Tuesday, February 25, 2014

"Who Is Andee Beierle?"


To the average citizen, Andee Beierle looks the part of an unassuming college student, enrolled as Chemistry major, maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout high school, volunteering in her community, and being a multi-sport athlete.

However, from a young age, she was destined to race. Andee started her career in 2003, racing quarter midgets, as many young racers have. She picked up her first career win in just her second ever start in a quarter midget that season.

2004 saw Andee win the Wild West Quarter Midget Series Senior Novice class at the Ambassador Speedway in Tampa, FL.

2005 found Andee transitioning from quarter midgets to karts, placing 7th in Dirt Devils Speedway Junior Sportsman Champ Kart class.

2006 was another year of transition, relocating from Florida to North Dakota. Before leaving Florida, she once again placed 7th in Dirt Devils Speedway Junior Sportsman Champ Karts class. Andee continued racing karts after relocating, placing 7th racing with the WKA Heartland Pavement Series in the Junior Sportsman 2 Champ Kart class. Andee also garnered a pair of 4th place finishes in both the Junior Lite 1 and Junior Heavy 1 classes at the Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, ND.

2007 found Andee moving up to Buffalo River Race Park's Junior 2 Lite Kart class, where she placed 2nd in track points. Andee once again competed with the WKA Heartland Pavement Series in the Junior Sportsman 2 Champ Kart class, picking up a 4th place finish in the series. Andee also won the Brown Co. Fair Stock Lite Kart Feature in Aberdeen, SD, during the 2007 season.

Andee once again made the step up for 2008, joining the 750cc Mini Sprint class at the Williston Basin Speedway. Andee scored a 3rd place finish her first time ever in a mini sprint, and placed 8th in the year-end points at Williston Basin.

2009 was a breakout year for Andee. She became the first female to pick up a heat race and a feature win in the mini sprint class at Williston Basin. She also picked up a 3rd in the Western North Dakota Mini Sprint Tour, as well as a 3rd in the Stock Lite Kart class at the Buffalo City Speedway in Jamestown, ND. Andee was rewarded with Sports Person Of The Year award for her efforts in 2009.

2010 was once again a year of transition for Andee, stepping into the Legends car class. She continued her success, winning the INEX Legend Cars On Dirt North Dakota State Championship, and placing 2nd in National Points. Andee was also successful in the mini sprint, picking up a feature win at the Southwest Speedway in Dickinson, ND.

2011 again found Andee in unfamiliar territory, making the transition to the world of dirt modifieds. She competed with the WISSOTA Weekly Series at Buffalo City Speedway. Andee was also given the opportunity to attend the Cory Kruseman Driving School in California, learning the "ins and outs" of driving a dirt midget from the master himself. Andee put her newfound wisdom to use, picking up a 10th place finish in her first ever midget race at the Ventura Speedway in California.

2012 found Andee heading to Tulsa to compete in her first Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Once the regular season kicked off, Andee once again competed at Buffalo City with the WISSOTA Modified Weekly Series. She continued to gain experience in the modified division, including an 8th place finish at the Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, ND.

2013 saw Andee once again kick off the season at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, teaming up with Andrew Felker Racing. She continued the indoor theme, heading to the Cedar Lake Indoor Midget Nationals in New Richmond, WI. Andee picked up a heat race win at the event, and placed 14th in the feature. Andee raced with the IMCA Dakota Classic Modified Tour in the summer of 2013, finishing inside the Top-25 in series points, besting 75 fellow competitors. Andee also managed to squeeze in a Buffalo City Speedway Track Championship in the Stock Lite Kart class during her busy schedule.

2014 will once again be a year of change for Andee. After kicking off the season at the Chili Bowl driving for Stephanie Meents Racing, Andee will be making the biggest move in her career to date. Andee has been given the opportunity to run a 305ci Winged Sprint Car weekly at the infamous Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA. Her schedule will primarily focus on racing Knoxville, but will include several other special events throughout the season.

Andee is looking forward to writing a new chapter in her career this season!