Kelly Splison

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Kelly Splison is an American race car driver from Fargo, North Dakota. She competes in the FARC Lowe Dollar Series for Accelerator Motorsports.

Kelly Splison
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Age 45
Nationality USA.png American
FARC Lowe Dollar Series career
Car # 41
Years Competed 2011-14, 2016-
Debut Season 2012
Current Team Accelerator Motorsports
Former Team(s) Terra International Motorsports
WilsonTech
Championships 0
Pole Positions ?
Wins 4
Top 5 Finishes ?
Top 10 Finishes ?
First Start 2011 Waltham 250
First Win 2013 Rockford 200 B-Main 2
Last Win 2019 Oswego 150
Last Start 2019 Cheese Wheel 100
Best Result ?
Miscellaneous
Twitter @ksplison
Created By gwoodard41
TM Canon Driver


ARLA/FARC career[edit | edit source]

2012-13[edit | edit source]

Splison made her debut in 2012 with Terra International Motorsports alongside Greg Woodard and Jack Dempsey. Splison, who was splitting driving duties in the team's No. 42 Tonare, had a quiet debutante season, but most notably was involved in a multi-car pileup at Iowa Speedway with teammates Woodard and Ryon Reffett that saw Splison's car roll several times before ultimately being hit in the passenger-side window by Bryan George of the Doppelgang. Splison would miss the next two races as a result.

2013 would be a mediocre year for Splison. Though she did claim a B-main win at the 2013 Rockford 200, Splison's season had few other highlights, outside of a flip at Quincy. She was entered in the Tornado Alley Trophy contest and finished in the bottom-five of that championship's standings.

2014[edit | edit source]

With the promotion of Greg Woodard to full-time TM Master Cup competition, Splison was inked to compete full time for the newly-formed Accelerator Motorsports alongside future Master Cup consolation race winner Zack Webster and Megan Driver. Splison performed well, collecting a win at Talladega Superspeedway.

2015[edit | edit source]

Splison was pressed into full-time service in the Duckroll Super Series after the career-ending injury of Tristan Bayne during the qualifying process for the Smash Beer 200. She had an anonymous season in the No. 36 car for Gameline Racing.

2016[edit | edit source]

Splison was predicted to be around 22nd-23rd place in the LDS standings but she managed to outrace the predictions and finished in the top 20 in points.

At the Lone Star Championships, Splison was running 2nd when Danica Holifield had a huge run and made contact with her. Splison hit the access road and did a blowover on the backstretch, she replied that she was pretty much airsick after that.

2017-2018[edit | edit source]

Splison's worst years were from 2017-2018. DNF's plagued her as Zach Webster completely overshadowed her both years.

2019: 2nd Bounceback[edit | edit source]

When Zach Webster moved to the TM Master Cup Series, Splison moved over to the #41 car with Mary Jane Bakerman. Splison won her second career race at Berlin, dominating while leading every lap. At Texas however, she was being waved around when she hit Anthony Griffith in the right rear. Ending her race. She was sent to race control after that but never received a penalty, however. Coincidentally, the next race at Oswego, Anthony Griffith drove in her colors. They both ended up crashing into lapped cars with Hunter Blaize. After some repairs, Spilson charged through the field and won her 3rd career race.