Kyle Martel
Birthday: July 2nd 1987
Hometown: Lebanon, PA
Marital Status: Single
Team: Bill Martel Racing
Started racing: 1992
In the Drivers Words…
Favorite Track:
Rockingham Speedway, NC
Racing Hero:
Dale Earnhardt
Philosophy:
Race hard, Race smart, Race clean
Greatest influence on the track:
My dad
Favorite Driver:
At this moment Kyle Bush
The Start of Kyle’s racing career:
As a young child Kyle enjoyed going to the races with his father. While attending a car show with his parents Kyle spotted a race car that was just his size, and he realized that his dream for racing could become a reality. Kyle got behind the wheel of his first race car at the age of five.
The Road to NASCAR:
Kyle’s first racecar was a part of the quarter midget division, he raced quarter midgets until he moved up mini-cup cars at the age of 12. At the age of 15 Kyle moved onto the Allison Legacy Series cars. After a year of racing his Legacy car Kyle moved into the Late Model division. He continued to race the Late Model until he entered into the NASCAR ARCA division at the age of 21.
Training:
During Kyle’s rookie year in the ARCA division Kyle attended Fast Track Racing by Andy Hillenburg at the Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina.
Looking ahead:
Kyle aspires to one day be able to race professionally in the premier division of NASCAR.