SALLY MOTT Charts Path From Karting Champion to Mazda MX-5 Cup Rising Star

March 14, 2025

by Ryan Lugo // from www.motortrend.com

• Twenty-year-old SALLY MOTT is making serious moves in IMSA’s Mazda MX-5 Cup after winning the 2023 Women’s Initiative Scholarship. Starting karting at 15 with racing literally in her DNA (dad Robby Mott is an IKF champion), she’s already one of six women competing in this year’s championship and scored her career-best P6 finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park—a result so impressive her crew chief dyed his hair pink per a bet.
• The transition from karting champion to professional racing wasn’t just about speed—MOTT had to master the business side too. After winning championships in Greater Houston Karting and GCKI, she made the smart call to move up when veteran driver Ben Keating told her she’d waste time staying in amateur racing. Now she’s balancing sponsor contracts, media attention from the First to the Finish docuseries, and the mental game that comes with wheel-to-wheel combat.
• Her ultimate goals? NASCAR for sustainability and sponsorship potential, but her heart belongs to endurance racing like the Iron Dames in WEC. MOTT’s already adopting their pink-and-black livery as inspiration and planning her own racing school for young girls. With her combination of raw talent, business acumen, and clear vision for building pathways into IndyCar, NASCAR, and F1, we’re watching someone who could redefine what’s possible for women in motorsports.

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