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[[Image:SheldonKinser.jpg|thumb|right|Sheldon Kinser at a sprint car race in [[Hagerstown, Maryland]] in 1986]]
'''Sheldon Kinser''' (December 9, 1942 – August 1, 1988), was an American race car driver. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/IUPUI_IMS-18297 | title=Sheldon Kinser on Track, 1976 | publisher=indiana Memory | accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref>

Kinser, a [[Bloomington, Indiana]] native, died of cancer. He was a three-time [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Sprint car racing|Sprint Car]] Series Champion (1977, 1981, 1982).  He also drove in the USAC and [[Champ Car|CART]] [[Championship Car]] series.  He competed during the 1975–1981 seasons, with 38 combined career starts, including the [[Indianapolis 500]] each year except 1980, when he failed to qualify.  He had 11 top-10 finishes, with a best of third at [[Texas World Speedway]] in 1979.

Sheldon was the second cousin, 1x removed of [[Steve Kinser]], the 20-time [[World of Outlaws]] sprint-car champion, and second cousin, 2x removed of [[Mark Kinser]].

==Award==
* He was inducted into the [[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]] in 1992.

===Indianapolis 500 results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[1975 Indianapolis 500|1975]]
| King
| [[Offenhauser]]
| 26th
| 12th
|-
| [[1976 Indianapolis 500|1976]]
| King
| [[Offenhauser]]
| 29th
| 19th
|-
| [[1977 Indianapolis 500|1977]]
| King
| [[Offenhauser]]
| 12th
| 32nd
|-
| [[1978 Indianapolis 500|1978]]
| Watson
| [[Offenhauser]]
| 12th
| 32nd
|-
| [[1979 Indianapolis 500|1979]]
| Watson
| [[Offenhauser]]
| 10th
| 28th
|-
| [[1980 Indianapolis 500|1980]]
| Watson
| [[Cosworth]]
| Failed to Qualify
|
|-
| [[1981 Indianapolis 500|1981]]
| Longhorn
| [[Cosworth]]
| 23rd
| 6th
|-
| [[1982 Indianapolis 500|1982]]
| SEA
| [[Cosworth]]
| Failed to Qualify
|
|-
| [[1983 Indianapolis 500|1983]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
| Failed to Qualify
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Find a Grave|6375952}}

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[[Category:1944 births]]
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[[Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers]]
[[Category:National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bloomington, Indiana]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from Indiana]]
[[Category:World of Outlaws drivers]]
[[Category:USAC Silver Crown Series drivers]]

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