Kelly Bires

Infobox_NASCAR_driver
Name = Kelly Bires


Birthdate = birth date and age|1984|8|25
Birthplace = Mauston, Wisconsin
Busch_Car_Team = #47 - JTG Racing
Prev_Busch_Year = 2007
Prev_Busch_Pos = 32nd - 2007 (Busch Series)
First_Busch_Race = 2007 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville)
Busch_Top_Tens = 4
Prev_Truck_Year = 2007
Prev_Truck_Pos = 44th
Best_Truck_Pos = 44th - 2007 (Craftsman Truck Series)
Truck_Top_Tens = 1
First_Truck_Race = 2006 EasyCare 200 (Atlanta)
Last_Truck_Race = 2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (The Milwaukee Mile)
Awards = 2000 Great Lakes Allison Legacy Series Rookie of the Year

2002 Dells Motor Speedway Rookie of the Year

2006 ASA Late Model Series Rookie of the Year
Achievements = 2001 Great Lakes Allison Legacy Series Champion

2006 American Speed Association Late Model Series Champion
Updated_On = February 23, 2007

Kelly Bires (born August 25, 1984 in Mauston, Wisconsin) is a NASCAR race car driver. He races the #47 Clorox Ford Fusion for JTG Daugherty Racing in the Nationwide Series, and is a member of their driver development program.

Background

Bires began karting at Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead, Wisconsin at age 9. He began competing in national karting events at age 12. He won several regional titles and two national championships. [http://www.kellybires.com/bio06.htm Biography at official website] , Retrieved July 12 2007]

He became the Great Lakes Allison Legacy Series Rookie of the Year in 2000, and followed up the championship by winning the series in 2001. He next moved up to the Super Late Model racecars at Dells Motor Speedway. He finished fifth in points and was the 2002 Rookie of the Year. He finished second in championship points in 2003. Bires made his first start in ARCA in May 2004. He qualified fourth and finished eighth at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He was the 2006 American Speed Association Late Model Series champion.

In 2007 he was to the #21 Wood Brothers Racing truck in 19 races, handing over driving duties for the other six races to veteran Mark Martin. He had a tenth place finish at Atlanta. After the departure of Jon Wood due to illness, he left the Truck Series started racing for Tad Geschickter beginning at Nashville Superspeedway. His best Busch Series start was 26th and best finish was 7th in the Meijer 300 presented by Oreo at Kentucky Speedway.

References

External links

* [http://www.kellybires.com Kelly Bires Official Website]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=bireske01 Bires' NASCAR stats at Racing-Reference.info]