Tulsa, Oklahoma

Life with the
Cheeks.

A family built on adventure — from the kart track to the back roads of Oklahoma. Chris, Ginger, and Pip living loud and loving every lap. Plus Taboo the cat, Phineas the Shih Tzu, and Ferb the Standard Poodle keeping things lively at home.

"We're happiest when we're all together — whether it's chasing storms, watching Pip throw a kart sideways, or just piled on the couch with Taboo, Phineas, and Ferb fighting for the best spot."

— Chris Cheek

3
In the family
#99
Pip's kart number
2nd
TKC Overall 2025
Tulsa
Home base

The people

Meet the Cheeks.

Three people. One cat named Taboo. Two dogs — Phineas the Shih Tzu and Ferb the Standard Poodle. Endless energy, a garage full of kart parts, and a whole lot of love.

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Dad · Tech Lead

Chris Cheek

Product Portfolio Manager at QuikTrip by day, kart mechanic / data nerd / storm chaser the rest of the time. Twenty-plus years in software, with a hard pivot toward people leadership. Builds apps for fun and races karts for sport.

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Mom · Mental Health Counselor Manager

Ginger Cheek

By day, Ginger manages a team of mental health specialists at Humana — bringing compassion and leadership to one of the most important jobs there is. By weekend, she's the glue holding the Cheek pit crew together. Tent staked, stopwatch ready, louder than the karts.

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Racer · #99 · Age 11

Pip Cheek

Birel ART C28 pilot. Ghost LO206 power. Junior I Cadet competitor running the Texas Sprint Racing Series, JRP Racing League, and DFW Triple Crown. 2nd overall in his debut 2025 season. Also runs a 3D printing shop — Pipz3dPrintz.

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On the track

Pip Cheek Racing.

Pip started racing in 2025 and immediately made his mark — finishing 2nd overall in the Tulsa Kart Club series in his very first season. Now running three series in 2026 on a new Birel ART chassis, he's just getting started.

2nd
TKC Overall 2025
3
Series in 2026
2025
Season started
LO206
Engine class
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Chassis Birel ART C28
Engine Ghost LO206
Class Junior I · Cadet
Home Track JRP Speedway, Tulsa OK
Helmet Arai CK-6 CMR
Suit Sparco
Number #99
Series 1 Texas Sprint Racing Series
Series 2 JRP Racing League
Series 3 DFW Triple Crown

When we're not at the track

Family life.

The Cheeks are happiest when they're together — whether that's poolside, trackside, or parked next to a LaFerrari trying to get the perfect shot.

🏊

Pool Days

Summer means long afternoons by the pool — the whole crew, the dogs included. The Cheeks' idea of a perfect weekend starts right here.

🌊

Beach Vacations

The family recharges at the beach — sun, salt, and sand. A hard reset from kart weekends, work weeks, and Oklahoma summers.

🚗

Hypercar Spotting

LaFerrari. Bugatti Chiron. Pagani Huayra. The Cheeks have a sharp eye for exotic iron — and Pip's car photography hobby means the shots are actually good.

🎬

Movie Nights

Couch claimed. Taboo on someone's lap, Phineas and Ferb fighting for the rest of the cushions. A classic Cheek family tradition.

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Following F1

A newer obsession — and honestly, a natural one for a family already deep in motorsport. Between Pip's kart racing and Chris's lifelong love of cars, Formula 1 was inevitable. Race weekends just got a lot busier.

Grands Prix Race Weekends Constructors Championship

About Chris

The person
behind the family.

Chris is a Product Portfolio Manager at QuikTrip — leading a Back Office team of ~16 people through everything from people development to enterprise software delivery. Twenty-plus years in the industry, from code-slinging to people leadership.

Off the clock he's a full-stack builder (Vue 3 / Firebase / .NET), a competitive kart racer, and an amateur storm chaser. He built pipcheek.com and kart-setup.com from scratch — because apparently weekends weren't busy enough.

Karting
Storm Chasing
3D Printing
Full-Stack Dev
Cars & Motorsport
E-Bikes

Work

Product Portfolio Manager
QuikTrip · 2020 – Present
Leading the Back Office team — people leadership, stakeholder management, contract negotiations, and enterprise project delivery across a team of ~16.
Infrastructure Engineering Manager
QuikTrip · 2018 – 2020
Led Systems, Network, and Database Engineers across IT infrastructure planning and execution.
B.S. Computer Science
Northeastern State University · 2009
Computing theory, algorithmic foundations, and software engineering fundamentals.

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