Danny Kelley (born 1964 in Orange City, Florida) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the ARCA Racing Series.
| Danny Kelley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Orange City, Florida, United States |
| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series | |
| Years active | 1985-1996 |
| Teams | No. 74, D.K. Racing |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
Career
editKelley began his racing career in central Florida, racing Sportsman and Four Cylinder cars at tracks including New Smyrna Speedway.[1][2] He moved to ARCA competition in 1985, posting his best career finish in the series, 14th, at Atlanta International Raceway in that year.[3] Kelly raced in the series' biggest event, run as part of Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, in 1986, 1987 and 1989;[4] in 1988 he constructed a new race shop in DeLand, Florida for his D.K. Racing team.[5] Kelley competed primarily in the ARCA series' superspeedway races, at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway;[6] he failed to qualify for the ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway in 1993 and 1994,[7] before making his final ARCA Racing Series start in 1995 at the track, finishing 26th.[6] He would attempt to qualify for the 1996 ARCA event at Daytona,[8] failing to make the race;[9] it was his final attempted start in major-league stock car racing.[10]
References
edit- ^ Ewing, Creig. (October 20, 1987) "Cocoa's Dave McCabe Leads The Whole Way". Orlando, FL: Volusia Sentinel, page 8.
- ^ Povtak, Tim. (February 11, 1986) "Air-Lifted Piston Not Enough for Parsons to Win Pole". Orlando, FL: The Orlando Sentinel, page B5.
- ^ 1985 Atlanta ARCA 500k. ARCA Racing Results Archive. Accessed 2013-02-26.
- ^ Kernan, Sean. (February 5, 1993) "Times don't add up, but Purvis takes pole". Daytona Beach, FL: Daytona Beach News-Journal, page 5C.
- ^ Kelly, Godwin. (August 6, 1988). "Race shop, dreams on rise for Orange City's Kelley.". Daytona Beach, FL: Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal, p.8C.
- ^ a b Pockrass, Bob. (February 15, 1995) "Kelly finishes in ARCA 200". Daytona Beach, FL: Daytona Beach News-Journal, page B1.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob. (January 14, 1995) "Local drivers gear up for Speed Weeks runs". Daytona Beach, FL: Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal, page B1.
- ^ "Notebook". February 8, 1996. Daytona Beach, FL: Daytona Beach News-Journal, page 5B.
- ^ 1996 Daytona ARCA 200. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.
- ^ Danny Kelley - ARCA Racing Series Results (1991-present).Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.
External links
edit- Danny Kelley driver statistics at Racing-Reference