ISABELLA ROBUSTO Leads 11 Laps as Three Women Battle Through Daytona Drama

February 14, 2026

• ISABELLA ROBUSTO showed why she’s a championship contender by leading 11 laps at Daytona – the most by a woman in ARCA since 1989. Her Nitro Motorsports No. 55 looked fast enough to win before a transmission failure sent her behind the wall. Despite the 37th-place finish, ROBUSTO demonstrated the speed that makes her a legitimate threat this season.
• TAYLOR REIMER brought her dirt racing pedigree to Daytona, running consistently in the top half before a battery issue cost her five laps and any shot at a top-10 finish. The USAC National Midget winner who made history alongside ROBUSTO in 2024 with their joint top-three at Springfield showed she belongs in ARCA’s competitive field.
• ALLI OWENS made her return to ARCA after 16 years away, proving that comeback stories don’t always need fairy tale endings to matter. The mother of three posted the 19th-quickest practice time in her return to superspeedway racing before an engine failure in turn 1 ended her day with heavy contact. Her “drive like a mother” message resonated beyond the 34th-place result, showing that racing dreams don’t expire with age.

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