Sheldon Creed

Sheldon Creed

Nationality  American
Born (1997-09-30) September 30, 1997
Alpine, California
Speed Energy Formula Off-Road career
Debut season 2013
Current team Traxxas
Car no. 1
Engine Chevrolet LS V8[1]
Starts 48
Championships 2
Wins 14
Poles 11
Best finish 1st in 2015
Finished last season 1st (2015)
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team Lira Motorsports
Car no. 38
Engine Ford
Starts 3
Wins 0
Poles 0
Championship titles
2015
2014
2012
2010
2009
2009		 Formula Off-Road
LOORRS Pro Lite Unlimited
LOORRS Super Lite
LOORRS Junior 2 Karts
LOORRS Junior 1 Karts
LOORRS Modified Karts
Medal record
Representing  United States
Summer X Games
2015 Austin Stadium Super Trucks
2014 Austin Stadium Super Trucks

Sheldon Creed (born September 30, 1997) is an American professional off-road racing driver. Nicknamed "The Showstopper",[2] he currently competes full-time in the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road series, driving the No. 1 Traxxas truck, while also running full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 38 Ford for Lira Motorsports.

Racing career

Creed's Stadium Super Truck at Crandon in 2013

Creed first started racing when he was three, riding BMX bikes and winning a state championship two years later. The next year, he started racing motocross, winning two Barona MX Park championships in 2005. Afterwards, he was invited to KTM's Jr Supercross Challenge, finishing second. At the age of eight, Creed began competing in Quarter Midget racing, eventually moving to Championship Off-Road Racing's Trophy Karts. Creed won a championship in each year of Trophy Kart competition, and also won the 2012 Superlite championship. The 2013 season saw Creed competing in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS), finishing in the top three in points.[3] The following year, he won the Pro Lite championship.[4] Creed also joined the Stadium Super Trucks, making his debut at Qualcomm Stadium, where he recorded the fastest lap time in qualifying[5] before finishing second in the final event to Robby Gordon.[6] He eventually recorded his first SST win at Honda Indy Toronto, becoming the youngest driver to win an SST event after doing so at the age of 15.[7]

In 2014, Creed ran all 16 races of the SST schedule[8] (now known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road)[9] finishing second in points with three wins and nine podiums.[8] He also recorded a second-place finish at X Games Austin 2014 behind Apdaly Lopez.[10]

Creed began the 2015 Formula Off-Road season in Adelaide, winning the second race.[11] In the third round, Creed finished in third while landing sideways and flipping across the finish line before landing back on his wheels.[12] Later in the year, he won the gold medal at X Games Austin 2015, taking advantage of the holeshot to win.[13] Creed battled with Gordon throughout the season, capitalizing on Gordon's misfortunes at Surfers Paradise and MGM Grand Las Vegas to win the championship.[14] He ended the season with nine wins and 13 podiums.[15]

In 2016, Creed made his Dakar Rally debut, and at the age of 18, became the youngest driver to compete in the event.[16] However, on Stage 8, Creed suffered from clutch issues and elected to skip waypoints due to the time limit, resulting in his disqualification from the event.[17] In Formula Off-Road, he switched to No. 1 for the year, and won the season opener at Adelaide.[18]

In March 2016, Creed tested an ARCA Racing Series stock car for Lira Motorsports at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.[19] On April 6, the team announced Creed would compete full-time in the series for the 2016 season, driving the No. 38 Ford.[20] Creed finished seventh in his debut at Nashville.[21]

Motorsports career results

Speed Energy Formula Off-Road

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

Speed Energy Formula Off-Road results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SSTC Pts Ref
2013 PHO LBH LAN SDG
10		 SDG
2		 STL
8		 TOR
3		 TOR
1		 CRA
6		 CRA
2		 OCF OCF OCF CPL 5th 215 [22]
2014 STP
9		 STP
5		 LBH
3		 IMS
8		 IMS
3		 DET DET DET AUS
2		 TOR
1		 TOR
1		 OCF OCF CSS
2		 MGM
4		 MGM
1		 2nd 417 [8]
2015 ADE
5		 ADE
1*		 ADE
3		 STP
1		 STP
4		 LBH
2		 DET DET DET AUS
1*		 TOR
2		 TOR
2		 OCF
8		 OCF
1*		 OCF
1*		 SRF
9		 SRF
1*		 SRF
1		 SRF
5		 SYD
1*		 MGM
10		 MGM
1*		 1st 617 [15]

Dakar Rally

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won Ref
2016 Car Gordini DSQ 0 [16][17]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Phillip (June 6, 2014). "2014 X Games: Motorsports Preview – GRC, GRC Lites, and Stadium SUPER Trucks". Hooniverse. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Neylon, Chad (March 2, 2016). "The Clipsal Undercard". V8 Supercars. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sheldon Creed". Traxxas. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "POINT STANDINGS – PRO LITE 2014". Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "15-Year Old Off-Road Phenom Races to SST Round No. 5 Quick Time". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. May 18, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gordon Races to Second SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Win of Season". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. May 19, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "15 year-old Sheldon Creed Dominates Round No. 8 for First SST Victory". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. July 14, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "2014 STANDINGS". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "SST Trucks To Race In Rebranded SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented By Traxxas". Stadium Super Trucks. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Lopez takes win at X Games Formula Off-Road feature". Motorsport.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sheldon Creed Wins Round Two of Stadium Super Trucks at Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, Australia". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. February 28, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ Nunez, Alex (March 22, 2015). "Even the finishes in Stadium Super Trucks are wild". Road & Track. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Traxxas Athlete Sheldon Creed Wins X Games Gold!". Traxxas. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ Burns, Josh (November 9, 2015). "Sheldon Creed Wins 2015 Stadium Super Trucks Championship". Off-Road. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  15. 1 2 "2015 OFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "SST Champion Sheldon Creed To Race In The 2016 Dakar Rally". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  17. 1 2 Bitting, John (January 12, 2016). "Sheldon Creed Disqualified From the Dakar Rally". Race-Dezert. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Sheldon Creed Wins Stadium Super Trucks 2016 Opener in Adelaide, Australia". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Weatherman, Lynn, Swaim, several test with Lira Motorsports at Nashville". ARCA Racing Series. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Lira Motorsports announces new full-time partnership for 2016 ARCA season". ARCA Racing Series. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Williams gets career-first...wins Music City 200 at Nashville". ARCA Racing Series. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  22. ↑ "2013 SST POINT STANDINGS". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

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