Mishael Abbott Explained

Mishael Abbott
Nationality: American
Birth Date:21 June 1981
Birth Place:Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Prev Series:IMSA Lites
Indy Pro Series
Prev Series Years:2007
2005–2006

Mishael Abbott (born June 21, 1981, in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a female race car driver. In 2001, she began racing in Formula Mazda. In 2005, she drove in four Indy Pro Series races for Hemelgarn Johnson Motorsports with a best finish of 8th in her first race and 13th in points. In 2006, she made three starts for Michael Crawford Racing and despite finishing all three races, had a best finish of 12th. Since 2007 she has competed in Sports Car Club of America C Sports Racer, Formula Mazda, and Formula Atlantic competition.

She was the first female driver to compete in the Indy Pro Series under IRL ownership.[1]

Racing record

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Pro Series

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2005Hemelgarn RacingHMS
8
PHX
9
STPINDY
11
TXSIMS
12
NSHMILKTYPPIRSNMCHIWGLFON13th83
2006Michael Crawford MotorsportsHMS
13
STP1STP2INDY
17
WGL
12
IMSNSHMILKTYSNM1SNM2CHI27th48

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPS: Abbott to race at Homestead-Miami Speedway event. February 22, 2006. Motorsport.com. 2011-12-23. 2016-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702005918/http://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/ips-abbott-to-race-at-homestead-miami-speedway-event/. dead.