Kelly selected to participate in the 2009 Ron Sutton Winners Circle Shoot-out in California
An exceptional year on the track has ended and the news that Kelly has been selected out of hundreds of driver candidates across North America to compete in the 2009 RSWC Shoot-out ends a great season.
Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle (RSWC) is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached, groomed, trained and molded, within a professional racing environment, into what top pro teams look for when hiring drivers.
The Shoot-Out process is designed to identify talented, young, up and coming drivers from across the United States and Canada with the talent, potential and commitment to achieve a driving career in NASCAR. RSWC is currently accepting resumes through October 15th, 2008. RSWC expects to receive over 600 resumes, as they have in the past, and narrow it down to approximately 30 to 40 drivers to test. The Shoot-Out is conducted over two 3-day weekends in early November, in identical race cars, on an asphalt oval track in Northern California.
Sutton has said, "We're not looking for a number , We are looking for young talent that has real potential to go all the way to NASCAR Sprint Cup." Day one of the Shoot-Out includes a seminar for parents and drivers, "The Real World Good, Bad & Ugly of Driver Career Development" and a training course for drivers on driving strategies, expectations and terminology. Three separate tests for the young drivers include body fat fitness, a written problem solving test and psychological analysis.
The talented drivers selected for the RSWC development program through the Shoot-Out will have a training program designed specifically for their age, experience and development stage, then be placed with a top team in the racing series that fits best.
http://www.Winners-Circle-Racing.com
Kawartha Speedway - Late Model
The last points race in the late model class at Kawartha took place on the 11th September and after running very strong in practice and the heats, Kelly lined up for the feature in 8thplace. Moving up to 6th place with one lap to go she was pushed into another car causing her to spin out ending a great night's racing. With all the math completed Kelly ended the late model season in 11th place out of 38. Go to www.kawarthaspeedway.com for all the season's results and points.
The 18th September saw the last night of local short track racing at Kawartha and even though Kelly was not running her late model for the 100 lapper (thank god!! 8 finished out of 28 starters) she was asked to race a mini stock by a friend for the night, it was some of the best racing of the evening. Kelly finished 2nd in her heat, started 7th in the semi and finished 4th. Lining up in the middle of the grid for the feature, Kelly was soon leading the race and then followed some of the best racing of the night, with Kelly being chased by the #27 both drivers where passing back markers at will, with four wide racing at times. With one lap to go, Kelly got slowed up by a back marker causing her to lose momentum and getting out-dragged over the line. "This was one of the most fun, laid-back races I have had this season" said Kelly "and the guys in the mini stock class certainly gave me the room and respect to race them clean. Thanks guys!!"
