Kelly Racing
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| Manufacturer | Nissan |
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| Team Principal | Rick & Todd Kelly |
| Team Manager | Scott Sinclair (#7 and #15) Matthew House (#23 and #78) |
| Race Drivers | 7. Todd Kelly 15. Rick Kelly 23. Michael Caruso 78. Simona de Silvestro |
| Chassis | Nissan Altima |
| Debut | 2009 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 1 |
| Race wins | 4 |
| Pole positions | 6 |
| 2016 position | 7/15: 7th (3,643 points) 23/99: 8th (3,547 points) |
Nissan Motorsport (known from 2009 to 2012 as Kelly Racing), is an Australian motor racing team which competes in the Supercars Championship. The team, owned by John and Margaret Kelly, made its debut in 2009, and raced Holden VE Commodores until the end of the 2012 season. Starting in 2013, the team switched to competing with Nissan Altimas, and changed its name to Nissan Motorsport. The team is based in the Melbourne suburb of Braeside.
The team's current drivers are Rick and Todd Kelly, the owner's sons, Michael Caruso and Simona de Silvestro.
Despite some initial hurdles, the team was formed in 2009, after several months of preparation. The two sons of the owners, Rick and Todd were lead drivers for 2009, with sponsorship from Jack Daniel's. Jack Perkins and Dale Wood (though later replaced by Mark McNally), were confirmed as drivers of the third and fourth Kelly Racing entries.
After a troubled relationship with Tom Walkinshaw, with whom they formed the HSV Dealer Team, team principals John and Margaret Kelly took their two V8 Supercar Racing Entitlement Contracts (RECs) to set up Kelly Racing, forcing Walkinshaw to find other RECs to run his second team in the championship.
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