Owen Kelly

Owen Kelly
Nationality	Australian
Born	12 March 1977 (1977-03-12) (age 34) Tasmania
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Years active	2010
Teams	Baker-Curb Racing
Starts	1
Previous series
1998–2000 2000–01 2001–04, 2007 2001–10 2008–09 2009	Australian Formula Ford Australian Super Touring Development V8 Supercar V8 Supercar UARA Stars Late Models Rolex Sports Car Series

2010 NASCAR Nationwide car at Road America

Owen Kelly, born 12 March 1977, in Tasmania, Australia. Known as a professional race car driver. Son of millionaire, NASCAR and Targa road rally racer Chas Kelly. 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 NascarLate 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 asphault late model, for Dale Earnhardt Jr., at Motormile Speedway in Radford, VA. He wants to pursue a career in NASCAR and hoped to move up the ladder to get the necessary experience. Kelly is starting from the bottom 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]

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1998	Australian Formula Ford Championship	14th	Spectrum 06b – Ford
1999	Australian Formula Ford Championship	10th	Spectrum 07 – Ford
2000	Australian Formula Ford Championship	8th	Spectrum 07 – Ford
2000/2001	Australian Super Touring Championship	7th	BMW 320i	Nemo Racing
2001	Konica V8 Supercar Series	4th	Holden VS Commodore	John Faulkner Racing
2001	Shell Championship Series	39th	Holden VT Commodore	Romano Racing
2003	Konica V8 Supercar Series	7th	Holden VT Commodore	Robert Smith Racing
2003	V8 Supercar Championship Series	40th	Ford BA Falcon	Ford Performance Racing
2004	Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series	5th	Ford AU Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing
2004	V8 Supercar Championship Series	44th	Ford BA Falcon	WPS Racing Dick Johnson Racing
2005	V8 Supercar Championship Series	37th	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing Autobarn Racing
2006	V8 Supercar Championship Series	50th	Holden VZ Commodore	Tasman Motorsport
2007	V8 Supercar Championship Series	24th	Ford BF Falcon Holden VZ Commodore	Ford Performance Racing Team Sirromet Wines
2007	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	23rd	Ford BA Falcon	Kitome Racing
2008	UARA Stars	35th	?	?
2009	V8 Supercar Championship Series	56th	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport
2009	UARA Stars	11th	?	?
2009	Motor Mile Speedway Late Models	52nd	?	?
2009	Rolex Sports Car Series	148th	Blackforest Motorsports	Ford Mustang Cobra GT
2010	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	32nd	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing
2010	V8 Supercar Championship Series	35th	Holden VE Commodore	Kelly Racing

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. http://racing-reference.info/driver/Owen_Kelly. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 

• Conrod Profile [1]
• Formula Ford Australia [2]

Persondata
Name	Kelly, Owen
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Date of birth	12 March 1977
Place of birth	Tasmania
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