Kyle Kelley

Kyle Kelley
Kelley at Road America in 2013
Born	Kyle Robert Kelley (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 40) 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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

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.

Racing career

Kelley's Nationwide car at Road America in 2013

Kelley 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

NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
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

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
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

1. "Kyle Robert Kelley, Born 06/28/1985 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
2. "Drissi earns second straight Trans Am West win". Racer . May 1, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
3. "Ave Paces Trans-Am Series Entering Road America". Sports Car Club of America . June 16, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
4. "Nationwide Series rocks Road America". Motorsport.com . June 19, 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
5. 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.
6. "Kelley Runs Away With GT-1 Title at Mazda Raceway Runoffs". Sports Car Club of America . October 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
7. "Kyle Kelley – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
8. "Kyle Kelley – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
9. "Kyle Kelley – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
10. "Kyle Kelley – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
11. "Kyle Kelley – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
12. "Kyle Kelley – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
13. "Kyle Kelley – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
14. "Kyle Kelley – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
15. "Kyle Kelley – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
16. "Kyle Kelley – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

External links

• Kyle Kelley driver statistics at Racing-Reference