Amber Slagle (born July 7, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and engineer. She competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for McGowan Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet SS for the same team.
| Amber Slagle | |||||||
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 Slagle at the All American Speedway in 2021 | |||||||
| Born | Amber Slagle July 5, 1996 Waterford, Michigan | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 24 (McGowan Motorsports) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 17 (McGowan Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of December 9, 2021. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly career
editSlagle began racing at seven years old after her father bought her a quarter midget. She won the Dixie Motor Speedway Female Driver of the Year award three times, from 2007 to 2009, where she also won Rookie of the Year in 2007. She won the Owosso Speedway track championship in 2011, while also winning the "Got Game" award.[1]
She moved up to the Champion Racing Association in 2014, posting her best finish of 14th at Salem Speedway that year, and would get that same finish the following year at Springport Mid-Michigan Speedway. Slagle would put her racing career on hold in 2016 after the money for the tour became more expensive.
She made her return in 2017, starting 20th and finishing 16th at Owosso Speedway.
Amber moved south in 2018, questioning if she would ever race in a late model again. She got the opportunity with Cook-Finley Racing, and would drive part-time late model races in the Southeast Limited Late Model Series, and would drive in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series from 2019 to 2020.[2]
Crew chief
editIn 2021, Slagle became the crew chief for Cook-Finley Racing and Parker Retzlaff in the ARCA Menards Series East. They've earned 1 top 5, and 4 top 10s that season.[3]
ARCA Menards Series West
editOn June 7, 2021, Slagle announced that she will make her ARCA Menards Series West debut with Steve McGowen Motorsports at Irwindale Speedway. She started 4th and would finish 14th. She made two more starts that year, posting her first career top 10 at the All American Speedway.[4]
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.)
| 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 |
| 2022 | McGowan Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW 18 |
DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | 57th | 57 | [5] | |
| Cook Racing Technologies | 42 | Chevy | TOL 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
| 2022 | McGowan Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW 18 |
BRI | 51st | 26 | [6] | |||||||||
ARCA Menards Series West
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Steve McGowan Motorsports | 17 | Chevy | PHO | SON | IRW 14 |
CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS 21 |
AAS 10 |
PHO | 23rd | 87 | [7] | ||
| 17w | AAS Wth |
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| 2022 | McGowan Motorsports | 17 | PHO | IRW | KCR 10 |
PIR | SON | IRW 9 |
EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS 20 |
PHO | 33rd | 93 | [8] | |
Personal life
editSlagle currently resides in Sylvan Lake, Michigan, and is currently a mechanic for Cook-Finley Racing.
References
edit- ^ "Fast Track Entry: Amber Slagle". Team Valvoline. March 12, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Marquis, Andy (November 28, 2019). "Slagle Thankful to Compete in Thanksgiving Classic". Race22.online. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Eggert, Seth (June 7, 2021). "Late Model racer Amber Slagle to make ARCA West debut at Irwindale". KickinTheTires.net. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Christie, Toby (June 30, 2021). "Jill of All Trades: Amber Slagle Excited For ARCA Menards Series West Debut at Irwindale". Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Amber Slagle – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Amber Slagle – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Amber Slagle – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Amber Slagle – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
External links
edit- Amber Slagle driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Amber Slagle crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference