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Brandon Kennedy

Royer Miss Madison
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Biography

Date birth

16/07/1992

Place of birth

Delaware

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2025 marks Brandon Kennedy’s debut in the H1 Unlimited series, taking the wheel of the U-6 Miss Madison. A fourth-generation racer with over 20 years of experience, Kennedy has earned a reputation as one of the most accomplished inboard drivers in North America.

He is a 10-time winner at Régates de Valleyfield, a Grand Prix Challenge Champion, and a multi-time HRL Grand Prix Series Champion. Kennedy holds three standing hydroplane records and is a two-time APBA Hall of Champions inductee.

Brandon has captured championship wins in multiple classes, including 2.5 Stock, H350, and Grand Prix. He began racing at age 14 and won a Summer National Championship in just his third weekend on the water.

With a proven track record of consistency, speed, and championship success, Kennedy now brings his experience and winning pedigree to the Unlimited ranks.

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Fast facts
  • Brandon began driving hydroplanes in 2006
  • A fourth-generation racer from a family that has been involved in hydroplane racing for over 50 years
  • Brandon Kennedy, a 32-year-old racer from Bear, Delaware, brings 18 years of competitive hydroplane racing experience to Miss Madison, with the past 13 seasons in the Grand Prix class.
  • 2025 will be Brandon Kennedy’s first year driving an unlimited hydroplane. As a rookie, he will need to qualify as an unlimited driver in 2025.
  • Kennedy will be the 25th driver for Miss Madison Racing.
  • Kennedy currently drives the GP-35 TM Special, that races on the Hydroplane Racing League (HRL) and Grand Prix America (GPA) circuits.
  • Brandon drove the GP-25 and GP-14 before getting to drive Ron and Sandy Thompson’s GP-35 in 2023.
  • Kennedy’s success in the GP class includes three wins at Régates de Valleyfield (2013, 15, 18) and two wins at the Madison Regatta in the last four years.
  • “Racing for Miss Madison is a profound honor,” says Kennedy. “It’s about representing a community that feels like family and sharing our journey in a way that brings everyone closer to the action.”

NEXT DRIVER VICTORY:  An H1 Unlimited race victory would be Brandon’s first.

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