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
Kelley at Road America in 2013
BornKyle Robert Kelley
(1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 39)
Huntington Beach, California
Achievements2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs GT1 champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 4 years
2013 position60th
Best finish60th (2013)
First race2010 Bucyrus 200 (Road America)
Last race2013 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Racing career

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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

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NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

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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

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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

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  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. 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.
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