Shane Golobic

Shane Golobic
NationalityAmerican
BornShane Mathew Golobic
(1991-08-15) August 15, 1991 (age 33)
Fremont, California
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series career
Debut season2007
Current teamMatt Wood Racing
Car number17W
Wins2
USAC National Midget Series career
Debut season2007
Current teamMatt Wood Racing
Car number17W
Wins1
Best finish2nd in 2017
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2021 position40th
Best finish40th (2021)
First race2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Years active2013
TeamsRoadrunner Motorsports, Bill McAnally Racing
Starts3
Best finish26th in 2013
Previous series
2008, 2011–2018, 2020
2006–2019		King of the West Sprint Car Series
California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Championship titles
2014
2012, 2014
2009		California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Ocean Speedway 360 Winged Sprints
Calistoga Speedway Sprints
Last updated on: December 25, 2021.

Shane Mathew Golobic[1] (born August 15, 1991) is an American professional dirt track racing driver. He competes in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and United States Auto Club (USAC) National Midget Series for Matt Wood Racing. Prior to racing nationally, much of his dirt racing participation came in his home state of California, which included winning track championships and the California Sprint Car Civil War Series in 2014.

He also has experience in stock car racing, competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and NASCAR Cup Series.

Racing career

Dirt track racing

At the age of five, Golobic began Quarter Midget racing at tracks in his native California and driving a car built by his grandfather. When he turned 15, he moved into sprint car racing.[2] While he continued racing in California, he expanded to include events in Indiana as a 16-year-old and won his first race in the state at Lawrenceburg Speedway.[3]

In 2009, he won the Calistoga Speedway 360 Winged Sprints championship by finishing in the top ten in every race.[4] Additional track titles came at Ocean Speedway in 2012 and 2014, while the latter year also saw him win the California Civil War Series championship.[5][6] In 2016 and 2017, Golobic won the Trophy Cup, a three-day charity race at Thunderbowl Raceway that has the largest sports-related prize money reward in the San Joaquin Valley.[7][8] At Huset's Speedway in 2020, Golobic won the Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 Winged Sprint feature over 45 competitors.[9]

He won his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series race at Antioch Speedway in 2013.[10] A second victory came at Placerville Speedway in 2019.[11]

In 2017, Golobic ran his first full season in the USAC National Midget Series for Clauson-Marshall Racing and Matt Wood Racing.[12] He won the Indiana Midget Week championship and finished second in the USAC national standings. The following year, he entered the King of the West series with Tarlton Motorsports.[13]

Golobic began competing in the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2008, where he reached the B-Main.[14] He qualified for his first feature A-Main in the 2010 Nationals;[15] additional A-Main runs came in 2011, 2013, and 2016 to 2020. His best A-Main finish during the 2010s was seventh in 2013.[16]

Stock car racing

During the 2013 racing season, Golobic entered the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and declared for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors, though he failed to qualify in his first attempt at Stockton 99 Speedway for Valerie Inglebright.[17] In October, he joined Bill McAnally Racing for a three-race schedule beginning at All American Speedway.[18]

In 2021, Golobic joined Live Fast Motorsports for his NASCAR Cup Series debut in Bristol Motor Speedway's Food City Dirt Race. The effort was supported by Matt Wood Racing.[19] After starting 35th, he finished 37th as the result of a lap 41 crash that saw him hit the spinning car of Aric Almirola.[20][21]

Personal life

Golobic is a third-generation driver as his father and grandfather competed on dirt tracks throughout California like San Jose Speedway before becoming chassis builders.[2] Father John Golobic finished second in the 1996 California Sprint Car Civil War Series standings.[22] Shane's younger brother, Dustin, often serves as his crew chief on his sprint car.[23] He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University.[2]

A native of Fremont, California, he is nicknamed the "Fremont Flyer".[24] He also has the nickname "Sugar".[16]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2021 Live Fast Motorsports 78 Ford DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL BRI
37 		MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO 40th 1 [25]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2013 Roadrunner Motorsports 1 Chevy PHO S99
DNQ 		BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP 26th 112 [26]
Bill McAnally Racing 20 Toyota AAS
8 		KCR
8
16 PHO
21

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ "Shane Mathew Golobic, Born 08/15/1991 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Golobic, Shane. "Pit Pass: Shane Golobic". Rust (Interview). Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Thomas, Gary (November 6, 2007). "Several youngsters expected To Invade Trophy Cup" (Press release). Kyle Larson Racing. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Bill (December 28, 2009). "Shane Golobic to drive John Taylor's championship Bullet Racing Sprint Car for 2010". TJSlideways.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Karis, Tony (December 17, 2012). "Golobic gets heavy hardware at Ocean Speedway's awards banquet". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Karis, Tony (October 11, 2014). "Ocean Speedway: Fremont's Shane Golobic claims Taco Bravo title". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ^ Rodda, Ron (October 23, 2016). "$20,000 Trophy Cup Is Shane Golobic's". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Golobic wins second straight Trophy Cup at Thunderbowl Raceway". The Fresno Bee. October 21, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Miller, Shawn (September 19, 2020). "Golobic Goes At Huset's Speedway". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Kerchner, Mike (April 6, 2013). "Shane Golobic wins World of Outlaws race at Antioch and other short track news". Autoweek. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Thomas, Gary (October 29, 2019). "Matt Wood Racing announces driver lineup for the inaugural Hangtown 100 at Placerville Speedway" (Press release). Placerville Speedway. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Shelton, Ben (March 13, 2017). "Clauson-Marshall Racing Sets Sights on USAC". ONEDirt. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Golobic, Shane (March 6, 2018). "Q&A: Getting To Know Shane Golobic". Speed Sport (Interview). Interviewed by Fenwick, Adam. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  14. ^ Wheatley, Lonnie (January 10, 2008). "Kuhn Dogs Chili Bowl Foes in Thursday's Warren CAT Qualifier". Chili Bowl Nationals. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  15. ^ Wheatley, Lonnie (January 12, 2010). "Daum Edges Pickens in Tuesday's Chili Bowl Opener!". Chili Bowl Nationals. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Nguyen, Justin (March 4, 2021). "Shane Golobic tapped for NASCAR Cup debut at Bristol dirt for Live Fast". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  17. ^ Green, Kevin W. (May 5, 2013). "Thorn Dominates K&N West At Stockton". Stockton 99 Speedway. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  18. ^ ""A" List Teams head to All American Speedway". Bill McAnally Racing. October 7, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Estrada, Chris (March 4, 2021). "Sprint car driver Shane Golobic to run Bristol Cup dirt race". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  20. ^ Taranto, Steven (March 29, 2021). "Aric Almirola gets pinballed in first major crash on Bristol Dirt". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 Food City Dirt Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "California Civil War Sprint Series Champions (1991-2017)". NW Sprintcar History. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  23. ^ "Shane Golobic". Trophy Cup. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  24. ^ Karis, Tony (October 6, 2012). "Ocean Speedway: Fremont's Golobic earns first feature win of the season". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  25. ^ "Shane Golobic – 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  26. ^ "Shane Golobic – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.