Robbie Kennealy | |||||||
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Born | Madera Acres, California | March 3, 2006||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 1 ( Kennealy Keller Motorsports) | ||||||
First race | 2024 General Tire 150 ( Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
ARCA West no., team | No. 1 ( Kennealy Keller Motorsports) | ||||||
Best finish | 16th ( 2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 NAPA Auto Parts Blue DEF 150 ( Irwindale) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 ( Bakersfield) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 12, 2024. |
Robbie Kennealy (born March 3, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 1 Ford for Kennealy Keller Motorsports, and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West driving the No. 1 Ford for Kennealy Keller Motorsports.
Kennealy first began racing quarter midgets at the age of four, where he would compete and win multiple championships over the next eight years. [1] He would then move up to late models at Madera Speedway in 2021, [2] where he would join Kyle Keller Racing in his final race of the year. He would remain with the team the following year, where he would win two races but ultimately finished runner-up in the standings behind Ethan Nascimento on a tiebreaker. [1]
In 2023, it was revealed that Kennealy would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at Irwindale Speedway, driving the No. 1 Ford for the family-owned 3K Motorsports. [3] After finishing thirteenth in the sole practice session and qualifying, [4] [5] he would go on to finish on the lead lap in fifth place. [6] [1]
On September 2, 2023, it was announced that Kennealy would join the newly formed Kennealy Keller Motorsports, where he will run full-time alongside Kyle Keller. [7] [8] [9]
Kennealy has a sister named Harley, who has previously raced in quarter midgets and is the co-owner of Kennealy Keller Motorsports alongside their mother, Francesca. [7] [8]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | 1 | Ford | DAY |
PHO 22 |
TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [10] |
ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | 3K Motorsports | 1 | Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON |
IRW 5 |
SHA | EVG |
AAS 16 |
LVS 8 |
MAD 16 |
16th | 157 | [11] | |
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PHO 18 | |||||||||||||||||
2024 | Kennealy Keller Motorsports | 1 |
PHO 22 |
KER 23 |
-* | -* | [12] | |||||||||||
Chevy |
PIR 13 |
SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO |