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 |