Owen Kelly (born 12 March 1977) is an Australian professional racing driver. Son of Chas Kelly, he has competed over the course of his career in V8 Supercars and NASCAR among other series.
Kelly started his circuit racing career in Formula Ford for three seasons, progressing to V8 Supercars in 2000. From there he has raced in Super Touring, V8 Supercars and NASCAR Late models. Late in the 2007 V8 Supercar season he was picked up as a full-time driver for Paul Morris Motorsport replacing Fabian Coulthard.
In 2008 Kelly raced an asphalt late model, for Dale Earnhardt Jr., at Motormile Speedway in Radford, VA. He wanted to pursue a career in NASCAR and hoped to move up the ladder to get the necessary experience (Kelly started at the weekly track championship level). In June 2010, Kelly made his NASCAR debut in the Nationwide Series, driving for Baker Curb Racing at the Road America road course.[1] He started ninth and finished fifth.[1] K1 Speed sponsored the car. For 2011, Owen Kelly made no official start in the series but relief drove for Marcos Ambrose at Montreal who was in Michigan for the Sprint Cup Series race. He practiced and qualified the car while Kelly turned the wheel to Ambrose for the race. It turned up that Ambrose actually won the race in that car. In 2012 he practiced and qualified a car again, this time for Kyle Busch who ran his first race at Montreal since 2009. Busch finished tenth in the race after starting from the back of the field due to the driver change. It ended up that Kelly did not end up making any other attempts in 2012 and Ambrose did not run the Montreal race that year.
* Events highlighted in green denote designated co-driver role
‡Kelly practiced but did not start due to illness.
References
^ ab"NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
^Spencer, Lee (19 July 2013). "Finch confirms sale of Phoenix Racing". Fox Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^Fox Sports (12 August 2013). "Misfortune and a late crash end Marcos Ambrose's hopes of a third-straight Watkins Glen NASCAR win". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
^"Owen Kelly – 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"Owen Kelly – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"Owen Kelly – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"Owen Kelly – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"Owen Kelly – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"Owen Kelly – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Owen Kelly.
Owen Kelly driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Owen Kelly at Driver Database
May 10, 2023
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Owen Kelly born 12 March 1977 is an Australian professional racing driver Son of Chas Kelly he has competed over the course of his career in V8 Supercars and NASCAR among other series Owen KellyKelly at Road America in 2016Born 1977 03 12 12 March 1977 age 46 Devonport Tasmania AustraliaNASCAR Cup Series career1 race run over 1 year2013 position63rdBest finish63rd 2013 First race2013 Cheez It 355 at The Glen Watkins Glen Wins Top tens Poles0 0 0NASCAR Xfinity Series career5 races run over 3 yearsCar no teamNo 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 2016 position48thBest finish48th 2016 First race2010 Bucyrus 200 Road America Last race2016 Road America 180 Road America Wins Top tens Poles0 2 0Previous series1998 20002000 012001 04 20072001 112008 092009Australian Formula Ford Ch Australian Super TouringDevelopment V8 SupercarV8 SupercarUARA Stars Late ModelsRolex Sports Car SeriesStatistics current as of 27 August 2016 Contents 1 Racing career 2 Motorsports career results 2 1 V8 Supercar results 2 2 Complete Rolex Sports Car Series results 2 3 NASCAR 2 3 1 Sprint Cup Series 2 3 2 Xfinity Series 2 4 Complete Bathurst 1000 results 3 References 4 External linksRacing career Edit 2013 NASCAR Nationwide car at Road America Kelly started his circuit racing career in Formula Ford for three seasons progressing to V8 Supercars in 2000 From there he has raced in Super Touring V8 Supercars and NASCAR Late models Late in the 2007 V8 Supercar season he was picked up as a full time driver for Paul Morris Motorsport replacing Fabian Coulthard In 2008 Kelly raced an asphalt late model for Dale Earnhardt Jr at Motormile Speedway in Radford VA He wanted to pursue a career in NASCAR and hoped to move up the ladder to get the necessary experience Kelly started at the weekly track championship level In June 2010 Kelly made his NASCAR debut in the Nationwide Series driving for Baker Curb Racing at the Road America road course 1 He started ninth and finished fifth 1 K1 Speed sponsored the car For 2011 Owen Kelly made no official start in the series but relief drove for Marcos Ambrose at Montreal who was in Michigan for the Sprint Cup Series race He practiced and qualified the car while Kelly turned the wheel to Ambrose for the race It turned up that Ambrose actually won the race in that car In 2012 he practiced and qualified a car again this time for Kyle Busch who ran his first race at Montreal since 2009 Busch finished tenth in the race after starting from the back of the field due to the driver change It ended up that Kelly did not end up making any other attempts in 2012 and Ambrose did not run the Montreal race that year After a strong performance for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Road America in the Nationwide Series in 2013 it was announced that Kelly would make his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driving the No 51 for Phoenix Racing at Watkins Glen International in August of that year 2 Kelly finished 24th 3 Kelly is of no relation to Todd or Rick Kelly the latter he co drove with at the 2010 and 2011 Bathurst 1000s Motorsports career results EditSeason Series Position Car Team1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship 14th Spectrum 06b Ford SH Racing1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship 10th Spectrum 07 Ford Owen Kelly2000 Australian Formula Ford Championship 8th Spectrum 07 Ford Owen Kelly2000 2001 Australian Super Touring Championship 7th BMW 320i Nemo Racing2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series 4th Holden Commodore VS John Faulkner RacingShell Championship Series 39th Holden Commodore VT Romano Racing2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series 7th Holden Commodore VT Robert Smith RacingV8 Supercar Championship Series 40th Ford Falcon BA Ford Performance Racing2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series 5th Ford Falcon AU Dick Johnson RacingV8 Supercar Championship Series 44th Ford Falcon BA WPS RacingDick Johnson Racing2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 37th Holden Commodore VZ Paul Weel RacingAutobarn Racing2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 50th Holden Commodore VZ Tasman Motorsport2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 24th Ford Falcon BF Holden Commodore VZ Ford Performance RacingTeam Sirromet WinesFujitsu V8 Supercar Series 23rd Ford Falcon BA Kitome Racing2008 UARA Stars 35th 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 56th Holden Commodore VE Paul Morris MotorsportUARA Stars 11th Motor Mile Speedway Late Models 52nd Rolex Sports Car Series 148th Blackforest Motorsports Ford Mustang Cobra GT2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 32nd Holden Commodore VE Kelly RacingV8 Supercar Championship Series 35thNASCAR Nationwide Series 100th Ford Mustang Baker Curb Racing2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 47th Holden Commodore VE Kelly Racing2012 V8SuperTourer Championship 16th Holden Commodore VE M3 RacingInternational V8 Supercars Championship 47th Kelly Racing2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 63rd Chevrolet SS Phoenix RacingNASCAR Nationwide Series 43rd Toyota Camry Joe Gibbs Racing2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series 48th Toyota Camry Joe Gibbs RacingV8 Supercar results Edit V8 Supercars resultsYear Team Car 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 Final pos Points2000 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VS PHI PTH ADL ECK HDV CAN QLD WIN OPK CDR QLD SAN BATRet NC 02001 Romano Racing Holden Commodore VT PHI ADL ECK HDV CAN PTH CDR OPK QLD9 WIN BAT13 PUK SAN 39th 4322002 Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon AU ADL PHI ECK HDV CAN PTH ORP WIN QLDRet BATDNS SUR PUK SAN NC 02003 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA ADL PHI ECK WIN PTH HDV QLD ORP SAN8 BATRet SUR PUK ECK 40th 1642004 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA ADL ECK PUK HDV PTH QLD WIN OPK SANRet BAT17 SUR 44th 214WPS Racing SYM 21 ECK332005 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ ADL PUK PTH ECK CHI HDV QLD OPK SANRet BAT6 SUR 37th 220Perkins Engineering SYM31 PHI332006 Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ ADL PUK BRG WIN HDV QLR ORP SANRet BAT15 SUR SYM BAH PHI 50th 1802007 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF ADL PER PUK WIN ECK HDV QLD OPK SAN3 BAT13 24th 63Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ SUR28 BAH22 SYM27 PHI242009 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE ADE R1 ADE R2 HAM R3 HAM R4 WIN R5 WIN R6 SYM R7 SYM R8 HDV R9 HDV R10 TOW R11 TOW R12 SAN R13 SAN R14 QLD R15 QLD R16 PHI Q23 PHI R17Ret BAT R1815 SUR R19 SUR R20 PHI R21 PHI R22 PTH R23 PTH R22 SYD R23 SYD R24 55th 1342010 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE YMC R1 YMC R2 BHR R3 BHR R4 ADE R5 ADE R6 HAM R7 HAM R8 QLD R9PO QLD R10PO WIN R11PO WIN R12PO HDV R13 HDV R14 TOW R15 TOW R16 PHI Q23 PHI R174 BAT R1816 SUR R1914 SUR R206 SYM R21 SYM R22 SAN R23 SAN R24 SYD R25 SYD R26 35th 5012011 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE YMC R1 YMC R2 ADE R3 ADE R4 HAM R5 HAM R6 PER R7 PER R8 PER R9 WIN R10PO WIN R11PO HDV R12 HDV R13 TOW R14PO TOW R15PO QLD R16PO QLD R17PO QLD R18PO PHI Q22 PHI R198 BAT R2022 SUR R21 SUR R22 SYM R23 SYM R24 SAN R25 SAN R26 SYD R27 SYD R28 47th 2202012 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE ADE R1 ADE R2 SYM R3 SYM R4 HAM R5 HAM R6 PER R7 PER R8 PER R9 PHI R10PO PHI R11PO HDV R12 HDV R13 TOW R14PO TOW R15PO QLD R16PO QLD R17PO SMP R18 SMP R19 SAN Q21 SAN R2027 BAT R2113 SUR R22 SUR R23 YMC R24 YMC R25 WIN R26 WIN R27 SYD R28 SYD R29 47th 187Complete Rolex Sports Car Series results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Results are overall class Rolex Sports Car Series resultsYear Team Make Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points2009 Blackforest Motorsports Mustang Cobra GT Ford GT DAY29 VIR NJ LAG WAT MDO DAY2 BAR WAT2 CGV MIL HOM 148th 22011 Marsh Racing Corvette Chevrolet GT DAY HOM BAR VIR LRP LAG WAT1 MDO DAY2 NJ WAT2 CGV14 MIL 95th 17NASCAR Edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led Sprint Cup Series Edit NASCAR Sprint Cup Series resultsYear 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 36 NSCC Pts Ref2013 Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN24 MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 63rd 01 4 Xfinity Series Edit NASCAR Xfinity Series resultsYear 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 NXSC Pts Ref2010 Baker Curb Racing 27 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA5 NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 100th 155 5 2011 Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGVQL BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM NA 6 2012 Kyle Busch Motorsports 54 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGVQL BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM NA 7 2013 Joe Gibbs Racing DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA4 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH23 BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 53rd 62 8 2016 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH16 BRI ROA17 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 48th 50 9 Qualified for Marcos Ambrose Qualified for Kyle Busch Season still in progress1 Ineligible for series points Complete Bathurst 1000 results Edit Year Car Team Car Co driver Position Laps2000 67 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VS Aaron McGill DNF 22001 24 Romano Racing Holden Commodore VX Paul Romano 13th 1592002 5 Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon AU Glenn Seton David Besnard DNF 1022003 19 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA David Besnard DNF 1152004 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA David Brabham 17th 1572005 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ Nathan Pretty 6th 1612006 23 Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ Mark Noske 15th 1592007 5 Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF Matt Halliday 13th 1612009 39 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Russell Ingall 15th 1602010 15 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE Rick Kelly 16th 1612011 15 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE Rick Kelly 22nd 1592012 51 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE Greg Murphy 13th 161 Events highlighted in green denote designated co driver role Kelly practiced but did not start due to illness References Edit a b NASCAR statistics Racing Reference Retrieved 29 June 2010 Spencer Lee 19 July 2013 Finch confirms sale of Phoenix Racing Fox Sports Retrieved 19 July 2013 Fox Sports 12 August 2013 Misfortune and a late crash end Marcos Ambrose s hopes of a third straight Watkins Glen NASCAR win The Courier Mail Retrieved 12 August 2013 Owen Kelly 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 3 April 2023 Owen Kelly 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 3 April 2023 Owen Kelly 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 3 April 2023 Owen Kelly 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 3 April 2023 Owen Kelly 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 3 April 2023 Owen Kelly 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved 3 April 2023 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Owen Kelly Owen Kelly driver statistics at Racing Reference Owen Kelly at Driver Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Owen Kelly amp oldid 1148108926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
