Kelly Bires Birthdate: August 25, 1984
Hometown: Mauston, Wisconsin
Resides: Kannapolis, N.C.
Kelly Bires became JR Motorsports’ newest talent in September 2009, signing with the company to take over the highly competitive and extremely visible driver’s seat of the No. 88 Chevrolets in 2010.At just 25 years of age, the Mauston, Wisconsin native had already frequented the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series for two years, the latter of which he scored three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes.
* By the age of 12 he had already nailed down two Regional Karting Titles.
* By 14 he had added consecutive national championships.
* He entered the Allison Legacy Car Series at 15 and in two years, he won the two most prestigious awards, Rookie of the Year (2000) and Series Champion (2001).
* After making the move to the late model ranks in 2002, Bires ran locally in Wisconsin for two years before moving to Charlotte to pursue a career in NASCAR.
* He showed up to the ASA Late Model Series in 2006, as he notched seven wins, four poles, 15 top- five finishes and no finishes out of the top-10 in 17 starts. He was the runaway winner of the series championship and Rookie of the Year honors.
Where can you watch him now? The upcoming Fontana and Las Vegas Races
When? February 20th and February 27th
Make sure to look out for the #88 Chevrolet!
