Jason Kitzmiller

Jason Andrew Kitzmiller (born July 25, 1973) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet SS for CR7 Motorsports and the No. 79 Chevrolet SS for ACR Motorsports. He also competes part-time in the Grand National Super Series Presented By ECC, where he's captured multiple victories. He is the father of fellow racing driver Isaac Kitzmiller, who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East for ACR Motorsports.^[1][2]

Jason Kitzmiller
Kitzmiller (No. 97) racing in the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona
Born	Jason Andrew Kitzmiller (1973-07-25) July 25, 1973 (age 52) Petersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2022 position	115th
ARCA Menards Series career
41 races run over 6 years
ARCA no., team	No. 97 (CR7 Motorsports) No. 79 (ACR Motorsports)
Best finish	18th (2020)
First race	2020 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
Last race	2025 Springfield ARCA 100 (Springfield)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 18 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
5 races run over 3 years
ARCA East no., team	No. 97 (CR7 Motorsports)
Best finish	35th (2020)
First race	2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2025 Atlas 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA West no., team	No. 97 (CR7 Motorsports)
First race	2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of August 17, 2025.

Racing career

Early racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Kitzmiller would announce his debut in the ARCA Menards Series in 2020, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet for CR7 Motorsports in a press release, saying "Without a doubt, this will be the biggest race of my career thus far and I've got a ton of knowledge and support behind me, I just hope to mind my manners and keep our No. 97 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet out of trouble."^[3] He would finish 32nd with engine troubles. Throughout the season, he would make six more starts with CR7 Motorsports, earning two top 10s that year at Talladega and Michigan. He would end up finishing 18th in the standings with 212 points.

In 2021, Kitzmiller would return to the series, again with CR7 Motorsports as a part-timer.^[4] In six races, he would not get any top 10s, with a best of 11th at Daytona and Charlotte. He would have a worse season in 2021, finishing 24th in the standings with 177 points.

On January 27, 2025, it was announced that Kitzmiller will run the full schedule, with ten-time series champion Frank Kimmel serving as his crew chief for CR7.^[5][6]

ARCA Menards Series East

Kitzmiller would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East in a combination event with the ARCA Menards Series at the 2020 Bush's Beans 200, finishing 13th. He would race in the next year's Bristol race, this time finishing 22nd. On January 27, 2025, it was announced that Kitzmiller will run part-time in 2025 with CR7.^[5]

ARCA Menards Series West

On January 27, 2025, it was announced that Kitzmiller will run part-time in 2025 with CR7.^[5]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

On February 10, 2022, CR7 Motorsports announced that Kitzmiller will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in the 2022 NextEra Energy 250, driving the No. 97, which is his main ARCA number, for a second entry.^[7] However, he withdrew from the event after crashing his primary truck in practice and not having a backup truck.

Personal life

Kitzmiller has been the president of A. L. L. Construction, a construction company in West Virginia, since 2004.^[8]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2022	CR7 Motorsports	97	Chevy	DAY Wth	LVS	ATL	COA	MAR	BRI	DAR	KAN	TEX	CLT	GTW	SON	KNO	NSH	MOH	POC	IRP	RCH	KAN	BRI	TAL	HOM	PHO	115th	N/A	[9]

ARCA Menards Series

(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
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
2020	CR7 Motorsports	97	Chevy	DAY 32	PHO	TAL 8	POC 14	IRP	KEN 10	IOW	KAN 11	TOL	TOL	MCH 8	DAY	GTW	L44	TOL	BRI 13	WIN	MEM	ISF	KAN	18th	212	[10]
2021				DAY 11	PHO	TAL 15	KAN	TOL	CLT 11	MOH	POC 17	ELK	BLN	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH 12	ISF	MLW	DSF	BRI 22	SLM	KAN	24th	177	[11]
2022				DAY 34	PHO	TAL 14	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN	ELK	MOH	POC 9	IRP	MCH 12	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL	33rd	107	[12]
2023				DAY 19	PHO	TAL 26	KAN 23	CLT	BLN	ELK	MOH	IOW	POC 11	MCH 13	IRP	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL	34th	129	[13]
2024				DAY 6	PHO	TAL 33	DOV	KAN	CLT 9	IOW	MOH	BLN	IRP	SLM	ELK	MCH 7	ISF	MLW	DSF	GLN	BRI	KAN 10	TOL	29th	155	[14]
2025				DAY 3	PHO 27	TAL 5	KAN 7		MCH 8	BER 8	ELK 6	LRP 19	DOV 8	IRP 8	IOW 10	GLN 17	ISF 10	MAD 7	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN	TOL	-*	-*	[15]
	ACR Motorsports	79	Chevy					CLT 32

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2020	CR7 Motorsports	97	Chevy	NSM	TOL	DOV DNS	TOL	BRI 13	FIF			32nd	34	[16]
2021				NSM	FIF	NSV	DOV	SNM	IOW	MLW	BRI 22	53rd	22	[17]
2025	CR7 Motorsports	97	Chevy	FIF	CAR	NSV	FRS	DOV 8	IRP 8	IOW 10	BRI	-*	-*	[18]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2025	CR7 Motorsports	97	Chevy	KER	PHO 27	TUC	CNS	KER	SON	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	-*	-*	[19]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	CLMSCTC	Pts	Ref
2023	N/A	97A	Chevy	SNM 26	FLC 31	HCY	ACE	NWS 25	LGY	DOM	CRW 21	HCY	ACE	TCM	WKS	AAS	SBO	TCM	CRW		37th	29	[20]
2024	Vandyke Racing Performance			SNM	HCY	AAS	OCS	ACE	TCM	LGY	DOM 14	CRW 21	HCY	NWS	ACE	WCS	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS	N/A	0	[21]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	CPLMTC	Pts	Ref
2025	Rackley W.A.R.	25	Chevy	AAS	CDL	OCS	ACE 5										-*	-*	[22]
		97K						NWS 22	CRW 15	HCY	HCY	AND	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS