American Flat Track Rider Bio

Kolby Carlile

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The popular and charismatic Kolby Carlile continues to make the case that he’s among a very small circle of riders in contention to be the face of American Flat Track racing for the next decade or two. Known as the “Flying Tomato” for his long red locks, Carlile is a good-natured and multi-talented rider who’s rapidly adding to his burgeoning racing résumé. Unable to live out his dream of becoming a racer, Carlile’s father made that possibility a reality for his son when Kolby was a youngster. Kolby showed his promise early, standing as an AMA Indoor Dirt Track National Championship Series ace before going pro at the age of 16 in 2013. A steady climb saw him claim his maiden GNC2 victory in 2016. In 2017, Carlile earned the AFT Singles championship despite not winning a race due to his remarkable consistency and versatility. Carlile was unable to successfully defend his crown in 2018, but the season proved nearly as sweet due to his three Main Event victories. He focused on the AFT Production Twins championship in 2019 to prepare for an eventual premier-class career and showed himself to be as effective on a twin as he had been a single. Despite missing time due to an early-season injury, Carlile steadily built strength and speed all season long. In the end, he ranked third in the points with two wins to his name. That performance was enough to convince Estenson Racing it was time to graduate him to full-time AFT SuperTwins duty for 2020.

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2017
Consistency was the key for Kolby Carlile to secure the AFT Singles title by 23 points at the final round of the season. He scored 8 podiums during the 18 round season, but was just shy of the win. Carlile raced on a privateer Honda, Parkinson Brothers Racing Honda and ultimately finished the season on the Estenson Racing Yamaha.
2016
Finished 4th in the GNC2 standings. Scored a win at the Charlotte Half-Mile and a runner-up result at COTA. Raced for KC Cycle/Team 95/Honda.
2015
Carlile raced 10 main events in the GNC2 class and had a 10th place overall standing at season’s close with 93 points. Raced for KC Cycle/Team 95.
2014 Carlile raced in eight GNC2 mains and scored four top-10 finishes to secure his spot in the top 10 in points at the end of the season. His best finish was a runner-up showing at Knoxville.
2013 Carlile made one main event, finishing 18th at Hagerstown.

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Year	Cls	Stnd	Pts	St	Wins	Best Fin	Worst Fin	Avg Fin	Poles	Best Qual	Worst Qual	Avg Qual	Laps Led
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2019	AFT Production Twins	3	173	10	2	1	11	3.9	1	1	11	4.4	16
2019	AFT Twins	22	21	4	0	10	17	13.8	0	9	11	10.3	0
2018	AFT Singles	4	224	17	3	1	18	7.2	4	1	14	6.1	42
2017	AFT Singles	1	267	17	0	2	8	4.1	0	3	16	5.5	2
2016	GNC2	3	93	7	1	1	13	6.7	0	4	16	10.1	5
2016	GNC2	10	49	6	0	4	16	10.8	0	3	18	11.2
2016	GNC2	4	142	13	1	1	16	8.6	0			0.0
2015	GNC2	12	43	4	0	4	15	9.5	0	7	16	12.3
2015	GNC2	10	50	5	0	6	11	9.0	0	6	17	12.0
2014	FTPro	9	76	8	0	2	16	9.8	0	8	16	11.9
2013	FTPro	58	1	1	0	18	18	18.0	0	14	14	14.0