Sheena Monk | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States | March 16, 1989
IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Gradient Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 66 |
Starts | 14 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 11th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2020–22 2018–19 | Michelin Pilot Challenge Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America |
Sheena Monk (born March 16, 1989) is an American racing driver. [1] She is currently competes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving the No. 66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX. [2]
For 2018, it was announced that Monk would compete in the 2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – LB Cup driving for Wayne Taylor Racing. [3] She would finish 4th that season with one win, two poles, and seven podiums.
In 2020, Monk announced that she would be moving to the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge driving the No. 3 McLaren 570S GT4 for Motorsport in Action. [4] She would partner with Corey Lewis for that season. Monk would get her first win at Road America. [5] She and Lewis would finish the season 9th in the standings.
Monk would return to the series for the 2021 season driving the No. 3 McLaren 570S GT4, with Spencer Pigot as her teammate. [6] She and Pigot would finish 6th in the championship that season with only one podium from Watkins Glen.
For 2022, Monk would return to the series for the 2022 season. [7] She would now drive for the newly-rebranded TGR Infinity Autosport and partner up with Kyle Marcelli driving the No. 3 Toyota GR Supra GT4. During the second round at Sebring International Raceway, Marcelli suffered a high-speed crash with competitor Mason Filippi's Hyundai Elantra N TCR. This crash resulted in damage beyond repair to Monk and Marcelli's car. As a result, both drivers switched teams to PF Racing for the rest of the season to drive their No. 877 Ford Mustang GT4. [8] Monk would get two podiums at Lime Rock Park and Virginia International Raceway to finish 6th in the standings.
On January 3, 2023, it was announced that Monk would make her debut in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTD class driving the No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. [9] She would team up with Katherine Legge to form an all female lineup. Their best finish of the season came at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona where they finished 4th in class. Monk and Legge would finish 11th in the championship by season's end.
In 2024, it was announced that Monk would return to the series with Gradient Racing once again partnering with Legge. [10]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – LB Cup | Wayne Taylor Racing | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 87 | 4th |
2019 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – AM | Dream Racing Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 4th |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||
2020 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | Motorsport in Action | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 9th |
2021 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | Motorsport in Action | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2240 | 6th |
2022 | Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | TGR Infinity Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 6th |
PF Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Gradient Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2552 | 11th |
2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Gradient Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603* | 14th* |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2020 | Motorsport in Action | Grand Sport | McLaren 570S GT4 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | DAY 18 | SEB 1 12 | ELK 1 | VIR 20 | ATL 1 12 | MOH 1 16 | MOH 2 9 | ATL 2 7 | LGA 9 | SEB 2 4 | 9th | 208 |
2021 | Motorsport in Action | Grand Sport | McLaren 570S GT4 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | DAY 9 | SEB 8 | MOH 4 | WGL 1 3 | WGL 2 6 | LIM 21 | ELK 6 | LGA 9 | VIR 8 | ATL 15 | 6th | 2240 |
2022 | TGR Infinity Autosport | Grand Sport | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | DAY 12 | SEB 28 | 6th | 2240 | ||||||||
PF Racing | Ford Mustang GT4 | Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 | LGA 24 | MOH 10 | WGL 12 | MOS 9 | LIM 3 | ELK 6 | VIR 2 | ATL 12 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | Gradient Racing | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 4 | SEB 12 | LBH 9 | LGA 13 | WGL 5 | MOS 11 | LIM 6 | ELK 10 | VIR 10 | IMS 13 | PET 15 | 11th | 2552 |
2024 | Gradient Racing | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 19 | SEB 17 | LBH 4 | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 14th* | 603* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. |
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2023 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | Mario Farnbacher Katherine Legge Marc Miller | 729 | 22 | 4 |
2024 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | Tatiana Calderón Katherine Legge Stevan McAleer | 368 | 49 DNF | 19 DNF |
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