Kelly Tanner (born September 5, 1962) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, Reb-Co Northwest Tour, and Featherlite Southwest Tour, winning the Northwest Tour championship back to back in 1996 and 1997.
| Kelly Tanner | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | September 5, 1962 Woodinville, Washington, U.S. |
| NASCAR Raybestos Northwest Series | |
| Years active | 1987–1999 |
| Starts | 99 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 16 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1996, 1997 | Reb-Co Northwest Tour |
Career
editTanner began his racing career in late models at Evergreen Speedway, before moving up to the Winston Northwest Tour (later Reb-Co Northwest Tour and Raybestos Northwest Series) starting with a partial season in 1987. He ran the full series season starting in 1991; in 1996 and 1997 Tanner won back-to-back series championships. In both years, Tanner completed every lap of every race the series ran, also finishing in the top ten in every race.[1] Tanner also won the most poles in the series in 1996, with four,[2] and in 1997, winning six pole positions.[1] After the 1997 season Tanner competed in the Winter Heat Series at Tucson Raceway Park, winning the Featherlite Southwest Tour portion of the event.[3]
In 1998 Tanner moved up to compete full-time in the Winston West Series; he posted seven top ten finishes on the way to seventh in the series standings.[4] Following the year was selected to compete in the Coca-Cola 500 exhibitition race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan;[5] he finished 29th.[6]
Following the 1999 Winston West season, Tanner retired from his racing career; following his retirement Tanner worked as a crew chief in Northwest Tour competition;[7] his son, Tyler Tanner, has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[8]
References
edit- Citations
- ^ a b Woodbury 1998, p.403.
- ^ Kelly 1997, p.416.
- ^ "Tanner Wins NASCAR Featherlite Race". The Associated Press. December 14, 1997. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ "Kelly Tanner - 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ Miller, Henry (November 21, 1998). "Return of the race cars". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, CA. p. 30. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ "1998 NASCAR Thunder Special Motegi". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ Kasper, Jon (August 5, 2000). "Kaltschmidt keeps climbing car racing ladder". The Missoulian. Missoula, MT. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ "Auburn's Tanner heads to Martinsville for his '12 NASCAR truck series debut March 31". Auburn Reporter. Kent, WA. March 15, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- Bibliography
- Bob Kelly, ed. (1997). The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide 1997. Charlotte, NC: UMI Publications. ASIN B002I7L7UU.
- Ward Woodbury, ed. (1998). The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide 1998. Charlotte, NC: UMI Publications. ASIN B001EXRFI2.
External links
edit- Kelly Tanner driver statistics at Racing-Reference