Career Highlights 1995-2017
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Shannon McIntosh Career Highlights 1995-2017 Racing Experience: Quarter Midgets | Micro/Mini Sprints | USAC Ford Focus Midgets |USAC Midgets Dirt Late Models | INDYCAR’s USF2000 | ARCA Racing Series History: 1995-2000: Quarter Midget Racing (Age 5-10) • Numerous wins, track records and championship-contending seasons racing throughout USA. 2001-2004: Dirt Micro Sprint Racing (Age 11-14) • Numerous wins and top finishes as one of the youngest competitors throughout the Midwest, USA. 2005-2006: USAC Ford Focus Midget Racing (Pavement Ovals) • First year racing in professionally sanctioned series (Age 16-17) th • 5 in series points • 5 heat-race wins • 15 top-10 finishes • Received Earls Fast Qualifier award for most heat race wins in series • Highest-ranked female in the Indiana and Midwest Pavement Ford Focus Series’ • Attended the Lyn St. James Driver Development Program • Named Dayton Auto Race Fans “Asphalt Driver of the Year” • Kara Hendrick Memorial Scholarship Winner and PitFit Scholarship Winner 2007: • Attended one year of college at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte studying marketing while working at The Richard Petty Driving Experience • Unable to obtain sponsorship for racing 2008: Dirt Late Model Racing, hired by Chicago based team owner for four races (Age 18) • Top-10 finish in first Dirt Late Model race (Kamp Motor Speedway) 2009: USAC Ford Focus Midget Racing • 2 top-5 finishes rd • 3 place at Kil-Kare Speedway (Xenia, Ohio) • Tested USAC National Midget for Penske-affiliated, Cunningham Motorsports Development team 2010: USAC Midgets driving for Bob East (Pavement) • 4 top-10 and 2 podium finishes th • 7 in first USAC Regional Midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome th • 4 in second USAC Regional Midget Race at Indianapolis Speedrome rd • 3 in third USAC Regional Midget Race at Indianapolis Speedrome nd • 2 in fourth USAC Regional Midget Race at Plymouth Speedway • Tested USAC National Midget at Indianapolis Raceway Park with car owner Bob East • Graduate of Skip Barber 2-Day Advanced Racing School at Sebring International Raceway 2011-2012: Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 Championship Series • Top-Five finish at Baltimore Grand Prix • “Tilton Hard Charger Award” for passing the most number of cars at Streets of St. Petersburg Grand Prix (25th to 11th) • Voted INDYCAR NATION Fan Favorite in USF2000 series • Chosen by TAG Heuer timepieces as one of two celebrities to represent the USA in their “Time for Rebels” campaign alongside a notable Hollywood actor • Secured corporate sponsor-partnership with TrueCar.com • Named by Mashable.com, the popular American news site and Internet news blog with over 50 million monthly page views, as one of seven “Must-Follow Athletes on Social Media” • Named by SEVENTEEN magazine, the iconic fashion and beauty magazine for 13 million teen girls each month, as one of five “Pretty Amazing” women, which also included a docu-reality special profiling McIntosh’s youth and unusual occupation in a prime-time special on MTV. 2013-2014: ARCA Racing Series with Penske NASCAR Development team, Cunningham Motorsports (Pavement Stock Cars) • Motor Mile Speedway (.416 pavement oval - Fairlawn, VA) th • Daytona International Speedway Open ARCA Test - 15 /78 drivers, Second time in ARCA car, limited track time, two draft sessions. • Mobile Speedway (.5 mile pavement oval) • Lucas Oil Raceway (.686 mile pavement oval) • Launched Crowdfunding Campaign and raised $11,275 through fan base/social media https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shannon-mcintosh-to-nascar • Named one of Tampa Bay Business Journal “Up & Comers Under 30” th th • First ARCA Race (Lucas Oil Raceway – Started 28 , finished 15 /32) o 7/25/14 - First race in two years (lack of sponsorship) o First pavement stock car race o First time doing pit stops 2015: • On-Air talent for Infiniti USA Commercial (As driver coach) o Commercial ran on ESPN beginning February, 2015 o Instructed NCAA Basketball coaches at Gateway Motorsports Park • Instructor for Ford Driving Skills for Life for Teens • ARCA Test at Illiana Motor Speedway for Stange Racing (August 20, 2015) 2016: th th • Dirt Midget Race at Montpelier Motor Speedway for Bob East - Start 12 /Finish 8 (23 cars) • Driving Coach for Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia • Instructor for Ford Driving Skills for Life for Teens 2017: • Porsche Driver Coach at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia • Recognized by Adweek as Rising Brand Star of Atlanta • Reporter/Host for Forza Racing Championship .