Kelly Moore Explained

Kelly Moore
Birth Date:31 January 1959
Birth Place:Scarborough, Maine
Achievements:1995 NASCAR Busch North Series champion
Awards:All-Time Wins Leader in K&N Pro Series East (27)
All-Time Poles Leader in K&N Pro Series East (45)
Total Busch Races:37
Years In Busch:12
Best Busch Pos:42nd (1988)
First Busch Race:1986 Oxford 250 (Oxford)
Last Busch Race:1999 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:5
Busch Poles:2
Updated:April 24, 2018

Kelly Moore (born January 31, 1959) is the driver with the all-time most wins in the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series and the driver of the #47 NAPA Chevy. He is the father of NASCAR driver Ryan Moore.

Racing career

Moore started with the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series when the series started in 1987. He was the 1995 champion and is the all-time leader in starts, wins, poles, poles in a season, money, top 5 and top 10 finishes.

Moore also ran some Busch East-Busch Series companion events during much of his career, competing in NASCAR's #2 series. In races spanning from 1986 to 1999, Moore earned five top-ten finishes, bested by a runner-up in 1988 at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Personal life

Kelly Moore lives in Scarborough, Maine with his wife, Roxanne and two children, Sarah and Ryan.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132PtsRef
1986Moore Racing117BuickDAYCARHCYMARBRIDARSBOLGYJFCDOVCLTSBOHCYROUIRPSBORALOXF
33
SBOHCYLGYROUBRIDARRCHDOVMARROUCLTCARMAR114th-[1]
198747DAYHCYMARDARBRILGYSBOCLTDOVIRP
18
ROUJFCOXF
12
SBOHCYRALLGYROUBRIJFCDARRCHDOV
7
MARCLTCARMAR79th-[2]
1988ChevyDAYHCYCAR
32
MAR42nd548[3]
BuickOXF
2*
SBOHCYLNG
4DOV
7
ROULANLVLMYBIRP
10
ROUBRIDARDOV
29
MARCLTCARMAR
Mountain Racing41DAR
36
BRILNGNZHSBONSVCLT
Spraker Racing69ChevyRCH
31
1989Moore Racing74DAY
40
CARMAR
29
HCYDARBRINZH
11
SBOLANNSVCLTDOVROULVLVOLMYBSBOHCYDUBIRP
DNQ
ROUBRIDARRCH
33
DOV
11
MARCLTCARMAR54th443[4]
1990DAY
17
55th431[5]
47RCH
33
CARMARHCYDARBRILANSBONZHHCYCLTDOVROUVOLMYBOXF
19
NHA
27
SBODUBIRPROUBRIDARRCHDOVMARCLTNHA
32
CARMAR
1991DAYRCHCARMARVOLHCYDARBRILANSBONZHCLTDOVROUHCYMYBGLNOXF
37
NHA
19
SBODUBIRPROUBRIDARRCHDOVCLTNHA
9
CARMAR67th296[6]
1992DAYCARRCHATLMARDARBRIHCYLANDUBNZHCLTDOVROUMYBGLNVOLNHA
44
TALIRPROUMCHNHA
14
BRIDARRCHDOVCLTMARCARHCY86th152[7]
1993DAYCARRCHDARBRIHCYROUMARNZHCLTDOVMYBGLN
23
MLWTALIRPMCHNHA
12
BRIDARRCHDOVROUCLTMARCARHCYATL70th224[8]
1994DAYCARRCHATLMARDARHCYBRIROUNHA
42
NZH
21
CLTDOVMYBGLN
17
MLWSBOTALHCYIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTMARCAR72nd249[9]
19954FordDAYCARRCHATLNSVDARBRIHCYNHA
DNQ
NZH
16
CLTDOVMYB85th155[10]
41GLN
41
MLWTALSBOIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTCARHOM
199647PontiacDAYCARRCHATLNSVDARBRIHCYNZH
31
CLTDOVSBOMYBGLNMLWNHATALIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTCARHOM101st70[11]
199948DAYCARLVSATLDARTEXNSVBRITALCALNHA
42
RCHNZH
39
CLTDOVSBOGLN
34
MLWMYBPPRGTYIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVCLTCAR
DNQ
MEM
DNQ
PHOHOM133rd37[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  2. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  3. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  4. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  5. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  6. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  7. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  8. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  9. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  10. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  11. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.
  12. Web site: Kelly Moore – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 26, 2021.