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🇺🇸 Joe Kelly

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity.
Driver facts
Full name
Joe Kelly
Born
13 March 1913(b. 1913)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Xfinity
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
29
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,218
Joe Kelly
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,218
Rank 2716 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
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Joe Kelly is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Kelly has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 29 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,218 ranks Kelly 2716th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1985 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1985-10-19North CarolinaNASCAR XfinityP32−114
1985-10-05CharlotteNASCAR XfinityP25−22
1985-08-23BristolNASCAR XfinityP17−7
1985-08-18MilwaukeeNASCAR XfinityP18−109
1985-08-10HickoryNASCAR XfinityP19−82
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+41Darlington 1985NASCAR XfinityP10
+41Darlington 1984NASCAR XfinityP5
+7South Boston 1985NASCAR XfinityP10
+5Orange County 1985NASCAR XfinityP11
+2Dover 1985NASCAR XfinityP12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1985▸NASCAR Xfinity1800000P31−1,1384,218
1984▸NASCAR Xfinity600000P32−2085,356
1983▸NASCAR Xfinity300000P40−2455,563
1951▸Formula 1Alta100100P14−625,808
1950▸Formula 1Alta100100P13+4,5205,870
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kelly finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett4,4392781930%
🇺🇸 Tommy Houston3,9932752219%
🇺🇸 Jack Ingram3,9052752219%
🇺🇸 Joe Thurman3,77727151256%
🇺🇸 Ronnie Silver4,2092681831%
🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger4,5142561924%
🇺🇸 Larry Pearson4,1772361726%
🇺🇸 Jeff Hensley4,09922121055%
🇺🇸 Eddie Falk3,77722101245%
🇺🇸 Jimmy Hensley4,5382021810%
🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion6,252110100%
🇨🇭 Toulo de GraffenriedHigher-rated6,019110100%
🇹🇭 Prince BiraHigher-rated6,003110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
2,706🇵🇭 Marlon StöckingerGP2 Series4,220
2,707🇮🇹 Niccolo SchiroGT World Challenge Europe4,220
2,708🇺🇸 Dalton SargeantNASCAR Truck4,219
2,709🇺🇸 Gray NewellWEC4,219
2,710🇮🇹 Jonathan AdamAsian Le Mans Series4,219
2,711🇦🇹 Klaus BachlerAsian Le Mans Series4,219
2,712🇩🇪 Luca LudwigNürburgring 24 Hours4,219
2,713🇺🇸 Tim FedewaNASCAR Xfinity4,219
2,714🇭🇺 Bence VALINTLe Mans Cup4,218
2,715🇨🇭 Fabian HamprechtNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,218
2,716🇺🇸 Joe KellyNASCAR Xfinity4,218
2,717🇧🇪 Max Busnelli24H Series4,218
2,718🇬🇧 Paul WarwickInternational Formula 30004,218
2,719🇵🇱 Jan PrzyrowskiFormula Regional European4,217
2,720🇮🇱 Artem PetrovGT World Challenge Europe4,216
2,721🇫🇷 Louis IGLESIASLe Mans Cup4,216
2,722🇺🇸 Tom PeckNASCAR Xfinity4,216
2,723🇺🇸 Alan Dennis KulwickiNASCAR Xfinity4,215
2,724🇦🇹 Steve PARROWLe Mans Cup4,214
2,725🇩🇪 Arne HoffmeisterNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,213
2,726🇦🇺 Fabian CoulthardSupercars Championship4,213
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Joe Kelly is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Kelly has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 29 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,218 ranks Kelly 2716th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Motorsport: Eamonn Kelly gearing up for Donegal International Rally[1]
Irish Examiner
28 May 2026
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Road signs being altered to allow for sulky racing in Waterford[2]
waterford-news.ie
24 Apr 2026
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Mountcharles' Joe Kelly nominated for Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year[3]
Donegal Live
15 Nov 2025
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