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Dalton Kellett

Dalton Kellett (born August 19, 1993) is a Canadian former racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He last competed in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing.[1]

Racing career

Early years

Kellett started his racing career in snowmobile racing at the age of three, moving up to go-kart racing after a hiatus while convincing his parents to let him race.[2] After karting, Kellett competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011 where he finished third.

Road to Indy

In 2012 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Pabst Racing Services and finished 11th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and 14th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship season, and returned to Pabst to race in U.S. F2000 in 2013.

Kellett made his Pro Mazda Championship debut in July 2013 for Team Pelfrey at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, finishing 10th and 8th in two races. In the following months, Kellett and Pabst announced that they would join the Indy Lights series for the series' race at Baltimore and contest the 2014 season in the series together.[3] Kellett crashed out on the second lap of the Baltimore race, but still became the first driver to race in all three Road to Indy divisions during the same season.[4] On November 14 he announced that he would race in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014.[5] Kellett finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish at Houston, and returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport.[6] He again finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish, this time a second place at Iowa Speedway.

On September 22, 2015, Kellett announced that he would stay with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights series in 2016, becoming the first driver to confirm plans for the series for the 2016 season.[7] On September 8, 2016, the team confirmed Kellett's return for the 2017 season.[8] He also returned to Andretti in 2018, winning the Freedom 100 pole.[9]

After spending three years with Andretti in Indy Lights, Kellett moved to Juncos Racing for the 2019 season and also made some WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starts in the LMP2 class with PRI/Mathiasen Motorsports. Kellett drove the sports car races to practice live pit stops before a hopeful IndyCar Series ride in 2020.[10]

IndyCar Series

On February 4, 2020, A. J. Foyt Racing announced that Kellett would race for the team, mostly on road and street courses in the 2020 season.[11] The Canadian scored a best finish of 20th at both Road America races and ended up 26th in the standings.

Kellett's ride expanded to full-time for 2021.[12] He improved his best finish to 12th at World Wide Technology Raceway on his way to 23rd in points.

A.J. Foyt Racing re-upped Kellett for another season in 2022, partnering him with 2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood. Kellett's best finish was 17th at Texas Motor Speedway and he finished the championship in 25th place, last among full-time drivers.

On October 12, 2022, Kellett announced he would not be returning to the team for the 2023 season.

Education

Kellett graduated from Queen's University at Kingston with a degree in engineering physics.[10] "His passion for academics and STEM has been coupled with racing" and "he has teamed up with STEM organizations to use racing to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and thinkers."[13]

Racing record

Racing career summary

† As Kellett was an unregistered driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Pro Mazda Championship

* Kellett was an unregistered driver for the 2013 Pro Mazda season.

Indy Lights

IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

References

  1. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (February 4, 2020). "Sebastien Bourdais, Dalton Kellett Running Part Time for AJ Foyt". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Gluck, Jeff (August 9, 2018). "How I Got Here: Zach Veach and Dalton Kellett". JeffGluck.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Pabst Racing Adds Indy Lights Team And Prepares for Two-Car Lights Effort in 2014, Indy Lights, August 18, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-19
  4. ^ DiZinno, Tony (October 6, 2014). "Andretti's testing someone, in Dalton Kellett for Pro Mazda". Motorsports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Kellett Joins Team Pelfrey for 2014 Campaign Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, November 14, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-14
  6. ^ DiZinno, Tony (November 18, 2014). "MRTI: Gutierrez, Kellett confirmed for Pro Mazda 2015 seasons". Motorsports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin. Andretti promotes Kellett to Indy Lights, Motorsport.com, September 22, 2015, retrieved 2015-09-22
  8. ^ "Dalton Kellett Returns to Andretti Roster for 2017" (Press release). Andretti Autosport. September 8, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dalton Kellett Wins the 2018 Freedom 100 Pole". UPI. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Pruett, Marshall (December 12, 2019). "Kellett closing on IndyCar opportunity". Racer. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Brown, Nathan (February 4, 2020). "Sebastien Bourdais, rookie Dalton Kellett to join Tony Kanaan in A.J. Foyt Racing's No. 14 car in 2020". Indystar.com. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "Kellett lands full-time Foyt seat for 2021". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. December 15, 2020.
  13. ^ Kellett, Dalton. "Dalton Kellett | About". daltonkellett.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Dalton Kellett – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Dalton Kellett – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Dalton Kellett – 2022 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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