Trotter began racing go-karts at eight years old.[1] Before racing stock cars, she competed in legends cars, becoming the first female driver to win in the Young Lions division at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2017.[1] Trotter also made her late model debut in 2017, driving for Bond Suss.[2] She continued racing in the CARS Tour in 2018.[3]
In October 2018, Trotter was selected as one of twelve drivers invited to NASCAR's Drive for Diversity combine.[4] She was announced as a member of the program's 2019 class on December 6,[3] earning her a late model contract with Rev Racing to compete in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.[5] Trotter was selected to the program again in 2020.[6]
In September, Trotter won a late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway, becoming the fourth woman to do so.[12] She then won her first ARCA West race on September 26 at the LVMS Bullring, making her the second female driver to win a West Series race and the first to win an event sanctioned by ARCA.[13][14] Trotter passed Blaine Perkins and her BMR teammate Jesse Love by taking them three-wide on lap 54, going on to lead 95 of the race's 150 laps.[15] Trotter's season ended with a ninth-place finish at Phoenix.[16] She finished third in the final points standings and was the only West Series driver to finish in the top-ten in all eleven races throughout the season.[17][18] Trotter was awarded the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award on December 3.[18]
On January 13, 2021, Venturini Motorsports announced that Trotter would compete part-time for the team in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, driving the team's No. 15 and No. 25 Toyotas in a total of ten races.[19]
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
