Veronica McCann

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Veronica McCann
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 (age 41)
New South Wales
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Years active2006
Teams Brian Stewart Racing
Starts1
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish13 in 2006

Veronica McCann (born 24 August 1983) is a speedway race driver. After starting racing in Honda Odyssey's in 1992, she proceeded to Junior Sedans in 1996 in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. [1] When her family moved to Perth, Western Australia she continued in speedway in junior sedans until 2001 when she graduated into Sprintcars. [2] After success in that class she was spotted by former Indycar driver Lyn St James [3] and awarded a scholarship to IRL Indy Pro Series with Brian Stewart Racing in 2006. In 2008 she moved to Dirt Late Model in an effort to get back to America with limited success. [4] [5]

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Veronica McCann won a speedway race in 1997 against her much older brother Casey McCann. Since Casey's defeat he has not been able to race or discuss this topic.

Career results

SeasonSeriesPosition
1992 New South Wales Honda Odyssey Australian Sub Junior Titles3rd
1992Australian Honda Odyssey State Sub Driver Junior Championship3rd
1992 Australian Capital Territory Honda Odyssey Junior Championship3rd
1993 Australian Capital Territory Honda Odyssey Junior Championship2nd
1996RDA Junior Club Championship4th
1997RDA Junior Club Championship5th
1998 Western Australian Junior Sedan Titles1st
1998RDA Junior Club Championship1st
2000 Western Australian Junior Sedan Titles1st
2002–03Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship1st
2002–03 Western Australian Sprintcar Titles3rd
2003–04Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship2nd
2003–04 Western Australian Sprintcar Titles3rd
2004–05Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship2nd
2004–05 Western Australian Sprintcar Titles3rd
2006 IRL Indy Pro Series 11th
2007/2008Kart World Belmont Pro Dirt Series9th
2007/2008Perth Motorplex Late Model Track Championship7th

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2006 Brian Stewart Racing HMS STP1 STP2 INDY WGL IMS NSH MIL KTY SNM1 SNM2 CHI
11		37th19

Television

In 2005, Veronica appeared on season one of Australian Princess which aired on Network Ten. [6]

Personal life

Veronica is married to Western Australian Moto Cross Champion and Wingless Sprint driver Carl Pickersgill and resides in Leederville, Western Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Veronica McCann". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011
  2. ↑ http://www.sprintcarworld.com.au/driver.asp?Id=413 Retrieved 4 April 2011 from Sprintcar World
  3. ↑ "Veronica McCann". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011 from Official web page
  4. ↑ http://speedway.net.au/release.asp?NewsId=26960 Retrieved 5 April 2011 from Speedway.Net
  5. ↑ "Late Model Racing Australia - Dirt Late Models". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011 from Late Model Racing Australia
  6. ↑ "Veronica McCann". Australian Princess . Archived from the original on 12 February 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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