Amanda Hennessy

 "Any car, anytime, anywhere." In a very short period of time, Amanda Hennessy has earned the respect and admiration of many seasoned drivers. She has dared to challenge the ordinary.

Type of Racing: Sports Car

Race Series: Clio Cup 2008
One Lap of America 2006, 2007;, 2008;
SCCA National Fscca Series 2007;
SCCA National SSB Series- 2006;
SCCA Spec Racer Ford Series-2004, 2005, 2006,2007;
Skip Barber Racing Series- 2005, 2006;
Formula Woman Nations Cup-2005;
AMEC Ice Racing- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Schools: Finishline Racing
Skip Barber Racing

Career Highlights: 2007: One Lap of America 1st in Class: Raising money for 1in8 Motorsports
2007: Swiss Pirelli Touring Cup Masters:
4th (Rookie year)
2007: IMSA Lites West Race Car test driver
2006: SCCA SSB NORPAC Division Champion
(Rookie year)
2006: SCCA National Runoffs Competitor
2006: Competitor in the One Lap of America Race: Raising money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation
2005: First woman to represent the United States in the Formula Woman Nation’s Cup Series in Europe.
2001: Lyn St James Driver Development Program
2001-2005: Top-running competitor in Ice Racing Series (AMEC).
2000-2001: Top-running competitor in Go-kart series and Mini Sprints series.


Introduction: Amanda is a Master Certified technician through General Motors. She's been turning wrenches since she was sixteen. Racing only came natural as the next step.

Amanda started running Go-karts at the age of 17. The northeast opened Amanda's eyes to Ice Racing, a series that runs Sport cars on frozen lakes. This soon became not enough, and Amanda moved to pavement, driving a Spec Racer Ford with SCCA.

After attending multiple schools with Skip Barber and Finishline Racing, Amanda was ready for the next move. She raced the Formula Woman's Nations Cup series in the UK.

In 2007, Amanda took home 1st in Class at the One Lap of America.
Amanda also ran in the SCCA FE National Series, bringing home top three finishes. Amanda stretched her arena to Europe where she competed in the Swiss Pirelli Touring Cup Masters, where she finished 4th for the season in her rookie year!

Current Season: Amanda will race in the Renault Clio Cup series in Europe. She will also continue running with SCCA, Grand Am, and SVRA in the United States. Amanda will also race in the historic Lemans Classic!

Racing Goals: Sports car racing, Rolex, ALMS. The love of cars has brought Amanda to racing, determination has driven her to top any obstacle, but passion drives her forward in the most incredible career she could have choose. Amanda's motto is "Any Car, Anytime, Anywhere- just put me behind the wheel!"

Special Thanks to: Amanda would like to thank her family and friends for their continuous support. She would also like to thank Dubler Racing, KML Racing, Ed Zabinski, JP Malone, and Motion Dynamics Racing.