Kelly Renae "Girl" Sutton was born on September 24,1971 and is an American former NASCAR driver.
17 Facts About Kelly Sutton
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Kelly Sutton was the only stock-car racer, male or female, known to race with multiple sclerosis before Trevor Bayne's diagnosis in 2013.
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Kelly Sutton began racing at the age of 10 before her career was halted due to her diagnosis of MS at the age of sixteen.
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Kelly Sutton resumed racing in 1992 at Old Dominion Speedway, driving in the Pro Mini Stock Series.
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Kelly Sutton won two feature races and the Most Popular Driver Award.
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Kelly Sutton posted her first top-ten in the division the following year, before competing full-time in 2002, winning the Most Popular Driver award and finishing third in rookie standings.
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Kelly Sutton made her NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 2003 at Memphis Motorsports Park, where she started 34th and finished 27th after suffering early transmission failure.
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Kelly Sutton ran three more races that year, her best finish being a 19th at the season-ending Ford 200.
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Kelly Sutton made her first full-time bid for the championship in 2004, with sponsorship from Copaxone.
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Kelly Sutton finished seventh for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors and 26th in championship points, her best points finish to date.
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Kelly Sutton returned in 2005, posting a career-best fifteenth-place run at the Quaker Steak and Lube 200, despite dropping to 29th in points.
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Kelly Sutton had a big accident at Kansas during the season when she went upside down in turns 3 and 4 during the O'Reilly 250 after contact with Chris Fontaine, who had wrecked in front of her earlier.
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Kelly Sutton was extracted from the truck to a local hospital, but she survived with minor injuries.
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Kelly Sutton's best finish was a nineteenth at Gateway International Raceway.
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In June 2007, Kelly Sutton finished 20th at the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, her last race to date.
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On Sunday, April 7,2013, Kelly Sutton was severely injured in a motorcycle accident while riding as a passenger.
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Kelly Sutton was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.