The key moments during Rick Kelly’s time leading up to and in Supercars.
| 2000 | Australian Formula Ford Championship runner-up |
| 2001 | Australian Drivers’ Champion (Formula Holden) |
| 2001 | Supercars Championship debut as enduro driver at Kmart Racing; finishes 14th at Bathurst |
| 2002 | First full Supercars Championship season, with Holden Young Lions |
| 2002 | Supercars Rookie of the Year |
| 2003 | Moves to Kmart Racing |
| 2003 | First Bathurst 1000 win, with Greg Murphy |
| 2004 | First solo race win, in wet at Sydney Motorsport Park |
| 2004 | First Supercars pole, at Sandown 500 |
| 2004 | Second Bathurst 1000 win, with Greg Murphy |
| 2006 | Second in Bathurst 1000, with Todd Kelly |
| 2006 | Wins Supercars Championship; title sealed in controversial final race at Phillip Island |
| 2008 | Wins last ever Supercars Championship race at Oran Park |
| 2009 | Establishes Kelly Racing with brother Todd |
| 2010 | Takes Kelly Racing’s first pole, at Winton |
| 2011 | Takes Kelly Racing’s first race win, at Hamilton |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing announces switch to Nissan with advent of Car of the Future (in 2013) |
| 2015 | First pole in Altima, at Hidden Valley |
| 2016 | Runner-up in Bathurst 12 Hour, in Nissan GT-R |
| 2018 | First race win in Altima, at Winton, at end of week in which Nissan confirms end of official Supercars involvement |
| 2019 | Kelly Racing announces switch to Ford Mustang in 2020 |
| 2020 | Announces retirement from full-time driving |
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