Giselle Paige Klein is a Canadian Sprint Car

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 driver, racing her second year at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.

2003-2008: Mini Sprints

Giselle Started racing with Mini Sprint cars in 2003, at age 11. She held strong competitiveness and high ranks and finally at the end of the 2008 season, won her Championship title. This prompted her to move up two car classes. Her sister Desiree, moved up one class the same year to participate in the trial run for 600 Class Mini-Sprints.

2009 Season

After receiving her Mini Sprint Championship, Klein moved up two car classes. As a rookie in the class, Giselle had an outstanding racing season. She won $500 in a race for being the top finishing Rookie at the 2009 Gold Cup. In that particular race, she raced with a 360 Sprint wing due to her racing with more powerful 360 cars instead of her regular class.The 2009 Extreme Cup showcased her finishing 10th on Night One and 19th on Night Two. Giselle was one of two female drivers in the class.

On the August 22, 2009 race, Crew Chief Jeff Dupperon, let Giselle take her "rookie ribbons" (used to warn other experienced drivers that she is new at driving Sprint Cars) off after she passed 7 cars, landing tenth place coming from 17th.

She finished the last race of the season by not completing her feature race, due to a minor accident. With the season totals, Giselle Klein received Rookie of the Year in the Castrol Series.

2010 Season

Due to weather conditions, the season was inconsistent, and incomplete. Less than half of the regular races were run (4 of 9). Regardless, Giselle finished the season with an 8th place finish in her final race, and a 9th place finish overall, tying with her fellow female competitor, Jenna Chalmers.

Future

It was confirmed by her father, and Just For Fun Racing, on January 21, 2011 via Facebook

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, that Klein would not return to the track. Her sister would not return either in the Mini Class. There is some speculation as to why the team folded.

Career Results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points	Awards
2009	Just 4 Fun	ZRBA Castrol Raceway Castrol Raceway, formerly known as "Capital City Raceway Park", "Capital Raceway", "Labatt Raceway", and "Budweiser Motorsports Park", is a multi-track auto racing facility located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located on land leased from the Edmonton International Airport, the clay oval was built... 6	ZRBA 14	ZRBA 7	ZRBA Rain	ZRBA Rain	ZRBA 17	ZRBA 7	ZRBA 9	XTRM 10	XTRM 19	BRDG 14	BRDG 7	ZRBA 10	ZRBA 8	ZRBA 16	5	1024	Sportsman Rookie of the Year	Female Racer Award
2010		ZRBA Snow	ZRBA 12	ZRBA Rain	ZRBA 15	GOLD DNP	GOLD DNP	ZRBA Rain	ZRBA 14	ZRBA Rain	XTRM 12	XTRM 20	BRDG 9	BRDG Rain	ZRBA Rain	ZRBA 8	9	480

• †Racing Season still in progress or up-to-date stats unavailable

Key

• ZRBA- Zorba's Night Thunder (Regular Points Race)
• GOLD- Gold Cup
• XTRM- Xtreme Cup
• DNP- Did Not Participate
• DSQ- Disqualified

Sources

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