Veronica McCann

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Veronica McCann
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 (age 42)
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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Career results

SeasonSeriesPosition
1992 New South Wales Honda Odyssey Australian Sub Junior Titles3rd
Australian Honda Odyssey State Sub Driver Junior Championship3rd
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
RDA Junior Club Championship1st
2000 Western Australian Junior Sedan Titles1st
2002World Series Sprintcar 37th
2002–03Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship1st
Western Australian Sprintcar Titles3rd
2003–04Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship2nd
Western Australian Sprintcar Titles3rd
2004–05Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship2nd
Western Australian Sprintcar Titles3rd
2006 IRL Indy Pro Series 11th
2007/2008Kart World Belmont Pro Dirt Series9th
Perth Motorplex Late Model Track Championship7th
2016Pro Dirt Late Model Series19th
2017Pro Dirt Late Model Series7th
USA Late Model Invasion Tour15th
Australian Late Model Championship11th
2018Pro Dirt Late Model Series5th
USA Late Model Invasion Tour27th
2019Pro Dirt Late Model Series10th
USA Late Model Invasion Tour27th
2020Pro Dirt Late Model Series4th
USA Late Model Invasion Tour11th
Australian Late Model Championship10th
2021Pro Dirt Late Model Series5th
2022Pro Dirt Late Model Series4th
Wild West Showdown7th
2023Pro Dirt Late Model Series8th
Wild West Showdown17th
Australian Late Model Championship19th
2024Australian Late Model Championship18th
2025Australian Late Model Championship11th

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112RankPointsRef
2006 Brian Stewart Racing HMS STP1 STP2 INDY WGL IMS NSH MIL KTY SNM1 SNM2 CHI
11		37th19 [6]

Television

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

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 – 2006 Infiniti / Indy Pro Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Veronica McCann". Australian Princess . Archived from the original on 12 February 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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