become a racecar driver. In 2007, Kimball was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was forced to abandon his racing program mid-season. Today Kimball drives the No. 83 car for Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing in the IZOD IndyCar Series and is the first licensed driver with diabetes in the history of INDYCAR.

After his surprising diagnosis, Kimball returned to the cockpit in 2008 and claimed a podium finish in his first race back in the car. Today, Kimball continues to compete in some of the most competitive racing categories in the world, proving that living with diabetes does not have to restrict him from traveling at speeds of more than 200 miles an hour and fulfilling his dream.

In fact, he has partnered with Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company dedicated to diabetes care, to raise awareness of the importance of properly managing blood glucose levels and to demonstrate that diabetes can be successfully integrated into your life and your ambitions. Kimball has a history of breaking the mold. Prior to his diagnosis, 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 Formula 3 victories in both Britain and Europe. Kimball has also raced in the Formula 3 Euro series and the World Series by Renault. In 2010, Kimball returned to the Firestone Indy Lights series, finishing 4th overall, piloting the #26 Levemir® FlexPen® Novo Nordisk sponsored car for the legendary AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport.

For 2011 Kimball joins the newly formed Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing team. Kimball will pilot the No. 83 Novo Nordisk sponsored car and will run a full race schedule in the 2011 IndyCar series:

• •March 27: Streets of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, Florida)
• •April 10: Barber Motorsports Park (Birmingham, Alabama)
• •April 17: Streets of Long Beach (Long Beach, California)
• •May 1: Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• •May 29: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Indiana)
• •June 11: Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, Texas)
• •June 19: The Milwaukee Mile (West Allis, Wisconsin)
• •June 25: Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa)
• •July 10: Streets of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
• •July 24: Edmonton City Centre Airport (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
• •Aug. 7: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Toledo, Ohio)
• •Aug. 14: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudin, new Hampshire)
• •Aug. 28: Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, California)
• •Sept. 4: Streets of Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland)
• •Sept. 18: Twin Ring Motegi, Japan (Motegi, Tochigi)
• •Oct. 2: Kentucky Speedway (Sparta, Kentucky)
• •Oct. 16: Season Finale – TBD

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