Victoria Thomas

Victoria Thomas is the co-owner and Chief Business Officer of Kellymoss, the winningest team in Porsche racing history, and a trailblazer championing women in motorsports—despite never planning to work in racing at all.

EARLY YEARS

Thomas didn’t grow up dreaming about checkered flags or the smell of burning rubber. In fact, she had zero interest in sports, let alone the notoriously exclusive world of motor racing. Her background was about as non-traditional as it gets for someone who’d eventually run a powerhouse racing operation. She became an emancipated minor and built herself from the ground up as a self-made entrepreneur long before she ever set foot in a race shop.[1][2]

By training, she was an accountant—someone who lived in spreadsheets, not pit lanes. Her early years were spent working various jobs, grinding through the kind of experiences that teach you resilience whether you want to learn it or not. She wasn’t born into motorsports money or legacy. She earned every step forward the hard way, which would later become her superpower when navigating the male-dominated racing industry.[3]

OTHER INTERESTS

Thomas’s path into motorsports came through pure practicality, not passion—at least not at first. She was hired by Kelly-Moss in 2011 (joining officially as director of finance in 2013) to help the company figure out the profitability of its different divisions. It was a numbers job. A business job. She wasn’t there to fall in love with racing; she was there to make sense of the books.[4][5]

But somewhere along the way, the work became more than columns and calculations. Thomas discovered she cared deeply about building something meaningful, about creating opportunities for others, and about challenging the status quo. Her interests evolved into advocacy—specifically, advocating for women in an industry that had historically kept them on the sidelines.[6]

EARLY SUCCESS

Thomas joined Kelly-Moss Road and Race in 2011, a company founded in 1988 and already deeply rooted in Porsche racing excellence. Her husband, Andy Kilcoyne, an engineer and designer, joined a few years later and became CEO in 2015.[7][8] Together, they didn’t just work for the company—they transformed it.

In 2020, Thomas and Kilcoyne took the leap and fully acquired Kelly-Moss from its founder, rebranding the operation as Kellymoss Inc.[9][10] At the time of purchase, it was a nine-employee operation. Under their leadership, they grew it into an 88,000-square-foot powerhouse employing 135 people, boasting 48 national championships, and managing over 100 active Porsche projects.[11][12] The business transformation was staggering, but Thomas wasn’t satisfied with just financial success. She wanted to change the culture of racing itself.

Her early wins weren’t just on the track—they were in the boardroom and the garage. Thomas restructured the C-suite so that half the leadership team was female. She hired female truck drivers and technicians. She opened doors that had been welded shut for decades.[13] The shift was enormous, and it happened in just five years.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2020: Co-acquired and rebranded Kelly-Moss Road and Race as Kellymoss Inc. with husband Andy Kilcoyne.[14]
• 2023: Kellymoss made history by fielding the first-ever female driver in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.[15][16]
• 2023: Launched the “Be Your Own Hero” program to mentor and develop future female racing drivers.[17]
• 2024: Under Thomas’s leadership, Kellymoss continued its engineering dominance, with the “secret sauce” credited to strategic work “around the engineering table.”[18]
• 2025: Kellymoss fielded the largest group of female drivers in team history, including Ashley Freiberg, Loni Unser, Erika Hoffmann, and others across multiple Porsche racing programs.[19]
• Ongoing: Transformed Kellymoss from a 9-employee operation to a 135-employee, 88,000-square-foot facility with 48 national championships.[20]
• Ongoing: Restructured Kellymoss leadership so that half the C-suite is female, and hired women in traditionally male-dominated roles including truck drivers and technicians.[21]

INSPIRATIONS

Thomas credits a pivotal phone call with Lyn St. James, the trailblazing 1990s IndyCar driver, as a turning point in how she understood her role as a woman in motorsports. That conversation shifted her perspective—she realized she wasn’t just running a business. She was opening a pathway.[22]

St. James had fought sexism and exclusion throughout her career, and her stories made Thomas recognize the weight of representation. It wasn’t enough to succeed quietly. If she wanted to change the industry, she had to be loud about it, intentional about it, and relentless about it. That realization fueled everything that came next: the female driver programs, the mentorship initiatives, and the deliberate culture shift within Kellymoss.[23]

REPUTATION

Thomas is known as a defiant, daring leader who’s driving change in one of the most resistant industries on the planet. She’s the CFO and co-owner of the winningest team in Porsche racing history, but her reputation isn’t just built on trophies. It’s built on her willingness to challenge norms, to put women in the driver’s seat—literally and figuratively—and to prove that diversity isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a competitive advantage.[24]

People describe her as unconventional, strategic, and unapologetically ambitious. She didn’t come from racing royalty, and she doesn’t pretend to fit the mold. That’s precisely why she’s effective. Thomas redefined what success looks like at Kellymoss, prioritizing long-term cultural change alongside championship wins. She’s respected not just for what she’s built, but for *how* she’s built it—with intention, grit, and an eye toward the future.[25]

Her leadership style is hands-on and data-driven, a reflection of her finance background. But she’s also deeply invested in mentorship, in creating opportunities, and in making sure the next generation of women in motorsports doesn’t have to fight as hard as the ones who came before.[26]

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

Thomas and Kellymoss are actively working to launch an all-female endurance racing program for 2026, featuring drivers Ashley Freiberg and Loni Unser. The team is in the process of pulling together the resources and partnerships to make it happen, and if successful, it will be a landmark moment in sports car racing.[27][28]

Beyond that specific program, Kellymoss continues to expand its female driver presence across multiple Porsche racing series. The 2025 season saw the team field its largest-ever roster of women competitors, and Thomas shows no signs of slowing down.[29] She’s also committed to grassroots initiatives like the Motorsports Mastery program for Girl Scouts, designed to introduce middle and high school-aged girls to racing and career opportunities in the industry.[30]

Thomas’s broader vision is encapsulated in Kellymoss’s “Race Forward” initiative, which focuses on driving diversity, attracting fans from underrepresented communities, and igniting passion for motorsports in young people. It’s not just about winning races. It’s about changing who gets to be part of the sport in the first place.[31]

REFERENCES

[1] Victoria Thomas: Her Journey As The Owner Of The Winningest Team In Porsche Racing History – Sip Milkshake

[2] The Unconventional CFO: Driving Porsche Racing – Secrets of Rockstar CFOs Podcast

[3] Racing Porsches and Being Your Own Hero with Victoria Thomas – Throttle Therapy Podcast

[4] Victoria Thomas: Women, Wheels and Winning – BRAVA Magazine

[5] Kelly-Moss Under New Ownership – Sportscar365

[6] Race Forward: Driving Diversity for Motorsports Growth – Kellymoss

[7] In Business March 2023: Business Dynamic

[8] New Ownership for Kelly Moss Motorsports – Kellymoss

[9] The Unconventional CFO: Driving Porsche Racing, Empowering Women – Audacy

[10] Kellymoss: When dreams come true – Official Site

[11] Driving Porsche Racing, Empowering Women, & Redefining Success – YouTube

[12] Meet the Kellymoss Family: Our Racing Legacy – Kellymoss

[13] Engineering “Secret Sauce” Key to Kellymoss’ Season Success – Sportscar365

[14] Kellymoss Targeting All-Female Endurance Program for 2026 – Sportscar365

[15] Kellymoss Fields Expanded Female Driver Presence Across Porsche Racing Programs – Kellymoss

[16] Kellymoss Grows Popular Motorsports Mastery Program for Girl Scouts – Kellymoss