By: Kari Gutknecht & Matt Panure
When looking for some of the off track heroes of the Kwik Trip ASA Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment, Toby Kelly is one of those people that stand out. Toby, along with his brother Kris Kelly, driver of 77 T-K Motorsports, was born into racing and both are third generation racers.

Toby, like many crew chiefs, is a former racer himself. His racing career was short lived as he went to further his education at Michigan Tech.

At Michigan Tech, he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. "I didn't really choose this path for any reason racing related, I just did it because I was very interested in this field and I've been told by a few people that I'm a whiz in math,� Kelly stated on why he went for this degree. “I use this knowledge constantly with our late model program.�

When Kelly got back from college, his career of being the crew chief started. "After college, Kris got started in street stocks at Norway (Speedway) and away we went,� Kelly stated. “It was at this point in time that I realized that Kris had the driving talent that dad had, and I was a better crew chief than a driver."

By Matt Panure
Wednesday, August 1, 2007, (Daytona Beach, FL) -- Few drivers on the Kwik Trip ASA Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment can brag that they hold a home track advantage at two venues on this year’s tour. Especially when those two tracks are over two hours away and are in separate states. When the ASAMT rolls into Wisconsin International Raceway on August 7th for the inaugural Factory Motor Parts 150, two drivers from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will already know the fast way around WIR.

Both Escanaba MI’s Jamie Iverson and Norway MI’s Kris Kelly were well heralded before the Norway 100. The extra press was well warranted. Kelly finished a season best fourth and Iverson won the event in front of a very large, overwhelmingly pleased crowd. The story may be very similar at WIR as both drivers have experienced their share of success at the legendary half-mile.