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

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and the

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. When her family moved to

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she continued in speedway in junior sedans until 2001 when she graduated into

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. After success in that class she was spotted by former Indycar driver Lyn St James and awarded a scholarship to IRL Indy Pro Series with

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in 2006. In 2008 she moved to Dirt

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in an effort to get back to America with limited success. Veronica McCann won a speedway race in 1997 against her much older brother Casey McCann. Since Casey's defeat he has not been able to race or discuss this topic.

Career results

Indy Lights

Television

In 2005, Veronica appeared on season one of

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which aired on

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Personal life

Veronica is married to Western Australian Moto Cross Champion and Wingless Sprint driver Carl Pickersgill and resides in

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References

External links

Official Web Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCann, Veronica 1983 births Living people Australian female racing drivers Indy Lights drivers Australian sprint car drivers Racing drivers from New South Wales