Gracie Trotter

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Gracie Trotter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gracie Trotter
Trotter during driver introductions at New Smyrna Speedway in 2020
Nationality	American
Born	Grace Elizabeth Trotter (2001-08-27) August 27, 2001 (age 23) Denver, North Carolina
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Venturini Motorsports
Car number	15 / 25
Engine	Toyota
Crew chief	Billy Venturini / Kevin Reed
Former teams	Bill McAnally Racing
Starts	9
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	37th in 2020

ARCA Menards Series West career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Venturini Motorsports
Car number	25
Engine	Toyota
Crew chief	Kevin Reed
Former teams	Bill McAnally Racing
Starts	13
Championships	0
Wins	1
Poles	0
Best finish	3rd in 2020
Last updated on: November 6, 2021.

Gracie Elizabeth Trotter (born August 27, 2001)^[1] is an American stock car racing driver. She last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the Nos. 15 and 25 Toyota Camrys for Venturini Motorsports. Trotter also competes for Rev Racing in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series as part of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. She is best known for becoming the first female driver to win an ARCA-sanctioned race, doing so in the ARCA Menards Series West for Bill McAnally Racing in 2020.

Racing career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

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]

2020–present: ARCA

[edit]

Trotter racing at New Smyrna Speedway in 2020

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]

Motorsports career results

[edit]

ARCA Menards Series

[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2020	Bill McAnally Racing	99	Toyota	DAY	PHO 22	TAL	POC	IRP	KEN	IOW 9	KAN	TOL	TOL	MCH	DAY	GTW 12	L44	TOL	BRI	WIN	MEM	ISF	KAN	37th	89	^[20]
2021	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota	DAY 23	PHO 27	TAL 22	KAN	TOL 7	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK 3	BLN 8	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH 13	ISF	MLW 10	DSF	BRI	SLM 5	KAN	11th	279	^[21]

ARCA Menards Series East

[edit]

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2020	Bill McAnally Racing	99	Toyota	NSM 16	TOL	DOV	TOL	BRI	FIF			45th	28	^[22]
2021	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota	NSM	FIF	NSV	DOV	SNM	IOW	MLW 10	BRI	42nd	34	^[23]

ARCA Menards Series West

[edit]

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	AMSW	Pts	Ref
2020	Bill McAnally Racing	99	Toyota	LVS 4	MMP 7	MMP 7	IRW 3	EVG 5	DCS 2	CNS 4	LVS 1*	AAS 10	KCR 5	PHO 9	3rd	582	^[24]
2021	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota	PHO 27	SON	IRW	CNS	IRW	PIR	LVS	AAS				33rd	52	^[25]
2021	Venturini Motorsports	20	Toyota									PHO 9			33rd	52	^[25]

References

[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gracie Trotter – #99 ENEOS Toyota Camry". Bill McAnally Racing. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2017 CARS Super Late Model Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b McFadin, Daniel (December 6, 2018). "NASCAR Drive for Diversity program announces 2019 class". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Beaver, Dan (October 15, 2018). "NASCAR announces 12 invitees to Drive for Diversity combine". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Williams, Deb (December 6, 2018). "Brooke Storer, Gracie Trotter earn spots in NASCAR's 2019 Drive for Diversity class". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ McFadin, Daniel (November 20, 2019). "NASCAR, Rev Racing announce 2020 Drive for Diversity team". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (January 14, 2020). "Bill McAnally Racing names 2020 ARCA Menards West driver lineup". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Christley, Jason (July 16, 2020). "Gracie Trotter Hopes To Extend Impressive Start To Iowa". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "2020 Star Nursery 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Trotter Scores Career Best Third Place at Irwindale NASCAR Race". ENEOS. July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Trotter Grabs Career Mark With 2nd At Roseburg" (Press release). Bill McAnally Racing. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ Staff report (September 17, 2020). "Berry keeps winning, Trotter scores big at HMS". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ Staff reports (September 26, 2020). "Gracie Trotter Makes History With Las Vegas Victory". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ Long, Dustin (September 26, 2020). "Gracie Trotter becomes first female to win ARCA-sanctioned race". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ Crandall, Kelly (September 28, 2020). "Trotter's Las Vegas win makes ARCA racing history". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^ "2020 Arizona Lottery 100". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ "ARCA Menards West Series standings for 2020". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cooper, Cara (December 3, 2020). "Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner Gracie Trotter Enjoys Success After Taking the Next Step in 2020". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Gracie Trotter Continues Climb, TRD Driver Signs with Venturini Motorsports for Partial 2021 ARCA Menards Series Season" (Press release). Venturini Motorsports. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ "Gracie Trotter – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

External links

[edit]

Official website
Gracie Trotter driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Venturini Motorsports

Headquarters: Concord, North Carolina

Personnel

ARCA Menards Series

Drivers	(15) Kris Wright (20) Jake Finch / Gio Ruggiero / Sean Hingorani (part-time) (22) Amber Balcaen (25) TBA (55) Gus Dean / Isabella Robusto / Brent Crews / Dean Thompson / Gavan Boschele / Taylor Reimer / Jake Finch
Crew chiefs	(15) Larry Balsitis (20) Shannon Rursch / Kevin Reed Jr. (22) Dave Fuge / Jeff Spraker / Dave Adams (25) TBA (55) Kevin Reed Jr. / Kevin Eagle

ARCA Menards Series East

Drivers	(15) Kris Wright (part-time) (20) Gio Ruggiero (22) Amber Balcaen (part-time) (25) TBA (55) Jake Finch / Brent Crews / Isabella Robusto / Gus Dean (part-time)
Crew chiefs	(15) Larry Balsitis (20) Shannon Rursch (22) Dave Fuge (25) TBA (55) Kevin Reed Jr. / TBA

ARCA Menards Series West

Drivers	(15) Kris Wright / Jake Finch / Brent Crews / Sean Hingorani (part-time) (20) Gio Ruggiero / Jake Finch / Brent Crews (part-time) (22) Amber Balcaen / Brent Crews (part-time) (25) TBA (55) Isabella Robusto / Jake Finch (part-time)
Crew chiefs	(15) Larry Balsitis / Tab Smith / Taylor DeWolf / Tyler Barrett (20) Shannon Rursch / Tyler Barrett / Gregory Papp / Taylor DeWolf (22) Dave Fuge / Shane Everts (25) TBA (55) Kevin Reed Jr. / Owen Smith / Tyler Barrett / Gregory Papp

Former drivers

Former personnel

Dave Leiner Jr.
Monon Rahman
Kevin Reed Sr.

ARCA Menards Series Championships

1987 (B. Venturini Sr.)
1991 (B. Venturini Sr.)
2019 (Eckes)
2023 (Love)

ARCA Menards Series West Championships

Partnerships and affiliations

McAnally-Hilgemann Racing / Bill McAnally Racing

Headquarters: Statesville, North Carolina (Truck Series, MHR) & Roseville, California (ARCA & ARCA West Series, BMR)

Personnel

Bill McAnally
William Hilgemann
Alex McAnally
Mike Curb
Chad Norris

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Drivers	(18) Tyler Ankrum (19) Daniel Hemric (81) Connor Mosack (91) TBA
Crew chiefs	(18) Mark Hillman (19) TBA (81) Blake Bainbridge (91) TBA