Kelly Denton

Kelly Denton (born March 10, 1973) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR between 1996 and 2002.

03 Mopar Dodge in his first career race at Martinsville Speedway, starting in 8th place, but finished last (36th) after mechanical woes.

Denton ran the majority of his early Busch Series career for Henderson Motorsports, beginning in 1998.

Denton also made the fall race, but finished 43rd after an early engine expiration.

In 1999, Denton hoped to run for NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year honors for Henderson with sponsorship from Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce.

Denton would make four starts in 2000, as he finished 38th in the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway.

Despite finishes of 16th at Daytona and 27th at Rockingham, Denton was released in favor of Kevin Grubb after qualifying for the third race at Las Vegas.

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.