KELLY Racing’s Rick Kelly has announced his retirement from full time Supercars Championship driving.

The 37-year-old leaves the full time driver’s seat after 583 races in the Australian Touring Cars and Supercars Championship between 2001 and 2020.

The 2006 V8 Supercars champion and dual Bathurst 1000 winner said he felt it was the right time to step away.

“There were many challenge...