Todd Kelly

Jack Daniel's Racing team-mates Todd and Rick Kelly are looking to end the first season of their V8 Supercar team on a high at the Sydney Telstra 500 on the streets of Homebush this weekend.
The Bathurst-winning brothers will hit Sydney for the 14th and final event of this year's V8 Supercar Championship Series following a year of hard work and encouraging progress for Kelly Racing, which opened its doors in March.

Todd Kelly will drive the team's spare car in Sydney, following a heavy crash at the Bigpond 300 in Perth two weeks ago.

Kelly's #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore sustained extensive left-hand-side damage and as a result the 30-year-old will now drive Chassis PE045, with the Jack Daniel's Racing crew working around the clock to prepare the car.

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Hi All,

Firstly, apologies for the lack of updates this year, with running our own team for the first time this year it has been the busiest year ever.

Well, the year is almost over and I can't believe how fast it has gone. It was only 11 short months ago that we were trying to find a workshop, building cars and engines and trying to hire staff and find sponsors and drivers.

A lot of work has gone on since then and we are very lucky to have such a great team of people that make it all happen.

I am just sitting at the airport in Perth waiting to head home after the second last round of the championship feeling a little stiff after our first major accident for Kelly racing. The weekend started off well with a second place in the first race which was the third podium for the team in the last four races with Ricks two at Phillip Island. The second race didn't go so well, I got turned around in the last corner and another car crashed into the side of me. The accident didn't look all that bad but after having a better look afterwards we soon realised that we may not be able to repair my car. We will get it back to the workshop and strip it down as quickly as we can and make a proper assessment, either way we will definitely not be using that chassis for Homebush.
 

Amongst all the hard work put into the race team this year, Rick and I have been able to sneak off and compete in a few Water Ski races this year which has been heaps of fun.

We competed in the three river races on the Murray in the F2 outboard class with Rick driving, me skiing and Dad and his crew racing the inboard in the 6 litre class.
We also took the 6 litre to the south Australian Titles and won a few races. It was a thrill for me to ski behind the inboard at around 100 miles per hour and I also had a drive in one of the races.

To view the photos from our latest ski race  click here

Jack Daniel's Racing driver Todd Kelly has scored his first podium of the season and collected his first trophy for Kelly Racing with second place in the opening race of the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth today.
Kelly was the first Holden Commodore across the line in the 42-lap race, scoring his first podium finish since Symmons Plains last season.

Jack Daniel's Racing has now scored podium finishes in three consecutive races, with Rick Kelly finishing third and second in the two races held at Phillip Island two weeks ago.

Todd and brother Rick Kelly are now equal on 26 career podium finishes each, with some friendly sibling rivalry now building as the pair look to bolster their new team's trophy collection.

Todd Kelly qualified in second place aboard his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore and then was fifth fastest in the Top 10 Shootout.

To see photos from the weekend click here.....

Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly are keen to continue their new team's late-season charge at the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth this weekend.
Rick Kelly, the younger of the two brothers, picked up the team's first two trophies at Phillip Island two weeks ago aboard his #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore.

With a third place on Saturday and second place on Sunday at the Island 300, Kelly is determined to finish this season strongly to build momentum for an all-out attack on the championship in 2010.

Todd Kelly is also keen to score his first podium finish for Kelly Racing, having been fast enough to run in the top five in both races at Phillip Island, only to have luck go against him on both occasions.

Rick Kelly has delivered Jack Daniel's Racing its second trophy in two days with second place in the final race of the Island 300 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria today.
Just nine months (278 days to be exact ...) after Kelly Racing's official opening, Kelly delivered the squad two podium finishes in two days around the fast seaside circuit.

This weekend's speed outlined both the pace of the team's two Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodores and the potential of the emerging team at both the final two events of this year and heading into the 2010 season.

Kelly qualified in fifth position in his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore and was up to fourth by the time the first round of pit stops was completed.

Jack Daniel's Racing driver Rick Kelly has scored the Kelly Racing operation its first podium finish and race trophy with third place in the opening race of the Island 300 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria today.

It was a great display of car speed and potential for Rick and brother Todd, with both Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodores right on the pace.

Todd Kelly qualified in fourth place with Rick right behind in fifth. Todd was run wide by polesitter Jason Bright at the first corner but rejoined the track and settled into third spot for the opening laps of the race.

Todd pitted on lap six aboard his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore, while Rick came into pit lane for his compulsory stop one lap later.

As a result of the slightly differing pit strategies, Rick came out on track in third, with Todd close behind in fourth, with the two Jack Daniel's Commodores running nose-to-tail for much of the middle stages of the 22-lap race.