# Kelly Denton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_Denton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_Denton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Denton > Source revision: 1354520021 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Kelly Denton** (born March 10, 1973) is an American former professional [stock car racing](/source/Stock_car_racing) driver who competed in [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR) between 1996 and 2002. ## Racing career ### Craftsman Truck Series Denton drove a second Grier Lackey Dodge in two races in 1996. He piloted the No. 03 [Mopar](/source/Mopar) Dodge in his first career race at [Martinsville Speedway](/source/Martinsville_Speedway), starting in 8th place, but finished last (36th) after mechanical woes. He also ran the next race at [North Wilkesboro Speedway](/source/North_Wilkesboro_Speedway), starting seventh and finishing 18th. Denton would make eight starts in 1997, driving for Lackey in the first five of those starts. Denton started fifth at [Walt Disney World Speedway](/source/Walt_Disney_World_Speedway) before finishing 23rd. Denton had his best run for Lackley with a 16th at [Phoenix International Speedway](/source/Phoenix_International_Speedway) in April, and then bettered that with a 12th-place finish at [Bristol Motor Speedway](/source/Bristol_Motor_Speedway). Denton switched over to the No. 35 [Charles Hardy](/source/Charles_Hardy)-owned car and completed three races for the team. His best run was an 18th at Martinsville. ### Busch Series Denton ran the majority of his early Busch Series career for [Henderson Motorsports](/source/Henderson_Motorsports), beginning in 1998. He made his first career start by starting 18th at Bristol and coming home 33rd in the No. 75 for Henderson. Denton also made the fall race, but finished 43rd after an early engine expiration. In 1999, Denton hoped to run for [NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year](/source/NASCAR_Busch_Series_Rookie_of_the_Year) honors for Henderson with sponsorship from Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce. Unfortunately, the sponsorship deal was canceled, forcing Denton to make only four starts. He started the season off with a finish of 20th at [Talladega Superspeedway](/source/Talladega_Superspeedway) and that ended up being his best career finish. He was also 22nd at [Rockingham](/source/North_Carolina_Speedway) in addition to the two Bristol races. Denton finished 41st and 34th in those Bristol races. Denton would make four starts in 2000, as he finished 38th in the season opening race at [Daytona International Speedway](/source/Daytona_International_Speedway). He also went on to once again compete the season races at Bristol. He recorded his best career finish in the spring, as he ended up 15th. However, he only managed 34th in the fall event. Denton also ran for [Moy Racing](/source/Moy_Racing), who hired Denton to drive their No. 77 Ford at [Homestead-Miami Speedway](/source/Homestead-Miami_Speedway), where he finished 30th. Denton ran 24 of 33 races in 2001. He completed the first six races for Moy, recording a pair of 18ths at Bristol and Daytona. Denton then jumped ship and moved to the No. 54 General Creation Chevy for [Team Bristol Motorsports](/source/Team_Bristol_Motorsports). Denton made most of the races for that team. His finishes were solid, as he recorded a pair of 13ths at the [Milwaukee Mile](/source/Milwaukee_Mile) and [Kentucky Speedway](/source/Kentucky_Speedway) along with a finish of 16th at [Dover International Speedway](/source/Dover_International_Speedway), but lost his ride when the team shut down at the end of the year. Denton made only two starts in 2002. Despite finishes of 16th at Daytona and 27th at Rockingham, Denton was released in favor of [Kevin Grubb](/source/Kevin_Grubb) after qualifying for the third race at [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway).[1] Denton has not raced in major NASCAR since. ## Motorsports career results ### NASCAR (key) (**Bold** – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. *Italics* – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) #### Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results 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 34 NBSC Pts Ref 1998 Henderson Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI 33 TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DNQ DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO DNQ IRP MCH BRI 43 DAR DNQ RCH DOV CLT DNQ GTY CAR ATL HOM 103rd 98 [2] 1999 DAY DNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI DNQ TAL 20 CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT 41 DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DNQ DAR 34 RCH DOV DNQ CLT DNQ CAR 22 MEM DNQ PHO HOM 75th 306 [3] 2000 DAY 38 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI 15 TEX NSV DNQ TAL DNQ CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI 34 DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO 71st 301 [4] PRW Racing 77 Ford HOM 30 2001 DAY 18 CAR 27 LVS 26 ATL 37 DAR 33 BRI 18 TEX 28 NSH TAL 30th 1863 [5] Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy CAL 34 RCH 41 NHA NZH 24 CLT 42 DOV 16 KEN 13 MLW 13 GLN 25 CHI 40 GTY 21 PPR 25 IRP MCH 38 BRI 37 DAR 27 RCH 42 DOV 30 KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR 28 HOM 2002 DAY 16 CAR 27 LVS QL† DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 84th 197 [6] † - Qualified but replaced by Kevin Grubb #### Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results 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 NCTC Pts Ref 1996 Grandaddy Racing 30 Dodge HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR 36 NWS 18 SON MMR PHO LVS 82nd 164 [7] 1997 Chevy WDW 23 TUS 27 HOM 24 PHO 16 POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI 12 NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN 35th 764 [8] Charles Hardy Racing 35 Chevy RCH 31 MAR 18 SON MMR 29 CAL PHO LVS 1998 Sasser-Fogleman & Associates 30 Chevy WDW DNQ HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 136th - [9] #### Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts Ref 1997 Olson Technology Racing 31 Ford TUS AMP SON TUS MMR LVS CAL EVG POR PPR 25 AMP SON MMR LVS 76th 88 [10] ### ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (key) (**Bold** – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. *Italics* – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results 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 ABMSC Pts Ref 1996 R.S. Jones & Associates 86 Ford DAY 12 ATL 14 SLM TAL 10 FIF LVL CLT 19 CLT 5 KIL FRS POC MCH 2* FRS TOL POC MCH 13 IND SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 32nd - [11] ## References 1. ["Grubb To Stay In 54 Car"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171014014726/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-XFINITY/News/Articles/2002/03/Grubb-To-Stay-In-54-Car.aspx). *[Motor Racing Network](/source/Motor_Racing_Network)*. March 13, 2002. Archived from [the original](http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-XFINITY/News/Articles/2002/03/Grubb-To-Stay-In-54-Car.aspx) on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2016. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1998/B). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1999/B). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/2000/B). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/2001/B). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/2002/B). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1996/C). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1997/C). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1998/C). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1997/P). *Racing-Reference*. Retrieved July 21, 2017. 1. ["Kelly Denton – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results"](http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dentoke01/1996/A). *Racing-Reference*. 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