Cassie Gannis

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Cassie Gannis
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-04-07) April 7, 1991 (age 33)
Phoenix, Arizona
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Years active 2011–2012, 2018
Teams Greg Rayl, Nancy Cano, John Gomez, Patriot Motorsports Group
Starts11
Best finish22nd in 2012
Previous series
2015
2015 		ARCA Racing Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Awards
2012 K&N Pro Series West Most Popular Driver Award

Cassandra Lynn Gannis [1] (born April 7, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Racing career

Gannis started racing in quarter midgets in 1999; from 1999–2003, she recorded 15 top fives in 18 races. [2] In 2005, she started Legends car racing, and two years later, began racing super late models. At Tucson Raceway Park, she was the youngest female driver to race at the track. [3]

From 2009–2011, Gannis was named a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. [4] In 2010, she ran a USAR Pro Cup Series race at Langley Speedway, suffering mechanical problems and failing to complete a lap. [5] A year later, she started racing in the K&N Pro Series West for Greg Rayl, recording a best finish of 16th at Colorado National Speedway and Spokane County Raceway. [6] The following year, she raced for Rayl, Nancy Cano and John Gomez, with her best finish being 15th at Havasu 95 Speedway. [7] She eventually won the series' Most Popular Driver Award. [4]

In 2013, Gannis auditioned for a spot in the PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge, a contest with the prize being a ride with Michael Waltrip Racing, and was named a finalist. [8]

In 2015, Gannis tested for Carter 2 Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona International Speedway, [9] and eventually joined the team to make her series debut at the season-opening Lucas Oil 200. Despite being 33rd fastest in a field of 49 drivers, she failed to qualify for the race. [10] On November 6, Gannis announced that she would make her Camping World Truck Series debut in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway for Mike Harmon Racing, but once again, she failed to qualify. [2]

In 2019, Gannis attempted to qualify for a women's-only Formula 3 series, but failed to progress beyond the evaluation day. [11]

Personal life

Gannis works as a veterinarian technician at a Phoenix-based animal hospital. [2] A spokeswoman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arizona, she is a speaker on teen driving safety; she also works as a host for HopeKids of AZ and a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Arizona branch board. She often visits military bases, being awarded the Safety Chesty Award Certificate of Commendation. Asides from racing, she works as a ride-along driver for the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. [3] Her sister played college basketball at the University of Portland and is a firefighter for the City of Phoenix.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2015 Mike Harmon Racing 49 Ram DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
DNQ		 HOM 116th- [12]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
2011 Greg Rayl 07 Ford PHO AAS MMP IOW LVS SON IRW
23		 EVG PIR CNS
16		 MRP SPO
16		 AAS 39th358 [13]
70 PHO
DNQ
2012 Nancy Cano01 Ford PHO
DNQ		 LHC
15		 MMP
23		 S99
19		 IOW BIR 22nd130 [14]
Greg Rayl 07 Ford LVS
24		 SON EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS
John Gomez22 Chevy PHO
22
2018 Patriot Motorsports Group 08 Chevy KCR TUS
16		 TUS
15		 OSS 24th86 [15]
36 CNS
15		 SON DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS MER AAS KCR

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2015 Carter 2 Motorsports 95 Dodge DAY
DNQ		 MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN NA- [16]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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References

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