Kyle Keller (racing driver)

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Kyle Keller
Kyle Keller Roseville 2024.jpg
Keller at All American Speedway in 2024
Born (2005-01-25) January 25, 2005 (age 20)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
3 races run over 3 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 71 (Jan's Towing Racing)
Best finish72nd (2023)
First race 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
ARCA Menards Series West career
35 races run over 5 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 71 (Jan's Towing Racing)
Best finish8th (2023)
First race 2020 General Tire 150 (Las Vegas Bullring)
Last race 2025 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame (Kern County)
WinsTop tens Poles
0230
Statistics current as of January 27, 2025.

Kyle Keller (born January 25, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 71 Ford for Jan's Towing Racing.

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Racing career

Lucas Oil Modified Series

Keller would drive a full-time season in the Lucas Oil Modified Series in 2019, for his family owned team. Keller had six top tens, which placed him fourth in the overall standings. He would also compete in the SRL 5th Annual Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway Park that year, and would finish in thirteenth. [1] [2]

ARCA Menards Series West

Keller's No. 12 car at All American Speedway in 2022 Kyle Keller Roseville 2022.jpg
Keller's No. 12 car at All American Speedway in 2022
Keller's No. 70 ARCA car at Sonoma in 2023 Kyle Keller ARCA Sonoma 2023.jpg
Keller's No. 70 ARCA car at Sonoma in 2023
Keller's No. 3 car at All American Speedway in 2024 Kyle Keller ARCA Roseville 2024.jpg
Keller's No. 3 car at All American Speedway in 2024

Keller would sign with Jerry Pitts Racing for two races in the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West. He would get one top-five and two top tens in his only two starts, finishing sixteenth in the final standings. [3] He made one start for Jerry Pitts Racing in 2021, finishing fifth at his home track, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. On January 3, 2022, Keller announced that he will be running the full 2022 ARCA Menards Series West schedule for his own team, Kyle Keller Racing. [4] After finishing 32nd at Phoenix and withdrawing from Irwindale, he scaled down to a partial schedule. He ran the No. 12 for most of the season in a technical alliance with JPR, earning four top tens and three top fives to finish 11th in point standings.

In 2023, Keller returned to JPR for a full season. [5] He earned six top tens and one top five throughout the season, finishing 8th in point standings. [6]

On September 2, 2023, it was announced that Keller and fellow driver Robbie Kennealy would drive for the newly formed Kennealy Keller Motorsports driver development program in the 2024 season. The team is owned by Robbie's mother, Francesca, and his fraternal twin sister, Harley. [7]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On June 27, 2024, it was announced that Keller will attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 13 for MBM Motorsports. [8]

SRL Southwest Tour

Keller made two starts in the SRL Southwest Tour in 2021, driving in the first and last race of the season. He finished eighteenth at the Irwindale Event Center, and fourth at the Kern County Raceway Park. [9] [10] He would get his first ever late model win at the Madera Speedway Short Track Shootout, after starting from the pole and leading the most laps. [11]

NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series

He ran two races in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series in 2021, driving at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. He would get one top-five and two top tens, finishing eighteenth in the regular standings.

Personal life

Keller and his father John run a driver development program called Kyle Keller Driver Development. [5] Some drivers included in the program are Robbie Kennealy and Monty Tipton, who made starts in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2023.

Despite sharing a surname, he is not related to Jason Keller.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2024 MBM Motorsports 13 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN
DNQ		 BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A0 [12]

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2022 Kyle Keller Racing 70 Chevy DAY PHO
32		 TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 121st12 [13]
2023 Jerry Pitts Racing Toyota DAY PHO
5		 TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 72nd39 [14]
2024 Kennealy Keller Motorsports Ford DAY PHO
18		 TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 94th26 [15]
2025 Jan's Towing Racing 71 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL -*-*

ARCA Menards Series West

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112AMSWCPtsRef
2020 JP Racing7 Ford LVS UMC UMC IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS
4		 AAS 16th78 [16]
Toyota KCR
6		 PHO
2021 Jerry Pitts Racing 5 Ford PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS
5		 AAS PHO 43rd39 [17]
2022 Kyle Keller Racing 70 Chevy PHO
32		11th267 [18]
Ford PHO
25
12 Chevy IRW
Wth		 KCR
14		 PIR SON
Ford IRW
4		 EVG
7		 PIR AAS
5		 LVS
4
2023 Jerry Pitts Racing 70 Toyota PHO
5		 IRW
6		 KCR
14		8th496. [6]
Chevy PIR
20		 SON
13
Ford IRW
15		 SHA
6		 EVG
7		 AAS
17		 LVS
6		 MAD
7		 PHO
14
2024 Kennealy Keller Motorsports PHO
18		5th512 [19]
12 KER
7		 IRW
8		 IRW
11		 SHA
5		 TRI
5		 MAD
5
Chevy PIR
9		 SON
9
Central Coast Racing 3 Toyota AAS
10
Jan's Towing Racing 9 Ford KER
19		 PHO
10
2025 71 KER
2		 PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO -*-* [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Keller (NV)/Results/Spears Manufacturing Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil/2019". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kyle Keller (NV)/Results/Winter Showdown (Modified)/2019". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kyle Keller - 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (January 4, 2022). "Kyle Keller Planning Full ARCA West Schedule in 2022". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Fenwick, Adam (April 26, 2023). "Development-focused: Kyle Keller juggling racing and managing a driver development program on the West Coast". ARCA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Kyle Keller – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Branscum, Benjamine (September 1, 2023). "Kennealy Keller Motorsports Announces Launch of ARCA West Development Team for 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Christie, Toby (June 27, 2024). "Kyle Keller Attempting Xfinity Series Debut with MBM Motorsports at Watkins Glen". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kyle Keller Makes SRL Debut in the "All-Star Showdown"". SRL Southwest Tour. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kyle Keller (NV)/Results/SRL Spears Southwest Tour/2021". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Keller cops $10,000 Madera Check". Speed Sport. October 3, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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