Kelly Sutton
Kelly Sutton | |||||||
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Born | Kelly Ranae Sutton September 24, 1971 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee ) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 22, 2010. |
Kelly Renae "Girl" Sutton (born September 24, 1971)
Beginnings
Sutton began racing at the age of 10 before her career was halted due to her diagnosis of MS at the age of sixteen. She resumed racing in 1992 at
Return to racing
Sutton would not race again until 1997 in the
In 2000, she advanced to the NASCAR Dash Series, where she competed in two races and had a sixteenth-place finish. She posted her first top-ten in the division the following year, before competing full-time in 2002, winning the Most Popular Driver award and finishing third in rookie standings.
Craftsman Truck Series
Sutton made her
In 2006, she competed in twelve races. During the O'Reilly 250 at Kansas, the same race she flipped in a year earlier, she had another bad accident, this time losing control of her truck on the backstretch and just missing an opening on the inside wall before slamming into the wall, almost flattening the driver's side of the truck. She was extracted from the truck to a local hospital, but she survived with minor injuries. Fellow NASCAR driver
For 2007, she drove three races in the No. 51 truck for Billy Ballew Motorsports. In June 2007, Sutton finished 20th at the
Motorcycle accident
On Sunday, April 7, 2013, Sutton was severely injured in a motorcycle accident while riding as a passenger. The person she was riding with died. She was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.[2]
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.)
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2003 | Sutton Motorsports
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02 | Chevy | DAY
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DAR
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MMR | MAR
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CLT
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DOV
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TEX
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MEM 27 |
MLW
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KAN
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KEN
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GTW
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MCH
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IRP
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NSH
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BRI
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RCH
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NHA 23 |
CAL
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LVS DNQ |
SBO | TEX
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MAR
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PHO 35 |
HOM 19 |
63rd | 340 | [3] | |||||||||||||
2004 | DAY DNQ |
ATL 32 |
MAR DNQ |
MFD 20 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV 27 |
TEX 30 |
MEM 31 |
MLW 25 |
KAN 35 |
KEN 23 |
GTW 21 |
MCH 25 |
IRP DNQ |
NSH 28 |
BRI DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
NHA 24 |
LVS 35 |
CAL 25 |
TEX 35 |
MAR 34 |
PHO 35 |
DAR 36 |
HOM 34 |
26th | 1432 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | DAY 17 |
CAL 26 |
ATL 31 |
MAR 27 |
GTY 28 |
MFD 26 |
CLT 15 |
DOV 31 |
TEX 29 |
MCH DNQ |
MLW DNQ |
KAN 31 |
KEN 26 |
MEM 20 |
IRP 31 |
NSH 36 |
BRI DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
NHA 29 |
LVS 28 |
MAR DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
TEX DNQ |
PHO DNQ |
HOM DNQ |
29th | 1315 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | DAY 29 |
CAL 28 |
ATL QL† |
MAR
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GTY 19 |
CLT 27 |
MFD 21 |
DOV 36 |
TEX 24 |
MCH 25 |
MLW 32 |
KAN 36 |
KEN
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MEM
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IRP 25 |
NSH 26 |
BRI
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NHA
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LVS
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TAL
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MAR
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ATL
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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34th | 977 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 51 | Chevy | DAY
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CAL | ATL
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MAR
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KAN 33 |
CLT
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MFD DNQ |
DOV
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TEX 33 |
MCH
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MLW 20 |
MEM
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KEN
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IRP
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NSH
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BRI
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GTW
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NHA
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LVS
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TAL
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MAR
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ATL
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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66th | 231 | [7] | |||||||||||||
† - Qualified but replaced by Chad Chaffin. |
References
- ^ Kelly Sutton Career Statistics
- ^ "Speed & Alcohol Apparent Factors in Fatal Motorcycle Crash". 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Kelly Sutton – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Sutton – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Sutton – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Sutton – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Sutton – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
External links
- Kelly Sutton driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Kelly Sutton at Racerchicks
- Official website