Sheena Monk

Sheena Monk
Nationality	American
Born	(1989-03-16) March 16, 1989 (age 35) Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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]

Career

Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America

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.

Michelin Pilot Challenge

2020

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.

2021

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.

2022

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.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

2023

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 Gradient Racing 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.

2024

In 2024, it was announced that Monk would return to the series with Gradient Racing once again partnering with Legge.^[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
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.

Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results

(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
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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(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
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.

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
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

References

1. "WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SHEENA MONK". imsa.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
2. Klein, Jamie (2023-12-05). "Calderon Joins Gradient Racing for Endurance Rounds – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
3. "Wayne Taylor Racing". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
4. Dagys, John (2020-01-16). "49 Entries for Pilot Challenge Season-Opener – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
5. "Motorsports In Action Take The Win At Road America With Sheena Monk & Corey Lewis". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
6. Dagys, John (2021-01-04). "MIA to Return with Lewis, Monk – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
7. Dagys, John (2022-01-11). "Infinity Autosport to Field Toyota Supra GT4 for Marcelli, Monk – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
8. Dagys, John (2022-04-21). "Marcelli, Monk Switch to PF Mustang After Sebring Crash – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
9. Dagys, John (2023-01-03). "Legge, Monk Set for Full Season Effort in Gradient Acura – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
10. Klein, Jamie (2023-12-05). "Calderon Joins Gradient Racing for Endurance Rounds – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

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