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Amber Balcaen: The Underdog of NASCAR

Amber Balcaen: The Underdog of NASCAR NASCAR and women are not synonymous; not yet anyway. But there’s a woman, Amber Balcaen, who hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba who’s working her absolute hardest to change that. She is the only Canadian to compete in the 2014 and 2016 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine and the 2015 Bill McAnally Racing […]

Amber named one of Manitoba’s Most Fascinating People of 2016

“Extremely honored to be recognized by @aceburpee as one of Manitobas most fascinating people. I am incredibly proud to be from a city that has such a fantastic sense of community and great people.” – Amber Balcaen For full story click here:  http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/15/ace-burpees-top-100-fascinating-manitobans-for-2016-part-2.html?cq_ck=1481824767326

BALCAEN MAKES HISTORY

From Winnipeg to the Winner’s Circle: Amber Balcaen makes NASCAR history at Motor Mile Speedway. A 24-year-old dirt racer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Balcaen was pursuing an unprecedented feat in her first season of NASCAR-sanctioned competition: to become the first Canadian-born female racer to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race in the United States. Saturday night, Balcaen […]

Winnipeg’s Amber Balcaen Claims Victory and Makes NASCAR History

Winnipeg’s Amber Balcaen Claims Victory and Makes NASCAR History By Michelle Bailey (@MichelleBailey1) Amber Balcaen (HANDOUT) After spending all summer at Motor Mile in Radford, Virginia racing her heart out to become Canada’s first Canadian female to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race in the USA, 24-year-old Winnipeg native Amber Balcaen reached her goal on Saturday night. Balcaen, who […]