Sheldon Creed | |||||||||||||
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Creed at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in 2013
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Born |
Alpine, California |
September 30, 1997 ||||||||||||
Speed Energy Formula Off-Road career | |||||||||||||
Debut season | 2013 | ||||||||||||
Current team | Traxxas | ||||||||||||
Car no. | 1 | ||||||||||||
Engine | Chevrolet LS V8 | ||||||||||||
Starts | 48 | ||||||||||||
Championships | 2 | ||||||||||||
Wins | 14 | ||||||||||||
Poles | 11 | ||||||||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||
Finished last season | 1st (2016) | ||||||||||||
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||||||||
2016 position | 58th | ||||||||||||
Best finish | 58th (2016) | ||||||||||||
First race | 2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||||||||
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K&N Pro Series East career | |||||||||||||
Debut season | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Current team | MDM Motorsports | ||||||||||||
Car no. | 40 | ||||||||||||
Engine | Toyota | ||||||||||||
Starts | 1 | ||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||||||||
Previous series | |||||||||||||
2016 | ARCA Racing Series | ||||||||||||
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 |
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Last updated on: July 20, 2016. | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sheldon Creed (born September 30, 1997) is an American professional off-road racing driver. Nicknamed "The Showstopper", he currently competes in the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road series, driving the No. 1 Traxxas truck; he is a two-time series champion, having won in 2015 and 2016.
Creed also competes in , running full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, driving the No. 40 Toyota Camry for MDM Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Racing Series with MDM.
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 , 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. The following year, he won the Pro Lite championship. Creed also joined the Stadium Super Trucks, making his debut at Qualcomm Stadium, where he recorded the fastest lap time in qualifying before finishing second in the final event to Robby Gordon. 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.
In 2014, Creed ran all 16 races of the SST schedule (now known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road), finishing second in points with three wins and nine podiums. He also recorded a second-place finish at X Games Austin 2014 behind Apdaly Lopez.