CHARLOTTE TRAYNOR Claims Back-to-Back Female Awards as ELLIE GOSSETT Rebounds

March 4, 2026

• CHARLOTTE TRAYNOR delivered exactly what we needed to see at St. Petersburg – consistency when chaos ruled the day. While others were spinning into walls or getting caught up in incidents, she kept her Parker Delong Racing Mazda clean through both races on the unforgiving street circuit. Her back-to-back Highest Place Female Driver awards weren’t flashy, but they were earned through smart racecraft and staying out of trouble when the track was throwing curveballs at everyone.
• ELLIE GOSSETT showed us why rookies who bounce back from adversity are the ones to watch. After that heartbreaking lap-two spin in Race 1 that ended her day early, she could have been rattled. Instead, she came back swinging in Race 2 with an eight-position gain on the opening lap that had the entire field taking notice. Sure, technical issues slowed her later, but gaining ground from dead last takes guts we respect.
• The St. Petersburg street circuit proved once again why it’s one of the most demanding venues in motorsports, with multiple cautions, crashes, and tricky conditions that separated the smart drivers from the rest. Both women navigated their first experience on this temporary circuit with the kind of measured aggression that builds careers – TRAYNOR’s 28th and 26th place finishes might not grab headlines, but they’re the foundation championship campaigns are built on.

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