Jon McKennedy

Jonathan McKennedy (born April 5, 1987) is an American race car driver from Chelmsford, MA. He has won 8 championships in Tour-Type Modifieds and Supermodifieds.

McKennedy is scheduled to drive for Tim and Sheryl Lepine on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2022.

Career
McKennedy began racing at age 9. Since starting his career, he has won multiple Karting championships. McKennedy has won 83 races at 25 tracks from Canada to Florida.

Former NASCAR team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. won his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race with McKennedy, at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 2018. At the time, Baldwin called him "an awesome talent.”

In 2009, McKennedy was ranked third by Vermont Motorsports Magazine.

Championships

 * 2003 350 Supermodified champion at Star Speedway
 * 4x Modified Racing Series champion (2009, 2010, 2012, and 2016). 24 wins, 2nd all-time wins.
 * 4x ISMA Ollie Silva Memorial winner (2012, 2014, 2019, and 2020) at Lee USA Speedway.
 * 4x ISMA Star Classic winner (2013, 2018, 2020, and 2021) at Star Speedway.
 * 2014 Tri-Track Open Modified Series champion
 * 2015 ISMA Hy-Miler Classic winner at Sandusky Speedway
 * 2016 Northeast Premier Touring Series Driver of the Year
 * 2017 ISMA champion
 * 2018 First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at Myrtle Beach Speedway and North/South Shootout Winner at Concord Motorsports Park
 * 2020 Finished 2nd in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship standings
 * 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion

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