Sheena Monk (born March 16, 1989) is an American racing driver. She currently competes in the No. 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Mustang GT3 for the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship. She has previously driven for Gradient Racing as well as Triarsi Competizione.
Career Monk began her racing career later than many of her peers, initially entering motorsport at 28 and without a traditional karting background.
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America For 2018, it was announced that Monk would compete in the 2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – LB Cup driving for Wayne Taylor Racing. She would finish fourth that season with one win, two poles, and seven podiums.
Michelin Pilot Challenge
2020 In 2020, Monk announced that she would be moving to the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge driving the No. 3 McLaren 570S GT4 for Motorsport in Action. She would partner with Corey Lewis for that season. Monk would get her first win at Road America. She and Lewis would finish the season ninth in the standings.
2021 Monk would return to the series for the 2021 season driving the No. 3 McLaren 570S GT4, with Spencer Pigot as her teammate. She and Pigot would finish sixth in the championship that season with only one podium from Watkins Glen.
2022 Monk returned to the series for the 2022 season. She drove for the newly-rebranded TGR Infinity Autosport and partnered with Kyle Marcelli driving the No. 3 Toyota GR Supra GT4. During the second round at Sebring International Raceway, Marcelli suffered a high-speed crash with competitor Mason Filippi's Hyundai Elantra N TCR. This crash resulted in damage beyond repair to Monk and Marcelli's car. As a result, both drivers switched teams to PF Racing for the rest of the season to drive their No. 877 Ford Mustang GT4. Monk would get two podiums at Lime Rock Park and Virginia International Raceway to finish sixth in the standings.
IMSA SportsCar Championship
2023 On January 3, 2023, it was announced that Monk would make her debut in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTD class driving the No. 66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. She would team up with Katherine Legge to form an all female lineup. Their best finish of the season came at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona where they finished fourth in class. Monk and Legge would finish 11th in the championship by season's end.
2024 In 2024, it was announced that Monk would return to the series with Gradient Racing once again partnering with Legge.
2025 Monk would leave Gradient Racing at the end of 2024 and join Triarsi Competizione to drive their No. 021 Ferrari 296 GT3 for the 2025 season.
2026 Monk is competing in the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTD class for Myers Riley Motorsports. She competed at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Romain Grosjean, Felipe Fraga, and Jenson Altzman.
Personal life Monk was introduced to motorsport at a young age through her father, who raced motorcycles. She rode dirt bikes and drove go-karts recreationally but did not pursue competitive racing in her early years, choosing to focus on soccer at the time instead.
Monk was raised primarily by her mother, who was a single parent and worked multiple jobs at various points to support the family. Monk has cited this upbringing as influential in developing her work ethic and perseverance.
Racing record
Career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2018Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – LB CupWayne Taylor Racing81227874th2019Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – AMDream Racing Motorsport120005824thLamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals20000N/AN/A2020Michelin Pilot Challenge – GSMotorsport in Action1010012089th2021Michelin Pilot Challenge – GSMotorsport in Action10000122406th2022Michelin Pilot Challenge – GSTGR Infinity Autosport2000019706th PF Racing800022023IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDGradient Racing110010255211th2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Gradient Racing30000603*14th*2025IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDTriarsi Competizione4000069738th2026IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDMyers Riley Motorsports100000201115th * Season still in progress.
Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2020 Motorsport in Action GS McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838TE 3.8 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MOH1 MOH2 ATL2 LGA SEB2 9th 208 2021 Motorsport in Action GS McLaren 570S GT4 McLaren M838TE 3.8 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA VIR ATL 6th 2240 2022 TGR Infinity Autosport GS Toyota GR Supra GT4 BMW B58B30 3.0 L Turbo I6 DAY SEB 6th 2240PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford Voodoo 5.2 L V8 LGA MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR ATL Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2023 Gradient Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 11th 2552 2024 Gradient Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 12th 2175 2025 Triarsi Competizione GTDFerrari 296 GT3Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 38th 697 2026 Myers Riley Motorsports GTD Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 15th 2011 * Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. 2023 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Mario Farnbacher Katherine Legge Marc Miller 729 22nd 4th 2024 GTD 66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Tatiana Calderón Katherine Legge Stevan McAleer 368 DNF DNF 2025 GTD 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 James Calado Stevan McAleer Mike Skeen 688 DNF DNF 2026 GTD 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Jenson Altzman Felipe Fraga Romain Grosjean 115 DNF DNF
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