Shea Holbrook
| Shea Holbrook | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
1990 (age 26–27) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Pirelli World Challenge career | |
| Current team | Shea Racing |
| Car no. | 67 |
| Engine | Honda |
| Best finish | 5th in 2016 |
| Finished last season | 5th |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 | Sports Car Club of America |
Shea Holbrook (born 1990) is an American professional race car driver and entrepreneur. She currently races in the Pirelli World Challenge.[1]
Early life
Holbrook was raised in Groveland, Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2012, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in communication with a minor in marketing.[1][2]
Racing
Holbrook began her professional racing career with the Sports Car Club of America in 2010. She became the first woman to win the Grand Prix of Long Beach in a touring car during the 2011 Pirelli World Challenge season, and is one of only four women to ever win at the track.[2] Holbrook says that she became interested in racing after attending Richard Petty’s Driving Experience.[3]
Holbrook races in a Honda Civic Si, and currently owns and operates Shea Racing with her family.[1][4]
Other
In 2016 Holbrook was the pace vehicle driver when Denise Mueller set a women's world record for the fastest speed on a paced bicycle with an official speed of 147.75 mph on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats; no woman had ever attempted the mark before Mueller.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "UCF grads include pro race-car driver Shea Holbrook". Orlando Sentinel. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- 1 2 "About Shea". Shea Racing. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "Shea Holbrook making a name for herself". MyFOX Orlando. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "Partners". Shea Racing. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ Fabrizio, Tony (2013-07-16). "Cyclist Denise Mueller sets one speed record, falls short of another". Espn.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.