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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.

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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]

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Kyle Kelley

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Kyle Kelley is an American professional racing driver known for his accomplishments in the Trans-Am Series TA2 class and his championship success in SCCA events. He secured his first career victory in the Trans-Am Series at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in 2024, prevailing in a chaotic race marked by multiple incidents and cautions after starting from a strong position and capitalizing on late-race challenges. He has also demonstrated versatility across disciplines, with a national championship in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs GT1 class in 2014 among his earlier highlights. Kelley's career encompasses a broad range of American motorsport series, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, Pirelli World Challenge, and various SCCA competitions such as Formula Atlantic and Touring classes. He has frequently campaigned Chevrolet-powered cars like the Camaro and Corvette, though recent Trans-Am efforts have featured a Ford Mustang. His results include multiple top finishes in SCCA Runoffs events from 2009 to 2015, a third-place championship standing in the American Stockcar Challenge Unlimited in 2009, and consistent performances in Trans-Am TA2 competition with teams such as UPR.com/PK&K and Team Kelley.

Early life

Birth and background

Kyle Kelley was born on June 28, 1985, in Huntington Beach, California. He holds American nationality. He later pursued a career as a professional racing driver in various motorsport series.

Racing career

Early racing in K&N Pro Series West

Kyle Kelley participated in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West on a limited, part-time basis from 2008 to 2015, making sporadic starts without mounting a full-season campaign. This series marked his initial foray into NASCAR developmental stock car racing. In 2008, driving the No. 7 Dodge for UP Racing, Kelley entered two races and finished 8th at Sonoma Raceway and 24th at Miller Motorsports Park, placing 38th in the final points standings. He expanded his schedule slightly in 2009 with four starts in Chevrolet equipment, earning a 10th-place finish at both Sonoma Raceway and Miller Motorsports Park among his results, and ending the year 25th in points. Kelley's most notable achievement in the series came in 2010, when he achieved a 5th-place finish at Miller Motorsports Park—his best recorded result in the series—while competing in five races across Dodge and Chevrolet entries and finishing 24th in the standings. He added four starts in 2011, including an 11th at Sonoma Raceway, and two more in 2012 with finishes of 19th and 15th at Miller Motorsports Park and Portland International Raceway, respectively. After a hiatus, Kelley returned for a single appearance in 2015 with Cooley Racing in the No. 2 Chevrolet, finishing 38th at Sonoma Raceway. Across his tenure in the K&N Pro Series West, he recorded no wins, poles, or championship contention, consistent with his part-time involvement.

Trans-Am Series TA2 class

Kyle Kelley is a professional sports car racing driver competing in the Trans-Am Series TA2 class, where he drives the No. 80 PK+k Properties/UPRacing.com Ford Mustang. This category serves as his primary ongoing professional racing discipline. Kyle Kelley competes in the Trans-Am Series' CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, a key professional sports car racing category. He has been an active participant in both the National and Western Championships within the series. In 2024, Kelley showed strong form by topping practice speeds at Thunderhill Raceway Park's season opener with a lap time of 1:48.974 in his Ford Mustang. He went on to earn his first career victory in the Trans-Am Series at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in May 2024, prevailing in a chaotic TA2 race featuring multiple incidents and position changes. This win came after 14 prior starts across the series' Western and National Championships. Later in the year, he also took victory in the TA2 Western Championship race at Circuit of the Americas. These results highlight Kelley's established presence and competitive success in the TA2 class as a core aspect of his racing career in recent years. His TA2 efforts occasionally overlapped with appearances in other racing disciplines.

NASCAR Nationwide Series

Kyle Kelley participated in the NASCAR Nationwide Series as a road course specialist, making a total of 11 starts across the 2010 to 2013 seasons. He drove Chevrolet entries for UP Racing in 2010 and 2012, NEMCO Motorsports in 2011, and Team Kelley Racing in 2013. He made his series debut in the 2010 Bucyrus 200 at Road America, finishing 37th. His best result came at the 2011 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, where he placed 14th. Kelley recorded no wins, top-10 finishes, or pole positions during his Nationwide Series tenure. In 2013, his final season in the series, he concluded the year 60th in the points standings. All of his starts occurred on road courses, aligning with his specialty in that type of racing.

SCCA National Championship and other results

Kyle Kelley secured his most prominent achievement in club racing by winning the GT-1 class at the 2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Driving the No. 3 UPRacing.com/Jamison Engineering/1st Class Chevrolet Corvette, he started second but inherited the lead when pole-sitter Michael Lewis suffered a rear-end failure at the green flag, then dominated the 20-lap race by leading every lap and winning by a margin of 30.277 seconds. His fastest lap of 1:27.746 (91.820 mph) contributed to an average race speed of 83.154 mph, and he earned the GoPro Hero Move of the Race award for his commanding performance. The previous day at the same event, Kelley narrowly missed another title by finishing second in the Touring 2 class, where he led 16 of 20 laps in his Chevrolet Corvette but lost by just 0.047 seconds. He described the GT-1 victory as fortunate due to his rival's mechanical issue while noting that the Touring 2 race was the one his team truly earned. This double-podium result at the 51st SCCA Runoffs marked his first national championship and highlighted his capability in SCCA competition.

Television appearances

NASCAR on ESPN

Kyle Kelley appeared as himself in 11 episodes of the television series NASCAR on ESPN from 2010 to 2013. These non-scripted appearances occurred during live broadcasts of NASCAR Nationwide Series races in which he participated, with his credits consistently listed as "Self" to reflect real-time involvement rather than any scripted or acting role. Kelley has no other known credits in film, television, acting, or media production.

References

  1. https://gotransam.com/news/Kyle-Kelley-Endures-Wild-CUBE-3-Architecture-TA2-Series-Race-to-Win-at-Laguna-Seca/73123
  2. https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/kyle-kelley
  3. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-list?ltr=K
  4. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2008/P
  5. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2009/P
  6. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2010/P
  7. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2011/P
  8. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2012/P
  9. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2015/P
  10. https://www.gotransam.com/drivers/?did=5287
  11. https://gotransam.com/news/TA2-s-Kyle-Kelley-Fastest-in-Practice-for-Thunderhill-Season-Opener/73002
  12. https://midohio.com/news-m/1078-chris-dyson-wins-ta-brent-crews-wins-cube-3-architecture-ta2-series-at-cota-menard-and-matos-claim-top-titles
  13. https://speedsport.com/sports-cars/other-sports-cars/kelley-endures-wild-ta2-laguna-seca-race-to-win/
  14. https://motorsportstats.com/driver/kyle-kelley/summary/series/nascar-xfinity-series
  15. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2010/B
  16. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2011/B
  17. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2012/B
  18. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/kelleky01/2013/B
  19. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_xfinityseries/driver_avg.php?drv_id=2395
  20. https://www.scca.com/articles/1995238-kelley-runs-away-with-gt-1-title-at-mazda-raceway-runoffs
  21. https://www.autoweek.com/news/sports-cars/a1908091/complete-51st-annual-scca-runoffs-results-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca/
  22. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10081574/
  23. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7624938/fullcredits/
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