Sheldon Kinser![]()
Sheldon Ray Kinser
Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana
Born: December 9, 1942
Died: August 1, 1988
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| Year | Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | Standing |
| 1975 | USAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
35 |
| 1976 | USAC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 34 |
| 1977 | USAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1978 | USAC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 495 | 23 |
| 1979 | USAC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673 | 10 | |
| Includes | CART | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1980 | CART | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 13 | |
| Includes | USAC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 345 | 10 |
| 1981-82 | USAC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 536 | 14 |
| 1982-83 | USAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 288 | 14 | |
| Includes | CART | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1983-84 | USAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| Total | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3144 |
| Track Type | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| Dirt Oval | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paved Oval | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Road Course | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| CART | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| USAC | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Start # | Date | Track | Type | Series | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 5/25/1975 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 19 | Spirit of Indiana | King | Offy TC | 26 | 12 | 161 | Flagged rain | 50 |
| 2 | 6/29/1975 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 19 | Spirit of Indiana | King | Offy TC | 23 | 15 | 150 | Flagged | |
| 3 | 5/30/1976 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 97 | The Bottomhalf | King | Offy TC | 29 | 19 | 97 | Flagged rain 139.316 | |
| 4 | 6/27/1976 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 97 | The Bottomhalf | King | Offy TC | 27 | 28 | 47 | Overheated | |
| 5 | 9/5/1976 | Ontario | PO | USAC | 97 | Dave McIntire | King | Offy TC | 21 | 12 | 190 | Flagged | 50 |
| 6 | 5/29/1977 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 97 | Genesee Beer | King | Offy TC | 12 | 32 | 14 | Engine | |
| 7 | 3/18/1978 | Phoenix 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 22 | 6 | 144 | Flagged | 120 |
| 8 | 3/26/1978 | Ontario 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 19 | 8 | 76 | Flagged | 100 |
| 9 | 4/15/1978 | TWS 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 18 | 15 | 63 | Broken hub | 10 |
| 10 | 4/23/1978 | Trenton 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 14 | 14 | 89 | Broken water line | 10 |
| 11 | 5/28/1978 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 12 | 32 | 15 | Lost oil pressure | 5 |
| 12 | 6/25/1978 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 27 | 12 | 185 | Flagged | 50 |
| -- | 7/16/1978 | MIS 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Blew engine, practice | |
| 13 | 7/23/1978 | Atlanta | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 14 | 17 | 78 | Flagged | 6 |
| 14 | 8/6/1978 | TWS 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 21 | 19 | 6 | Cooling system | 8 |
| 15 | 8/20/1978 | Milwaukee 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 17 | 11 | 195 | Flagged | 40 |
| 16 | 9/3/1978 | Ontario 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 20 | 17 | 72 | Lost oil pressure | 20 |
| 17 | 9/16/1978 | MIS 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 11 | 8 | 73 | Flagged | 75 |
| 18 | 9/23/1978 | Trenton 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 11 | 10 | 94 | Flagged | 45 |
| 19 | 10/28/1978 | Phoenix 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Thermo-King | Watson | Offy TC | 18 | 19 | 27 | Turbo | 6 |
| 20 | 3/25/1979 | Ontario | PO | USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 7 | 4 | 79 | Flagged | 240 |
| 21 | 4/8/1979 | TWS 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 7 | 8 | 86 | Broken valve | 100 |
| 22 | 5/28/1979 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 10 | 28 | 40 | Burned piston | 10 |
| 23 | 6/10/1979 | Milwaukee 1 | PO | USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 2 | 15 | 39 | Broken oil line | 8 |
| 24 | 6/24/1979 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 9 | 15 | 100 | Engine | 25 |
| 25 | 7/29/1979 | TWS 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 5 | 3 | 99 | Flagged | 280 |
| 26 | 8/12/1979 | Milwaukee 2 | PO | USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy TC | 4 | 14 | 32 | Magneto | 10 |
| 27 | 4/13/1980 | Ontario 1 | PO | CART/USAC | 24 | Scientific Drilling | Watson | Offy | 19 | 13 | 58 | Overheated | 10 |
| -- | 5/25/1980 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 28 | 6/8/1980 | Milwaukee 1 | PO | CART/USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 13 | 11 | 144 | Flagged | 30 |
| 29 | 6/22/1980 | Pocono | PO | CART/USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 17 | 7 | 192 | Flagged | 300 |
| 30 | 7/13/1980 | Mid-Ohio | RC | CART/USAC | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 22 | 24 | 0 | Engine | 5 |
| 31 | 7/20/1980 | MIS 1 | PO | CART | 24 | Leader Card | Watson | Cosworth | 10 | 16 | 94 | Flagged | 10 |
| 32 | 8/3/1980 | Watkins Glen | RC | CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Offy | 20 | 20 | 20 | Magneto | 6 |
| 33 | 8/10/1980 | Milwaukee 2 | PO | CART | 2 | Leader Card | Watson | Offy | 9 | 17 | 133 | Lost oil pressure | 8 |
| 34 | 8/31/1980 | Ontario 2 | PO | CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 26 | 12 | 178 | Flagged | 50 |
| 35 | 9/20/1980 | MIS 2 | PO | CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 19 | 14 | 68 | Flagged | 8 |
| 36 | 10/26/1980 | Mexico City | RC | CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 17 | 7 | 55 | Flagged | 90 |
| 37 | 11/8/1980 | Phoenix | PO | CART | 24 | Genesee Beer | Watson | Cosworth | 17 | 4 | 146 | Flagged | 180 |
| 38 | 5/24/1981 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 81 | Sergio Valente Longhorn | Longhorne LR-1 | Cosworth TC | 23 | 6 | 195 | Flagged | 400 |
| 39 | 8/15/1981 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 11 | Ben's Tire Clinic | X | X | 7 | 22 | 15 | Engine | 6 |
| 40 | 8/30/1981 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 43 | Armstrong Mould | X | X | 20 | 15 | 95 | Flagged | 10 |
| --/ | 8/30/1981 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 11 | Ben's Tire Clinic | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Broke after qualifying | |
| 41 | 9/12/1981 | ISF | DO | USAC | 34 | Amerling | X | X | 18 | 7 | 100 | Finished | 120 |
| --/ | 9/12/1981 | ISF | DO | USAC | 11 | Ben's Tire Clinic | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Entered, drove #34 instead | |
| -- | 5/30/1982 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | X | Armstrong Mould | SEA-1 | Cosworth | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 42 | 8/14/1982 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 6 | Ben's Tire Clinic | King | X | 1 | 3 | 100 | Finished |
280 |
| 43 | 9/6/1982 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 6 | Ben's Tire Clinic | King | X | 2 | 20 | 35 | Wrecked |
8 |
| -- | 12/4/1982 | Nazareth | DO | USAC | 6 | Ben's Tire Clinic | King | X | -- | -- | -- | Raced by Schrader | |
| -- | 5/29/1983 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 42 | Mergard | March 82C | Chevy | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| --/ | 5/29/1983 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 58 | Genesee Beer | Eagle | Chevy V8 | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 44 | 9/5/1983 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 12 | Ben's Tire Clinic | X | X | 5 | 16 | 75 | Wrecked |
10 |