Todd Kelly

Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly believe that there are plenty of reasons for them to look forward to the non-championship BRC IMPCO V8 Supercar Challenge at the Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Victoria this weekend. Todd Kelly is one of the best-performed drivers around the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, having scored two races wins and two pole positions at the 5.303-kilometre circuit in previous years.

He will look to emulate those results this weekend aboard this #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore as he aims to convert engineering and set-up lessons learned in Adelaide two weeks ago into on-track results in Melbourne.

Jack Daniel's Racing driver Rick Kelly has performed admirably to finish sixth in the final race of the Clipsal 500 in the streets of Adelaide in South Australia today. But it could have been even better for Kelly, with a podium chance slipping away when a lengthy Safety Car period in the second half of the race erased the advantage Kelly had gained through smart strategy and solid car speed in his #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore.

With around 20 laps remaining Kelly was fuelled to go to the finish and set for a podium as the second car in the race order to have completed three pit stops.

But on Lap 58 the race was held up as officials worked to repair the broken apex kerb at Turn 8, with the lengthy Safety Car period allowing cars that had made two pit stops to save enough fuel to make it to the finish.

Kelly came home in sixth position after qualifying in that same position earlier today, maintaining seventh place in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series standings after six races. Todd Kelly drove a steady race today aboard the #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore, recovering from a disappointing qualifying performance earlier in the day where he was down in 22nd place.

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Adelaide-born music act the Hilltop Hoods have experienced a thrilling ride in Todd Kelly's #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today.

Todd Kelly, a big fan of the hip-hop group, was excited to take MC Pressure and DJ Debris for some hot laps around the Adelaide street circuit today, shortly before the pair were to join fellow band member MC Suffa on-stage in the Friday evening concert at the Clipsal 500.

The ARIA-award winning group, who have two previous Australian number one albums to their credit, are also keen motorsport fans and were understandably thrilled following their rides.

In practice for the Clipsal 500 today Todd Kelly was 15th fastest on combined times with Jack Daniel's Racing team-mate Rick Kelly in 17th position on the timesheets. Neither driver set a fast lap on new tyres today, with the focus on tomorrow's opening qualifying session of the weekend.

Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly are aiming at top results at the Clipsal 500 in South Australia this weekend, just one year on from their team's debut on the streets of Adelaide.Twelve months ago the Clipsal 500 represented the first race meeting for the Kelly's brand new four-car V8 Supercar team, with the achievement of rolling the team out for the first time overshadowing Rick Kelly's two top 10 finishes in his #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore.

One year on and already two events into the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, expectations are high for the brothers from Mildura, Victoria as they aim to deliver Jack Daniel's Racing its first podium finish for the season.

Rick Kelly currently sits sixth in the championship standings with two fourth places finishes aboard his #15 Jack Daniel's Commodore from the championship's recent trip to the Middle East.

The younger of the Kelly brothers, who rates his 2007 Clipsal 500 victory as second only to his Bathurst victories in terms of his career highlights, believes that the team has what it takes to run right at the front in Adelaide this weekend.

Rick Kelly has scored his second fourth place finish for the season with a top drive in the second race of the Gulf Air Desert 400 at the Bahrain International Circuit today. Kelly put in a strong performance aboard the #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore, in the end narrowly losing out in a battle for the final podium position with Shane van Gisbergen.

Kelly retains sixth place in the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series standings after the first four races of the season, all held in the Middle East.

Earlier in the day Kelly qualified in 11th position and he dropped places at the start as he ran wide to avoid a first corner melee.

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Jack Daniel's Racing driver Rick Kelly has risen to sixth in the V8 Supercar Series Championship standings after a third consecutive top 10 finish at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain today. Kelly got his campaign at the Gulf Air Desert 400 off to a solid start by claiming ninth place in today's race, giving him three top 10 finishes from three races so far this season aboard the #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore.

Kelly qualified in 13th position earlier in the day but was able to use good car speed to move up the order. Kelly lost two positions late in the race to Will Davison and Russell Ingall as his tyres 'went off', but the 27-year-old is confident that he can improve his car's pace for tomorrow's second race.

Jack Daniel's Racing team-mate Todd Kelly looked on course for a strong result in today's 37-lap race aboard his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore.