Shiftright Family

The Shiftright Family is known for their history of racers. Most Shiftright family members who are racers have names starting with "k".

## Members

### First Generation

1. Kurt Shiftright (1911-1967) - Brother of John and Ellen. Husband of Barbara. Piston Cup Racing Series driver for Clutch Aid until he died in a fatal crash.
2. Barbara Shiftright (1912-1992) - Wife of Kurt.
3. John Shiftright (1915-1995) - Brother of Kurt and Ellen. IAAR Keblin Series driver from 1941 to 1953.
4. Ellen Shiftright (1924-2003) - Sister of Kurt and John. Now known as Ellen Swift after she Married Xfinity legend Bob Swift.
5. Bob Swift (1923-2023) - Husband of Ellen. Bumper Save Pro Series driver. Died just weeks before his 100th birthday.
6. Irene Shiftright (1917-2012) - Wife of John.
7. George Shiftright (Born 1922) - Cousin of Kurt.
8. Marie Shiftright (Born 1924) - Wife of George.

### Second Generation

1. Kraig Shiftright (Born 1931) - Son of Kurt and Barbara. Husband of Bonnie. Piston Cup Racing Series Driver. Best known for racing with his son #122 Klint Shiftright.
2. Bonnie Shiftright (1933-2023) - Wife of Kraig. Died from lung cancer.
3. Rob Shiftright (Born 1934) - Son of Kurt and Barbara.
4. Mel Shiftright (Born 1937) - Son of Kurt and Barbara.
5. Kurt Shiftright Jr. (1941-2023) - Son of Kurt and Barbara. Twin of Jared. Died from dementia in 2023.
6. Jared Shiftright (1941-1985) - Son of Kurt and Barbara. Twin of Kurt Jr.. 70's to 80's Piston Cup Open Wheel Series Driver. Died from a fatal crash in 1985.
7. Miley Shiftright (1938-2003) - Wife of Jared. Divorced in 1982 due to a fallout with him. Moved to Canada after she divorced just like how Clark moved to Canada but remained there until 1985 where she moved back to the United States. Died in 2003 due to terrible hoodache.
8. Gabriel Swift (Born 1949) - Son of Bob and Ellen and Kraig's cousin. Raced in Xfinity just like his father.
9. Jean Swift (1950-2017) - Wife of Gabriel. Died in 2017 from a heart attack.

### Third Generation

1. Klint Shiftright (Born 1953) - Son of Kraig and Bonnie. Husband of Sally. Piston Cup Racing Series driver for Clutch Aid.
2. Sally Shiftright (Born 1957) - Wife of Klint.
3. Clark Shiftright (Born 1953) - Son of Kraig and Bonnie. Twin of Klint. Piston Cup Open Wheel Series driver from 1977 to 1991. Competed under a Canadian racing license as he moved to Canada in 1975 and currently lives there.
4. Anne Shiftright (Born 1954) - Wife of Clark and mother of Bill.
5. Sophie Shiftright (1955-1992) - Daughter of Kraig and Bonnie. Piston Cup Open Wheel Series driver from 1977 to 1985. Competed under a Canadian racing license like Clark as she moved to Canada in 1975 like Clark. Moved to the United Kingdom in 1989 and stayed there until she died from illness.
6. Karl Shiftright (Born 1961) - Son of Kraig and Bonnie. Father of Tom.
7. Kent Shiftright (Born 1963) - Son of Kraig and Bonnie. Never raced but often attended his brother's and nephew's races. Dad of Aden Shiftright.
8. Kyle Shiftright (Born 1963) - Son of Jared and Miley. Piston Cup Open Wheel Series driver from 1983 to 1992. Stopped racing for the rest of the 1985 season after witnessing his fathers death.
9. Bella Shiftright (1959-1987) - Wife of Kyle. Died a year after giving birth to Kelly.
10. Keith Gaige Shiftright (Born 1965) - Son of Jared and Miley. Driver in the IAAR Auto Club Series from 1987 until 2013.

### Fourth Generation

1. Kevin Henry Shiftright (Born 1975) - Son of Klint and Sally. Piston Cup Racing Series driver for Clutch Aid.
2. Jessica "Jess" Shiftright (Born 1979) - Son of Klint and Sally. Wife of Andre. Supporter of her elder brother, younger brother, cousin, and nephews and usually attends their races
3. Andre Shiftright (Born 1980) - Husband of Jessica.
4. Kraig James "King" Shiftright Jr. (Born 1980) - Son of Klint and Sally. Big fan of The King hence his nickname and former backup racer for his brother Gary, currently competes in the Piston Cup Open Wheel Series, named after his grandfather Kraig
5. Maud Shiftright (Born 1982) - King's wife.
6. David Shiftright-Lane (Born 1981) - Biological father of Kristian and Kenny and stepfather of Klint Jr. and adoptive father of Kaiden.
7. Katie Shiftright (Born 1982) - Son of Klint and Sally. Mother of Klint Shiftright Jr and Kenny, stepmother of Kristian, and adoptive mother of Kaiden. Supports brothers and sons in races.
8. Tim Shiftright (Born 1983) - Son of Klint and Sally. Twin brother of Elizabeth.
9. Elizabeth Shiftright (Born 1983) - Son of Klint and Sally. Twin sister of Tim. Nurse.
10. Kelly Shiftright (Born 1986) - Daughter of Kyle and Bella. IAAR Next-Generation Series driver from 2005 to 2006 before racing in the Piston Cup Open Wheel 2 Series in 2007 before advancing to the Piston Cup Open Wheel Series in which she raced from 2008 to 2019. She received surgery into a 2020 Ford GT sometime after her Open Wheel Racing career ended and is now Coral Lovecrys crew chief in the IAAR Next-Generation Series. Born an hour before Garry.
11. Gary Shiftright (Born 1986) - Son of Klint and Sally. CARCA Menards Series driver
12. Bill Shiftright (born 1987) - Son of Clark and Anne. He was never married and had no children.
13. Kate Cartwell (Born 1988) - Gary's wife. Kept maiden name to distinguish her with Gary's sister.
14. Aden Shiftright (Born 1986) - Born just 4 days after Gary Shiftright. Drove part-time in the Piston Cup Dirt Series from 2009 to 2011.
15. Thomas "Tom" Shiftright (Born 1996) - Son of Karl. Driver in the Junior Piston Cup Series for Clutch Aid until 2021, then Piston Cup B Racing Series driver for Leak Less B until 2023 and future Coca-Cola driver in the Piston Cup Racing Series in 2024. Once removed.
16. Julia Shiftright (Born 1997) - Tom’s wife

### Fifth Generation

1. Karry Shiftright (born 2002) - Wife of Kristian.
2. Klint Nicholas Shiftright or Klint Shiftright Jr (Born 2001) - Son of Kelly. Piston Cup Racing Series driver for Clutch Aid.
3. Leah Keller-Shiftright (Born 2001) - Klint Jr’s wife.
4. Kylie Shiftright (Born 1999) - Daughter of King and Maud. CARCA Menards Series driver for Cozsen. Previously Clutch Aid for 2 races in 2023.
5. Quincy "Quicky" Shiftright (Born 2002) - Son of King and Maud. Piston Cup Truck Series driver for Nitr0ade and previously Nitroade.
6. Kenny Shiftright (Born 2003) - Klint Jr's younger half-brother. Piston Cup Bumper Save Pro Series driver for Clutch Aid.
7. Kaiden Shiftright (Born 2004) - Adopted son of Kelly. Piston Cup Junior Racing Series driver for Clutch Aid.
8. Carly Cyper (Born 2002) - Kaiden’s girlfriend and possibly future wife.
9. Kody Shiftright (Born 2005) - Son of Jess. BSPS racer for Shiny Wax.
10. Ed Shiftright (Born 2017) - Aden's son. Named after Ed Myers.

### Sixth Generation

1. Pelli Shiftright (Born 2020) - Adpoted daughter of Kylie. Originally lived in a family in Pyrex until her old family ran out of money and put her up for adoption.
2. Klint Shiftright III (Born 2021) - Kylie's son and a racer that is schedule to debut in 2038. (A few months old and has been taken to races and is shown to love them so Kylie scheduled to let him race in 2038. Anytime Kylie can cancell this signup if Klint decides not to race when he is older
3. Karter Shiftright (Born 2021) - Kaiden's son and a racer scheduled to debut in 2038. (Like his cousin Klint III he loves races at a few months old laughing and cheering and said his first word which was Michael as in Michael Rotor.
4. Koda Shiftright (Born 2021) - Kaiden's son and 1 second younger twin of Karter. (Sleeps through most races so unknown if he is gonna be a racer when he grows up?)
5. Kevin Henry Shiftright Jr. (Born 2022) - Klint Jr.’s oldest triplet son. Named after his great-uncle Kevin like how his dad is named after Kevin I’s dad
6. Kate Shiftright (Born 2022) - Klint Jr.‘s daughter and middle triplet, named after her grandmother and great-aunt.
7. Karl Shiftright II (Born 2022) - Klint Jr.’s youngest triplet.

## Trivia

* Out of all of the members of the Shiftright family the name of 25 members start with the letter "K" with 13 of those members starting with a k becoming drivers. In total, 22 members of the family (including Bob and Gabriel Swift) are all drivers.