People ask how hard it can be sitting down for work during a 500-mile race? Well, without power steering or power brakes, holding onto 650 horses in a car that has nearly 3,000 pounds of downforce and can produce up… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
There's a wire injected under my skin a few days before an event and connected to that is a wireless transmitter. That device communicates my blood-glucose levels to the receiver unit, which is mounted above my steering wheel. — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
I have to consider everything I eat; I consider every activity I do. — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
When I turned 16, I got my driver's license like the rest of my classmates, but I also got an extra present: a two-day… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
As the son of a racing car designer and mechanical engineer, I was exposed to motorsports from day one. — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
Every day I am part of my local town community, part of Rio Mesa High School Alumni, part of the racing world, part of… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
The pros and cons of using the apron are likely above my pay grade, but with or without it, the Indy 500 is always… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
Beside the brand-ambassador elements of the modern racing driver, the evolution of the athlete has mandated that as drivers, we are very committed to… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
There are days when I still wake up angry, and no one handles it perfectly all the time, but honestly, I feel lucky to… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
You don't get a mix of ovals and road/street course racing with this level of competition and speed anywhere other than Indy Car, and… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
Being diagnosed with diabetes can be a very scary thing, and it can easily make your life stand still for a moment. — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
The typical response from people when I tell them Im diabetic is, Oh, Im sorry to hear that. You know, Im not. Im a… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
I have a routine for a day I'm in the office and not really physically active. Or a day when I'm in the gym… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
I have a lot of great racing memories growing up in Europe as a young boy - playing with car parts on my dad's… — Charlie Kimball Copy Share Image
