Robbie Kennealy

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name=Robbie Kennealy

|image=Robbie Kennealy Sonoma 2024.jpg

|caption=Kennealy at Sonoma Raceway in 2024

|nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American

|birth_name=

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|2006|3|03}}

|birth_place=Madera Acres, California, U.S.

| Total_ARCA_Races = 2

| Years_In_ARCA = 2

| ARCA_Car_Team = No. 1 (Jan's Towing Racing)

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 104th (2024)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_ARCA_Race =2025 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 1

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 15

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 3

| ARCA_West_Car_Team = No. 1/9 (Jan's Towing Racing)

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 11th (2024)

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2023 NAPA Auto Parts Blue DEF 150 (Irwindale)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race = {{Latest ARCA West Race}}

| First_ARCA_West_Win =

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 0

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 6

| ARCA_West_Poles = 0

| updated = April 6, 2025

}}

Robbie Kennealy (born March 3, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 1/9 Ford for Jan's Towing Racing.

Racing career

Kennealy first began racing quarter midgets at the age of four, where he would compete and win multiple championships over the next eight years.{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-series/get-to-know-arca-menards-west-driver-robbie-kennealy/ |title=Get to Know ARCA Menards West Driver Robbie Kennealy |work=Kickin' the Tires|date=7 July 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}} He would then move up to late models at Madera Speedway in 2021,{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Robbie_Kennealy |title=Robbie Kennealy |work=The Third Turn|access-date=September 27, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-series/get-to-know-arca-menards-west-driver-robbie-kennealy/ |title=Get to Know ARCA Menards West Driver Robbie Kennealy |work=Kickin' the Tires|date=7 July 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}

File:Robbie Kennealy ARCA Roseville 2023.jpg in 2023]]

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/06/27/entry-list-napa-bluedef-150-at-irwindale-speedway/ |title=Entry list: NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway |website=ARCARacing.com |date=June 27, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}} After finishing thirteenth in the sole practice session and qualifying,{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/01/practice-results-napa-auto-parts-bluedef-150-presented-by-west-coast-stock-car-hall-of-fame-at-irwindale-speedway/ |title=Practice results: NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway |website=ARCARacing.com |date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/01/qualifying-results-napa-auto-parts-bluedef-150-presented-by-west-coast-stock-car-hall-of-fame-at-irwindale-speedway/ |title=Qualifying results: NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway |website=ARCARacing.com |date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}} he would go on to finish on the lead lap in fifth place.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/01/race-results-napa-auto-parts-bluedef-150-presented-by-west-coast-stock-car-hall-of-fame-at-irwindale-speedway/ |title=Race results: NAPA Auto Parts BlueDEF 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway |website=ARCARacing.com |date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-series/get-to-know-arca-menards-west-driver-robbie-kennealy/ |title=Get to Know ARCA Menards West Driver Robbie Kennealy |work=Kickin' the Tires|date=7 July 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/02/kyle-keller-robbie-kennealy-to-drive-for-kkm-driver-development-in-arca-menards-series-west-in-2024/ |title=Kyle Keller, Robbie Kennealy to drive for KKM Driver Development in ARCA Menards Series West in 2024 |website=ARCARacing.com |date=September 2, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/09/01/kennealy-keller-running-2024-arca-west-schedule/ |title=Kennealy Keller Running 2024 ARCA West Schedule |work=Frontstretch|date=September 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/09/01/kennealy-keller-motorsports-announces-2024-arca-plans-mother-and-daughter-ownership/ |title=Kennealy Keller Motorsports Announces Launch of ARCA West Development Team for 2024 |work=Toby Christie|date=September 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}} He would be unable to contest the whole season, running 7 of the 12 races.

On January 23, 2025, it was revealed that Kennealy would join the No. 9 (later the No. 1) Jan's Towing Racing Ford full-time for the 2025 season, where he will run full-time alongside Kyle Keller.{{cite web |date=23 January 2025 |title=Meet Your 2025 ARCA West Field |url=https://frontstretch.com/2025/01/23/meet-your-2025-arca-west-field/ |access-date=January 23, 2025 |website=Frontstretch}}

Personal life

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/02/kyle-keller-robbie-kennealy-to-drive-for-kkm-driver-development-in-arca-menards-series-west-in-2024/ |title=Kyle Keller, Robbie Kennealy to drive for KKM Driver Development in ARCA Menards Series West in 2024 |website=ARCARacing.com |date=September 2, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/09/01/kennealy-keller-running-2024-arca-west-schedule/ |title=Kennealy Keller Running 2024 ARCA West Schedule |work=Frontstretch|date=September 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}} He also has a brother named Joey, who made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at All American Speedway, driving the No. 12 Chevrolet for KKM.

Motorsports results

=ARCA Menards Series=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=27\| ARCA Menards Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! {{Tooltip\|AMSC\|ARCA Menards Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2024 ! Kennealy Keller Motorsports ! 1 ! Ford \| DAY \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| PHO {{small\|22}} \| TAL \| DOV \| KAN \| CLT \| IOW \| MOH \| BLN \| IRP \| SLM \| ELK \| MCH \| ISF \| MLW \| DSF \| GLN \| BRI \| KAN \| TOL ! 104th ! 22 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2024/A/\|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results\|website=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=March 8, 2024}}
2025 ! Jan's Towing Racing ! 1 ! Ford \| DAY \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| PHO {{small\|9}} \| TAL \| KAN \| CLT \| MCH \| BLN \| ELK \| LRP \| DOV \| IRP \| IOW \| GLN \| ISF \| MAD \| DSF \| BRI \| SLM \| KAN \| TOL ! -* ! -* ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2025/A/\|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results\|website=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=March 7, 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=27| ARCA Menards Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2024

! Kennealy Keller Motorsports

! 1

! Ford

| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|22}}

| TAL

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| IOW

| MOH

| BLN

| IRP

| SLM

| ELK

| MCH

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| GLN

| BRI

| KAN

| TOL

! 104th

! 22

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2024/A/|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 8, 2024}}

2025

! Jan's Towing Racing

! 1

! Ford

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
{{small|9}}

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| MCH

| BLN

| ELK

| LRP

| DOV

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| BRI

| SLM

| KAN

| TOL

! -*

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2025/A/|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 7, 2025}}

==ARCA Menards Series West==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=19 \|ARCA Menards Series West results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip\|AMSWC\|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
rowspan=2\| 2023 ! rowspan=2\| 3K Motorsports ! 1 ! rowspan=3\| Ford \| PHO \| IRW \| KCR \| PIR \| SON \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IRW {{small\|5}} \| SHA \| EVG \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| AAS {{small\|16}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| LVS {{small\|8}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MAD {{small\|16}} \| ! rowspan=2\| 16th ! rowspan=2\| 157 ! rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2023/AW/\|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results\|website=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=September 27, 2023}}
11 \| colspan=11\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| PHO {{small\|18}}
rowspan=3\| 2024 ! rowspan=3\| Kennealy Keller Motorsports ! rowspan=2\| 1 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| PHO {{small\|22}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| KER {{small\|23}} \| colspan=2\| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IRW {{small\|18}} \| style="background:#DFC484;"\| IRW {{small\|Wth}} \| colspan=6\| ! rowspan=3\| 11th ! rowspan=3\| 235 ! rowspan=3\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2024/AW/\|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results\|website=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=March 8, 2024}}
rowspan=2\| Chevy \| colspan=2\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| PIR {{small\|13}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| SON {{small\|17}} \| colspan=8\|
11 \| colspan=6\| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SHA {{small\|13}} \| TRI \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MAD {{small\|17}} \| AAS \| KER \| PHO
rowspan=2\| 2025 ! rowspan=2\| Jan's Towing Racing ! 9 ! rowspan=2\| Ford \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| KER {{small\|4}} \| colspan=11\| ! rowspan=2\| -* ! rowspan=2\| -* ! rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2025/AW/\|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results\|website=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=January 25, 2025}}
1 \| \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| PHO {{small\|9}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| TUC {{small\|7}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| CNS {{small\|6}} \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| KER {{small\|3}} \| SON \| TRI \| PIR \| AAS \| MAD \| LVS \| PHO

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=19 |ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2023

! rowspan=2| 3K Motorsports

! 1

! rowspan=3| Ford

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| PIR

| SON

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW
{{small|5}}

| SHA

| EVG

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AAS
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LVS
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD
{{small|16}}

! rowspan=2| 16th

! rowspan=2| 157

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2023/AW/|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 27, 2023}}

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|18}}

rowspan=3| 2024

! rowspan=3| Kennealy Keller Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 1

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KER
{{small|23}}

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRW
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#DFC484;"| IRW
{{small|Wth}}

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=3| 11th

! rowspan=3| 235

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2024/AW/|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 8, 2024}}

rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
{{small|17}}

| colspan=8|

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SHA
{{small|13}}

| TRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD
{{small|17}}

| AAS

| KER

| PHO

rowspan=2| 2025

! rowspan=2| Jan's Towing Racing

! 9

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KER
{{small|4}}

| colspan=11|

! rowspan=2| -*

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/kennero01/2025/AW/|title=Robbie Kennealy – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 25, 2025}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TUC
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CNS
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KER
{{small|3}}

| SON

| TRI

| PIR

| AAS

| MAD

| LVS

| PHO