# Owen Kelly

Owen John Kelly (born 12 March 1977) is an Australian professional racing driver. Son of Chas Kelly, he has competed over the course of his career in V8 Supercars and NASCAR among other series.

## Racing career

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 NASCAR 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 asphalt late model for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA. He wanted to pursue a career in NASCAR 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 NASCAR 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. For 2011, Owen Kelly made no official start in the series but relief drove for Marcos Ambrose at Montreal who was in Michigan for the Sprint Cup Series race. He practiced and qualified the car while Kelly turned the wheel to Ambrose for the race. It turned up that Ambrose actually won the race in that car. 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. It ended up that Kelly did not end up making any other attempts in 2012 and Ambrose did not run the Montreal race that year.
After a strong performance for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Road America in the Nationwide Series in 2013, it was announced that Kelly would make his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 51 for Phoenix Racing, at Watkins Glen International in August of that year. Kelly finished 24th.
Kelly is of no relation to Todd or Rick Kelly, the latter he co-drove with at the 2010 and 2011 Bathurst 1000s.

## Motorsports career results

| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 1998 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 14th | Spectrum 06b – Ford | SH Racing |
| 1999 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 10th | Spectrum 07 – Ford | Owen Kelly |
| 2000 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 8th | Spectrum 07 – Ford | Owen Kelly |
| 2000/2001 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 7th | BMW 320i | Nemo Racing |
| 2001 | Konica V8 Supercar Series | 4th | Holden Commodore (VS) | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 39th | Holden Commodore (VT) | Romano Racing |
| 2003 | Konica V8 Supercar Series | 7th | Holden Commodore (VT) | Robert Smith Racing |
| 2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 40th | Ford Falcon (BA) | Ford Performance Racing |
| 2004 | Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series | 5th | Ford Falcon (AU) | Dick Johnson Racing |
| 2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 44th | Ford Falcon (BA) | WPS Racing Dick Johnson Racing |
| 2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 37th | Holden Commodore (VZ) | Paul Weel Racing Autobarn Racing |
| 2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 50th | Holden Commodore (VZ) | Tasman Motorsport |
| 2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 24th | Ford Falcon (BF) Holden Commodore (VZ) | Ford Performance Racing Team Sirromet Wines |
| 2007 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 23rd | Ford Falcon (BA) | Kitome Racing |
| 2008 | UARA Stars | 35th | ? | ? |
| 2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 56th | Holden Commodore (VE) | 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 Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 35th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2010 | NASCAR Nationwide Series | 100th | Ford Mustang | Baker Curb Racing |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 47th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 16th | Holden Commodore (VE) | M3 Racing |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 47th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2013 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | 63rd | Chevrolet SS | Phoenix Racing |
| 2013 | NASCAR Nationwide Series | 43rd | Toyota Camry | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2016 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 48th | Toyota Camry | Joe Gibbs Racing |

### V8 Supercar results

V8 Supercars results :
| Year | 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 | Final pos | Points |
| 2000 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | PHI | PTH | ADL | ECK | HDV | CAN | QLD | WIN | OPK | CDR | QLD | SAN | BAT Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | PHI | ADL | ECK | HDV | CAN | PTH | CDR | OPK | QLD 9 | WIN | BAT 13 | PUK | SAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 432 |
| 2002 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | ADL | PHI | ECK | HDV | CAN | PTH | ORP | WIN | QLD Ret | BAT DNS | SUR | PUK | SAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | ADL | PHI | ECK | WIN | PTH | HDV | QLD | ORP | SAN 8 | BAT Ret | SUR | PUK | ECK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 164 |
| 2004 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | ADL | ECK | PUK | HDV | PTH | QLD | WIN | OPK | SAN Ret | BAT 17 | SUR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 214 |
| 2004 | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | | | | | | | | | | | | SYM 21 | ECK 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 214 |
| 2005 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | ADL | PUK | PTH | ECK | CHI | HDV | QLD | OPK | SAN Ret | BAT 6 | SUR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 220 |
| 2005 | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VZ) | | | | | | | | | | | | SYM 31 | PHI 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 220 |
| 2006 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | ADL | PUK | BRG | WIN | HDV | QLR | ORP | SAN Ret | BAT 15 | SUR | SYM | BAH | PHI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50th | 180 |
| 2007 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | ADL | PER | PUK | WIN | ECK | HDV | QLD | OPK | SAN 3 | BAT 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 63 |
| 2007 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | | | | | | | | | | | SUR 28 | BAH 22 | SYM 27 | PHI 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 63 |
| 2009 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | HAM R3 | HAM R4 | WIN R5 | WIN R6 | SYM R7 | SYM R8 | HDV R9 | HDV R10 | TOW R11 | TOW R12 | SAN R13 | SAN R14 | QLD R15 | QLD R16 | PHI Q 23 | PHI R17 Ret | BAT R18 15 | SUR R19 | SUR R20 | PHI R21 | PHI R22 | PTH R23 | PTH R22 | SYD R23 | SYD R24 | | | | 55th | 134 |
| 2010 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | YMC R1 | YMC R2 | BHR R3 | BHR R4 | ADE R5 | ADE R6 | HAM R7 | HAM R8 | QLD R9 PO | QLD R10 PO | WIN R11 PO | WIN R12 PO | HDV R13 | HDV R14 | TOW R15 | TOW R16 | PHI Q 23 | PHI R17 4 | BAT R18 16 | SUR R19 14 | SUR R20 6 | SYM R21 | SYM R22 | SAN R23 | SAN R24 | SYD R25 | SYD R26 | | | | 35th | 501 |
| 2011 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | YMC R1 | YMC R2 | ADE R3 | ADE R4 | HAM R5 | HAM R6 | PER R7 | PER R8 | PER R9 | WIN R10 PO | WIN R11 PO | HDV R12 | HDV R13 | TOW R14 PO | TOW R15 PO | QLD R16 PO | QLD R17 PO | QLD R18 PO | PHI Q 22 | PHI R19 8 | BAT R20 22 | SUR R21 | SUR R22 | SYM R23 | SYM R24 | SAN R25 | SAN R26 | SYD R27 | SYD R28 | | 47th | 220 |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | SYM R3 | SYM R4 | HAM R5 | HAM R6 | PER R7 | PER R8 | PER R9 | PHI R10 PO | PHI R11 PO | HDV R12 | HDV R13 | TOW R14 PO | TOW R15 PO | QLD R16 PO | QLD R17 PO | SMP R18 | SMP R19 | SAN Q 21 | SAN R20 27 | BAT R21 13 | SUR R22 | SUR R23 | YMC R24 | YMC R25 | WIN R26 | WIN R27 | SYD R28 | SYD R29 | 47th | 187 |

### Complete Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Rolex Sports Car Series results :
| Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
| 2009 | Blackforest Motorsports | Mustang Cobra GT | Ford | GT | DAY 29 | VIR | NJ | LAG | WAT | MDO | DAY2 | BAR | WAT2 | CGV | MIL | HOM | | | | 148th | 2 |
| 2011 | Marsh Racing | Corvette | Chevrolet | GT | DAY | HOM | BAR | VIR | LRP | LAG | WAT1 | MDO | DAY2 | NJ | WAT2 | CGV 14 | MIL | | | 95th | 17 |

### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Phoenix Racing | 51 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN 24 | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 0$^1$ | |

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 | NXSC | Pts |
| 2010 | Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA 5 | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 100th | 155 |
| 2011 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV QL$^†$ | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | | NA | - |
| 2012 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 54 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | CGV QL$^‡$ | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | NA | - |
| 2013 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 54 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA 4 | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 23 | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 53rd | 62 |
| 2016 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 16 | BRI | ROA 17 | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 48th | 50 |
| $^†$ - Qualified for Marcos Ambrose · $^‡$ - Qualified for Kyle Busch. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
| 2000 | 67 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | Aaron McGill | DNF | 2 |
| 2001 | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | Paul Romano | 13th | 159 |
| 2002 | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | Glenn Seton David Besnard | DNF‡ | 102 |
| 2003 | 19 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | David Besnard | DNF | 115 |
| 2004 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | David Brabham | 17th | 157 |
| 2005 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | Nathan Pretty | 6th | 161 |
| 2006 | 23 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | Mark Noske | 15th | 159 |
| 2007 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | Matt Halliday | 13th | 161 |
| 2009 | 39 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | Russell Ingall | 15th | 160 |
| 2010 | 15 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Rick Kelly | 16th | 161 |
| 2011 | 15 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Rick Kelly | 22nd | 159 |
| 2012 | 51 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Greg Murphy | 13th | 161 |
* Events highlighted in green denote designated co-driver role
‡Kelly practiced but did not start due to illness.