CEO of Shift Up Now, Vice President of the Shift Up Now Foundation
First female racer to score points in World Series by Renault
7 time Indy 500 Competitor, Indy Lights Race Winner
One of two women with a 230+ mph lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2021 class winner at 24 hour race at the Nuburgring Nordschleife, 2022 , 2023, 2024 podium finisher, plus fastest laps in car at the 24 hour race at the Nurburgring, one in class (2023, 2025)
Podium finish with team-mates at the 24H of Barcelona
Coach and co-driver for hire, competing with clients in various series in the US
Next career goal: to race in GT3 machinery
To learn more about Pippa, visit her website here.
Erin Vogel
Board Member of the Shift Up Now Foundation
Led all-female team to a class win and overall top-5 at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill 2018
Bronze Class Champion, Porsche Sprint Challenge 2019
Driver for Rebelle Rally Rookie Team of the Year 2020
First female to win a race in the Pro-Am Class of SRO GT World Challenge globally with teammate Michael Cooper 2021
2x Race Winner in World Racing League GP1 class with Loni Unser and Sabre Cook 2022
Founder and Team Principal of AE Victory Racing, a female forward GT4 team
Life Goal: to field a female team at the 24 hours of Daytona
To Learn more about AE Victory Racing, visit their website here.
Ashley Freiberg
Lives in Las Vegas, NV
5 time karting champion
2 time Skip Barber Series Champion
First woman to win a professional race at the Daytona International Speedway
First woman to win an overall North American Porsche GT3 Cup race
2nd place finish in first attempt at the 12 Hours of Sebring
First woman to win an overall race in the Continental Tire Sportscar Championship
First woman globally to podium in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge NA 991 Class Champion
3rd place in 2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 class
Competing for Kellymoss in Porsche Carrera Cup in 2025
Sabré Cook
6x Karting Champion in the USA, first female to qualify for KZ2 World Cup.
First Female Team USA Scholarship Finalist
B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines
2019 W Series Competitor - Winner of the Striving Forward Award for most passes made
Only American to compete in the W Series in 2021
Winner of the combined Kellymoss female driver shoot-out in fall of 2022, Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Scholarship for 2023
First female racer to compete in Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America in 2023
Competing in Porsche Carrera Cup North America in 2025
2019 NASA So-Cal Spec Miata and TMC Championship Winner
First ever female test driver for Pirelli North America
One of the Finalists for the 2020 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship Shoot-out
Competed in select Mazda Mx5 Cup races in 2021 with Hixon Motor Sports and Hagerty, and with Round 3 Racing in their World Racing League program
2022 National and Eastern Champion in the World Racing League GP3 class
Winner of the 2022 Heart of Racing Diversity Scholarship
Double Race Winner in GT4 America in 2023 with Heart of Racing
5 Podiums with Heart of Racing and Hannah Greenemeier in GT4 America in 2024
Returns to partner Hannah Greenemeier at Heart of Racing in GT4 America in 2025
Hannah Greenemeier
4 Regional and Club Karting Championships, 1 National Karting Championship
First female to win a Superkarts!USA Pro Tour Championship in a premier class
First female to win a Superkarts!USA Pro Tour main event
3 time Rotax World Finals driver for Team USA
Mazda Motorsports Shootout finalist in 2021 and 2022
F4 Championship with Kiwi/Crosslink Motorsports in 2023
Professional driving instructor for the Utah Motorsports Campus Lotus Driving Experience
Young driver development coach for Msquared Racing, Speed Concepts Racing and Trackside Karting Services
Stood on podium 5 times in debut GT4 America season with Heart of Racing and Hannah Grisham in 2024
Heart of Racing IMPC GT4 driver for 2026 alongside Hannah Grisham
Loni Unser
Raised in Idaho, calls California home
Winner of the 2023 World Racing League Eastern and National Championship in GP1 with Round 3 Racing / Hagerty / Pep Boys / Team Cooper Tire.
Second place finisher her rookie year in the Porsche Trophy by Yokohama class at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Gave the Acura Integra Type S it's successful competition debut in the 2023 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
3rd place in Porsche Sprint Challenge in the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS ProAm Class in 2024
Vice Champion in Porsche Sprint Challenge in 2025, including 9 podiums and 1 win
Fastest Porsche at Pikes Peak in 2026, 3rd in class and top 10 overall
Brand Ambassador for PenFed Credit Union, Speedway Motors, Acumatica, and Mobil 1
Stunt Driver, Professional Driving Instructor, Keynote Speaker
Sarah Montgomery
Lafayette Louisiana native, who started racing in dirt oval karts at the age of 12 years old
Graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a marketing degree, Geaux Cajuns
First female to stand on Global MX-5 Cup Series (2019, 4 podiums)
3 overall wins, 5 podiums in World Racing League in 2022
Member of the all female GTO team in World Racing League in 2023
Membership Coordinator for Shift Up Now from 2023 - 2024
Racing for AE Victory Racing in World Racing League in 2024, and 2025, helped lead the team to multiple podium finishes and their first victory in the series during the 2025 season
Returns to AE Victory Racing for the 2026 season
Goal to graduate to IMSA racing
Laura Hayes
Began racing at 8 years old in karts and quarter midgets
Professional BMW Performance Driving Instructor
Resident Coach and pro-driver with Thunder Bunny Racing in AER and WRL since 2015
Winner of the Mazda Motorsport Women In Motorsport Scholarship in fall of 2021
Rookie Pikes Peak Hill Climb Competitor with Thunder Bunny Racing in 2021
Raced in MX5 Cup with Thunder Bunny Racing in 2022
2023 WRL Eastern and National GTO Champion with Thunder Bunny Racing
Won Inaugural Pikes Peak GT4 Trophy by Yokohama in 2024, set record for the fastest woman ever up the Mountain
Competed in SRO GT4 America in 2025, with multiple podium finishes and one class win
Nicole Havrda
Grew up as a swimmer
Rookie of the year of West Coast Kart Club, 2019
Vice champion at the Western Canadian Rotax Finals
Youngest driver at the Heart of Racing test, 2022
Youngest driver in the Indian Racing League, 2022
First Female ever to become the Formula Pro USA Winter Series Champion, 2023
First Female ever to become the Formula Pro USA Champion, 2023
Top five finishes in Formula Regional Americas, 2023
Four podium finishes in FR Americas for in 2024
F1 Academy participant in 2025
Competing in IMSA VP Sports Car Challenge in 2026
Taylor Ferns
From Shelby Twp., MI; currently residing in Indianapolis, IN
First female to podium in a USAC Silver Crown race (2x)
First female to win a 500 Sprint Car Tour race
Most USAC wins in a single-season by a female racer
Over 15 career Sprint Car wins between pavement non-wing and dirt wing cars
Over 20 Midget wins between pavement and dirt
2011 USAC Regional Midget Champion
Recipient of the 2010 Kara Kendrick Spirit Award for Outstanding Achievements from USAC and Lyn St. James
Graduated cum laude from Grand Valley State University with a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics, M.B.A. in Finance & Management from Wayne State University, and a J.D. (Law) from Wayne State University
Founder and CEO of The Safety Bank
Erika Hoffmann
From Ottawa, Canada
Placed 1st out of 1000 competitors in the 21 / 22 Formula Woman International Driver search
Raced in British GT4 in 2022
Competed in FIA Rallystar competition in 2023
Co-founded Slate Racing in 2024, a female led race team focused on providing opportunities for female drivers and crew; made a guest appearance with the AE Victory Racing team at Road Atlanta.
Competed in Porsche Sprint Challenge Cayman GT4 RS class with Kellymoss in 2025, including multiple podium finishes and one win
Started driving go karts at age 8 and racing at age 15
Winner of 2022 Greater Houston Karting Championship, GCKI Karting Championship
Transitioned from karts to Spec Miata at age 17.
Winner of 2023 Mazda MX-5 Cup Women's Initiative Scholarship
One top 6, seven top 15's, and P12 in the MX-5 Cup championship
Racing for JTR in MX-5 Cup for 2025
Charlotte Traynor
Born in Colorado, currently living in Arizona
Began racing in go karts at the age of 13
Moved up to spec miata racing in late 2024
Runner-up in the AEVictory racing shootout, podium finish at Watkins Glen alongside team-mates Ashley Freiberg and Sarah Montgomery
Winner of the Mazda Motorsports Women's Initiative Scholarship for 2026
Racing for PDR in the 2026 Mazda MX5 Cup
Ultimate goal is to race prototype cars in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship
To Learn more about Charlotte, visit her website here!
Alana Carter
Grew up in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Her racing career started with asphalt stock cars, moving to dirt late models, and eventually to sportscars
Was the first female and youngest to win the Western Cup Memorial Championship
First female driver to compete in the Emzone Radical Cup Canada Championship
Winner of the Formula Woman shootout 2022
Was the development driver for the worlds first fully electric amateur touring car - the Scalar Performance SCR1
Certified Jaguar Track Specialist
Winner of the AE Victory Shootout 2025
Racing with AE Victory alongside Erin Vogel and Sarah Montgomery in World Racing League for 2025
Michele Abbate
West Coast racer from Las Vegas
Youngest female racer to earn a GT1 SCCA National Championship Podium
First ever female racer to stand on the podium in Trans Am TA 2 (West Coast Championship, 2020)
Runner up in West Coast Trans Am TA 2 Championship in 2020, returned in 2021 with support from Lucas Oil and Hagerty
Winner of PMH Diversity Scholarship for 2023 season in TranAm TA2
Competed in TransAm TA2 with Showtime Motorsports in 2023, and a partial schedule with Race Nitro in 2024
Competing in a spec Miata in the Spring Mountain Racing Series in 2025, 2026
Shea Holbrook
Born and raised in Florida
Cut her teeth in Touring Cars - First female race winner at Long Beach
2019 W Series Competitor
BSI Racing Team Owner and team manager
Momma to Shift Up Now's Youngest Members, Olivia and Cooper
Advisor the Shift Up Now Foundation
Racing for the first time in 2019, taking part in select Toyota GR Cup weekends with her BSI Racing Team
Emy Kissick
Started driving and racing in 2023 at the age of 15
Pacific Northwest native, home track is Pacific Raceways
Winner of the 2024 Mazda Spec Mx-5 Shootout
First female winner of the Spec Mx-5 Shootout
Racing in Spec Miata and Spec Mx-5 for the 2025 season
Megan Meyer
Shift Up Now Foundation board Member
Megan began her drag racing career in 2004 in a Junior Dragster
Rookie of the year in her first season driving NHRA nitro-injected Dragster
2019 and 2020 NHRA Champion in her class
First woman to win a Nitro Chaos event, placed second in inaugural 2023 Season
Has a degree in marketing and graphic design, and alongside her driving duties, has also worked for the family team as a marketer, photographer and mechanic.
Founder of the "Driven by Social" Academy and "Fueled and Funded" online classes for racers, helping them learn how to grow their brand, better use social media, and increase their sponsorship value.
Transitioning from drag racing to odd road racing in 2025, 2026
Paityn Feyen
Originally from Colorado, moved to NC to pursue a career in racing
Started karting at 13 years old
First Championship win in 2024
30+ Legends races slated for 2026 season
Full season of 25 Late Model races with MKM Racing Development
Full season of Toyota GR Cup with Nitro Motorsports
