Taylor Reimer (born December 2, 1999) is an American racing driver. A member of the Toyota Racing Development program,[1][2] she competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 BuzzBallz Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. She also competes part-time in the NASCAR Regional Series Limited Late Models, driving the No. 25K BuzzBallz Toyota Camry for Lee Faulk Racing & Development.
| Taylor Reimer | |||||||
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| Born | December 2, 1999 | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 55 (Venturini Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Dutch Boy 100 (Springfield) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Southern Illinois 100 (DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 20, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editUSAC
editReimer first competed at the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2021 with Dave Mac Motorsports.[3] Midway through the 2021 season, she joined Keith Kunz Motorsports (KKM), and was later signed to the compete full-time for the team in the 2022 USAC National Midget Championship.[4] After initially finishing second in a race at Millbridge Speedway, Reimer was later credited with the race victory after Cannon McIntosh's disqualification, making her the first female driver to win a National Midget feature race.[5] Reimer finished tenth in the 2022 series standings, allowing her to return to KKM in 2023.[6][7]
Late models
editReimer made her limited late model debut in October 2023, finishing ninth for Lee Faulk Racing in a 24-car field at Tri-County Speedway.[8] In December, she announced plans to work towards a transition to pavement racing during the 2024 season to prepare for a long-term future in NASCAR.[2] Reimer won her first late model pavement race at Tri-County on May 11, 2024.[9] She would follow this up with a win at Hickory Motor Speedway on August 10, 2024.[10]
ARCA
editReimer made her debut in the ARCA Menards Series for Venturini Motorsports at Springfield in 2023,[11] finishing eighth in one of the series' two dirt track races. She returned to Venturini's ARCA program in 2024 to run both Springfield and the second dirt track race at DuQuoin while also planning to make her ARCA pavement debut in the West Series race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.[2] At Springfield, the Venturini team entered cars for a total of four female drivers,[12] with Reimer running the team's No. 55 Toyota.[13] She finished the race third, matching her qualifying position and placing one spot behind her teammate Isabella Robusto.[14]
Personal life
editOriginally from Tulsa, Reimer attended the University of Oklahoma, putting her racing career on hold to focus on her education and pursue competitive cheerleading.[3] She graduated from the university in 2022 with a degree in health and exercise science and a minor in business.[6]
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF 8 |
MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 80th | 36 | [15] |
| 2024 | 55 | DAY | PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF 3 |
MLW | DSF 7 |
GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [16] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Taylor Reimer". Toyota Racing. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c Blount, Rob (December 7, 2023). "Taylor Reimer To Focus On Transitioning To Pavement Racing In 2024". FloSports. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Weaver, Matt (January 7, 2021). "Oklahoma Sooners Cheerleader Returns to Racing at Chili Bowl Nationals". Autoweek. Hearst Digital Media. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Murray, Richie (January 28, 2022). "Taylor Reimer Goes Full-Time for USAC Midget Season". Speed Sport. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Staff Report (July 1, 2022). "Reimer Becomes First Woman to Win National Midget Feature". Speed Sport. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ a b FloRacing Staff (February 1, 2023). "Taylor Reimer Returns To KKM For Full USAC Midget Season". FloSports. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Woelbing, Grace (May 25, 2023). "Juliana & Taylor Reimer: Support Through the Struggles". Speed Sport. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Woelbing, Grace (December 12, 2023). "Reimer Shifts Focus from Dirt Midgets to Late Models". Speed Sport. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Geyer, Koty (May 13, 2024). "'It Gives Me More Confidence': Taylor Reimer Is A Winner On Pavement". FloSports. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Savage, Jason (2024-08-11). "Hickory Motor Speedway Results From Saturday, 8/10/24". WHKY. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Taylor Reimer to make ARCA Menards Series debut with Venturini Motorsports at Illinois State Fairgrounds" (Press release). ARCA Racing. July 18, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (August 15, 2024). "Notebook: Venturini Motorsports fielding entries for four women Sunday at the Springfield Mile". ARCA Racing. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds". ARCA Racing. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (August 18, 2024). "Isabella Robusto, Taylor Reimer Make ARCA History at Springfield". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Reimer – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Reimer – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
External links
edit- Taylor Reimer driver statistics at Racing-Reference