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Meet Shannon
I began racing at the age of six in quarter
midgets. At the time my father, Duane McQueen, was
racing boats, Blown Alcohol Hydro, and working for
the famed Midget and Boat builder Arlen Kurtis. At
the time we ran the boat Plum Nasty driven by Roger
Miller. Eight men were killed in the sport that
year and my mother and father wanted to get out of
boat racing, so they began focusing on my racing. I
raced Quarter Midgets from the years of 1985
through 1991. (See attached racing resume for
accomplishments).
In 1992 I began racing Modified Midgets. I raced
Modified Midgets from 1992 through 2003 racing in
all divisions from the 125cc class to the 250cc
class to the 600cc Multi class. I have accomplished
a great deal of titles throughout my Modified
Midget racing career, as you can see on the
attached racing resume. However, the titles that I
am most proud of are winning the Budweiser Outlaw
Nationals in 2001 and 2002 becoming the first
female driver to win this race in any division and
the first and only female driver to win this race
in the Modified Midget Multi 600cc division.
2004 was my first year in the Midget division.
Ever since I was a little kid racing Quarter
Midgets I have always thought Midget racing was
just the coolest thing ever and have always wanted
to race a Midget. Well, this year my dream as a
little girl came true. I have had an absolute blast
thus far racing the Midget. We, my father and I,
came into this year with the goal of finishing
races and learning as much as we possibly could. I
think that we have done very well at accomplishing
our goal. Racing primarily with the USAC Western
States division has been a lot of fun this year. It
actually took me a while to get over the fact that
I was actually racing with guys like Robby Flock
and Wally Pancratz that I have watched and looked
up to for a good portion of my racing career. We
have not won a race this year, however, racing with
the USAC Western States division has definitely
made me a better driver and made me step up to the
next level as all of the gentlemen that race with
the USAC Western States Division are very good. You
better be on your game to run with them. In
addition to racing with the USAC Western States
series I have actually ran three shows with the
BCRA Midgets. Two of the shows with BCRA were on
dirt and then I ran my first pavement show with
them a few weeks ago in Stockton and finished in
the top ten. I was pleased with the finish
considering I have not been on the pavement since
1991 in a Quarter Midget. We have several good
finishes for the year including a fifth with USAC
at Bakersfield in July as well as a fifth and
second in Reno-Fernley in the months of June and
August, respectively. In addition to the top five
finishes above we have many top tens as well as top
qualifying attempts in Ventura (3 rd ) in July and
I set fast time in Reno-Fernley in August. I am
looking forward to the remainder of the season, but
I very much looking forward to Turkey Night and the
Chili Bowl.
As for 2005, I would describe it as our
Sophomore blues season. We have really focused on
the pavement car this year as this is new for us.
We have had some good finishes in both cars. My
main focus is to make the show at Turkey Night and
have a great time at the Chili Bowl in 2006.
Personal Information - I am a graduate of the
California State University Bakersfield with a
bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a
concentration in Accounting. I am a Certified
Public Accountant working for a large firm,
Daniells, Phillips, Vaughan & Bock, in
Bakersfield, California. I work as an Auditor for
the firm and fully enjoy my job. However, my
passion is racing and to be able to race I knew I
had to get a great job as my parents, Duane and
Carol McQueen, took my racing career as far as they
could racing Modified Midgets.
I would like to thank my grandmother Vi McQueen
as she supports my racing financially; she is my
only sponsor, and she is my biggest support. I
would also like to thank my father Duane as he
works on the race cars every night. He is the
official Crew Chief. Lastly, my mother always
supports me.
My mother, father and grandmother have always
supported me whether it is through school or
racing. I am so lucky to have had them in my
life.
I am very proud of what I have accomplished
racing and in my personal life as a college
graduate and CPA.
Snippets
Racin' for a Livin'
Shannon McQueen has been selected as one of fifty
race car driver's (including 10 other women) for an
upcoming racing reality TV show - Racin' for a
Livin'. The competition starts with fans voting
online to select the top 12 drivers. Only these 12
drivers, selected solely by fan voting, progress to
the TV show. Then they compete in race cars, on
different courses, judged by top drivers, crew
chiefs and broadcasters. The winner receives a
fully-funded and sponsored ride for a limited
number of races in the NASCAR Busch Series. Please
go to www.racinforalivin.com
and show your support! Vote and Vote Often - you
can vote as often as you like! Shannon
News
Shannon
“Lightning” McQueen Claim Another Top 10
Run
Piloting the McQueen Racing #7 Spike/Esslinger,
Bakersfield’s Shannon McQueen remained poised,
undeterred by less-than-stellar track conditions to
claim her ninth top 10 run of the season in the
August 19 USAC-Western States Midget feature at the
3/8-mile Route 66 Motorplex in Victorville.
Lining up on the pole for 20-lap race, McQueen
had an excellent start, pulling away to lead the
opening four laps before getting shuffled back on
the deteriorating track. After leading early,
McQueen came home eighth in the 21-car field.
During her Heat race, an over aggressive
competitor drove over the right side of
McQueen’s mount, collecting the McQueen Racing
#7. “We got collected by a crazy person who
spun out and stood on the gas and then landed on
the hood of our car and stayed on the gas,”
says McQueen, who despite a severely damaged car,
with next to no tire left on the right rear,
finished fifth in the Heat, transferring to the
main.
Citing little time to work on the chassis set
up, due to having to repair damage from the Heat
race incident, “it was not as terrible as it
can always be worse, but it was most definitely not
what we were looking for,” said McQueen.
“What a rough night. We qualified well and
then it went downhill from there thanks to someone
else,” says McQueen.
Though qualifying on a very slick track, McQueen
was the sixth fastest in qualifications, with a
15.853 mark, within a tenth of fast timer Ronnie
Gardner.
McQueen extended her USAC-Western States points
lead to 88 points heading into Labor Day
weekend’s fifth Annual Louie Vermeil Classic,
held Saturday and Sunday, September 1-2 at the
½-mile Calistoga Speedway where she will be
piloting the McQueen Racing #7 Spike/Esslinger.
McQueen trails David Prickett by 29 points in the
Western-States Dirt standings.
McQueen has amassed three Heat race wins, seven
Top 5 runs and nine Top 10s on the year.
Source: femaleracingnews.com/featured/shannon-lightning-mcqueen-claim-another-top-10-run/
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