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
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.
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 SRO GT4 America driver for 2025 alongside Hannah Grisham
Loni Unser
Raised in Idaho, calls California home
Winner of the 2020 World Racing League Eastern Championship in GP2 with Round 3 Racing / Shell / Team Cooper Tire
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
Professional driving instructor with BMW and Mercedes AMG
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
Amber Balcaen
Grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Started racing in dirt oval karts at 10 years old
1st Canadian female to win a NASCAR sanctioned race in the USA, 13 feature wins total in cars
Top ten finished overall in her debut season in the ARCA Menards Championship with Rette Jones Racing
Returning to ARCA in 2024 with Venturi Motorsports
Goal to graduate to top 3 series of NASCAR
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.
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
High performance driving instructor for Porsche and a licensed real estate agent in Georgia
Racing for AE Victory Racing in World Racing League in 2024 and 2025
Goal to graduate to IMSA racing
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
Competing in F1 Academy in 2025
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
Competing in Porsche Sprint Challenge with Kellymoss in 2025
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
Sally Mott
Born in Los Angeles, raised in Texas
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
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
Heather Hadley
Originally from Northern California, currently living in Mooresville, North Carolina
Started racing go-karts at age 9 at Driven Raceway indoor karting facility
503 total races at Driven Raceway with a 100% winning average and ranked 2nd of 355,842 people
First female to ever win the U.S. Legend Cars Silver State Winter Series Championship, winning the championship for a 2nd time in 2022
Set the current track record at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit for INEX U.S. Legend Cars
5x U.S. Legend Cars Points Champion
Winner of the Mazda's Women's Initiative Scholarship at the 2022 MX-5 Cup Shootout
Two Top-10's and five top-15's in the MX-5 Cup Series in 2023
Racing for BSI Racing in MX-5 Cup in 2024
Ashlyn Speed
Started karting at 7 years old, winner several regional Championships
Moved to SCCA Spec Miata at 14 years old
2022 SCCA Texas Region Driver of the Year
Won the 2023 SCCA Southern Conference Championship in a Formula Mazda
Winner Mazda Women's Initiative Scholarship for 2025
Selected as Whelen Motorsports Ambassador for Mazda MX5 Cup
Finalist in the IMSA Diversity Scholarship program for 2025
Competing in Mazda MX5 Cup in 2025 with Hendricks Motorsports
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
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.
Shift Up Now Foundation board member
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
Young Driver development coach for Neliton Race Concepts
Will race approx. 20 Legends Car races in 2025
Full season of Toyota GR Cup with Nitro Motorsports
