Dalton Kellett

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Dalton Kellett
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Kellett in 2022
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 30)
Stouffville, Ontario
IndyCar Series career
41 races run over 3 years
Team(s) A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Best finish23rd (2021)
First race 2020 GMR Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
Last race 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
WinsPodiums Poles
000
Previous series
20132019
2019
20142015
20122013
2011
Indy Lights
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Ontario Formula Ford Championship

Dalton Kellett (born August 19, 1993) is a Canadian former racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He last competed in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing. [1]

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Racing career

Early years

Kellett started his racing career in snowmobile racing at the age of three, moving up to go-kart racing after a hiatus while convincing his parents to let him race. [2] After karting, Kellett competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011 where he finished third.

Road to Indy

In 2012 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Pabst Racing Services and finished 11th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and 14th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship season, and returned to Pabst to race in U.S. F2000 in 2013.

Kellett made his Pro Mazda Championship debut in July 2013 for Team Pelfrey at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, finishing 10th and 8th in two races. In the following months, Kellett and Pabst announced that they would join the Indy Lights series for the series' race at Baltimore and contest the 2014 season in the series together. [3] Kellett crashed out on the second lap of the Baltimore race, but still became the first driver to race in all three Road to Indy divisions during the same season. [4] On November 14 he announced that he would race in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014. [5] Kellett finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish at Houston, and returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport. [6] He again finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish, this time a second place at Iowa Speedway.

On September 22, 2015, Kellett announced that he would stay with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights series in 2016, becoming the first driver to confirm plans for the series for the 2016 season. [7] On September 8, 2016, the team confirmed Kellett's return for the 2017 season. [8] He also returned to Andretti in 2018, winning the Freedom 100 pole. [9]

After spending three years with Andretti in Indy Lights, Kellett moved to Juncos Racing for the 2019 season and also made some WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starts in the LMP2 class with PRI/Mathiasen Motorsports. Kellett drove the sports car races to practice live pit stops before a hopeful IndyCar Series ride in 2020. [10]

IndyCar Series

On February 4, 2020, A. J. Foyt Racing announced that Kellett would race for the team, mostly on road and street courses in the 2020 season. [11] The Canadian scored a best finish of 20th at both Road America races and ended up 26th in the standings.

Kellett's ride expanded to full-time for 2021. [12] He improved his best finish to 12th at World Wide Technology Raceway on his way to 23rd in points.

A.J. Foyt Racing re-upped Kellett for another season in 2022, partnering him with 2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood. Kellett's best finish was 17th at Texas Motor Speedway and he finished the championship in 25th place, last among full-time drivers.

On October 12, 2022, Kellett announced he would not be returning to the team for the 2023 season.

Education

Kellett graduated from Queen's University at Kingston with a degree in engineering physics. [10] "His passion for academics and STEM has been coupled with racing" and "he has teamed up with STEM organizations to use racing to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and thinkers." [13]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011Formula Ford Ontario Championship F1600-ABrian Graham Racing Team Grote1000077923rd
2012Cooper Tires Winterfest Pabst Racing Services 600005611th
U.S. F2000 National Championship 1400007814th
2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 14000010216th
Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 200000NC†
Indy Lights Pabst Racing 100002019th
Formula Tour 1600N/A?????4730th
2014 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 13000116010th
Pro Mazda Winterfest 40000509th
2015 Pro Mazda Championship Andretti Autosport 15000118710th
Pro Mazda Winterfest 50001983rd
2016 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 18000119310th
2017 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 16001219812th
2018 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 1701022997th
2019 Indy Lights Juncos Racing 1800012757th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 320021055th
2020 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 800006726th
2021 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 16000014823rd
2022 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 17000013325th

As Kellett was an unregistered driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2012 Pabst Racing Services SEB
10
SEB
19
STP
33
STP
14
LOR
20
MDO
9
MDO
7
ROA
10
ROA
16
ROA
22
BAL
26
BAL
21
VIR
11
VIR
26
14th78
2013 Pabst Racing Services SEB
17
SEB
13
STP
28
STP
18
LOR
8
TOR
7
TOR
9
MDO
6
MDO
11
MDO
24
LAG
16
LAG
22
HOU
13
HOU
14
16th102

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2013 Team Pelfrey AUS AUS STP STP IND IOW TOR TOR MOS
10
MOS
8
MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU NC0*
2014 Team Pelfrey STP
9
STP
11
BAR
10
BAR
11
IMS
4
IMS
19
LOR
DNS
HOU
3
HOU
7
MOH
8
MOH
8
MIL
11
SON
7
SON
10
10th160
2015 Andretti Autosport STP
7
STP
7
LOU
7
LOU
C
BAR
15
BAR
6
IMS
11
IMS
13
IMS
11
LOR
13
TOR
17
TOR
DNS
IOW
2
MOH
9
MOH
8
LAG
6
LAG
5
10th187

* Kellett was an unregistered driver for the 2013 Pro Mazda season.

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2013 Pabst Racing STP ALA LBH INDY MIL IOW POC TOR MDO BAL
10
HOU FON 19th20
2016 Andretti Autosport STP
15
STP
10
PHX
10
ALA
9
ALA
9
IMS
16
IMS
12
INDY
3
RDA
14
RDA
12
IOW
9
TOR
8
TOR
11
MDO
11
MDO
9
WGL
11
LAG
7
LAG
13
10th193
2017 Andretti Autosport STP
12
STP
12
ALA
6
ALA
10
IMS
13
IMS
9
INDY
3
ROA
9
ROA
9
IOW
3
TOR
12
TOR
9
MDO
7
MDO
13
GMP
7
WGL
13
12th198
2018 Andretti Autosport STP
8
STP
6
ALA
6
ALA
6
IMS
7
IMS
6
INDY
3
ROA
7
ROA
6
IOW
5
TOR
5
TOR
5
MDO
3
MDO
5
GTW
7
POR
7
POR
7
7th299
2019 Juncos Racing STP
10
STP
8
COA
9
COA
9
IMS
8
IMS
7
INDY
5
RDA
8
RDA
7
TOR
8
TOR
3
MDO
7
MDO
8
GTW
6
POR
5
POR
6
LAG
6
LAG
6
7th275

IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
2020 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara DW12 14 Chevrolet TXS IMS
21
ROA
20
ROA
20
IOW IOW MDO
22
MDO
21
26th67 [14]
41 INDY
31
GTW GTW IMS
24
IMS
25
STP
2021 4 ALA
18
STP
23
TXS
18
TXS
23
IMS
20
INDY
23
DET
18
DET
23
ROA
25
MDO
21
NSH
23
IMS
26
GTW
12
POR
26
LAG
23
LBH
19
23rd148 [15]
2022 STP
25
TXS
17
LBH
26
ALA
23
IMS
27
INDY
27
DET
20
ROA
23
MDO
22
TOR
24
IOW
20
IOW
22
IMS
21
NSH
25
GTW
18
POR
22
LAG
25
25th133 [16]

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 2431 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2021 Dallara Chevrolet 3023 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2022 Dallara Chevrolet 2927 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

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