Think of Jackie Braasch as the street racing version of American racing driver Danica Patrick, who made IndyCar Series racing history. Braasch enjoys strictly street racing and does so at a high level, having competed in many coveted street racing competitions. However, despite her high level of street racing involvement, she had little media prominence until she began a romantic relationship with fellow, even more popular streetcar racer Justin Shearer aka The Big Chief, who himself rose to prominence after he began appearing on the Discovery Channel show, Off-the-Street
Here are all the things you always wanted to know about the street car racer.
Jackie Braasch Biography (Age)
Jackie Braasch seems to have a lot of similarities with The Big Chief; First of all, they both come from racing families and started racing as kids. He is a baby from the 80s who was born exactly on June 4 in Joliet, Illinois.
His father whose name is unknown is a hardcore lover of all things motorsport. From an early age, he started working on racing cars as he raced on the tracks himself. So when her daughter was born, there was certainly no escaping her motorsport-inundated environment. Since she was a toddler, her father took her to the garage where he built or repaired a car. As Jackie herself would later reveal, the year of her birth was when her father started building his 1985 Chevy Camaro.
As Jackie Braasch grew, his love for motorsport grew. At 8 years old, she joined the junior dragsters, thus starting her street racing career and she has never looked back since. She won many races in junior drag racing and naturally progressed to the next levels.
Over the years, Braasch has become a regular competitor in the Super Pro Series, Rockett Brand Race Fuel Bracket. The series which takes place in its hometown of Joliet is on the Route 66 Raceway. His car of choice for his races is a Spitzer Dragster with a 510ci Big Block Chevy.
Braasch does not race independently but as an official member of Car Chix. Her impressive track record made her part of the top women’s motorsport organization on May 1, 2015 precisely and she has continued to race with them ever since.
As a member of Car Chix, Jackie Braasch has lent her voice to encourage more women to participate in motorsport. She also advocates for women in general, encouraging them to become what they want to be, pursuing their passion with determination, and proving doubters wrong.
Other Car Racer Facts
• In addition to motor racing, Jackie Braasch has also worked as a pre-school teacher.
• She loves dogs and owns a couple.
• Braasch has at least two sisters – Erin Braasch and Tina Bucaro (née Braasch) who are both actively involved in motorsport. Tina mainly works in the garage; car repair and construction.
• All of Jackie’s family has never missed a weekend without working on the race tracks or the garage.
• Prior to joining Car Chix in 2015, Jackie Braascha finished among the top 12 finalists in the 2014 Car Chix Women of Motorsports Competition, where there were a total of 398 entries from around the world. This feat qualified her for a place in the “first women’s motorsport organization”; as Car Chix refers to himself.
• Braasch in the eyes of many is considered a home wrecker as Justin Shearer was still officially married to his first wife and mother of his two boys (Cobrin Shearer and Covil Shearer) Alicia when he started dating her. Alicia then filed for divorce, giving Braasch the opportunity to fully stake her claim as Shearer’s daughter. The Big Chief later revealed on his show, The Chief and Shawn Show, that his girlfriend and his ex-wife got along well.
• Following her romantic affair with The Big Chief, Jackie Braasch kind of disappeared from social media. His Instagram account has long been deactivated.
