Robert John Kennett is a New Zealand racecar driver who raced strictly in the United States. He is the father of New Zealand race car driver Brady Kennett. In 1969 he raced in the US Trans-Am Series in a

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. He finished 14th at the Kent 300 in Seattle (third in class) and 9th in the ARRC Daytona. In 1970 he again raced in the

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, but this time in a

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. He had a DNF in Round 1 at

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and was 16th in Round 10 at the Kent 200 in Seattle. He did, however, have some wins in the US West Coast National Championship.

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Laguna Seca
19 April 1970

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