Dalton Kellett

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.

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. After karting, Kellett competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011 where he finished third.

Road to Indy In 2012, Kellett 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 tenth and eighth 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. 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. On November 14, he announced that he would race in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014. Kellett finished tenth in the championship with one podium finish at Houston, and returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport. 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. On September 8, 2016, the team confirmed Kellett's return for the 2017 season. He also returned to Andretti in 2018, winning the Freedom 100 pole.

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. The Canadian scored a best finish of twentieth at both Road America races and ended up 26th in the standings.

Kellett's ride expanded to full-time for 2021. He improved his best finish to twelfth 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 seventeenth 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. "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."

Racing record

Racing career summary † 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 SEB STP STP LOR MOH MOH ROA ROA ROA BAL BAL VIR VIR 14th 78 2013 Pabst Racing Services SEB SEB STP STP LOR TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH LAG LAG HOU HOU 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 MOS MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU NC 0* 2014 Team Pelfrey STP STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR HOU HOU MOH MOH MIL SON SON 10th 160 2015 Andretti Autosport STP STP LOU LOU BAR BAR IMS IMS IMS LOR TOR TOR IOW MOH MOH LAG LAG 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 Ref 2013 Pabst RacingSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWPOCTORMOHBALHOUFON 19th 20 2016 Andretti Autosport STP STP PHX ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA IOW TOR TOR MOH MOH WGL LAG LAG 10th 193 2017 Andretti Autosport STP STP ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY ROA ROA IOW TOR TOR MOH MOH GMP WGL 12th 198 2018 Andretti Autosport STP STP ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY ROA ROA IOW TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR 7th 299 2019 Juncos Racing STP STP COA COA IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR LAG LAG 7th 275

IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Chassis 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 14 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet TXS IMS ROA ROA IOW IOW MOH MOH 26th 67 41 INDY GTW GTW IMS IMS STP 2021 4 ALA STP TXS TXS IMS INDY DET DET ROA MOH NSH IMS GTW POR LAG LBH23rd148 2022 STP TXS LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA MOH TOR IOW IOW IMS NSH GTW POR LAG 25th 133 Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2020 Dallara Chevrolet2431 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 2021 Dallara Chevrolet 3023 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 2022 Dallara Chevrolet 29 27 A. J. Foyt Enterprises