Mandy Chick Bio
Amanda “Mandy” Chick (born October 17, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 67 Chevrolet SS for Maples Motorsports. Chick began her racing career at a young age, competing in quarter-midget racing before making her way up through various racing series. With a notable debut in the ARCA Menards Series in 2022, she has shown potential to make an impact in the sport. In addition to her racing pursuits, she is working toward an engineering degree at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, blending her mechanical interests with on-track ambitions.
Early Life and Background
Mandy Chick was born on October 17, 2001, in De Soto, Kansas, and grew up surrounded by the rhythms of American motorsport. Her father, Steve Chick Jr., had fielded entries as an owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 2001 to 2006, which meant the Chick household regularly revolved around race shops, transporters, and weekend schedules. That family connection to short-track and stock-car racing helped shape her ambitions from an early age and gave her a clear view of what a professional career in the sport could look like.
Chick first climbed into a race car at six years old, completing ten laps at a quarter-midget track in Topeka, Kansas. The experience was enough to hook her, and she began moving through youth divisions with increasing speed. Outside of the cockpit, she pursued a rigorous academic path and enrolled at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she has been studying engineering while continuing to build her racing resume.
Path to NASCAR
Chick’s early path ran through quarter-midgets and into USAC-sanctioned competition. By 2010, she had become a champion in the TKQMA Honda Junior championship, taking titles in both the Honda and Stock divisions. In 2012 and 2013, she added USAC Generation Series experience, finishing inside the top five of the standings in both seasons and continuing to sharpen her race craft against an older and more experienced field.
The next step on her ladder was the CRA JEGS All Star Tour, a Late Model series that serves as a proving ground for aspiring NASCAR drivers. Chick ran six races in 2017, earning three top-ten finishes, and returned the following year to run most of the schedule and finish fourth in the points with three top-tens. Her steady climb through these Late Model ranks gave her the credentials needed to move up to a national stock-car series.
Mandy Chick Career
Early Career (2017–2021)
Chick opened her Late Model tenure in 2017 with a part-time run through the CRA JEGS All Star Tour. She balanced school with the demands of touring competition and made the most of limited seat time, posting three top-ten results in six starts. Her consistency caught the eye of team owners looking for disciplined, fast-developing drivers, and she quickly earned a fuller schedule.
In 2018, she ran the majority of the schedule and ended the season fourth in the standings with three top-tens. A year later she was even better, finishing second in points in 2019 with seven top-tens, including a top-five at Bristol Motor Speedway. The pandemic-affected 2020 season saw her compete in eight of ten events with three top-ten results, and in 2021 she ran five races as she prepared to step up to ARCA national competition.
ARCA Menards Series Breakthrough (2022)
Chick made her ARCA Menards Series debut in 2022 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, driving the No. 74 Toyota for Team Chick Motorsports using equipment bought from Visconti Motorsports. She started sixteenth, ran inside the lead pack early, but was caught up in a crash and ultimately classified eighteenth. The debut confirmed she had the pace to compete at the national level even if the result did not show it.
Later that same season, she made a second ARCA start at Milwaukee Mile. She rolled off fourteenth and finished sixteenth, three laps down, but completed valuable laps at one of the country’s most historic ovals. Those two appearances were enough to establish her as a developing ARCA talent heading into the following season.
2023 ARCA Season and Maples Motorsports Era (2023–Present)
Chick opened the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season with a strong fifth-place finish at Daytona International Speedway, a track that punishes rookies and veterans alike. That result gave her first national-series top-five and helped her earn a part-time ride with Maples Motorsports behind the wheel of the No. 67 Chevrolet SS. The switch to Chevrolet also marked a fresh start with a new team identity.
Since joining Maples Motorsports, Chick has continued to balance her engineering coursework with a selective ARCA schedule, focusing on tracks that suit her short-track background. Her Daytona performance underlined her comfort in heavy traffic and pack-style racing, while her Late Model experience suggests she has the tools to contend on a wider variety of ovals going forward.
Driving Style and Strengths
Chick’s background in quarter-midgets and Late Models has made her comfortable in close-quarters, side-by-side racing. She tends to stay smooth on cold tires, manage her equipment carefully over long runs, and capitalize on late restarts. Her work toward an engineering degree also gives her a strong technical vocabulary when communicating with crew members about chassis setup.
Notable Races and Milestones
Her fifth-place run at Daytona in 2023 stands as her strongest national-series result to date. Earlier highlights include her second-place finish in the 2019 CRA JEGS All Star Tour points, her top-five at Bristol Motor Speedway that same season, and her TKQMA Honda Junior championships in 2010.
Mandy Chick Career Wins
At the ARCA Menards Series level, Chick has not yet recorded a victory, but she has steadily added top finishes, including her fifth-place result at Daytona in 2023. In the CRA JEGS All Star Tour, she did not register series wins during her 2017 to 2021 stint but earned multiple top-tens and a runner-up finish in the 2019 standings. Her quarter-midget career featured championships in the TKQMA Honda Junior Honda and Stock divisions in 2010.
ARCA Menards Series Highlights
Across her ARCA starts from 2022 onward, Chick has steadily improved. Her debut at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2022 ended in an eighteenth-place crash result, while her second ARCA start at Milwaukee Mile that same year netted a sixteenth-place finish. The 2023 season opener at Daytona, where she brought home a fifth-place result, marked her best national-series finish and signaled her growing comfort with stock-car competition at the national level.
Other Wins and Performances
Outside of national series, Chick captured TKQMA Honda Junior championships in the Honda and Stock divisions in 2010. She finished inside the top five of the USAC Generation Series standings in both 2012 and 2013, posted seven top-tens in the 2019 CRA JEGS All Star Tour, and added three top-tens in a shortened 2020 campaign.
Mandy Chick Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Mandy Chick is the daughter of Steve Chick Jr., who served as an owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 2001 to 2006. That direct family link to one of NASCAR’s national touring series gave her early insight into the business and mechanical side of the sport. Her Team Chick Motorsports ARCA entry in 2022 was a clear extension of that family racing heritage.
Personal Life
Chick has focused much of her young adult life on balancing academics and racing. She is pursuing an engineering degree at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, an academically demanding program that has required careful scheduling around her racing commitments. She keeps an active presence on social media under the handle @themandychick and remains based in the United States.
2025 Season Performance
Heading into the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, Mandy Chick is positioned as a part-time competitor with Maples Motorsports in the No. 67 Chevrolet SS. Her previous top-five at Daytona suggests she can be a factor on speedway and superspeedway dates, while her Late Model foundation should help on short ovals. The plan appears to be a selective schedule that complements her continued engineering studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
With an established team and manufacturer relationship in place, Chick’s 2025 outlook centers on adding top-tens, avoiding the kind of incident that cut short her 2022 debut, and using clean finishes to build seat time for bigger opportunities. If she can repeat her Daytona form and translate that speed to other tracks, she will be a strong candidate for additional ARCA starts and possible ARCA East or ARCA West opportunities.