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Kelley Racing is a formerIndy Racing League team founded byFort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that fielded aDelphi sponsored car forScott Sharp during its entire existence from1998 to2004. The team was based inIndianapolis and captured 9 wins (7 with Sharp, 1 withMark Dismore, and 1 withAl Unser Jr.) before shutting down when Sharp decided to leave the team with his sponsorship after a poor 2004 season. The assets of the team were bought byTony George, who transformed it intoVision Racing.
All drivers were
American.
(key) (Results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts Pos | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | NHA | LSV | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NHA | LSV | ||||||||||||||
| Dallara IR7 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | G | Mark Dismore | 28 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 17th | 158 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | NHA | DOV | CLT | PPIR | ATL | TXS | LSV | |||||||||||||
| Dallara IR8 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | G | Scott Sharp | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1* | 18 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 4th | 272 | |||||||
| Mark Dismore | 28 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15th | 180 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | DOV | PPIR | LSV | TXS | |||||||||||||
| Dallara IR9 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | G | Scott Sharp | 8 | 4* | 8 | C1 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 8th | 220 | |||||||
| Mark Dismore | 28 | 6 | 7 | C1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 15* | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3rd | 240 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | WDW | PHX | LSV | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TXS | |||||||||||||||
| Dallara IR-00 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | F | Scott Sharp | 8 | 15 | 5* | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3* | 16 | 24 | 24 | 7th | 196 | |||||||||
| Mark Dismore | 28 | 16 | 16 | 2* | 11 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 5th | 202 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | GAT | CHI | TXS | |||||||||||
| Dallara IR-01 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | F | Scott Sharp | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2* | 8 | 25 | 2 | 3rd | 355 | |||||
| Mark Dismore | 28 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 14th | 205 | ||||||||
| 2002 | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH | KTY | GAT | CHI | TXS | |||||||||
| Dallara IR-02 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | F | Scott Sharp | 8 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6th | 332 | |||
| Al Unser Jr. | 7 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 7th | 311 | ||||||||
| Tony Renna | 10 | 4 | 24th | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH | GAT | KTY | NAZ | CHI | FON | TXS | ||||||||
| Dallara IR-03 | Toyota IndyV8 | F | Scott Sharp | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8th | 351 | ||
| Al Unser Jr. | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6th | 374 | |||||
| Tony Renna | 32 | 7 | 30th | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MCH | KTY | PPIR | NAZ | CHI | FON | TXS | ||||||||
| Dallara IR-04 | Toyota IndyV8 | F | Scott Sharp | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 13th | 282 | ||
| Sarah Fisher | 39 | 21 | 31st | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Season | Date | Sanction | Track / Race | No. | Winning driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Grid | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | March 22 | IRL | Phoenix International Raceway(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara IR8 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | Goodyear | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | July 19 | IRL | Dover Downs International Speedway(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp (2) | Dallara IR8 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Goodyear | 4 | 145 | |
| 3 | 1999 | July 17 | IRL | Atlanta Motor Speedway(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp (3) | Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Goodyear | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | October 17 | IRL | Texas Motor Speedway(O) | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Goodyear | 2 | 31 | |
| 5 | 2000 | June 11 | IRL | Texas Motor Speedway(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp (4) | Dallara IR-00 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | 2001 | June 9 | IRL | Texas Motor Speedway(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp (5) | Dallara IR-01 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | 2002 | April 21 | IRL | Nazareth Speedway(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp (6) | Dallara IR-02 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | Firestone | 11 | 33 |
| 8 | 2003 | April 13 | IRL | Twin Ring Motegi(O) | 8 | Scott Sharp (7) | Dallara IR-03 | Toyota IndyV8 | Firestone | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | June 7 | IRL | Texas Motor Speedway(O) | 31 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara IR-03 | Toyota Indy V8 | Firestone | 7 | 54 |