Lanie Buice

Lanie Buice is a rising multi-series driver from Jackson, Georgia, competing full-time in the TA2 Series with TeamSLR while balancing part-time ARCA Menards Series rides with Rev Racing and a full slate in the CARS Tour—all while pursuing her college education and giving back through extensive volunteer work with hospitalized children and youth mentoring programs.

EARLY YEARS

Born October 23, 2006, in the small town of Jackson, Georgia, Buice developed a passion for racing from an early age. Growing up in a community where Christian faith and strong family values formed the foundation of daily life, she discovered motorsports as her calling while still a kid. Jackson isn’t exactly a racing hotbed—it’s the kind of place where everyone knows everyone, and chasing a professional driving career takes equal parts talent and determination.

Details about her first laps behind the wheel remain scarce, but what’s clear is that racing wasn’t a passing interest. By the time she was a teenager, Buice was already competing in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, learning racecraft at local tracks and quietly building the foundation for what would become a surprisingly diverse racing resume. She graduated high school recently and immediately doubled down on her commitment to both education and racing, enrolling in college while simultaneously expanding her competition schedule across multiple national series.

OTHER INTERESTS

If you’re expecting the typical driver bio filled with CrossFit sessions and sim racing marathons, Buice might surprise you. Her life outside the cockpit centers on giving back. She’s deeply involved with the Boys and Girls Club of America, where she mentors children and helps them recognize their potential—a role she takes seriously enough to make it a regular commitment despite a packed racing schedule.

Her volunteer work extends to children’s hospitals, where she visits alongside her Rev Racing teammates to offer support and encouragement to young patients. On June 18, 2025, she became the first female driver to participate in Victory Junction’s NASCARnival pit stop challenge, an experience that clearly meant more to her than any trophy. “This place is amazing. What they do here for these kids is just incredible. I didn’t want the night to end,” she said after spending the evening with campers at the facility for children with complex medical and physical needs. “Honestly, just speaking with the kids and spending time with all of them has been my favorite part. Their courage is contagious.”

She also coaches young drivers at the Cookout Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway, passing along knowledge she’s still actively accumulating herself. For someone barely out of high school, Buice has already figured out that racing success means little if you’re not using your platform to lift others up.

EARLY SUCCESS

Buice’s early racing career followed an unconventional path, hopping between series rather than grinding up a single ladder. She competed in Late Model events and the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series before making the jump to national competition. Her first taste of ARCA Menards Series racing came in 2023 with a No. 21 Ford, where she finished 29th in points with 83 points—hardly a Cinderella story, but a foot in the door.

She returned to ARCA in 2025 with Rev Racing’s No. 2 Chevrolet for a part-time schedule, improving to 20th in points with 101 points before eventually settling at 33rd with 135 points as the season progressed. More importantly, she earned a pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway, the kind of opportunity that signals a team’s genuine investment in a driver’s development. Rev Racing doesn’t hand out Daytona tests like participation trophies.

While running ARCA, Buice simultaneously competed full-time in the 2025 CARS Tour with Lee Pulliam Performance’s No. 03 Toyota, racking up finishes across the country: a 4th at ACE, a 5th at DOM, a 6th at SBO, and an 8th at HCY among her better showings. The CARS Tour is no joke—it’s full of grizzled veterans and hungry regional racers all fighting for the same limited spotlight. Holding her own there while also learning ARCA tracks demonstrated the kind of work ethic that doesn’t show up in results sheets.

Then came TA2. In September 2025, Buice qualified 6th at VIR for TeamSLR, then followed up with a 9th-place qualifying effort at COTA in November. Those performances in the brutally competitive Trans Am TA2 Series—where former NASCAR regulars and road racing specialists duke it out in 500-horsepower muscle cars with no electronic aids—caught serious attention. TeamSLR co-owner Scott Lagasse Jr. didn’t mince words: “Lanie impressed everyone last year, and her work ethic over the winter has been incredible.”

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2023: Competed in ARCA Menards Series, finished 29th in points with No. 21 Ford[1].
• 2025: Earned pre-season ARCA test at Daytona International Speedway with Rev Racing[1].
• 2025: Qualified 6th at VIR in TA2 Series debut (September 20)[2].
• 2025: Qualified 9th at COTA in TA2 Series (November 2)[2].
• 2025: Became first female driver at Victory Junction’s NASCARnival pit stop challenge (June 18)[3].
• 2025: Competed full-time in CARS Tour with Lee Pulliam Performance, earning top-five finishes[1].
• 2026: Signed full-time TA2 Series deal with TeamSLR in Chevrolet-backed No. 8 Sunoco Camaro[2][4].

INSPIRATIONS

Buice hasn’t publicly identified specific racing heroes or childhood influences, which is either refreshingly modest or a sign she’s still writing her own story rather than copying someone else’s. What does come through clearly in her statements is motivation driven by internal standards rather than external comparisons. Her inspiration seems rooted in the challenge itself—mastering different cars, different tracks, different series—rather than emulating any particular driver’s career path.

REPUTATION

Within the garage, Buice has earned a reputation as a “Chevrolet development prodigy,” according to industry coverage—high praise for someone still a teenager. Her work ethic is what people notice first. Lagasse’s comment about her winter preparation being “incredible” speaks volumes in a sport where talent is common but dedication separates the pretenders from the contenders.

She’s viewed as coachable, hungry, and mature beyond her years, the kind of driver who asks the right questions and actually implements feedback. Sponsors like Chevrolet, Alessandros Racing, Telmex, and Sunoco have lined up behind her, which doesn’t happen by accident. In an era where female drivers often face skepticism about whether their backing is merit-based, Buice has let her qualifying times and race finishes do the talking.

The fact that she’s juggling three national series plus college courses without any public drama or excuses has only enhanced her standing. There’s a quiet toughness to her approach that resonates with old-school racing types who value results over hype.

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

For 2026, Buice is running one of the most ambitious schedules in American grassroots racing. She’ll compete full-time in the TA2 Series with TeamSLR’s No. 8 Sunoco/Chevrolet Camaro, partnering with driver Alon Day in a two-car operation. She’s also committed to five ARCA Menards Series races with Rev Racing and a continued full-time effort in the CARS Tour with Lee Pulliam Performance, plus a mix of Late Model weekly series events thrown in for good measure.

It’s an absolutely ridiculous workload that would break most drivers, but Buice seems energized by the variety. “I’m just super excited and grateful for the opportunity to race for TeamSLR with the support of Chevrolet and all the people that I’ve had behind me to be able to run the full season,” she said when the TA2 deal was announced in January 2026. “I’m excited to compete fulltime in the TA2 Series. It’s just a really good series to be a part of.”

What she loves most about TA2 is telling: “I don’t know what it is about it, but I just love how raw the car is—no traction control, no ABS, really good power—so I’m really looking forward to doing more races this year.” In an era of increasingly electronic racing, Buice gravitates toward the analog challenge, the kind of racing where driver skill matters more than software tuning.

Her stated philosophy reveals ambition tempered with realism: “I’m motivated by the challenge of trying to figure out all the different places we go to across the country and trying to be the best that I can behind the wheel every single weekend. I always reach really high and shoot for the stars, so I feel like as long as I do what I’m supposed to do behind the scenes, and with all of us at TeamSLR where we just work really well together, the possibilities are endless.”

She’s focused on developing her skills, strengthening her mindset, and continuing to grow both personally and professionally while maintaining her college coursework—because apparently running three racing series simultaneously isn’t quite challenging enough. If she can maintain this pace without burning out, Buice could become a case study in how to build a racing career through sheer volume of quality seat time rather than waiting for the perfect single-series opportunity to materialize.

References:

Lanie Buice – Wikipedia
TeamSLR Announces 2026 TA2 Lineup – Speedway Media
Lanie Buice Becomes First Female Driver at Victory Junction’s NASCARnival – Victory Junction
TeamSLR Announces 2026 TA2 Lineup – Speed Sport
Lanie Buice Driver Profile – FloRacing
Lanie Buice Official Website