Written by Sally Mott The 2026 season has been unlike any other in my racing career. I grew up racing on road courses, starting in go-karts before moving into sports cars and the Mazda MX-5 Cup. Oval racing wasn't something I started at a young age. So you’d think that only turning left instead of […]
Written by Shift Up Now Athlete Brenna Schubert At age 20, I was fed up. I had made virtually no progress in my racing career since beginning karting at age nine. I was still racing at the same 1/5th-mile road course track, often being the only competitor in my class. On the bright side, at […]
Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is to tell the Athletes’ stories in a fun Q&A format, so you can get to know each one. That way, you’ll have even more reason to cheer for them, and show your support by being […]
Written by Therese Lahlouh I was 32 years old the first time I took a green flag. I had always loved cars, and going fast. But I didn’t think professional racing was something ordinary people could do. Racecar drivers, in my mind, were born into it. They were karting prodigies, generational talents, kids trained from […]
Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is to tell the Athletes’ stories in a fun Q&A format, so you can get to know each one. That way, you’ll have even more reason to cheer for them, and show your support by being […]
