is a
NASCAR driver. He is curretnly unemployed.
Keller made his Busch series debut in the 1991 May race at
Lanier Speedway . He piloted the #54 Air Products Buick home in 29th after starting 8th.
Air Products would sponsor his family-owned team from 1991-1994, during that time using the numbers 54 and 45, before finally settling on the #57, a number Jason would use until the end of the 2003 season. Keller grabbed his first top-10 finish in his 7th start at the
North Carolina Speedway in February 1993.
His first top-5 would come one year later in the fall race of 1994 at
Dover Downs . 1994 would be his first full season, and he finished 17th that year in the points. He did miss a race that season, but up to December 1, 2005, Keller has not missed one since. He won three poles in 1994, his first career coming at Rougemont.
In 1995, Keller received backing from
Budget Gourmet , and rewarded them by finishing 4th place in the standings. His first career win occurred in August, as he outpaced the field at
Indianapolis Raceway Park . In addition, Keller had 6 top-5s and 12 top-10s that season.
Slim Jim came on board for the 1996 season. Keller secured another top-10 finish in points (6th) with a 10 top-10s season.
Keller struggled through 1997 and 1998, finishing 13th and 16th in the points respective years. He only had 4 top 5s and 17 top 10s in those two years. In 1998, Keller's family owned team had no decals on the car, and that forced the team to sell to the newly formed
Ppc Racing team.
In 1999, with sponsorship from
IGA , Keller won 3 poles (Spring Bristol, IRP, Richmond spring) and 2 wins at
Bristol Motor Speedway (spring) and IRP. With 5 top 5s and 12 top 10s, Keller came home 8th in the standings.
In 2000, Keller's ppc team received funding from
Excedrin . This began to this date, Keller's best streak in his career. In four years (2000-2003), Keller wrapped up 7 wins (one at Dover, two at Nazareth, one at Rockingham, one at Richmond, one at Milwaukee, and one at Talladega.) He won 4 BUSCH poles, and finished 2nd twice in the standings (2000 and 2002), 3rd (2001), and 5th (2003).
Keller has run 2 races in the Cup Series. In 2003, he drove the #01
U.S. Army for
MB2/MBV Motorsports Pontiac home 32nd in the spring Richmond race, subbing for the just injured
Jerry Nadeau , and 26th in the fall Talladega race in the #1 for
DEI .
However, the #57 team lost
Albertson's sponsorship at the end of 2003, and
Miller High Life came on board, changing the team's number to 22. 2004 was not a bad year at all for Keller. However, he will tell you it was a struggle. He only had 6 top-5s and 12 top-10s in the year, finishing 6th.
Faced with out sponsorship again, Keller left ppc Racing, and headed towards
Team Rensi Motorsports 's second operation sponsored by
McDonald's . Since Keller's team they struggled all year. Despite a 9th place finish in points, Keller was never competitive. He only had 1 top-5 all year (Talladega) and 6 top-10s. Keller signed with
Phoenix Racing for
2006 , but was released after just eight races.
However, it didn't go that way. Keller was consistent in the first eight races. He ran the #1 Miccosukee Dodge to a best finish of 11th at Daytona, but he was running 12th in points after the eigth race of the year. However, on April 18, 2006, Keller was released from the team in what many viewed as a "cheap shot" from Finch. He was replaced by
Mike Wallace .
It is unknown if Keller will get another ride, as this article was written on the release date. Keller was quoted as saying that is will be unlikely.
