Shift Up Now Athlete and Foundation Grantee Michele Abbate brought home a second-place finish in first race of the Sonoma SpeedTour doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway on April 18-21, 2024. Driving the No. 30 Ghost Energy car for Nitro Motorsports in the TA2 class of the Trans Am West Coast Championship among an 19-car field, Abbate… Continue reading Abbate Returns to TA2 Podium at Sonoma
Podium Finish for Abbate at Road Atlanta Honoring Her Brother It has been a very challenging off-season for driver Michele Abbate, affecting her both on and off the track. Due to lack of funding, she was forced to opt out of the Trans Am TA2 season opener at Sebring, but thanks to her partners… Continue reading Podium Finish for Abbate at Road Atlanta Honoring Her Brother
Abbate to Honor Brother at Road Atlanta with Special Memorial Tribute Michele Abbate is set to return to TA2 this weekend, at Road Atlanta, with the Nitro Motorsports team in her bright yellow #30 GHOST Ford Mustang. This will be her first Trans Am race of 2024 after a very challenging off-season following the 2023… Continue reading Abbate to Honor Brother at Road Atlanta with Special Memorial Tribute
The 11th round of the 2024 Trans Am National Championships took place at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA last weekend. This historic track has been one of the favorites on the schedule for both racers and spectators. As the final rounds of the year come to bring the season to an end, stakes… Continue reading Abbate Drives to Top 20 Finish at VIR; Heading to Spring Mountain Next Weekend
Round 10 of the Trans Am 2023 Championships headed to World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis last weekend. A new track for the schedule which brought on mixed emotions for many of the TA2 competitors. The weekend provided adequate testing time to get acclimated to the new track, and Michele found herself against some… Continue reading Another Great Finish for Abbate at WWT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE SHIFT UP NOW FOUNDATION: Shift Up Now Foundation Awards First-Ever Sponsorship Grants Indianapolis, IN – September 20, 2023 – The Shift Up Now Foundation is proud to announce that seven female racers, including six Shift Up Now Athletes, will be the recipients of the first-ever sponsorship grants from the organization.… Continue reading Abbate Awarded as Shift Up Now Foundation Grant Recipient
Shift Up Now Athlete Michele Abbate earned her best result of the season so far, finishing 12th in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers TA2 Series at Watkins Glen International Raceway on September 8-10, 2023. After nearly eight weeks of being unable to compete, Abbate’s return to racing… Continue reading Abbate Earns Her Best TA2 finish at Watkins Glen
Michele Abbate Returns to TA2 Racing with Nitro Motorsports Trans Am TA2 Driver, Michele Abbate is returning to the 2023 Trans Am National Tour Championship with Nitro Motorsports for the remainder of the 2023 season. Following her incident at Road America in July, Abbate underwent ankle surgery shortly after her return home and has… Continue reading Michele Abbate Returns to TA2 Racing with Nitro Motorsports
After the 6 week break in the Trans Am schedule, driver Michele Abbate was looking forward to regaining some valuable championship points as the Showtime Motorsports team headed to Lime Rock Park for the 4th round of the 2023 series. “We have spent this time away from the track working towards setting ourselves up… Continue reading Bad Luck Continues for Abbate at Lime Rock
Trans Am TA2 Driver Michele Abbate is back in a bowtie and set to compete full-time in her second year of the National Tour Schedule with Showtime Motorsports. She has announced her 2023 Co-Title Sponsors are Ghost Energy (www.ghostenergy.com) and Lucas Oil (www.lucasoil.com) with a brand new eye-catching livery on the #30 TA2 Chevy… Continue reading Michele Abbate Announces 2023 Partners & TA2 Livery
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