Take a look inside Keith Kunz Motorsports as the team is closing after the 2026 season
Keith Kunz Motorsports is one of the most famous racing teams in all of dirt track racing. Last week, team owner Keith Kunz shared photos of the team shop along with a real estate listing for the property.
The team is a powerhouse operation out of Indiana. They fields a mix of full-time USAC National Midget championship contenders as well as part-time select event drivers.
Jacob Denney is the current USAC National Midget Series point leader. He pilots the No. 67 out of the KKM shop.
Current full-time USAC roster:
Colton Robinson (No. 67K) – Running a full 2026 schedule and competing for USAC Rookie of the Year.
Brandon Carr (No. 98W) – Running a full 29-race USAC National Midget schedule for 2026.
Gavin Miller (No. 97) – Campaigned as a core full-time driver for KKM’s national midget efforts.
Jacob Denney (No. 67) – Anchors the team’s full-time midget programs.
The USAC National Midget season will come to an end on Novemeber 28th after the race at Ventura Raceway. From there, the team has pivoted focus to the famed Chili Bowl Nationals where they’ve collected 8 wins.
Buddy Kofoid, Cannon McIntosh, Tanner Carrick and many others regularly race with the team in the Chili Bowl Nationals.
Keith Kunz Motorsports has long been tied to the Toyota Racing ladder program. The team famously helped catipult Christipher Bell and Kyle Larson to the NASCAR Cup Series.
Larson ended up leaving the Toyota development program. It was a mistake that Toyota themselves have owned up to multiple times.
Toyota talks their presence in dirt racing; Missing opportunity with Kyle Larson
Kieth Kunz Motorsports: Real estate listing
Shop Address: 1610 W 550 N, Columbus, Indiana
The property listing notes a 15,500 sg ft high quality industrial facility. The 4.52-acre lot is fully gated.
In addition to the race shop, the property also holds an RV storage business. The existing storage portion of the property generates $6,000 per month.
Per the listing, “1610 W. 550 N. is a 15,500-square-foot industrial facility offering approximately 11,900 square feet of Class A warehouse space designed for manufacturing, distribution, storage, or contractor operations. The warehouse features 18-foot clear heights, six 14-foot overhead doors, two mezzanines, and durable 10-inch epoxy-coated concrete floors for long-term performance.”
Listing Price: $2,950,000
Click here to view the full listing
Keith Kunz says he’s closing the team
“This has been coming for a long time. I’ve been doing this for a long time,” Keith Kunz told DirtVision.
“Been very lucky to be successful and be able to make a living racing midgets all my life. The time has came. You look for an exit plan and the last couple years it’s been on our mind. Part way through this year we finally made the decision that we needed to probably stop at the end of the year.”
“I’ve been slowing down the last couple years. Physically, I can’t keep up with these young kids no more. I’m not 20-30 years old. I’m not that old, 63, but to be hands on and do it like you need to do it, I can’t do that no more.”
“I like spend time with my family and kids now. I never got to do that when they were growing up.”
“We thought it was best to try and finish out the USAC season. Then, just kinda call it quits right there. It’s semi-retirement. I’m still going to be around. But, I want to do it on my terms now. I wanna go when I want to go.”
“Everything comes to an end at some point.”
“I’ve been going to the Chili Bowl since year two. I missed the very first year, I’ve been to every one since then. That place has really been good to me, it probably made my career when we won it in 1994 with Andy Hillenburg. I got called to California and started working on Midgets full-time. That place made my life.”
“I got things going on. It’s not the end of racing, it’s the end of KKM. You’re not going to see the trailers and the cars there [at the Chili Bowl] this year. We’ll see what the future brings.”
“I still had a few more years on this contract with Toyota. They know, we’re growing older. I’ve had to put more people in place. Business-wise, it’s just a smart decision.”
“I just don’t want that commitment of having to go every week and be there. I’ve been doing a lot of rodeo stuff with my daughter and the grandkids. I’m enjoying that stuff.”
“It’s a retirement but I’m still going to be around.”
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