{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Veronica McCann | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|8|24}} | birth_place = New South Wales | death_date = | retired = | relatives = | last_series = Firestone Indy Lights Series | years_active = 2006 | current_team = | car_number = | starts = 1 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = | teams = Brian Stewart Racing | best_finish = '''13''' | year = 2006 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''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 New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veronicamccann.com/profile.asp |title=Veronica McCann |accessdate=4 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218142537/http://www.veronicamccann.com/profile.asp |archivedate=18 February 2011 }} Retrieved 22 June 2011</ref> When her family moved to Perth, Western Australia she continued in speedway in junior sedans until 2001 when she graduated into Sprintcars.<ref>http://www.sprintcarworld.com.au/driver.asp?Id=413 Retrieved 4 April 2011 from Sprintcar World</ref> After success in that class she was spotted by former Indycar driver Lyn St James<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veronicamccann.com/profile.asp |title=Veronica McCann |accessdate=4 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218142537/http://www.veronicamccann.com/profile.asp |archivedate=18 February 2011 }} Retrieved 4 April 2011 from Official web page</ref> and awarded a scholarship to IRL Indy Pro Series with Brian Stewart Racing in 2006. In 2008, she moved to Dirt Late Model in an effort to get back to America with limited success.<ref>http://speedway.net.au/release.asp?NewsId=26960 Retrieved 5 April 2011 from Speedway.Net</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latemodelracingaustralia.com/61207_firecracker_release.html |title=Late Model Racing Australia - Dirt Late Models |accessdate=5 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219032858/http://www.latemodelracingaustralia.com/61207_firecracker_release.html |archivedate=19 February 2011 }} Retrieved 5 April 2011 from Late Model Racing Australia</ref>
==Career results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Season ! Series ! Position |- !rowspan=3| 1992 | New South Wales Honda Odyssey Australian Sub Junior Titles |align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f| '''3rd''' |- | Australian Honda Odyssey State Sub Driver Junior Championship |align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f| '''3rd''' |- | Australian Capital Territory Honda Odyssey Junior Championship |align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f| '''3rd''' |- ! 1993 | Australian Capital Territory Honda Odyssey Junior Championship |align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf| '''2nd''' |- ! 1996 | RDA Junior Club Championship |align="center" | 4th |- ! 1997 | RDA Junior Club Championship |align="center" | 5th |- !rowspan=2| 1998 | Western Australian Junior Sedan Titles |align="center" style="background:#ffffbf| '''1st''' |- | RDA Junior Club Championship |align="center" style="background:#ffffbf| '''1st''' |- ! 2000 | Western Australian Junior Sedan Titles |align="center" style="background:#ffffbf| '''1st''' |- ! 2002 | World Series Sprintcar |align="center" | 37th |- !rowspan=2| 2002–03 | Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship |align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |- | Western Australian Sprintcar Titles |align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f| '''3rd''' |- !rowspan=2| 2003–04 | Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship |align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf| '''2nd''' |- | Western Australian Sprintcar Titles |align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f| '''3rd''' |- !rowspan=2| 2004–05 | Kwinana Motorplex Sprintcar Championship |align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf| '''2nd''' |- | Western Australian Sprintcar Titles |align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f| '''3rd''' |- ! 2006 | IRL Indy Pro Series | align="center" |11th |- !rowspan=2| 2007/2008 | Kart World Belmont Pro Dirt Series | align="center" |9th |- | Perth Motorplex Late Model Track Championship |align="center" | 7th |- ! 2016 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 19th |- !rowspan=3| 2017 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 7th |- | USA Late Model Invasion Tour |align="center" | 15th |- | Australian Late Model Championship |align="center" | 11th |- !rowspan=2| 2018 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 5th |- | USA Late Model Invasion Tour |align="center" | 27th |- !rowspan=2| 2019 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 10th |- | USA Late Model Invasion Tour |align="center" | 27th |- !rowspan=3| 2020 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 4th |- | USA Late Model Invasion Tour |align="center" | 11th |- | Australian Late Model Championship |align="center" | 10th |- ! 2021 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 5th |- !rowspan=2| 2022 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 4th |- | Wild West Showdown |align="center" | 7th |- !rowspan=3| 2023 | Pro Dirt Late Model Series |align="center" | 8th |- | Wild West Showdown |align="center" | 17th |- | Australian Late Model Championship |align="center" | 19th |- ! 2024 | Australian Late Model Championship |align="center" | 18th |- ! 2025 | Australian Late Model Championship |align="center" | 11th |}
===Indy Lights===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |- | 2006 ! Brian Stewart Racing |HMS |STP1 |STP2 |INDY |WGL |IMS |NSH |MIL |KTY |SNM1 |SNM2 |style=background:#CFCFFF|CHI<br><small>11</small> |style=background:#CFCFFF|'''37th''' |style=background:#CFCFFF|'''19''' !<ref>{{cite web|title=Veronica McCann – 2006 Infiniti / Indy Pro Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mccanve01/2006/IL|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=21 September 2025}}</ref> |- |}
==Television==
In 2005, Veronica appeared on season one of Australian Princess which aired on Network Ten.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Veronica McCann |url=http://www.australianprincess.com.au/princesses/ap_princesses_veronica.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212232246/http://www.australianprincess.com.au/princesses/ap_princesses_veronica.asp |archive-date=12 February 2006 |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Australian Princess |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Veronica is married to Western Australian Moto Cross Champion and Wingless Sprint driver Carl Pickersgill and resides in Leederville, Western Australia.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.veronicamccann.com/ Official Web Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218135332/http://www.veronicamccann.com/ |date=18 February 2011 }} * [https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Veronica_McCann Profile] at Third Turn * {{DriverDB driver|veronica-mccann}} * {{Racing-Reference driver|Veronica_McCann}} * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2123424/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2 Profile] at IMDb
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