Danny Kelley (born 1964 in
Orange City, Florida) is an American
stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the
ARCA Racing Series.
Career
Kelley began his racing career in central Florida, racing Sportsman and Four Cylinder cars at tracks including
New Smyrna Speedway. He moved to ARCA competition in 1985, posting his best career finish in the series, 14th, at
Atlanta International Raceway in that year. Kelly raced in the series' biggest event, run as part of Speedweeks at
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NA ...
, in 1986, 1987 and 1989; in 1988 he constructed a new race shop in
DeLand, Florida for his D.K. Racing team. Kelley competed primarily in the ARCA series'
superspeedway
Oval track racing is a form of closed-circuit motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. An oval track differs from a Road racing, road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, and the directi ...
races, at Daytona International Speedway and
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base ...
;
[Pockrass, Bob. (February 15, 1995)]
Kelly finishes in ARCA 200
. Daytona Beach, FL: ''Daytona Beach News-Journal'', page B1. he failed to qualify for the ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway in 1993 and 1994, before making his final ARCA Racing Series start in 1995 at the track, finishing 26th.
He would attempt to qualify for the 1996 ARCA event at Daytona, failing to make the race; it was his final attempted start in major-league stock car racing.
Danny Kelley - ARCA Racing Series Results (1991-present)
''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.
References
External links
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Living people
1964 births
People from DeLand, Florida
Racing drivers from Florida
ARCA Menards Series drivers
People from Orange City, Florida