Rick Kelly had a disastrous qualifying session earlier in the day and started from 27th position, but was on course for a strong race result with a spirited comeback.
Unfortunately for Kelly, who was in seventh place with 12 laps remaining, an oil leak meant that he needed an additional pit stop to top up the oil tank on the #15 Commodore, dropping him a lap down to finish in 19th place.
Both Todd and Rick Kelly can take solace from the performance of new Kelly Racing recruits David Reynolds and Greg Murphy, who finished fourth and ninth respectively in today's 43-lap race.
Rick Kelly sits 18th in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship points standings after the opening two races of the season, with Todd Kelly in 24th place. Reynolds sits in fifth place after Abu Dhabi.
James Courtney won today's second race of the Yas V8 400 at the Yas V8 400 ahead of Jason Bright and Jamie Whincup.
The second event of the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship will be staged on the streets of Adelaide, South Australia when the Clipsal 500 is held on March 17-20.
JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD:
TODD KELLY - #7 Holden Commodore
"There was a fair bit of stupidity there at the start that I couldn't avoid," said Todd Kelly.
"I saw (Tony) D'Alberto coming around the outside of me and gave everyone as much room as I could. I don't know what happened but I think he nailed a few blokes and it completely blocked the track in front of me.
"I just scraped through but someone has come tearing in a wrote the back of the car off when I was almost clear. Unfortunately it busted the whole rear end out of it and it ended our day.
"It's certainly a promising start to the year with the pace that we had and, more importantly, the way the car hung onto its tyres, which is really what we are after given we will spend a lot of this year on the soft tyres.
"We will claw our way back."
On the result for Kelly Racing's #11/#16 garage ...
"It's good that if one of us has a bad day there are four of us that can fly the flag for the team," said Todd Kelly.
"Dave has done a fantastic job getting back into the category and the speed he has showed is really promising.
"Rick and I keep saying that to have two guys like Murph and Reynolds pushing us is fantastic for the team and is really going to accelerate our progress for the rest of the year."
RICK KELLY - #15 Holden Commodore
"For the Jack Daniel's Racing side of the garage it's an extremely disappointing day," said Rick Kelly.
"Everyone has worked harder than ever over the break to start this year better than we finished last year. But unfortunately with the change to the soft tyre here in Abu Dhabi it has caught us out and we have lacked pace and then had some dramas that stopped us from getting a good result as we clawed our way back in the races.
"I'm extremely disappointed and frustrated with the results we have got. We have all worked hard to get better results than that so now we are going to go back and work even harder to fix things for Clipsal.
"It's not acceptable and we need the two JD cars to match what the other two Kelly Racing cars are doing and have all four in the top 10. I think that is possible, we've just got to work at it."
On the result for Kelly Racing's #11/#16 garage ...
"It's quite extraordinary," said Rick Kelly.
"Those guys have done an awesome job on everything from car preparation, to the driver's pace, to the pit stops.
"We've all got stuff to work on but to have two cars from Kelly Racing in the top 10 is quite exciting.
"Both Dave and Murph have done an awesome for their first event with us, there is no doubt about that, because it takes some time to settle into the cars.
"I think they have done an awesome job, particularly as all four of our cars haven't had awesome pace early on."
RESULTS: Race Two (Series Race 2)
1. #1 James Courtney 43 laps
2. #8 Jason Bright
3. #88 Jamie Whincup
4. #16 David Reynolds
5. #34 Michael Caruso
6. #19 Jonathon Webb
7. #4 Alex Davison
8. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen
9. #11 Greg Murphy
10. #55 Paul Dumbrell
19. #15 Rick Kelly 42 laps
DNF. #7 Todd Kelly 3 laps
RESULTS: Saturday Qualifying
1. #88 Jamie Whincup 1:56.4290
2. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:56.7180
3. #5 Mark Winterbottom 1:56.7710
4. #17 Steven Johnson 1:56.9660
5. #1 James Courtney 1:56.9880
6. #33 Lee Holdsworth 1:57.0490
7. #8 Jason Bright 1:57.0500
8. #4 Alex Davison 1:57.0520
9. #34 Michael Caruso 1:57.0960
10. #47 Tim Slade 1:57.1160
12. #7 Todd Kelly 1:57.4060
21. #16 David Reynolds 1:57.7700
24. #11 Greg Murphy 1:58.1750
27. #15 Rick Kelly 1:58.3910
2010 V8 Supercars Championship
Points Standings after Race 2 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 279
2. Alex Davison 234
3. Shane Van Gisbergen 210
4. Mark Winterbottom 192
5. David Reynolds 174
6. Michael Caruso 171
7. Fabian Coulthard 150
8. Jonathon Webb 147
9. Craig Lowndes 138
10. Jason Bright 138
14. Greg Murphy 126
18. Rick Kelly 114
24. Todd Kelly 78
YAS V8 400 DETAILS:
Circuit: Yas Marina Circuit
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Circuit Length: 4.7 kilometres
Format: 43-lap race Friday, 43-lap race Saturday
2010 Friday Pole Position Winner: Jamie Whincup
2010 Friday Race Winner: Jamie Whincup
2010 Saturday Pole Position Winner: Mark Winterbottom
2010 Saturday Race Winner: Jamie Whincup
AUS TELEVISION SCHEDULE – SEVEN NETWORK
Times subject to amendment – please check local guides
Saturday 11 February 2011
12:30pm – 1:30am: Qualifying (7mate)
1:30am – 3:30am: V8 Supercars Race 1 (Seven)
1:30pm – 4:30pm: Qualifying and Race 1 Replay (Seven)
Sunday 12 February 2011
12:30pm – 1:30am: Qualifying (7mate)
1:30am – 3:30am: V8 Supercars Race 2 (Seven)
1:30pm – 4:30pm: Qualifying and Race 2 Replay (Seven)
RACE REPLAYS – SPEED CHANNEL (FOXTEL 505 & 206)
Times subject to amendment – please check local guides
Saturday 12 February 2011: 10:00am – 12:00pm (Race 1 Highlights)
Saturday 12 February 2011: 8:00pm – 9:30pm (Race 1 Highlights)
Sunday 13 February 2011: 3:30am – 5:30am (Race 1 Highlights)
Sunday 13 February 2011: 8:30am – 10:00am (Race 1 Highlights)
Sunday 13 February 2011: 10:30am – 12:00pm (Race 2 Highlights)
Sunday 13 February 2011: 8:00pm – 9:30pm (Race 2 Highlights)
Monday 14 February 2011: 2:00am – 3:30am (Race 2 Highlights)
Monday 14 February 2011: 12:00pm – 1:30pm (Race 2 Highlights)
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