{{short description|American stock car racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Danny Kelley | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}} | birth_place = Orange City, Florida, U.S. | last_series = ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series | years_active = 1985-1996 | teams = No. 74, D.K. Racing | starts = 8 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | best_finish = | year = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''Danny Kelley''' (born 1964 in Orange City, Florida) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the ARCA Racing Series.
==Career== Kelley began his racing career in central Florida, racing Sportsman and Four Cylinder cars at tracks including New Smyrna Speedway.<ref>Ewing, Creig. (October 20, 1987) "Cocoa's Dave McCabe Leads The Whole Way". Orlando, FL: ''Volusia Sentinel'', page 8.</ref><ref>Povtak, Tim. (February 11, 1986) "Air-Lifted Piston Not Enough for Parsons to Win Pole". Orlando, FL: ''The Orlando Sentinel'', page B5.</ref> He moved to ARCA competition in 1985, posting his best career finish in the series, 14th, at Atlanta International Raceway in that year.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/hscrrarchive/arca-1/1985-arca-permatex-supercar-series-season/1985-atlanta-arca-500k 1985 Atlanta ARCA 500k]. ''ARCA Racing Results Archive''. Accessed 2013-02-26.</ref> Kelly raced in the series' biggest event, run as part of Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, in 1986, 1987 and 1989;<ref>Kernan, Sean. (February 5, 1993) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J48fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ytMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,1691209&dq=danny-kelley+deland&hl=en Times don't add up, but Purvis takes pole]". Daytona Beach, FL: ''Daytona Beach News-Journal'', page 5C.</ref> in 1988 he constructed a new race shop in DeLand, Florida for his D.K. Racing team.<ref>Kelly, Godwin. (August 6, 1988). "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1901&dat=19880806&id=vYwfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UdMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1308,3235468 Race shop, dreams on rise for Orange City's Kelley].". Daytona Beach, FL: ''Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal'', p.8C.</ref> Kelley competed primarily in the ARCA series' superspeedway races, at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway;<ref name="1995ARCA">Pockrass, Bob. (February 15, 1995) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1901&dat=19950215&id=R2wfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K9UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1783,6743638 Kelly finishes in ARCA 200]". Daytona Beach, FL: ''Daytona Beach News-Journal'', page B1.</ref> he failed to qualify for the ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway in 1993 and 1994,<ref>Pockrass, Bob. (January 14, 1995) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ikcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZtMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1835,5455061&dq=danny-kelley+deland&hl=en Local drivers gear up for Speed Weeks runs]". Daytona Beach, FL: ''Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal'', page B1.</ref> before making his final ARCA Racing Series start in 1995 at the track, finishing 26th.<ref name="1995ARCA"/> He would attempt to qualify for the 1996 ARCA event at Daytona,<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1901&dat=19960208&id=6GcfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=39QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1678,3122032 Notebook]". February 8, 1996. Daytona Beach, FL: ''Daytona Beach News-Journal'', page 5B.</ref> failing to make the race;<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1996_Daytona_ARCA_200/A 1996 Daytona ARCA 200]. ''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.</ref> it was his final attempted start in major-league stock car racing.<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=kelleda01&trk=t0&series=A Danny Kelley - ARCA Racing Series Results (1991-present)].''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-02-26.</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Racing-Reference driver|Danny_Kelley}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Danny}} Category:Living people Category:1964 births Category:Sportspeople from DeLand, Florida Category:Racing drivers from Volusia County, Florida Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers Category:People from Orange City, Florida