Background
Son of Chas Kelly, he has competed over the course of his career in V8 Supercars and National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing among other series.
Son of Chas Kelly, he has competed over the course of his career in V8 Supercars and National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing 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 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing 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 asphault late model, for Dale Earnhardt Junior., at Motormile Speedway in Radford, Virginia. He wanted to pursue a career in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing 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 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing debut in the Nationwide Series, driving for Baker Curb Racing at the Road America road course. He started ninth and finished fifth.
K1 Speed sponsored the car. He practiced and qualified the car while Kelly turned the wheel to Ambrose for the race.
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. lieutenant ended up that Kelly did not end up making any other attempts in 2012 and Ambrose did not run the Montreal race that year. 51 for Phoenix Racing, at Watkins Glen International in August of that year.
Kelly finished 24th.