Kyle Robert Kelley[1] (born June 28, 1985) is an American professional sports car racing driver in the Trans-Am Series' TA2 class.[2] He has also raced in NASCAR, competing in the Nationwide Series from 2010 to 2013 as a road course ringer.
Kyle Kelley | |||||||
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Born | Kyle Robert Kelley June 28, 1985 Huntington Beach, California | ||||||
Achievements | 2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs GT1 champion | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 4 years | |||||||
2013 position | 60th | ||||||
Best finish | 60th (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2010 Bucyrus 200 (Road America) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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Racing career
editKelley began racing in the Trans-Am Series' TA2 class in 2009, eventually competing full-time the following year.[3] In June 2010, in addition to the Trans-Am race at the track, he ran the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.[4] Kelley continued making starts in NASCAR as a road course ringer through 2013, racing at Watkins Glen International, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and the series' first event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2013.[5]
In 2014, he won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs' GT1 class at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.[6]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
editNASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
2010 | UP Racing | 59 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA 37 |
NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN 20 |
MCH | BRI | CGV 31 |
ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 91st | 225 | [7] |
2011 | NEMCO Motorsports | 97 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN 26 |
CGV 14 |
BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 62nd | 48 | [8] | |
2012 | UP Racing | 59 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA 35 |
KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 21 |
CGV 21 |
BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 61st | 55 | [9] | ||
2013 | Team Kelley Racing | 87 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA 31 |
KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 19 |
MOH 32 |
BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 60th | 50 | [10] |
K&N Pro Series West
editNASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref | |
2008 | UP Racing | 7 | Dodge | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON 8 |
IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP 24 |
IRW | AMP | AAS | 38th | 238 | [11] | |||
2009 | Chevy | CTS | AAS | PHO 21 |
MAD | IOW | DCS | SON 10 |
IRW | PIR 11 |
MMP 10 |
CNS | IOW | AAS | 25th | 498 | [12] | |||||
2010 | Dodge | AAS 12 |
24th | 464 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||
Chevy | PHO 22 |
IOW | DCS | SON | IRW | PIR 26 |
MRP | CNS | MMP 5 |
AAS | PHO | |||||||||||
2011 | PHO | AAS | MMP 23 |
IOW | LVS | SON 11 |
IRW | EVG | PIR 13 |
CNS | MRP | SPO | AAS | PHO | 40th | 348 | [14] | |||||
2012 | PHO | LHC | MMP 19 |
S99 | IOW | BIR | LVS | SON | EVG | CNS | IOW | PIR 15 |
SMP | AAS | PHO | 42nd | 54 | [15] | ||||
2015 | Cooley Racing | 2 | Chevy | KCR | IRW | TUS | IOW | SHA | SON 38 |
SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO | 75th | 6 | [16] |
References
edit- ^ "Kyle Robert Kelley, Born 06/28/1985 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Drissi earns second straight Trans Am West win". Racer. May 1, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Ave Paces Trans-Am Series Entering Road America". Sports Car Club of America. June 16, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Nationwide Series rocks Road America". Motorsport.com. June 19, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Boarman, John (August 17, 2013). "Mid-Ohio: NASCAR Nationwide Series starting lineup, green flag and info for Childrens Hospital 200". Tireball. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kelley Runs Away With GT-1 Title at Mazda Raceway Runoffs". Sports Car Club of America. October 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kelley – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
External links
edit- Kyle Kelley driver statistics at Racing-Reference