Veronica McCann

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Veronica McCann
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 (age 38)
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
13th13

Television

In 2005, Veronica appeared on season one of Australian Princess which aired on Network Ten. [6] [7]

Personal life

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

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References

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  2. http://www.sprintcarworld.com.au/driver.asp?Id=413 Retrieved 4 April 2011 from Sprintcar World
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  6. http://www.tv.com/veronica-mccann/person/467198/summary.html Retrieved 4 April 2011 from TV.Com
  7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2123424/ IMDb profile [ user-generated source ]