Todd Kelly (born 9 October 1979) is a retired Australian professional racing driver who competed in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He is the older brother of fellow Supercars driver and former Bathurst 1000 winner, Rick Kelly. He drove for the Holden Racing Team from 2003 until 2007, and Perkins Engineering in 2008.[1] Since 2009, he has been with his family team Kelly Racing (now known as Kelly Grove Racing).[2] He is the youngest driver to have reached 100 starts in the series.
Season 2001 was Kelly's first full-time season in V8 Supercars (although he had previously raced in the category in 99' and 00'), he drove for the K-Mart Racing Team alongside Greg Murphy. He and Greg finished 3rd at Bathurst. He finished his first full season in 6th[3] and broke through for his first-round victory in the last round of the season at Sandown Raceway. Season 2002 saw him take four second places, and fifth[4] in the championship.
Season 2004 saw him finish behind his brother in the Championship, but this time two places up in seventh.[6] Season 2005 was Kelly's most successful year in V8 Supercars, claiming five podiums. Three of them were wins, including the Bathurst 1000 with Mark Skaife which was Todd's 26th birthday and also the V8 Supercars China Round, the series' only ever event to be held in China. He finished 4th[7] in the standings, ahead of teammate Skaife in fifth.
Kelly's 2006 season was fairly average throughout the first six rounds, albeit largely through mechanical failures, however after strong driving performances at the next three rounds including second in both the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 when he paired up with younger brother Rick Kelly. Kelly's seat was taken by HSV Dealer Team driver Garth Tander. He was just starting to show some of the form that had him finish fourth in the championship in 2005. He finished the year off strongly, with a second and first place in the last two rounds which left him in sixth place[8] at the end of the year.
Todd Kelly (left) and Garth Tander at a press conference in 2007
Season 2007 was another average year for Kelly, he won the Clipsal 500 but was not able to continue that edge. He came second at Phillip Island and at the Grand Finale, finishing seventh[9] in the championship. In doing so, helped secure Garth Tander the driver's championship. At the conclusion of the season, Kelly announced he would drive for Jack Daniel's Racing from 2008 onwards after a five-year association with HRT.[10] This move is believed to have also been supported by 2007 champion Garth Tander confirming he will be moving from HSVDT to HRT.
Kelly's 2008 proved to be inconsistent. After starting the year well at Clipsal, where he finished fifth for the round, the middle part of the season saw a lack of the results expected from Kelly. After a major suspension geometry issue was resolved during the course of the Bathurst weekend, the car showed a sudden turn of speed. He finished 4th at Surfers Paradise, then scored a stunning race win in the wet at Symmons Plains,[11] the first victory of any kind (race or round) for a Perkins Engineering entry since 2006. Kelly finished the season in 12th position.[12]
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For the football player see Todd Kelly American football Todd Kelly born 9 October 1979 is a retired Australian professional racing driver who competed in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship He is the older brother of fellow Supercars driver and former Bathurst 1000 winner Rick Kelly He drove for the Holden Racing Team from 2003 until 2007 and Perkins Engineering in 2008 1 Since 2009 he has been with his family team Kelly Racing now known as Kelly Grove Racing 2 He is the youngest driver to have reached 100 starts in the series Todd KellyTodd Kelly in 2009Nationality AustralianBorn9 October 1979 1979 10 09 age 44 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaRacing licenceFIA GoldSupercars Championship careerChampionships0Races541Wins19Podiums58Pole positions7 Contents 1 Supercars Championship 2 Career results 2 1 Supercars Championship results 3 Bathurst 1000 results 4 Bathurst 24 Hour results 5 References 6 External linksSupercars Championship EditSeason 2001 was Kelly s first full time season in V8 Supercars although he had previously raced in the category in 99 and 00 he drove for the K Mart Racing Team alongside Greg Murphy He and Greg finished 3rd at Bathurst He finished his first full season in 6th 3 and broke through for his first round victory in the last round of the season at Sandown Raceway Season 2002 saw him take four second places and fifth 4 in the championship After two successful years with K Mart Racing Team the departure of Jason Bright left a vacancy at the Holden Racing Team in 2003 Kelly and new team mate Mark Skaife won the Sandown 500 in very wet conditions and in controversial circumstances with a late race tussle with the Team Dynamik Commodore of Jason Richards and Simon Wills Kelly finished ninth 5 in the championship behind his brother Rick in eighth Kelly was part of the two car Holden Monaro assault by Garry Rogers Motorsport on the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour race With co drivers Jason Bright Greg Murphy and Peter Brock Kelly won the race with Murphy crossing the line only 0 3505 seconds ahead of the teams lead car and the 2002 race winner driven by Garth Tander and co driven by Steven Richards Cameron McConville and Nathan Pretty Season 2004 saw him finish behind his brother in the Championship but this time two places up in seventh 6 Season 2005 was Kelly s most successful year in V8 Supercars claiming five podiums Three of them were wins including the Bathurst 1000 with Mark Skaife which was Todd s 26th birthday and also the V8 Supercars China Round the series only ever event to be held in China He finished 4th 7 in the standings ahead of teammate Skaife in fifth Kelly s 2006 season was fairly average throughout the first six rounds albeit largely through mechanical failures however after strong driving performances at the next three rounds including second in both the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 when he paired up with younger brother Rick Kelly Kelly s seat was taken by HSV Dealer Team driver Garth Tander He was just starting to show some of the form that had him finish fourth in the championship in 2005 He finished the year off strongly with a second and first place in the last two rounds which left him in sixth place 8 at the end of the year nbsp Todd Kelly left and Garth Tander at a press conference in 2007Season 2007 was another average year for Kelly he won the Clipsal 500 but was not able to continue that edge He came second at Phillip Island and at the Grand Finale finishing seventh 9 in the championship In doing so helped secure Garth Tander the driver s championship At the conclusion of the season Kelly announced he would drive for Jack Daniel s Racing from 2008 onwards after a five year association with HRT 10 This move is believed to have also been supported by 2007 champion Garth Tander confirming he will be moving from HSVDT to HRT Kelly s 2008 proved to be inconsistent After starting the year well at Clipsal where he finished fifth for the round the middle part of the season saw a lack of the results expected from Kelly After a major suspension geometry issue was resolved during the course of the Bathurst weekend the car showed a sudden turn of speed He finished 4th at Surfers Paradise then scored a stunning race win in the wet at Symmons Plains 11 the first victory of any kind race or round for a Perkins Engineering entry since 2006 Kelly finished the season in 12th position 12 Career results Edit nbsp The Holden Commodore VE in which Kelly placed 6th in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series The car is pictured in 2018 nbsp The Nissan Altima L33 of Todd Kelly at the 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide nbsp Kelly at his final Supercars event the 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500Season Series Position Car Team1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship 12th Van Diemen RF93 Ford Todd Kelly1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship 3rd Van Diemen RF95 Ford Todd Kelly1998 Australian Drivers Championship 3rd Reynard 92D Holden Todd Kelly1999 Shell Championship Series 36th Holden Commodore VS Holden Commodore VT Holden Young LionsAustralian Drivers Championship 8th Reynard 92D Holden Greg Murphy Racing2000 Shell Championship Series 17th Holden Commodore VT Holden Racing Team2001 Shell Championship Series 6th Holden Commodore VX K mart Racing2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series 5th Holden Commodore VX K mart Racing2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series 9th Holden Commodore VY Holden Racing Team2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series 7th Holden Commodore VY Holden Racing Team2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 4th Holden Commodore VZ Holden Racing Team2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 6th Holden Commodore VZ Holden Racing Team HSV Dealer Team2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 6th 13 Holden Commodore VE Holden Racing Team2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 12th Holden Commodore VE Jack Daniel s Racing2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 18th Holden Commodore VE Kelly Racing2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 18th Holden Commodore VE Kelly Racing2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 18th Holden Commodore VE Kelly Racing2012 International V8 Supercars Championship 22nd Holden Commodore VE Kelly Racing2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 25th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 22nd Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 17th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 14th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 18th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan MotorsportSupercars Championship results Edit Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap 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 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Position Points1999 Holden Young Lions Holden VT Commodore EASR1Ret EASR2DNS EASR3DNS ADER4 BARR5 BARR6 BARR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 HDVR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 SANR1423 SANR1524 SANR1622 QLDR1714 QLDR1815 QLDR1914 CALR20 CALR21 CALR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SYMR25 WINR26 WINR27 WINR28 ORAR29 ORAR30 ORAR31 QLDR32Ret BATR336 36th 3042000 PHIR115 PHIR29 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 ADER611 ADER7Ret EASR822 EASR918 EASR1016 HDVR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 CANR1419 CANR151 CANR164 QLDR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 WINR2010 WINR218 WINR22Ret ORAR238 ORAR2413 ORAR2513 CALR2629 CALR2718 CALR2813 QLDR29Ret SANR30 SANR31 SANR32 BATR335 17th 5752001 K Mart Racing Team Holden VX Commodore PHIR18 PHIR27 ADER315 ADER45 EASR516 EASR68 HDVR718 HDVR88 HDVR920 CANR10Ret CANR1118 CANR1216 BARR137 BARR147 BARR156 CALR1629 CALR17Ret CALR1821 ORAR194 ORAR208 QLDR213 WINR2211 WINR2325 BATR243 PUKR258 PUKR2618 PUKR275 SANR283 SANR291 SANR303 6th 24792002 ADER19 ADER212 PHIR33 PHIR42 EASR511 EASR65 EASR76 HDVR85 HDVR93 HDVR106 CANR113 CANR1210 CANR132 BARR144 BARR15Ret BARR165 ORAR17Ret ORAR18Ret WINR193 WINR202 QLDR2110 BATR2213 SURR237 SURR243 PUKR255 PUKR264 PUKR271 SANR284 SANR29Ret 5th 13452003 Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore ADER15 ADER15 PHIR35 EASR4Ret WINR5DSQ BARR67 BARR77 BARR82 HDVR97 HDVR1024 HDVR11Ret QLDR123 ORAR136 SANR141 BATR158 SURR1610 SURR17Ret PUKR182 PUKR194 PUKR204 EASR213 EASR22Ret 9th 16282004 ADER1Ret ADER210 EASR319 PUKR417 PUKR510 PUKR614 HDVR72 HDVR82 HDVR91 BARR1011 BARR118 BARR1210 QLDR139 WINR147 ORAR155 ORAR167 SANR1723 BATR1814 SURR193 SURR20DSQ SYMR213 SYMR223 SYMR23Ret EASR2427 EASR2512 EASR265 7th 16232005 Holden VZ Commodore ADER18 ADER24 PUKR38 PUKR4Ret PUKR59 BARR6Ret BARR723 BARR87 EASR96 EASR104 SHAR111 SHAR123 SHAR131 HDVR141 HDVR151 HDVR162 QLDR176 ORAR18Ret ORAR1922 SANR202 BATR211 SURR22Ret SURR2314 SURR248 SYMR2515 SYMR2611 SYMR277 PHIR2813 PHIR2916 PHIR306 4th 17602006 ADER1 ADER2 PUKR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 ORAR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 SANR21 BATR22 SURR23 SURR24 SURR25 SYMR26 SYMR27 SYMR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 6th 28152007 Holden VE Commodore ADER11 ADER22 BARR3Ret BARR410 BARR57 PUKR66 PUKR74 PUKR82 WINR927 WINR1011 WINR114 EASR124 EASR135 EASR141 HDVR154 HDVR168 HDVR174 QLDR188 QLDR1911 QLDR2019 ORAR218 ORAR222 ORAR2311 SANR249 BATR25Ret SURR26Ret SURR2726 SURR28Ret BHRR2911 BHRR3028 BHRR31Ret SYMR3212 SYMR3320 SYMR34Ret PHIR356 PHIR362 PHIR371 6th 3812008 Perkins Engineering ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 EASR4 EASR5 HAMR6 HAMR7 HAMR8 BARR9 BARR10 BARR11 SANR12 SANR13 SANR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 WINR21 WINR22 WINR23 PHIQ PHIR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 ORAR35 ORAR36 ORAR37 12th 20532009 Kelly Racing ADER17 ADER2Ret HAMR38 HAMR424 WINR5Ret WINR624 SYMR75 SYMR8Ret HDVR95 HDVR1028 TOWR1110 TOWR12Ret SANR134 SANR1418 QLDR156 QLDR1618 PHIR175 BATR188 SURR1919 SURR2023 SURR2118 SURR2215 PHIR2329 PHIR2421 BARR252 BARR26Ret SYDR2714 SYDR28Ret 18th 16242010 YMCR125 YMCR226 BHRR320 BHRR4Ret ADER513 ADER612 HAMR720 HAMR88 QLDR929 QLDR1014 WINR116 WINR1222 HDVR139 HDVR148 TOWR1517 TOWR1619 PHIR1718 BATR1820 SURR1920 SURR20Ret SYMR2115 SYMR227 SANR2311 SANR2419 SYDR25Ret SYDR2621 18th 14352011 YMCR110 YMCR2Ret ADER37 ADER4Ret HAMR53 HAMR615 BARR727 BARR822 BARR916 WINR1021 WINR11Ret HIDR1216 HIDR13Ret TOWR1414 TOWR1517 QLDR1617 QLDR17Ret QLDR1815 PHIR1914 BATR2024 SURR2113 SURR229 SYMR2311 SYMR248 SANR253 SANR2620 SYDR279 SYDR2816 18th 15502012 ADER18 ADER223 SYMR310 SYMR410 HAMR514 HAMR69 BARR721 BARR822 BARR923 PHIR1012 PHIR1111 HIDR1211 HIDR1314 TOWR1415 TOWR1521 QLDR1613 QLDR1716 SMPR1814 SMPR1923 SANQR17 SANR2018 BATR2118 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 22nd 12632013 Nissan Altima L33 ADER1Ret ADER2Ret SYMR3Ret SYMR416 SYMR5Ret PUKR617 PUKR718 PUKR815 PUKR914 BARR1020 BARR1117 BARR1221 COAR1325 COAR1416 COAR1514 COAR1619 HIDR1717 HIDR1812 HIDR1920 TOWR2016 TOWR2115 QLDR2215 QLDR2322 QLDR2410 WINR2524 WINR2614 WINR27Ret SANR2811 BATR29Ret SURR3017 SURR31Ret PHIR3216 PHIR3316 PHIR3413 SYDR3510 SYDR3617 25th 11392014 ADER116 ADER29 ADER3Ret SYMR4Ret SYMR513 SYMR621 WINR717 WINR823 WINR913 PUKR1016 PUKR1113 PUKR1219 PUKR1324 BARR148 BARR1516 BARR1616 HIDR1720 HIDR1823 HIDR19Ret TOWR2018 TOWR2120 TOWR2219 QLDR2324 QLDR2416 QLDR2521 SMPR26Ret SMPR2717 SMPR2815 SANQR11 SANR2920 BATR307 SURR31Ret SURR3219 PHIR338 PHIR345 PHIR3514 SYDR36Ret SYDR3723 SYDR3814 22nd 13232015 ADER114 ADER212 ADER310 SYMR423 SYMR513 SYMR613 BARR712 BARR812 BARR913 WINR105 WINR1113 WINR1212 HIDR1310 HIDR1412 HIDR1517 TOWR1617 TOWR1710 QLDR1819 QLDR196 QLDR20Ret SMPR2117 SMPR2225 SMPR2324 SANQR22 SANR2424 BATR2520 SURR2613 SURR2717 PUKR2812 PUKR2917 PUKR3013 PHIR3111 PHIR3219 PHIR335 SYDR3411 SYDR3516 SYDR3613 17th 16642016 ADER16 ADER216 ADER36 SYMR419 SYMR512 PHIR611 PHIR712 BARR87 BARR923 WINR1013 WINR1113 HIDR127 HIDR1313 TOWR1410 TOWR1523 QLDR1612 QLDR179 SMPR1824 SMPR199 SANQR18 SANR207 BATR21Ret SURR228 SURR2321 PUKR2419 PUKR2516 PUKR2615 PUKR2711 SYDR2812 SYDR2919 14th 18082017 ADER122 ADER29 SYMR39 SYMR418 PHIR56 PHIR611 BARR711 BARR818 WINR912 WINR1017 HIDR1118 HIDR1220 TOWR13Ret TOWR1417 QLDR1518 QLDR1612 SMPR1725 SMPR1810 SANR1916 BATR207 SURR21Ret SURR2212 PUKR2315 PUKR2418 NEWR2515 NEWR2610 18th 1536Bathurst 1000 results EditYear Team Car Co driver Position Laps1998 John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore VS nbsp John Faulkner DNF 1361999 Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore VT nbsp Mark Noske 6th 1612000 Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore VT nbsp Nathan Pretty 5th 1612001 Kmart Racing Holden Commodore VX nbsp Greg Murphy 3rd 1612002 Kmart Racing Holden Commodore VX nbsp Greg Murphy 13th 1592003 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY nbsp Mark Skaife 8th 1612004 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VY nbsp Mark Skaife 14th 1592005 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ nbsp Mark Skaife 1st 1612006 HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ nbsp Rick Kelly 2nd 1612007 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE nbsp Mark Skaife DNF 1492008 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE nbsp Shane Price 17th 1572009 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE nbsp Rick Kelly 8th 1612010 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE nbsp Dale Wood 20th 1612011 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE nbsp David Russell 24th 1542012 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE nbsp Tim Blanchard 18th 1542013 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 nbsp David Russell DNF 202014 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 nbsp Alex Buncombe 7th 1612015 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 nbsp Alex Buncombe 20th 1562016 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 nbsp Matthew Campbell DNF 1572017 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 nbsp Jack Le Brocq 7th 161Bathurst 24 Hour results Edit nbsp The 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour winning Holden MonaroYear Team Co drivers Car Class Laps Overallposition Classposition2003 nbsp Garry Rogers Motorsport nbsp Peter Brock nbsp Greg Murphy nbsp Jason Bright Holden Monaro 427C A 527 1st 1stReferences Edit Todd Kelly Confirmed at JDR 5 December 2007 Retrieved 4 March 2009 Jack Daniel s teams up with Kelly Racing Holden Motorsport 2 March 2009 Archived from the original on 26 May 2011 Retrieved 3 March 2009 2001 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link Jack Daniel s Racing Signs Todd Kelly Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Hot Toddy goes down well in cold Tassie 22 November 2008 Archived from the original on 21 October 2009 Retrieved 4 March 2009 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Final Points V8 Supercars Australia Retrieved 4 March 2009 permanent dead link 2007 V8 Series results Archived 3 March 2010 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Todd Kelly Official Todd Kelly Website Todd Kelly Kelly Racing Profile Todd Kelly Holden Motor Sport Profile Todd Kelly V8 Supercars Official ProfileSporting positionsPreceded byGreg Murphy Rick Kelly Winner of the Bathurst 10002005 with Mark Skaife Succeeded byCraig Lowndes Jamie Whincup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Todd Kelly amp oldid 1173882095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
