23 Facts About Keith McGee

Keith Edward McGee was born on May 7,1981 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Keith McGee has previously competed in what is the ARCA Menards Series West.

Keith McGee is notable for being the first Alaskan and the first disabled veteran to compete in a NASCAR national series race.

Keith McGee was interested in racing as a child, but he either could become a professional snowboarder or go to the military, and he chose the latter.

Keith McGee competed in 115 local go-karting events in 2017, racking up 78 wins.

Keith McGee competed in the Extreme Racing League, a go-kart series in its first year, where he won every race on the way to the championship.

In 2018, Keith McGee competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, finishing second in points and driving at his home track, Alaska Raceway Park.

Keith McGee won the championship in the Pro Grand National Series.

For 2019, Keith McGee had been announced to run at the Tucson doubleheader race in one of the Jefferson Pitts Racing cars, but this did not end up happening.

Keith McGee later got his first top-10 in his next race at Meridian Speedway in Idaho.

Keith McGee stated in an interview for the Racing-Reference website that he was hoping to run full-time in the ARCA Series and make his Truck Series debut in 2020.

Keith McGee did drive an ARCA Menards Series car for the first time at the series' Daytona testing in January 2020, driving for Our Motorsports in the No 02 car.

Keith McGee ended up not running the race there in February, nor any others for the team and in the series in 2020.

On May 25,2021, Keith McGee announced that he would be competing in the race at Charlotte in the No 3 for Jordan Anderson Racing.

Keith McGee later drove the No 49 CMI Motorsports Ford at the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200.

On October 4,2024, Keith McGee ran the No 02 for Young's Motorsports, but instead of their usual Chevrolet, it was a technical partnership with RBR, so it was a Ford instead.

Keith McGee failed to qualify for the race but ended up replacing Bryan Dauzat in the No 28 FDNY Racing Chevrolet.

Keith McGee grew up in Nevada County, California, and is the youngest of seven children in his family.

Keith McGee moved from California to Alaska in 2005 when he was serving in the military.

Keith McGee got a job as a RADAR specialist for the US Department of Defense.

Keith McGee's grandfather worked on and built racecars for drivers on the west coast of the US McGee and his father, involved in racing as a driver for Factory Polaris, would watch NASCAR races on TV and attend local Sprint car races in person.

Keith McGee's mother competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and won a gold medal after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis earlier in her life and being told she would not be able to walk again.

Keith McGee's mother is a cancer survivor, which is why McGee often runs with Breast Cancer Awareness ribbons on his West Series cars and has run some races with his car number being the color pink.