Kelly Tanner
{{short description|American stock car racing driver (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Kelly Tanner
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| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|09|05}}
| birth_place = Woodinville, Washington, U.S.
| last series = NASCAR Raybestos Northwest Series
| years active = 1987–1999
| starts = 99
| wins = 8
| poles = 16
| titles = Reb-Co Northwest Tour
| title years = 1996, 1997
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Kelly Tanner (born September 5, 1962) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, Reb-Co Northwest Tour, and Featherlite Southwest Tour, winning the Northwest Tour championship back to back in 1996 and 1997.
Career
Tanner began his racing career in late models at Evergreen Speedway, before moving up to the Winston Northwest Tour (later Reb-Co Northwest Tour and Raybestos Northwest Series) starting with a partial season in 1987. He ran the full series season starting in 1991; in 1996 and 1997 Tanner won back-to-back series championships. In both years, Tanner completed every lap of every race the series ran, also finishing in the top ten in every race.Woodbury 1998, p.403. Tanner also won the most poles in the series in 1996, with four,Kelly 1997, p.416. and in 1997, winning six pole positions. After the 1997 season Tanner competed in the Winter Heat Series at Tucson Raceway Park, winning the Featherlite Southwest Tour portion of the event.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/d69e1356b5e10467fa6e9d2e6676d441|title=Tanner Wins NASCAR Featherlite Race|date=December 14, 1997|publisher=The Associated Press|accessdate=2014-04-07}}
In 1998 Tanner moved up to compete full-time in the Winston West Series; he posted seven top ten finishes on the way to seventh in the series standings.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/tanneke01/1998/P|title=Kelly Tanner - 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2014-04-07}} Following the year was selected to compete in the Coca-Cola 500 exhibitition race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan;{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19981121&id=H4thAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JiEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5911,2701354|title=Return of the race cars|last=Miller|first=Henry|date=November 21, 1998|work=Lodi News-Sentinel|page=30|accessdate=2014-04-07|location=Lodi, CA}} he finished 29th.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1998-01/X|title=1998 NASCAR Thunder Special Motegi|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2014-04-07}}
Following the 1999 Winston West season, Tanner retired from his racing career; following his retirement Tanner worked as a crew chief in Northwest Tour competition;{{cite web|url=http://missoulian.com/uncategorized/kaltschmidt-keeps-climbing-car-racing-ladder/article_96276435-3349-5bfa-8959-6bdcbf344f6e.html|title=Kaltschmidt keeps climbing car racing ladder|last=Kasper|first=Jon|date=August 5, 2000|work=The Missoulian|accessdate=2014-04-07|location=Missoula, MT}} his son, Tyler Tanner, has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.{{cite web|url=http://www.auburn-reporter.com/sports/142870125.html|title=Auburn's Tanner heads to Martinsville for his '12 NASCAR truck series debut March 31|date=March 15, 2012|work=Auburn Reporter|accessdate=2014-04-07|location=Kent, WA}}
References
;Citations
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;Bibliography
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- {{cite book|editor=Bob Kelly|title=The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide 1997|year=1997|publisher=UMI Publications|location=Charlotte, NC|asin=B002I7L7UU}}
- {{cite book|editor=Ward Woodbury|title=The Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide 1998|year=1998|publisher=UMI Publications|location=Charlotte, NC|asin=B001EXRFI2}}
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Kelly_Tanner}}
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{{succession box
| before= Ron Eaton
| title= NASCAR Reb-Co Northwest Tour Champion
| years= 1996, 1997
| after= Gary Lewis
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanner, Kelly}}
Category:Sportspeople from Woodinville, Washington