Kyle Keller (born January 25, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports, and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 12 Ford/Chevrolet for Kennealy Keller Motorsports, and the No. 3 Toyota Camry for Central Coast Racing.
| Kyle Keller | |||||||
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 Keller at All American Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | January 25, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 13 (MBM Motorsports) | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | Nos. 12/70 (Kennealy Keller Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 72nd (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 33 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 12 (Kennealy Keller Motorsports) No. 3 (Central Coast Racing) No. 9 (Jan’s Towing Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 General Tire 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Kern County) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 23, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editLucas Oil Modified Series
editKeller would drive a full-time season in the Lucas Oil Modified Series in 2019, for his family owned team. Keller had six top tens, which placed him fourth in the overall standings. He would also compete in the SRL 5th Annual Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway Park that year, and would finish in thirteenth.[1][2]
ARCA Menards Series West
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Keller would sign with Jerry Pitts Racing for two races in the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West. He would get one top-five and two top tens in his only two starts, finishing sixteenth in the final standings.[3] He made one start for Jerry Pitts Racing in 2021, finishing fifth at his home track, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. On January 3, 2022, Keller announced that he will be running the full 2022 ARCA Menards Series West schedule for his own team, Kyle Keller Racing.[4] After finishing 32nd at Phoenix and withdrawing from Irwindale, he scaled down to a partial schedule. He ran the No. 12 for most of the season in a technical alliance with JPR, earning four top tens and three top fives to finish 11th in point standings.
In 2023, Keller returned to JPR for a full season.[5] He earned six top tens and one top five throughout the season, finishing 8th in point standings.[6]
On September 2, 2023, it was announced that Keller and fellow driver Robbie Kennealy would drive for the newly formed Kennealy Keller Motorsports driver development program in the 2024 season. The team is owned by Robbie's mother, Francesca, and his fraternal twin sister, Harley.[7]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
editOn June 27, 2024, it was announced that Keller will attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 13 for MBM Motorsports.[8]
SRL Southwest Tour
editKeller made two starts in the SRL Southwest Tour in 2021, driving in the first and last race of the season. He finished eighteenth at the Irwindale Event Center, and fourth at the Kern County Raceway Park.[9][10] He would get his first ever late model win at the Madera Speedway Short Track Shootout, after starting from the pole and leading the most laps.[11]
NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
editHe ran two races in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series in 2021, driving at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. He would get one top-five and two top tens, finishing eighteenth in the regular standings.
Personal life
editKeller and his father John run a driver development program called Kyle Keller Driver Development.[5] Some drivers included in the program are Robbie Kennealy and Monty Tipton, who made starts in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2023.
Despite sharing a surname, he is not related to Jason Keller.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
edit| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2024 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN DNQ |
BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | N/A | 0 | [12] | ||
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Kyle Keller Racing | 70 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 32 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 121st | 12 | [13] |
| 2023 | Jerry Pitts Racing | Toyota | DAY | PHO 5 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 72nd | 39 | [14] | |
| 2024 | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | Ford | DAY | PHO 18 |
TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | 93rd | 26 | [15] | |
ARCA Menards Series West
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | JP Racing | 7 | Ford | LVS | UMC | UMC | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS 4 |
AAS | 16th | 78 | [16] | |||
| Toyota | KCR 6 |
PHO | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Jerry Pitts Racing | 5 | Ford | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS 5 |
AAS | PHO | 43rd | 39 | [17] | |||
| 2022 | Kyle Keller Racing | 70 | Chevy | PHO 32 |
11th | 267 | [18] | |||||||||||
| Ford | PHO 25 |
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| 12 | Chevy | IRW Wth |
KCR 14 |
PIR | SON | |||||||||||||
| Ford | IRW 4 |
EVG 7 |
PIR | AAS 5 |
LVS 4 |
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| 2023 | Jerry Pitts Racing | 70 | Toyota | PHO 5 |
IRW 6 |
KCR 14 |
8th | 496 | .[6] | |||||||||
| Chevy | PIR 20 |
SON 13 |
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| Ford | IRW 15 |
SHA 6 |
EVG 7 |
AAS 17 |
LVS 6 |
MAD 7 |
PHO 14 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | PHO 18 |
5th | 512 | [19] | |||||||||||||
| 12 | KER 7 |
IRW 8 |
IRW 11 |
SHA 5 |
TRI 5 |
MAD 5 |
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| Chevy | PIR 9 |
SON 9 |
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| Central Coast Racing | 3 | Toyota | AAS 10 |
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| Jan's Towing Racing | 9 | Ford | KER 19 |
PHO 10 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Kyle Keller (NV)/Results/Spears Manufacturing Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil/2019". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller (NV)/Results/Winter Showdown (Modified)/2019". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller - 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 4, 2022). "Kyle Keller Planning Full ARCA West Schedule in 2022". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Fenwick, Adam (April 26, 2023). "Development-focused: Kyle Keller juggling racing and managing a driver development program on the West Coast". ARCA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kyle Keller – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (September 1, 2023). "Kennealy Keller Motorsports Announces Launch of ARCA West Development Team for 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Christie, Toby (June 27, 2024). "Kyle Keller Attempting Xfinity Series Debut with MBM Motorsports at Watkins Glen". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Keller Makes SRL Debut in the "All-Star Showdown"". SRL Southwest Tour. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller (NV)/Results/SRL Spears Southwest Tour/2021". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Keller cops $10,000 Madera Check". Speed Sport. October 3, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Keller – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Kyle Keller driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Official website