AMBER BALCAEN Bounces Back With P3 at Sauble After ARCA Series Crashes

June 30, 2025

• AMBER BALCAEN proved resilience is her middle name, wheeling the #47 to third place in her Sauble Speedway debut after going to the back twice and clawing through the field. The first Canadian woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race in the US called it a “hard-fought race” and credited Brimstone Games for giving her an “awesome car” in the Ontario Sportsman Series.
• This podium finish comes as sweet redemption after a brutal ARCA Menards Series season that saw crashes at both Daytona and Talladega – the kind of superspeedway chaos that can break spirits or build character. BALCAEN clearly chose the latter, channeling that frustration into pure speed at the half-mile Hepworth, Ontario track.
• But here’s the real talk: BALCAEN also used her platform to call out the double standard women face in motorsports, noting how female drivers get scrutinized “not just for your ability but for the way you look.” When even a multi-car wreck at Talladega becomes fodder for appearance-based criticism, you know we’ve got work to do – thankfully, she’s got allies like Cleetus McFarland calling out the “unnecessary” hate.

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