Stuart Kirby (born May 9, 1981) is an Americanstock car racing driver.^[1] He has driven inARCA, theBusch Series, and theNEXTEL Cup Series.^[1] A former apprentice funeral director for his family's funeral home, he drove the No. 51Chevrolet owned byCompetitive Edge Motorsports in 2005, but was released before the season could be concluded. He previously owned aBruster's Ice Cream franchise in Bowling Green, KY while still pursuing a career in racing, but now works as a realtor forSotheby's International Realty inInlet Beach, Florida.

On October 7, 2001, Kirby made hisWinston Cup Series debut at theUAW-GM Quality 500. Kirby was taken out early in a crash involvingTodd Bodine andRicky Craven. He raced forJimmy Spencer in Busch and Trucks, and had a lot of success in ARCA Racing, where he got his first career pole driving a car with theAmerican Boy Scouts logo.

In late 2005, Kirby was featured alongside his wife in MTV's "The Reality Show" during a segment titled, "'Til Death Do Us Part". As of then, Kirby was assisting his family as a funeral director in their funeral home. The show never even mentioned Kirby's racing career.

On August 28, 2009, Kirby made a comeback in his racing career after almost 4 years.^[2] He raced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race, qualifying 12th and finished in 11th place.^[2]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Official website
• Stuart Kirby driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• 1981 births
• Living people
• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• NASCAR drivers
• Racing drivers from Kentucky
• Sportspeople from Bowling Green, Kentucky

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