Shift Up Now Athlete and Foundation Grantee Michele Abbate brought home a second-place finish in first race of the Sonoma SpeedTour doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway on April 18-21, 2024. Driving the No. 30 Ghost Energy car for Nitro Motorsports in the TA2 class of the Trans Am West Coast Championship among an 19-car field, Abbate […]
Shift Up Now Athlete Amber Balcaen earned a P7 finish in the General Tire 200 at Talladega Super Speedway on April 20, 2024. This marked her second top-ten finish in just three ARCA Menards Series races so far, and placed her fourth in the drivers’ standings. Driving the Icon Direct No. 22 Toyota for Venturini […]
The Shift Up Now Foundation is proud to announce that four female racers - Laura Hayes, Loni Unser, Michele Abbate and Sabré Cook - have been awarded grants for the 2024 season. The foundation, which lives alongside the Shift Up Now for-profit business, strives for gender equality for female athletes in motorsport, and furthers the […]
Shift Up Now Athlete Nicole Havrda kicked off the 2024 Formula Regional (FR) Americas Championship with P7 and P6 finishes at Nola Motorsports Park on April 12-14, 2024. Testing and practice for the 15-car field took place on Thursday and Friday. Havrda maintained a top-ten pace throughout several sessions as she prepared for qualifying on […]
Shift Up Now Athletes Hannah Greenemeier and Hannah Grisham won the first Pirelli SRO GT4 America event of the year, and backed it up with a third-place podium finish, at Sonoma Raceway on April 5-7, 2024. Piloting the No. 26 Heart of Racing car, the season opener would mark Greenemeier’s debut with the Heart of […]