Keith Edward McGee (born May 7, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
McGee is notable for being the first Alaskan and the first disabled veteran to compete in a NASCAR national series race.
[1] McGee was interested in racing as a child, but he either could become a professional snowboarder[citation needed] or go to the military, and he chose the latter.
In 2018, McGee competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, finishing second in points and driving at his home track, Alaska Raceway Park.
[3] McGee made his debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at the 2018 season-finale at Kern County Raceway Park in the No.
With his first start in the series coming at a restrictor plate track during the COVID-19 pandemic, where NASCAR canceled all practice and qualifying for the race, McGee would have gotten behind the wheel of a truck for the first time in the race, which NASCAR was against (the same thing happened in June to James Davison in the Cup Series, also at Talladega).
On November 11, 2023, RBR announced that McGee would return to drive for the team in one of their trucks, the No.
27, in 2024 in six races: Daytona, Las Vegas, Texas, Charlotte, Richmond and Phoenix.
02 for Young's Motorsports, but instead of their usual Chevrolet, it was a technical partnership with RBR, so it was a Ford instead.
However, after his service ended, he did not move back to California and remained in Alaska living there permanently.
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.