Taylor Reimer Explained

Taylor Reimer
Birth Date:2 December 1999
Total Arca Races:2
Years In Arca:2
Arca Car Team:No. 55 (Venturini Motorsports)
First Arca Race:2023 Dutch Boy 100 (Springfield)
Last Arca Race:2024 Springfield ARCA 100 (Springfield)
Arca Wins:0
Arca Top Tens:2
Arca Poles:0
Updated:August 20, 2024

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 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports.

Racing career

USAC

Reimer 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

Reimer 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]

ARCA

Reimer made her debut in the ARCA Menards Series for Venturini Motorsports at Springfield in 2023,[10] 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,[11] with Reimer running the team's No. 55 Toyota.[12] She finished the race third, matching her qualifying position and placing one spot behind her teammate Isabella Robusto.[13]

Personal life

Originally 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

ARCA Menards Series

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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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920PtsRef
2023Venturini Motorsports15ToyotaDAYPHOTALKANCLTBLNELKMOHIOWPOCMCHIRPGLNISF
MLWDSFKANBRISLMTOL80th36[14]
202455DAYPHOTALDOVKANCLTIOWMOHBLNIRPSLMELKMCHISF
MLWDSFGLNBRIKANTOL-*-*[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taylor Reimer. Toyota Racing. August 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Taylor Reimer To Focus On Transitioning To Pavement Racing In 2024. Blount. Rob. FloSports. December 7, 2023. August 21, 2024.
  3. Web site: Oklahoma Sooners Cheerleader Returns to Racing at Chili Bowl Nationals . . Hearst Digital Media . Weaver . Matt . January 7, 2021 . August 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Taylor Reimer Goes Full-Time for USAC Midget Season. Murray. Richie. Speed Sport. January 28, 2022. August 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: Reimer Becomes First Woman to Win National Midget Feature. Speed Sport. Staff Report. July 1, 2022. August 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: Taylor Reimer Returns To KKM For Full USAC Midget Season . FloRacing Staff . FloSports . February 1, 2023 . August 21, 2024.
  7. Web site: Juliana & Taylor Reimer: Support Through the Struggles. Speed Sport. Woelbing. Grace. May 25, 2023. August 21, 2024.
  8. Web site: Reimer Shifts Focus from Dirt Midgets to Late Models. Speed Sport. Woelbing. Grace. December 12, 2023. August 21, 2024.
  9. Web site: 'It Gives Me More Confidence': Taylor Reimer Is A Winner On Pavement. FloSports. Geyer. Koty. May 13, 2024. August 21, 2024.
  10. Taylor Reimer to make ARCA Menards Series debut with Venturini Motorsports at Illinois State Fairgrounds. ARCA Racing. July 18, 2023. August 21, 2024.
  11. Web site: Notebook: Venturini Motorsports fielding entries for four women Sunday at the Springfield Mile . Fenwick . Adam . ARCA Racing . August 15, 2024 . August 20, 2024.
  12. Web site: Entry list: Springfield ARCA 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds. ARCA Racing . August 14, 2024 . August 20, 2024.
  13. Web site: Isabella Robusto, Taylor Reimer Make ARCA History at Springfield . Kristl . Mark . Frontstretch . August 18, 2024 . August 20, 2024.
  14. Web site: Taylor Reimer – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: Taylor Reimer – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 20, 2024.