Kyle Kelley is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Xfinity for NEMCO-JRR. Kelley has recorded 2 wins and 6 podiums from 29 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,493 ranks Kelley 5880th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-06-27 | Sonoma Raceway | P34 | โ36 |
| 2026-04-26 | Sonoma Raceway TA2 | P14 | +7 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +120 | Laguna Seca 2003 | Star Mazda Championship | P5 |
| +120 | Montreal 2011 | NASCAR Xfinity | P14 |
| +113 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2025 | Trans-Am TA2 | P3 |
| +69 | Watkins Glen International 2010 | NASCAR Xfinity | P20 |
| +66 | Watkins Glen International 2013 | NASCAR Xfinity | P19 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | โ36 | 3,493 | |
| โธTrans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +7 | |||
| 2025 | โธTrans-Am TA2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +142 | 3,522 | |
| 2024 | โธSCCA Majors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | โ93 | 3,380 | |
| โธTrans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +19 | |||
| 2023 | โธTrans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | โ130 | 3,454 | |
| 2020 | โธTrans-Am TA2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | โ136 | 3,584 | |
| 2014 | โธNASA | Mazda Spec Miata | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P66 | โ111 | 3,720 |
| 2013 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | NEMCO-JRR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +23 | 3,832 |
| โธNASA | Mazda Spec Miata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P111 | โ277 | ||
| 2012 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Kelley Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +48 | 4,086 |
| 2011 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | NEMCO Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +142 | 4,038 |
| 2010 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Kelley Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | โ325โ4 | 3,896 |
| 2009 | โธNASA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ222 | 3,574 | |
| 2003 | โธStar Mazda Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +2,446 | 3,796 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Justin Allgaier | 5,581 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Michael McDowellFIA Gold | 5,945 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Brian Scott | 4,968 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Michael Annett | 4,626 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Mike WallaceFIA Bronze | 4,111 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Mike Bliss | 3,447 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Ron Fellows | 4,729 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jeremy Clements | 4,366 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Alex Kennedy | 4,096 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Eric McClure | 3,740 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Joey LoganoHigher-rated, 3ร champion | 6,645 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Kyle LarsonFIA Gold, 2ร champion | 6,632 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Aric AlmirolaHigher-rated | 6,134 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,870 | ๐จ๐ฟ Jiri Janรกk | FIA GT Championship | 3,495 |
| 5,871 | ๐ง๐ช Alexandre Leroy | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,494 |
| 5,872 | ๐บ๐ธ Chase Janes | NASCAR Truck | 3,494 |
| 5,873 | ๐บ๐ธ Joey Bickers | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,494 |
| 5,874 | ๐ฌ๐ง Josh Files | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,494 |
| 5,875 | ๐บ๐ธ Josh Reeves | ARCA Menards Series | 3,494 |
| 5,876 | ๐ง๐ช Patrick Schreurs | FIA GT Championship | 3,494 |
| 5,877 | ๐จ๐ญ Fabian Danz | 24H Series | 3,493 |
| 5,878 | ๐ฆ๐บ Harrison Goodman | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,493 |
| 5,879 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Hjelte Hoffner | 24H Series | 3,493 |
| 5,880 | ๐บ๐ธ Kyle Kelley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,493 |
| 5,881 | ๐ซ๐ท Philippe Greisch | FIA GT Championship | 3,493 |
| 5,882 | ๐ณ๏ธ Anthony Downs | Star Mazda Championship | 3,492 |
| 5,883 | ๐ณ๏ธ Cade McKee | World Racing League | 3,492 |
| 5,884 | ๐ฉ๐ช Cedric Piro | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,492 |
| 5,885 | ๐บ๐ธ Chip Lain | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,492 |
| 5,886 | ๐ณ๏ธ Elliot Cox | USF Pro 2000 | 3,492 |
| 5,887 | ๐บ๐ธ Kamden Hibbitt | Zenith Racing Series | 3,492 |
| 5,888 | ๐จ๐ฆ Terry Jones | ARCA Menards Series | 3,492 |
| 5,889 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Antti Buri | 24H Series | 3,491 |
| 5,890 | ๐จ๐ฟ Dieter Svepes | GT Winter Series | 3,491 |
Kyle Kelley is an entry-level professional competing in national road-course racing and multiclass championships. He races the No. 53 Chevrolet Camaro for Joey Gase Motorsports in NASCAR Xfinity, where he has made 12 starts since 2010, and competes part-time in Trans-Am TA2, driving a silhouette GT car. He also has indexed racing in NASA multiclass events and SCCA Majors competition, where he drove Mazda Spec Miata and tube-frame GT machinery respectively.[1]
Across a career spanning from 2003 to the present, Kelley has taken two wins; one came in NASA Spec Miata racing and the other in SCCA Majors GT2 competition. His six podiums are distributed across those same series and Trans-Am, where he has one top-three finish from six starts. In NASCAR Xfinity, his primary series, he remains without a podium across 12 entries, running mostly on road and street courses with only three starts on ovals. His current 2026 Trans-Am season is in progress, with one round raced so far and Kelley sitting 25th in points.[2]
He races regularly against established professionals such as Justin Allgaier, the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity champion, and Michael McDowell, a former Star Mazda champion with extensive NASCAR Cup Series experience; Kelley typically finishes behind both. His strongest individual results have come against elite company: he has finished ahead of Joey Logano twice and Kyle Larson once, both multiple-time NASCAR Cup Series champions, though in multiclass fields where different classes share the track.