Dalton Kellett

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Dalton Kellett
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 28)
Stouffville, Ontario
IndyCar Series career
23 races run over 2 years
Team(s)No. 4 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
2020 position26th
Best finish26th (2020)
First race2020 GMR Grand Prix (Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course)
Last race2021 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Previous series
2013–2019
2019
2014–2015
2012–2013
2011		Indy Lights
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Ontario Formula Ford Championship

Dalton Kellett (born August 19, 1993) is a Canadian racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing.[1]

Racing career[]

Early years[]

Kellett started his racing career in snowmobile racing at the age of three, moving up to go-kart racing after a hiatus while convincing his parents to let him race.[2] After karting, Kellett competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011 where he finished third.

Road to Indy[]

In 2012 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for and finished 11th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and 14th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship season, and returned to Pabst to race in U.S. F2000 in 2013.

Kellett made his Pro Mazda Championship debut in July 2013 for Team Pelfrey at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, finishing 10th and 8th in two races. In the following months, Kellett and Pabst announced that they would join the Indy Lights series for the series' race at Baltimore and contest the 2014 season in the series together.[3] Kellett crashed out on the second lap of the Baltimore race, but still became the first driver to race in all three Road to Indy divisions during the same season.[4] On November 14 he announced that he would race in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014.[5] Kellett finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish at Houston, and returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport.[6] He again finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish, this time a second place at Iowa Speedway.

On September 22, 2015, Kellett announced that he would stay with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights series in 2016, becoming the first driver to confirm plans for the series for the 2016 season.[7] On September 8, 2016, the team confirmed Kellett's return for the 2017 season.[8] He also returned to Andretti in 2018, winning the Freedom 100 pole.[9]

After spending three years with Andretti in Indy Lights, Kellett moved to Juncos Racing for the 2019 season and also made some WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starts in the LMP2 class with PRI/Mathiasen Motorsports. Kellett drove the sports car races to practice live pit stops before a hopeful IndyCar Series ride in 2020.[10]

IndyCar Series[]

On February 4, 2020, A. J. Foyt Racing announced that Kellett would race for the team, mostly on road and street courses in the 2020 season.[11]

Education[]

Kellett graduated from Queen's University at Kingston with a degree in engineering physics.[10]

American open-wheel racing results[]

U.S. F2000 National Championship[]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2012 SEB
10 		SEB
19 		STP
33 		STP
14 		LOR
20 		MDO
9 		MDO
7 		ROA
10 		ROA
16 		ROA
22 		BAL
26 		BAL
21 		VIR
11 		VIR
26 		14th 78
2013 SEB
17 		SEB
13 		STP
28 		STP
18 		LOR
8 		TOR
7 		TOR
9 		MDO
6 		MDO
11 		MDO
24 		LAG
16 		LAG
22 		HOU
13 		HOU
14 		16th 102

Pro Mazda Championship[]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2013 Team Pelfrey AUS AUS STP STP IND IOW TOR TOR MOS
10 		MOS
8 		MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU 16th 0*
2014 Team Pelfrey STP
9 		STP
11 		BAR
10 		BAR
11 		IMS
4 		IMS
19 		LOR
DNS 		HOU
3 		HOU
7 		MOH
8 		MOH
8 		MIL
11 		SON
7 		SON
10 		10th 160
2015 Andretti Autosport STP
7 		STP
7 		LOU
7 		LOU
C 		BAR
15 		BAR
6 		IMS
11 		IMS
13 		IMS
11 		LOR
13 		TOR
17 		TOR
DNS 		IOW
2 		MOH
9 		MOH
8 		LAG
6 		LAG
5 		10th 187

* Kellett was an unregistered driver for the 2013 Pro Mazda season.

Indy Lights[]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2013 Pabst Racing STP ALA LBH INDY MIL IOW POC TOR MDO BAL
10 		HOU FON 19th 20
2016 Andretti Autosport STP
15 		STP
10 		PHX
10 		ALA
9 		ALA
9 		IMS
16 		IMS
12 		INDY
3 		RDA
14 		RDA
12 		IOW
9 		TOR
8 		TOR
11 		MDO
11 		MDO
9 		WGL
11 		LAG
7 		LAG
13 		10th 193
2017 Andretti Autosport STP
12 		STP
12 		ALA
6 		ALA
10 		IMS
13 		IMS
9 		INDY
3 		ROA
9 		ROA
9 		IOW
3 		TOR
12 		TOR
9 		MDO
7 		MDO
13 		GMP
7 		WGL
13 		12th 198
2018 Andretti Autosport STP
8 		STP
6 		ALA
6 		ALA
6 		IMS
7 		IMS
6 		INDY
3 		ROA
7 		ROA
6 		IOW
5 		TOR
5 		TOR
5 		MDO
3 		MDO
5 		GTW
7 		POR
7 		POR
7 		7th 299
2019 Juncos Racing STP
10 		STP
8 		COA
9 		COA
9 		IMS
8 		IMS
7 		INDY
5 		RDA
8 		RDA
7 		TOR
8 		TOR
3 		MDO
7 		MDO
8 		GTW
6 		POR
5 		POR
6 		LAG
6 		LAG
6 		7th 275

IndyCar Series[]

(key)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2020 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara DW12 14 Chevrolet TXS
 IMS
21 		ROA
20 		ROA
20 		IOW
 IOW
 GTW
 GTW
 MDO
22 		MDO
21 		STP
 26th 67
41 INDY
31 		IMS
24 		IMS
25
2021 4 ALA
18 		STP
23 		TXS
18 		TXS
23 		IMS
20 		INDY
23 		DET
18 		DET
23 		ROA
25 		MDO
21 		NSH
23 		IMS
26 		GTW
12 		POR
26 		LAG
23 		LBH
 24th* 125*

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500[]

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 24 31 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2021 Dallara Chevrolet 30 23 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

References[]

  1. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (February 4, 2020). "Sebastien Bourdais, Dalton Kellett Running Part Time for AJ Foyt". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Gluck, Jeff (August 9, 2018). "How I Got Here: Zach Veach and Dalton Kellett". JeffGluck.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Pabst Racing Adds Indy Lights Team And Prepares for Two-Car Lights Effort in 2014[permanent dead link], Indy Lights, August 18, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-19
  4. ^ DiZinno, Tony (October 6, 2014). "Andretti's testing someone, in Dalton Kellett for Pro Mazda". Motorsports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Kellett Joins Team Pelfrey for 2014 Campaign Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, November 14, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-14
  6. ^ DiZinno, Tony (November 18, 2014). "MRTI: Gutierrez, Kellett confirmed for Pro Mazda 2015 seasons". Motorsports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin. Andretti promotes Kellett to Indy Lights, Motorsport.com, September 22, 2015, retrieved 2015-09-22
  8. ^ "Dalton Kellett Returns to Andretti Roster for 2017" (Press release). Andretti Autosport. September 8, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dalton Kellett Wins the 2018 Freedom 100 Pole". UPI. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Pruett, Marshall (December 12, 2019). "Kellett closing on IndyCar opportunity". Racer. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Brown, Nathan (February 4, 2020). "Sebastien Bourdais, rookie Dalton Kellett to join Tony Kanaan in A.J. Foyt Racing's No. 14 car in 2020". Indystar.com. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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