Join us in welcoming Kassidee Bush as an Official Car Chix Member! Kassidee Bush competed and finished in the top 12 of the 2021 Women of Motorsports Contest to earn her spot as Ms. May in the Buckley Motorsports sponsored month of the 2022 Car Chix Calendar.
KASSIDEE BUSH BIO
NICKNAME: Kass
PROFESSION: Paint Prepper for Greg Chandler Frame & Body
YOUR VEHICLES (in photo): 2000 Chevy Cavalier
MOTOR/SPECS: 2.0 4 cylinder single cam automatic
RACING CLASS/TEAM/DIVISION: Crazy Compacts
HOMETOWN: St. Albans, West Virgina
HOMETRACK: Ona Speedway
PERSONAL WEBSITE/FANPAGE: Chandler Motorsports on Facebook
CLUBS/AFFLIATIONS/SPONSORS: Greg Chandler Frame & Body, Chandler Auto Performance, Andrea Leigh Designs, My mamaw Alma Robinson
ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ACHIEVEMENTS: Finished in Top 5 all season with 2 wins and won Track Champion for the 2021 season
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: My 1st win on June 5th, my 2nd win on Halloween, winning the Track Championship and getting to drag race in the Daily Driver Class at several NPK Street Outlaw Races, as well as, 1 of JJ’ Arm Drops.
FAVORITE QUOTE/SAYING: “The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car. It’s the one who refuses to lose.” – Dale Earnhardt
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH AUTOMOBILES/MOTORSPORTS?: My Step Dad races asphalt round track and drag races in the future street outlaws class with NPK. He got my Mom racing and she got me racing.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH AUTOMOBILES/MOTORSPORTS?: I’ve been racing a little over 1 year (1.5 seasons)
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT AUTOMOBILES/MOTORSPORTS?: Meeting amazing people and fellow racers. I also enjoy working on the cars and learning more and more every race.
WHAT IS YOUR BEST CAR/RACING/MOTORSPORTS RELATED MEMORY?: Winning the track championship on 9/11/21
WHAT IS YOUR WORST CAR/RACING/MOTORSPORTS RELATED MEMORY?: My car breaking during qualifying for the championship
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR NEXT SEASON?: Moving up to a more competitive class and to inspire more female racers
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR REACHING YOUR GOALS: Getting familiar with a new faster car in a new class with some very hard competition
ANY BIG MODS OR BUILDS GOING ON DURING THE OFF SEASON: Working on getting the open wheel modified built to race in the sport mod class at Ona Speedway
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER HOBBIES OR PASSIONS: Working on cars and riding my RzR.
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP SONGS FOR WHEN YOU ARE DOING CARS THINGS / RACING: Thunderstruck and Back in Black, AC/DC
IF YOU GOT A MILLION DOLLARS TOMORROW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT?: I would invest into my cars and get a car hauler to make race days easier. I would donate to female race groups to help promote female racers. I would also donate to my home circle track to help with maintenance. I would love to some day build a dragstrip in West Virgina so I could get more involved in drag racing.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BLOGS, WEBSITES OR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES THAT YOU FOLLOW?: Ona Speedway, Chandler Motorsports, No Prep Kings, Buffie Fry Photography
ADVICE TO OTHER WOMEN IN MOTORSPORTS OR WOMEN INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN MOTORSPORTS: Don’t let being a female stop you from racing. Show the men that racing isn’t just a male sport.
