Dalton Kellett


Dalton Kellett is a Canadian racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He currently competes part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing.

Racing career

Early years

Kellett started his racing career in snowmobile racing at the age of three, moving up to go-kart racing after a hiatus while convincing his parents to let him race. After karting, Kellett competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011 where he finished third.

Road to Indy

In 2012 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Pabst Racing Services and finished 11th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and 14th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship season, and returned to Pabst to race in U.S. F2000 in 2013.
Kellett made his Pro Mazda Championship debut in July 2013 for Team Pelfrey at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, finishing 10th and 8th in two races. In the following months, Kellett and Pabst announced that they would join the Indy Lights series for the series' race at Baltimore and contest the 2014 season in the series together. Kellett crashed out on the second lap of the Baltimore race, but still became the first driver to race in all three Road to Indy divisions during the same season. On November 14 he announced that he would race in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014. Kellett finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish at Houston, and returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport. He again finished 10th in the championship with one podium finish, this time a second place at Iowa Speedway.
On September 22, 2015, Kellett announced that he would stay with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights series in 2016, becoming the first driver to confirm plans for the series for the 2016 season. On September 8, 2016, the team confirmed Kellett's return for the 2017 season. He also returned to Andretti in 2018, winning the Freedom 100 pole.
After spending three years with Andretti in Indy Lights, Kellett moved to Juncos Racing for the 2019 season and also made some WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starts in the LMP2 class with PRI/Mathiasen Motorsports. Kellett drove the sports car races to practice live pit stops before a hopeful IndyCar Series ride in 2020.

IndyCar Series

On February 4, 2020, A. J. Foyt Racing announced that Kellett would race for the team, mostly on road and street courses in the 2020 season.

Personal life

Kellett has graduated from Queen's University at Kingston with a degree in engineering physics.

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2012Pabst Racing ServicesSEB
10
SEB
19
STP
33
STP
14
LOR
20
MDO
9
MDO
7
ROA
10
ROA
16
ROA
22
BAL
26
BAL
21
VIR
11
VIR
26
14th78
2013Pabst Racing ServicesSEB
17
SEB
13
STP
28
STP
18
LOR
8
TOR
7
TOR
9
MDO
6
MDO
11
MDO
24
LAG
16
LAG
22
HOU
13
HOU
14
16th102

Pro Mazda Championship

Kellett was an unregistered driver for the 2013 Pro Mazda season.

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2013Pabst RacingSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWPOCTORMDOBAL
10
HOUFON19th20
2016Andretti AutosportSTP
15
STP
10
PHX
10
ALA
9
ALA
9
IMS
16
IMS
12
INDY
3
RDA
14
RDA
12
IOW
9
TOR
8
TOR
11
MDO
11
MDO
9
WGL
11
LAG
7
LAG
13
10th193
2017Andretti AutosportSTP
12
STP
12
ALA
6
ALA
10
IMS
13
IMS
9
INDY
3
ROA
9
ROA
9
IOW
3
TOR
12
TOR
9
MDO
7
MDO
13
GMP
7
WGL
13
12th198
2018Andretti AutosportSTP
8
STP
6
ALA
6
ALA
6
IMS
7
IMS
6
INDY
3
ROA
7
ROA
6
IOW
5
TOR
5
TOR
5
MDO
3
MDO
5
GTW
7
POR
7
POR
7
7th299
2019Juncos RacingSTP
10
STP
8
COA
9
COA
9
IMS
8
IMS
7
INDY
5
RDA
8
RDA
7
TOR
8
TOR
3
MDO
7
MDO
8
GTW
6
POR
5
POR
6
LAG
6
LAG
6
7th275

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314RankPoints
2020A. J. Foyt EnterprisesDallara DW12ChevroletTXS
IMS
21
ROA
20
ROA
20
IOW
IOW
MDO
MDO
INDY
GTW
GTW
IMSIMSSTP
26th*29*

* Season still in progress.