Gracie Trotter

Early career

Trotter began racing go-karts at eight years old.^[1] Before racing stock cars, she competed in legends cars, becoming the first female driver to win in the Young Lions division at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2017.^[1] Trotter also made her late model debut in 2017, driving for Bond Suss.^[2] She continued racing in the CARS Tour in 2018.^[3]

In October 2018, Trotter was selected as one of twelve drivers invited to NASCAR's Drive for Diversity combine.^[4] She was announced as a member of the program's 2019 class on December 6,^[3] earning her a late model contract with Rev Racing to compete in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.^[5] Trotter was selected to the program again in 2020.^[6]

ARCA

On January 14, 2020, Trotter was announced as a driver for Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) in the ARCA Menards Series West, as well as for select ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East races.^[7] Trotter finished 16th in her debut ARCA East race at New Smyrna Speedway, while engine issues left her 22nd in her ARCA Menards Series debut at Phoenix Raceway.^[8] In ARCA West, Trotter finished fourth in her debut race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) Bullring,^[9] before the COVID-19 pandemic put the season on hold. She returned from the hiatus with a pair of seventh-place finishes,^[8] followed by a career-best third at Irwindale Speedway.^[10] At Douglas County Speedway, Trotter again earned a new career-best finish, placing second to race winner Blaine Perkins.^[11]

In September, Trotter won a late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway, becoming the fourth woman to do so.^[12] She then won her first ARCA West race on September 26 at the LVMS Bullring, making her the second female driver to win a West Series race and the first to win an event sanctioned by ARCA.^[13][14] Trotter passed Blaine Perkins and her BMR teammate Jesse Love by taking them three-wide on lap 54, going on to lead 95 of the race's 150 laps.^[15] Trotter's season ended with a ninth-place finish at Phoenix.^[16] She finished third in the final points standings and was the only West Series driver to finish in the top-ten in all eleven races throughout the season.^[17][18] Trotter was awarded the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award on December 3.^[18]

On January 13, 2021, Venturini Motorsports announced that Trotter would compete part-time for the team in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, driving the team's No. 15 and No. 25 Toyotas in a total of ten races.^[19]

ARCA Menards Series

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CARS Super Late Model Tour

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