Meet Alli Owens. She is a race car driver in the ARCA Re/Max Series from Daytona Beach, Florida. Read her biography, see photos, and watch a fun video.
 Alli Owens, who is a second-year ARCA driver and only 1 of 2 women in the field, came in second to Justin Lofton today in the season-opening ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway. As the local girl, Alli’s fast lap of 181.510 was just shy of the winning time of 182.120 mph on the 2.5-mile Daytona oval.
The 20-year-old Daytona Beach native will start from the outside pole in tomorrow’s race. Alli doesn’t shy away from talking about the significance of her race today… More info
…Â lucky enough to be invited up to Canada by current North American Rally Champion Antoine L’Estage. Antoine and co-driver Nathalie needed me to bring up a load of Tall Tom, so they’d have him at service. It isn’t easy to say no to a Canadian Rally. The scene is a little different. Everyone wants a rally car, much like Britain where if it’s light, cheap, and you can put mud flaps on it, you’ll get mimsy wiff from here all the way to Bristol. With rabid Canadian fans everywhere…Â More info
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The hairpin bends of Donington Park race track are designed to challenge the most skilled of drivers – but even worldclass racers would find it hard to keep up with the twists and turns behind the scenes at this illustrious venue, which from next year is supposed be the new home of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
Last July, when Donington Park grabbed the rights to the Grand Prix from rival Silverstone, the move was seen as a coup for Simon Gillett and Lee Gill, the two men behind the Leicestershire circuit who had masterminded the deal with Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone…Â More infoÂ
The short, redheaded, freckled-faced kid looks more like a candidate to carry your groceries to the car at Publix than for superstardom, but that’s what Ricky Carmichael is: His nickname is “GOAT,” as in Greatest Of All Time, which in the world of motocross motorcycle racing he may well be. He’s the only rider in the AMA motocross history to have an undefeated season — and he did it twice.
Carmichael — a 29-year-old native of Clearwater who lives with wife Ursula and their twins near Tallahassee — has been busy making the transition from racing on two wheels to four. This afternoon, he’ll be behind the wheel of the Kevin Harvick-owned Monster Energy Chevrolet, starting 23rd in the 43-car grid for the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, the ARCA race that officially kicks off the oval track portion of Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway… More info