Dalton Kellett

Dalton Kellett
Kellett in 2022
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 31) Stouffville, Ontario
IndyCar Series career
41 races run over 3 years
Team(s)	A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Best finish	23rd (2021)
First race	2020 GMR Grand Prix (Indianapolis)
Last race	2022 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 former racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He last competed 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 Pabst Racing Services 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] The Canadian scored a best finish of 20th at both Road America races and ended up 26th in the standings.

Kellett's ride expanded to full-time for 2021.[12] He improved his best finish to 12th at World Wide Technology Raceway on his way to 23rd in points.

A.J. Foyt Racing re-upped Kellett for another season in 2022, partnering him with 2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood. Kellett's best finish was 17th at Texas Motor Speedway and he finished the championship in 25th place, last among full-time drivers.

On October 12, 2022, Kellett announced he would not be returning to the team for the 2023 season.

Education

Kellett graduated from Queen's University at Kingston with a degree in engineering physics.[10] "His passion for academics and STEM has been coupled with racing" and "he has teamed up with STEM organizations to use racing to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and thinkers."[13]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Formula Ford Ontario Championship F1600-A	Brian Graham Racing Team Grote	10	0	0	0	7	792	3rd
2012	Cooper Tires Winterfest	Pabst Racing Services	6	0	0	0	0	56	11th
	U.S. F2000 National Championship		14	0	0	0	0	78	14th
2013	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Pabst Racing Services	14	0	0	0	0	102	16th
	Pro Mazda Championship	Team Pelfrey	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Indy Lights	Pabst Racing	1	0	0	0	0	20	19th
	Formula Tour 1600	N/A	?	?	?	?	?	47	30th
2014	Pro Mazda Championship	Team Pelfrey	13	0	0	0	1	160	10th
	Pro Mazda Winterfest		4	0	0	0	0	50	9th
2015	Pro Mazda Championship	Andretti Autosport	15	0	0	0	1	187	10th
	Pro Mazda Winterfest		5	0	0	0	1	98	3rd
2016	Indy Lights	Andretti Autosport	18	0	0	0	1	193	10th
2017	Indy Lights	Andretti Autosport	16	0	0	1	2	198	12th
2018	Indy Lights	Andretti Autosport	17	0	1	0	2	299	7th
2019	Indy Lights	Juncos Racing	18	0	0	0	1	275	7th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	3	2	0	0	2	105	5th
2020	IndyCar Series	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	8	0	0	0	0	67	26th
2021	IndyCar Series	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	16	0	0	0	0	148	23rd
2022	IndyCar Series	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	17	0	0	0	0	133	25th

^† As Kellett was an unregistered driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

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	Pabst Racing Services	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	Pabst Racing Services	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		NC	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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
2020	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Dallara DW12	14	Chevrolet	TXS	IMS 21	ROA 20	ROA 20	IOW	IOW				MDO 22	MDO 21							26th	67	[14]
			41								INDY 31	GTW	GTW			IMS 24	IMS 25	STP
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 19		23rd	148	[15]
2022					STP 25	TXS 17	LBH 26	ALA 23	IMS 27	INDY 27	DET 20	ROA 23	MDO 22	TOR 24	IOW 20	IOW 22	IMS 21	NSH 25	GTW 18	POR 22	LAG 25	25th	133	[16]

* 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
2022	Dallara	Chevrolet	29	27	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, 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. 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.
12. "Kellett lands full-time Foyt seat for 2021". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. December 15, 2020.
13. Kellett, Dalton. "Dalton Kellett | About". daltonkellett.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
14. "Dalton Kellett – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
15. "Dalton Kellett – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
16. "Dalton Kellett – 2022 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Dalton Kellett on Twitter
• Dalton Kellett career summary at DriverDB.com
• Dalton Kellett driver statistics at Racing-Reference