Todd Kelly

- Hosted by Grant Denyer with V8 Supercar stars Todd and Rick Kelly as judges

- Show features 10 contestants, all young racing drivers from Australia and around the world, competing in a series of elimination challenges

- Winning contestant to race at the 2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 alongside Denyer for 'Shannons-Mars Racing', prepared by Kelly Racing

- Show will also feature never before seen access behind the scenes of the Kelly Racing V8 Supercars team both at events and at the team's workshop

- 'Shannons Supercar Showdown' will be produced by Logie-awarding winning production company WTFN, creators of Bondi Vet, Coxy's Big Break and Trisha & Krishna – The Quest For Separate Lives

- 'Shannons Supercar Showdown' is a joint production between WTFN, The Media Mix and Kelly Racing, with motor enthusiast insurance company Shannons as the naming rights partner

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Kelly is a two-time winner of the 'Top End' event, standing on the top step of the podium at Hidden Valley in both 2004 and 2005.

After a third place finish in New Zealand in April, the driver of the #7 Jack Daniel's Commodore has suffered two poor events in Perth and then Winton, where Kelly was taken out of contention through no fault of his own in the opening laps of both races.

While brother and Jack Daniel's Racing team-mate Rick Kelly sits in sixth place in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship standings, Todd Kelly lies in 21st position entering Darwin, something he is keen to improve on this weekend.

Todd Kelly was a consistent performer in Darwin last year, qualifying in the top five and finishing in the top 10 on both Saturday and Sunday.

Rick Kelly has ensured that his championship points tally has kept ticking over on a tough weekend for Jack Daniel's Racing at the Trading Post Perth Challenge at Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia today.

Kelly scored 16th and 12th place finishes in today's two 50-lap races, enough to sit sixth in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship points standings after nine races.

Jack Daniel's Racing was tested by Barbagallo's low grip surface, with tyre wear an issue for the team all weekend.

Todd Kelly was able to roar up the order in the final race of the weekend today, with set-up changes finally paying dividends and producing great pace from the #7 Jack Daniel's Commodore.

After starting from 26th place, Todd was able to move up the order into 16th place by the finish, making it an encouraging end to an otherwise trying weekend.

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Jack Daniel's Racing driver Rick Kelly has risen to second in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship points standings after a sixth placed finish in the Sunday race of the ITM400 in Hamilton, New Zealand today.

Kelly now sits just 81 points behind series leader Jamie Whincup after six races following a breakout weekend for Jack Daniel's Racing at the Hamilton street circuit.

Rick and Todd Kelly qualified first and second for today's 59-lap race in their Jack Daniel's Commodores, but a series of incidents meant they were unable to repeat Saturday's result, which saw the brothers score a double podium with Rick earning Kelly Racing's first race win.

Rick Kelly was in third place in the closing stages of the race, pushing hard in his #15 Jack Daniel's Commodore to keep Garth Tander behind him.

With just six laps remaining Rick clipped the tyre bundle on the back straight chicane, damaging the front right corner of his front bar, causing it to rub on his front right tyre.

The damage saw Rick drop three positions in the closing stages, but the vital points scored from the sixth place finish were enough to rocket him up the championship order following his Saturday win.

Todd Kelly was on track for his fourth top 10 finish of the season aboard the #7 Jack Daniel's Commodore, despite not enjoying the same car pace he had in Saturday's race.

After qualifying in second place Todd gradually slipped down the order, but was securely in seventh place when crashed out of contention by Tony D'Alberto with six laps remaining.

The impact to the driver's door of the #7 Jack Daniel's Commodore car was severe, sending Todd into the Turn 2 wall, but amazingly, the car was able to continue and after two pit stops for repairs he was able to limp home in 15th place, lifting Todd to 14th in the championship points.

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