🇺🇸 Kyle Kelley

Kyle Kelley is a semi-professional driver competing primarily in Trans-Am TA2, where he has made six starts across the 2020–2026 period without a win but with one podium finish. His rating of 3,944 places him in the semi-professional band, a level typical of drivers winning in pro-am and one-make classes and running mid-pack among full professionals. His average finishing position of P20.9 across ten starts reflects that standing. The bulk of his racing has been in TA2, a series in which he has competed against several accomplished rivals; in head-to-head racing against them he has finished consistently outside the points, winning races against Eric Cayton, a competitive-amateur-level driver, but repeatedly outpaced by stronger opposition including 2023 TA2 champion Brent Crews (FIA Silver graded), multiple-time TA2 champion Rafa Matos, and Adrian Wlostowski, all of whom he has encountered six times with a losing record in each pairing.[1]

Kelley has made limited forays into single-seater racing, starting three times in Star Mazda Championship in 2003 without a finish on the podium, and one NASCAR Xfinity Series start in 2026 that resulted in a P30 classification. That single Xfinity start is noteworthy for the calibre of the field; he finished ahead of Connor Zilisch (FIA Gold, 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion), Ross Chastain (2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion), and Brandon Jones (an established professional), though these were isolated results in what remains a marginal presence at that level. His career shows a driver cycling through regional and national pro-am machinery over two decades with minimal progression and no championships.[2]