Giselle Hicks

Solid night for Giselle! She qualified 2nd and lined up 4th in Heat 2, quickly charging to the front to take the heat race win. That put her starting outside pole for the feature, where she battled hard for 2nd and 3rd before settling into a strong 4th-place finish. She found the line that worked…

The season hasn’t been terrible — Giselle has only missed one A-main — but it’s felt like we were in a bit of a slump. The past couple of weeks things started turning around, and Tuesday night she broke through with her first Box Stock win! She qualified 3rd, which put her starting 4th in…

A solid night at Millbridge that was much needed. Last Tuesday was the first A main she has missed in over a year. The last few races Michael has just been chasing the setup and it was not clicking. Finally, things clicked on Tuesday. Giselle qualified 7th which lined her up on the pole in…

It was a quick turnaround from Hyper Speedweeks. This is one of the bigger races at Millbridge for the wing karts. It was a three day event, practice on Sunday, qualifying and heats Monday and features on Tuesday. We missed practice on Sunday because Michael had to be in Dover. Qualified 15th out of 37…

Giselle’s confidence behind the wheel of the JR Sprint really showed tonight. Michael couldn’t quite dial in the perfect setup, but she took what she had and wheeled it to another 4th place finish. Starting 10th and finishing 4th seemed to be the theme of the week! The goal for Hyper 600 Speedweeks: get Giselle…

Michael and Giselle made the trip to Pennsylvania this week for Hyper 600 Speedweeks with her JR Sprint. It’s a packed week of racing, and she planned to race three nights but Wednesday’s race was rained out. Giselle hit the track Thursday night at Linda’s Speedway—her first time ever seeing the place. There were 27JR…

Back to Millbridge for Tuesday night racing! Giselle qualified 12th, which put her on the pole for Heat 3. Giselle battled hard and pulled away for the heat race win! Her kart looked strong, laying down top lap times. Giselle reviewed some errors with her line in the heat race and instructed dad to leave…

The BC39 JR Sprint race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was full of lessons, grit, and some humbling moments. This was only Giselle’s third time in the Junior Sprint, going up against some of the best young drivers in the country — and only Michael’s third time working on the car. A learning to learn kind…

The Wood Brothers Racing family legacy is set to add a new chapter as Giselle Hicks, the great-granddaughter of team founder Glenn Wood, prepares to compete in the Stoops Junior Sprint Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dirt Track, July 1–2. Eighteen of the top Junior Sprint drivers from across the country have been invited…