Kellen Chadwick Bio
Hometown: Oakley, Calif
Born: March 23, 1985
Occupation: Race Car Driver & Race Car Fabricator
Hobbies: Golfing, watching the Dallas Cowboys or the Boston Red Sox
Favorites: spending time with his son Jayce
Team Information:
Owners: Chad and Tina Chadwick (Mom & Dad)
Crew Chief: Papa Don Paladino (Grandpa)
Crew: Tom Fraser, Mark Gargalikis, many others
Accomplishments:
1991 |
Summer Series Champion |
Motorcycles |
1991 |
Fall Series Champion |
Motorcycles |
1992 |
Bounty Hunter Series Champion |
Motorcycles |
1992 |
Fall Series Champion |
Motorcycles |
1997 |
Box Stock Classic Winner |
Box Stock |
1997 |
Record for most wins in a season |
Box Stock |
1999 |
Won 1st night out |
Mini Sprint |
1999 |
Finished 3rd in overall points at Delta Speedway |
Mini Sprint |
2001 |
Won 1st feature he ever made at Antioch Speedway |
Modified |
2001 |
Rookie of the year at Antioch Speedway |
Modified |
2002 |
Northwest Modifieds Nationals Winner in Elma, WA (repeated in 2003) |
Modified |
2003 |
IMCA Super Nationals - Boone, IA
First driver to win every heat race |
Modified |
2005 |
1st time ever in a Dirt Late Model and won his 1st night out |
Late Model |
2005 |
First ever Western Allstars Late Model winner at Bakersfield Speedway |
Late Model |
2005 |
Won 4 of 5 "Big Money Shows" in Modified
Bakersfield Speedway, Reno-Fernley Raceway, Antioch Speedway, Chowchilla Speedway
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Modified |
2006 |
Track Champion at Antioch Speedway |
Modified |
2007 |
Made the A Main at two national Late Model events
Colossal 100 in Charlotte, NC and the Show-Me 100
in West Plains, MO |
Late Model |
2007 |
7 feature wins in Late Model |
Late Model |
2008 |
Injured in serious accident in February, recovered to race again in September |
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2009 |
Winner of $5,000 Chowtown Pacific Nationals at Chowchilla Speedway |
Modified |
| 2009 |
Made the A Main at IMCA Duel in the Desert (out of 264 cars) |
Modified |
| 2010 |
Finished 8th in A Main at IMCA Super Nationals (out of 267 cars) |
Modified |
Kellen got his start in full sized car racing in 2001, where he quickly proved he has the talent to get to victory lane. In his first A Main he qualified for in a Dirt Modified, he won. He added a rookie of the year that same year. Since then, Kellen has grown into a star on the track, while earning the respect of fellow drivers around the country. In 2005, Kellen got his first taste of racing Late Models. He won his first time ever in the car and grabbed some national headlines when he won the first ever Western Allstars race in California.
When Kellen is not wheeling a race car around, he enjoys spending time with his son Jayce who was born in February 2007. When its time to go to work, Kellen can be found building and selling race cars at the family owned Pro Motorsports or helping repair and service boats with the other family business, Oakley Sterndrive & Engine Repair.
Kellen has overcome some tough challenges during his racing career. In 2008, he suffered serious injuries while racing in Arizona, including fractures to bones in his neck and back. Although the doctors were not sure if he would even walk again, Kellen showed his toughness and told doctors he would race again. After spending 6 tough months of mending up, rest and rehab, Kellen jumped back into a race car, determined to do what he loves - race!
Kellen Chadwick
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