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was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from East Point, Georgia.  In his brief Grand National Series career, Kite competed in nine events to earn one win and two top-ten finishes.  Kite attended Commercial High School in Atlanta, graduating in 1939.  He joined the U.S. Army in June 1942, achieving the rank of first lieutenant the following January.  Kite served with the 1st Armored Division and was wounded in January 1944 during the Anzio landings.  He continued to serve in the Georgia National Guard while driving for NASCAR, and was a captain commanding the 201st Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company. Before his racing career, Kite drove a tank in WWII.  Kite's debut came in 1950. Starting third on the Daytona Beach Road Course, he quickly found his way to the lead.  From there, Kite led 38 of the 48 laps, holding off Red Byron by fifty-three seconds for the victory.  He recorded two mid-pack finishes to close out the year: a 38th in the inaugural event at Darlington and a 12th place in a small field at North Wilkesboro Speedway.  Kite's next two races would take place during the 1951 season when he finished a career-high 25th in points.  He started 38th in the history-breaking eighty-two car field at the Southern 500, completed most of the laps, and kept in shouting distance of the leaders to finish 6th.  Kite tacked on two more starts a few years later, making his return