Todd Kelly

Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly have both finished in the top 10 in their first race as team-mates in the first race in this year's Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today.

It was a phenomenal effort from both drivers, with Todd Kelly gaining 17 positions over the 78-lap race to finish seventh after starting from 24th place on the grid.

Younger Brother Rick Kelly finished in 10th position in a gallant effort, completing the entire race in atrociously hot conditions after his cool suit failed to function for the entire race.

Today was the debut race for four-car V8 Supercar operation Kelly Racing, with both Todd and Rick also debuting two brand new Jack Daniel's Holden Commodores in today's race.

With ECU problems resulting in both drivers experiencing gear change problems both yesterday and today's morning warm-up, efforts by the Jack Daniel's Racing crew gave both drivers strong cars for today's 250-kilometre race.

Both cars showed strong pace throughout the race, boding well for tomorrow's second race of the weekend where both drivers will start from down the order in their original qualifying positions as per the new 2009 rules.

Jack Daniel's Racing driver Todd Kelly has finished the Sprint Gas Manufacturer's Challenge as the fourth-best Holden at the event while coming home in 12th place in the final V8 Supercar race of the Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne today.

Kelly contributed 144 points to the Holden tally for the event and was followed home in today's third and final race of the weekend by team-mate Rick Kelly, who finished in 13th place today.

Todd Kelly started from 14th on the grid in his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore while Rick Kelly started the 15-lap race from 16th position, with both making up spots throughout the race while ensuring they stayed out of trouble.

 

 

ONE of Australian sport's most ambitious projects was officially launched in Melbourne today when brothers Todd and Rick Kelly opened the doors on a new four-car V8 Supercar team.

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