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| September 26, 2020 - Mechanical issues strike late in feature at East Bay |
We were in action on Saturday night at the East Bay Raceway Park and ended with that a DNF. We started 12th and raced up to 4th but then had some issues and ended up in the pits when the checkered flag flew.
On to the next one...
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| September 5, 2020 - Early retiree from Labor Day special at Volusia |
Dale was back in action on Saturday night at the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida for the track's Labor Day Weekend special event. A stout field of 31 UMP DIRTcar Modifieds entered action and after winning his heat race from the pole, Dale started 5th in the night's main event and ran inside the top ten throughout the first half of the feature until contact with another car caused contact with the wall, which ended his night.
For full results from this event, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com.
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| August 8, 2020 - Kelley rebounds late to finish fourth at Volusia Speedway Park |
Dale made the trip to the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida on Saturday night with his #22 Modified. He won his heat race by nearly a second over the field and then started 5th in the main, got shuffled back to 8th and then charged his way back forward, coming home fourth when the checkered flag flew.
For full results from this event, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com.
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| August 1, 2020 - Podium finish at East Bay Raceway Park |
Dale was back in action at the East Bay Raceway Park just outside of Tampa for a regular night of UMP DIRTcar Modified racing action.
After a 4th place finish in his heat race, he was able to race home with a very solid third place finish in the night's main event!
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| July 25, 2020 - Dale Kelley attends Summer Sizzler 30 at Volusia |
Dale made the trip to the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida over the weekend for a UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned Modified event on Saturday night. It was his first trip back to Volusia since the DirtCar Nationals back in February, but unfortunately Dale suffered a DNF and was unable to finish the feature event.
For full results from this event, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com.
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| June 27, 2020 - Kelley rallies to Top 5 finish at East Bay Raceway Park |
Dale was in action twice over the course of the weekend across the state of Florida. Friday night, the team made the trek to the Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL. The field qualified for the feature by way of time trials, and Dale timed in 16th fastest, putting him outside of the 8th row for the main. In the feature, he raced his way into the top ten early and after being involved in a caution, he rallied and raced his way back up to 8th at the finish.
Saturday night, he made his way to the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa for a regular program, where he ran fourth in his heat race and then charged from his 8th starting spot in the feature up to second mid way through the race, before getting spun and having to restart at the tail. He rallied back up to a 4th place finish from there.
For full results from these events, please visit www.BubbaRacewayPark.com and www.EBRP.co.
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| June 20, 2020 - Mother Nature wins at Volusia Speedway Park |
Dale was scheduled to be in action this past Saturday night at the Volusia Speedway Park but the event fell victim to rain.
This Friday, Dale plans to be back behind the wheel at the AllTech Speedway in Lake City.
For full results from this event, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com.
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| June 13, 2020 - Early exit in return to racing at East Bay Raceway Park |
Dale got back behind the wheel of his #22 this past Saturday night at the East Bay Raceway Park just outside of Tampa.
After finishing 6th in his heat, he did not finish the main event with an issue, capping off a struggle of a night.
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| March 7, 2020 - Dale Kelley Salvages 7th-Place Finish at East Bay |
Dale kicked off his 2020 regular season at the season opener of the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida on Saturday night. He won his heat race going away and then after starting third in the feature and battling up front for the first two thirds of the feature, he and another car made contact, damaging his nose, relegating him to a 7th place finish.
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| February 10, 2020 - Kelley Attends DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park |
Dale recently completed in the 49th running of the DIRTcar Nationals at the Volusia Speedway Park just outside of Daytona Beach, Florida.
The event features seven nights of action for the UMP DIRTcar Modifieds, culminating in a $5,000 to win Gator Championship finale.
The week-long mini-series kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 5th and Dale qualified third in his group, ran third in his heat race and came home 17th in the night's main event.
Wednesday, he qualified second in his group, ran second in his heat and ended up 20th in the feature rundown.
 Thursday, he qualified 6th in his group, ran sixth in his heat and fell out of the b-main, ending his night early. (Mike Spieker photo)
Friday was an all feature program and he salvaged a 15th place finish after troubles early in the race.
Saturday, he had mechanical issues in qualifying, forcing him to start 8th in his heat, which he rallied into a transfer position, making the main. He then raced home with a 16th place finish in the feature.
Sunday, the team was off for repairs and maintenance.
Monday, he ran 4th in his qualifying heat race and then started 31st in the 30-lap Gator Championship. He made his way into the top 25 early but had troubles on the final lap, ending his night. All in all, it was a successful DIRTcar Nationals!
For full results from these events, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com.
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| January 25, 2020 - 10th Place Finish in Winternationals Finale at East Bay |
Dale kicked off his 2020 racing season this past week at the 44th annual Winternationals at the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida. He and his #22 team competed in all 5 nights of the week long mini-series for UMP Modifieds and although the team fought some ups and downs, the week was an overall success.
After a Monday night test session, Tuesday saw Dale set fast time in his group, then run third in his heat race before coming home 16th in the night's feature event.
 Wednesday, he again set fast time in his group, before running third in his heat for the second night in a row. He was able to come home with an 11th place finish in the main. (Mike Horne photo)
Thursday, he timed in fourth in his group, ran third in his heat for the third night in a row and, after an early race spin, rallied from the tail to a 19th place finish.
Friday night, he timed in third in his group, ran fourth in his heat and got caught up in a hard crash in the feature, ending his night early with substantial damage.
Saturday, he continued his streak of thirds, placing third in his qualifying heat, earning the 17th starting spot in the 75-lap feature. In the feature, he stayed out of trouble over the first 35 laps until the mandatory fuel stop. At that stop, he went into the pits and made adjustments, which forced him to start at the tail on the restart. From there, he charged forward and came home with a top ten finish, crossing the finish line in tenth.
For full results from these events, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| December 17, 2019 - Dale Kelley Tallies Two-Win 2019 Campaign |
The 2019 season saw Dale Kelley compete in a total of 27 events behind the wheel of his KD Kelley Auto Sales No. 22 Modified. Losing three of his scheduled dates to Mother Nature, Kelley collected two wins, 13 Top-5 finishes, and 14 Top-10 outings.
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| December 7, 2019 - Kelley Closes 2019 Season with 5th Place Finish at East Bay |
Dale's 2019 season came to a close on Saturday at the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa with a solid fifth place finish in the topless main event.
He started third and won the heat race earlier in the night and then started fifth and raced to a fifth place finish when the checkered flag flew over the feature field.
Thanks to everyone who supports our team.
We will now start getting ready for 2020, which starts on Jan 20th!
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| November 23, 2019 - 14th Place Finish in Rain-Shortened Reutimann Memorial |
Dale was in action over the weekend at the annual Reutimann Memorial at the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL.
Friday night, Dale timed in 16th out of the 50 cars on hand for the weekend, which put him outside of the second row in his heat race. He started 4th and ended up 5th in his heat, earning himself the pole for Saturday's first b-main.
Saturday, he slipped to 4th when the checkered flew in his b-main, but earned a provisional starting spot in the 50-lap, $10,000 to win main event.
Dale then started 29th in the feature and worked his way through traffic to race into the 14th position when the rains came on lap 28, ending his run forward and ending the race, as track officials would deem the race official since it was past the half way point.
All in all a good weekend for Team 22.
For full results from this event, please visit www.VSPRacing.com.
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| November 9, 2019 - Kelley Salvages 12th Place Finish at East Bay Raceway Park |
| Dale was in action on Saturday night at the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL.
He raced from 7th up to 3rd in his heat race, which put him 5th in the starting lineup for the $1,500 to win main event.
In the feature, he raced inside the top five for most of the event, but ended up spun and officially placed 12th when the checkered flew.
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co.
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| October 26, 2019 - Dale Kelley Advances to Fourth-Place Finish at All-Tech |
 Dale made his first ever trip to the All-Tech Speedway in Lake City, FL over the weekend and came home with a top five finish for his efforts.
On Friday night, he started and finished sixth in his heat race, lining himself up 11th on the starting grid for Saturday's main event. The crew worked to make changes to the car for Saturday's main event and they paid off as Dale started 11th and worked his way forward to come home with a solid fourth place finish in the feature.
Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer us on!
For full results from this event, please visit www.AllTechRaceway.com.
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| October 12, 2019 - Kelley Bags Podium Finish at East Bay |
| DK had a solid night at East Bay on Saturday night.
He started 4th in his heat race and ran second and then started fourth in the main and came home with a third place finish when the checkered flew.
For full results from this event, please visit www.EBRP.co. |
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