ISABELLA ROBUSTO & AMBER BALCAEN Lead Women’s Charge at Daytona ARCA Practice

January 9, 2026

• ISABELLA ROBUSTO delivered the goods for Nitro Motorsports with a fifth-place finish in the No. 55 Mobil 1 Toyota, proving she belongs in that loaded six-car lineup that dominated the top of the timing sheets. While the boys grabbed headlines, ROBUSTO quietly positioned herself as the team’s top female threat.
• AMBER BALCAEN showed exactly the kind of grit we’ve come to expect, bouncing back from a nasty turn three incident that left her primary car with serious nose damage. She didn’t sulk in the garage – she climbed into the backup ride and posted ninth overall, making it look easy after reporting the cut tire that sent her spinning.
• The women’s representation at Daytona is stronger than ever with eight female drivers entered and three finishing in the top ten on opening day. TAYLOR REIMER rounded out the top-ten women with her No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in tenth, proving this isn’t tokenism – it’s talent delivering results when it counts.

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