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DRIVERS COUNCIL
Michele Abbate
Michele founded Grr Racing and is a professional race car driver in the Trans Am Series as well as a ShiftUp Now grantee. She is currently competing in a spec Miata in the Spring Mountain Series.
www.instagram.com/m1cheleabbate
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Hannah Grisham
www.hannahgrisham.com
Hannah began driving at age 3, riding motorcycles at age 4, racing karts at age 6, and racing Spec Miata at age 16. She and her team, the Heart of Racing, will compete in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge for its female-led Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Evo effort, in the 2026 racing season.
Sabré Cook
www.sabrecookracing.com
Sabré is a race car driver and mechanical engineer with more than fifteen years’ experience in karting, formula cars and sports cars. She began driving at the young age of eight, and as her passion grew, she started racing competitively at the age of ten.
www.instagram.com/sabrecook/
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Zandara Kennedy
www.zeedrives.com
“Zee” is a professional stunt driver who began her drift racing career at age 32, blending high-speed driving with creative storytelling for film, TV, and brand projects. She’s known for turning adrenaline-filled moments into bold, cinematic content both on and off the track.
Courtney Crone
https://www.courtneycroneracing.com/
Courtney started karting at the age of 3, has raced across disciplines and after a season with the F1 Academy, Courtney returns to IMSA with Peregrine Racing with her first GMX campaign in the BMW M4 GT4.
.instagram.com/courtneycrone
Kelsey Rowlings
www.driftchick.com
Kelsey started drifting 15 years ago and has progressed to multiple ProAm competitions and series, including a Formula Drift Pro 2 license.
www.instagram.com/kelseyrowlings
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GIRLS COUNCIL
Helen Riebli
Hi, my name is Helen Riebli and I am a Senior at Sonoma Valley High School. When I was 4 years old, my grandfather took me to NASCAR for the very first time, and from that moment on, I knew I wanted to be involved in racing.
Alivia PlexicoHi, my name is Alivia and I am 16 years old. I go to Petaluma High school. I have loved motorsports ever since I could remember and love being a part of the Della Penna foundations advisory council.
Angelina Werner
My name is Angelina Werner, I'm a senior at Petaluma high school and I wanted to get into motorsports because, my Uncle made go-karts a few years ago. He told me I couldn’t help him.
So I want to show him I can, and that
I would do it better.
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