Cassandra Lynn Gannis (born April 7, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career Gannis started racing in quarter midgets in 1999; from 1999 to 2003, she recorded 15 top-fives in 18 races. In 2005, she started Legends car racing, and two years later, began racing super late models. At Tucson Raceway Park, she was the youngest female driver to race at the track.
From 2009 to 2011, Gannis was named a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. In 2010, she ran a USAR Pro Cup Series race at Langley Speedway, suffering mechanical problems and failing to complete a lap. A year later, she started racing in the K&N Pro Series West for Greg Rayl, recording a best finish of 16th at Colorado National Speedway and Spokane County Raceway. The following year, she raced for Rayl, Nancy Cano and John Gomez, with her best finish being 15th at Havasu 95 Speedway. She eventually won the series' Most Popular Driver Award.
In 2013, Gannis auditioned for a spot in the PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge, a contest with the prize being a ride with Michael Waltrip Racing, and was named a finalist.
In 2015, Gannis tested for Carter 2 Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona International Speedway, and eventually joined the team to make her series debut at the season-opening Lucas Oil 200. Despite being 33rd fastest in a field of 49 drivers, she failed to qualify for the race. On November 6, Gannis announced that she would make her Camping World Truck Series debut in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway for Mike Harmon Racing, but once again, she failed to qualify.
In 2019, Gannis attempted to qualify for a women's-only Formula 3 series, but failed to progress beyond the evaluation day.
Personal life Gannis works as a veterinarian technician at a Phoenix-based animal hospital. A spokeswoman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arizona, she is a speaker on teen driving safety; she also works as a host for HopeKids of AZ and a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Arizona branch board. She often visits military bases, being awarded the Safety Chesty Award Certificate of Commendation. Asides from racing, she works as a ride-along driver for the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. Her sister played college basketball at the University of Portland and is a firefighter for the City of Phoenix.
Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2015 Mike Harmon Racing 49 Ram DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHODNQ HOM 116th -
K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts Ref 2011 Greg Rayl 07 Ford PHO AAS MMP IOW LVS SON IRW23 EVG PIR CNS16 MRP SPO16 AAS 39th 358 70 PHODNQ 2012 Nancy Cano 01 Ford PHODNQ LHC15 MMP23 S9919 IOW BIR 22nd 130 Greg Rayl 07 Ford LVS24 SON EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS John Gomez 22 Chevy PHO22 2018 Patriot Motorsports Group 08 Chevy KCR TUS16 TUS15 OSS 24th 86 36 CNS15 SON DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS MER AAS KCR
ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2015 Carter 2 Motorsports 95 Dodge DAYDNQ MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN NA -
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
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