20 Facts About Kelly Denton

Kelly Denton was born on March 10,1973 and is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR between 1996 and 2002.

Kelly Denton piloted the No 03 Mopar Dodge in his first career race at Martinsville Speedway, starting in 8th place, but finished last after mechanical woes.

Kelly Denton ran the next race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, starting 7th and finishing 18th.

Kelly Denton would make eight starts in 1997, driving for Lackey in the first five of those starts.

Kelly Denton started 5th at Walt Disney World Speedway before finishing 23rd.

Kelly Denton switched over to the No 35 Charles Hardy-owned car and completed three races for the team.

Kelly Denton ran the majority of his early Busch Series career for Henderson Motorsports, beginning in 1998.

Kelly Denton made his first career start by starting 18th at Bristol and coming home 33rd in the No 75 for Henderson.

Kelly Denton made the fall race, but finished 43rd after an early engine expiration.

In 1999, Kelly Denton hoped to run for NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year honors for Henderson with sponsorship from Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce.

Unfortunately, the sponsorship deal was canceled, forcing Kelly Denton to make only four starts.

Kelly Denton started the season off with a finish of 20th at Talladega Superspeedway and that ended up being his best career finish.

Kelly Denton was 22nd at Rockingham in addition to the two Bristol races.

Kelly Denton would make four starts in 2000, as he finished 38th in the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway.

Kelly Denton went on to compete the season races at Bristol.

Kelly Denton recorded his best career finish in the spring, as he ended up 15th.

Kelly Denton ran for Moy Racing, who hired Kelly Denton to drive their No 77 Ford at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he finished 30th.

Kelly Denton completed the first six races for Moy, recording a pair of 18ths at Bristol and Daytona.

Kelly Denton then jumped ship and moved to the No 54 General Creation Chevy for Team Bristol Motorsports.

Kelly Denton's finishes were solid, as he recorded a pair of 13ths at the Milwaukee Mile and Kentucky Speedway along with a finish of 16th at Dover International Speedway, but lost his ride when the team shut down at the end of the year.