Career
He previously drove for the Herpes simplex virus Dealer Team and has previously contributed to winning at the Bathurst 1000 alongside Greg Murphy in 2003 and 2004 under the banner of Kmart Racing. He moved to the new formed family team Kelly Racing for 2009 and onwards. The victory, however, was not without its share of controversy.
Coming into the third and final race of the round, Lowndes had managed to pull back the deficit to be even on points with Kelly, meaning that the driver out of the two who finished first would clinch the championship.
Two laps into the final race, Kelly collided with Lowndes, who then slid into Todd Kelly. Kelly has joined other publicly known figures in support of the "Oscar"s Law" campaign, a protest against the factory farming of companion animals.
The campaign is named after a neglected dog found in central Victoria, Australia, and was launched in 2010. The list of supporters includes Kate Ceberano (singer), Jon Stevens (singer) and Sia (musician).
Kelly not only appears on the campaign"s website, but he has also promoted the campaign on his Twitter accountant