Kellett began his motorsport career in snowmobile racing at the age of three. After a period of convincing his parents, he transitioned to go-kart racing. He later competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in 2011, finishing third overall.
In 2012, Kellett entered the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing Services, finishing 11th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and 14th in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship season. He continued with Pabst in 2013, and made his Pro Mazda Championship debut at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in July of that year, achieving finishes of 10th and 8th. He crashed out on the second lap at Baltimore, but became the first driver to compete in all three Road to Indy divisions in the same season.
Kellett raced in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey in 2014, finishing tenth in the championship with a podium finish at Houston. He returned to the series in 2015 with Andretti Autosport, again finishing 10th, this time with a second-place finish at Iowa Speedway. In 2016, Kellett announced he would stay with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights series, becoming the first driver to confirm plans for the series for the 2016 season. He continued with Andretti in 2017, and in 2018, he won the Freedom 100 pole.
In 2019, Kellett moved to Juncos Racing for the Indy Lights season. He also participated in WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races in the LMP2 class with PRI/Mathiasen Motorsports, driving the sports car races to practice live pit stops before a hopeful IndyCar Series ride in 2020. On February 4, 2020, A. J. Foyt Racing announced that Kellett would race for the team, mostly on road and street courses in the 2020 season. He improved to a best finish of twelfth at World Wide Technology Raceway in 2021, and expanded to a full-time ride. In 2022, partnering with 2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood, Kellett finished 25th in the championship, last among full-time drivers.
On October 12, 2022, Kellett announced he would not be returning to A. J. Foyt Racing for the 2023 season.
Kellett graduated from Queen's University at Kingston with a degree in engineering physics. According to the source, “His passion for academics and STEM has been coupled with racing” and “he has teamed up with STEM organizations to use racing to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and thinkers.”
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