Growing up in a racing family, where her father was a former go-kart winner and was an active Late Model
crew chief, Tracey attended most races at Orange County Speedway as a little girl. Her brother Mike soon
started racing in go-karts and then to stock cars. After being around racing her whole life, it was only natural
for Tracey to decide she wanted to race, also.
In 1998, Tracey decided to try her hand at driving competitively at the age of 16. After spending the winter
helping to build a Pure Stock Four-Cylinder Racecar, Tracey strapped into the driver's seat at the youthful age
of 17. Tracey brought the car home in 3rd that night and was hooked from then on.
Tracey decided she was ready for the next step, so she decided to make the jump to the Modified 4-Cylinder
Division in 2000. After adjusting to a car that was a couple of seconds quicker on the track, Tracey collected
four top fives and 11 top tens out of 13 starts. She earned co-rookie of the year honors as well as being tied for
fifth in the points rankings. She was also honored as the recipient of the Bobby Gullie Memorial Award for
Sportsmanship in the Modified Four-Cylinder Division. 2001 proved to be a banner year for Tracey. She
racked up seven pole positions and two wins, becoming the first female to win at Orange County Speedway in
Rougemont, NC. She narrowly missed capturing her first championship by a mere four points after leading
them for over half of the season. The track named Tracey the 2001 Mack Lamm Sportsmanship Award winner
at the Awards Banquet.
With so much success, Tracey felt the need for a greater challenge and decided to step up to the Limited
Sportsman Division. The year was much of a learning curve, as Tracey had to adjust to a car weighing over
1300 lbs. more with twice as much horsepower. Once the season got going, she came home with one top five
and five top tens, while rounding the year out eighth in the final points standings and runner-up for Rookie of
the Year honors. Tracey was also the runner-up for the Most Popular Driver Award for the Limited Sportsman
Division, after a competitive battle for it with the eventual champion of the division. In 2003, Tracey collected
one top three, four top fives, and eleven top tens in fifteen starts in the highly competitive Limited Sportsman
Division at Orange County Speedway.
With the closing of Orange County Speedway, Tracey decided to make her Late Model debut in 2004 to allow
her a larger choice of tracks to race. Due to a lack of sponsorship, Tracey only ran one race at Southern
National Speedway in Kenly, NC and six races at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, NC. Tracey collected six top
fifteens including two eleventh place finishes. In 2005, Tracey returned to Ace Speedway to run entire season
in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division. Tracey finished 10th in the final points
standings at Ace and 9th in the Budweiser Challenge Series points, a separate points system based on the
second race of each twin event. Tracey was asked to participate in the 2006 NASCAR endorsed Drive for
Diversity Testing Combine held at South Boston Speedway in October 2005, and she was honored at the 2005
banquet when she was named the Most Improved Driver in the Late Model Stock Division at Ace. With the
reopening of Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC, 2006 saw Tracey return to her home track to
compete in the Late Model Stock Car Division at the track dubbed “the fastest 3/8 mile in America.” Of three
starts, she secured two top tens. Tracey made her touring series debut in August when she started a race in the
ASA Late Model South Series Division race at Orange County bringing home a top 15 finish. Tracey got the
opportunity to test a NASCAR Grand National (Busch East) car at South Boston Speedway in October 2006
when she was invited to participate in the NASCAR endorsed 2007 Drive for Diversity Driver Combine.
Tracey Chambers graduated from the prestigious Lyn St. James Invitational Driver Development Program
held at Phoenix International Raceway in 2004. In addition, Tracey was personally invited by Funkmaster Flex
to participate in the Funkmaster Flex Super Series Invitational Late Model Stock Car race in Waterford,
Connecticut that was televised by Spike TV.
Tracey hopes to advance up the racing ladder, securing success at every step. In the future, she hopes to race
a touring series such as the ASA Late Model Series or the USAR ProCup Series, eventually leading her to the
upper echelons of NASCAR.
There is more about Tracey on her Teams Web Site.
crew chief, Tracey attended most races at Orange County Speedway as a little girl. Her brother Mike soon
started racing in go-karts and then to stock cars. After being around racing her whole life, it was only natural
for Tracey to decide she wanted to race, also.
In 1998, Tracey decided to try her hand at driving competitively at the age of 16. After spending the winter
helping to build a Pure Stock Four-Cylinder Racecar, Tracey strapped into the driver's seat at the youthful age
of 17. Tracey brought the car home in 3rd that night and was hooked from then on.
Tracey decided she was ready for the next step, so she decided to make the jump to the Modified 4-Cylinder
Division in 2000. After adjusting to a car that was a couple of seconds quicker on the track, Tracey collected
four top fives and 11 top tens out of 13 starts. She earned co-rookie of the year honors as well as being tied for
fifth in the points rankings. She was also honored as the recipient of the Bobby Gullie Memorial Award for
Sportsmanship in the Modified Four-Cylinder Division. 2001 proved to be a banner year for Tracey. She
racked up seven pole positions and two wins, becoming the first female to win at Orange County Speedway in
Rougemont, NC. She narrowly missed capturing her first championship by a mere four points after leading
them for over half of the season. The track named Tracey the 2001 Mack Lamm Sportsmanship Award winner
at the Awards Banquet.
With so much success, Tracey felt the need for a greater challenge and decided to step up to the Limited
Sportsman Division. The year was much of a learning curve, as Tracey had to adjust to a car weighing over
1300 lbs. more with twice as much horsepower. Once the season got going, she came home with one top five
and five top tens, while rounding the year out eighth in the final points standings and runner-up for Rookie of
the Year honors. Tracey was also the runner-up for the Most Popular Driver Award for the Limited Sportsman
Division, after a competitive battle for it with the eventual champion of the division. In 2003, Tracey collected
one top three, four top fives, and eleven top tens in fifteen starts in the highly competitive Limited Sportsman
Division at Orange County Speedway.
With the closing of Orange County Speedway, Tracey decided to make her Late Model debut in 2004 to allow
her a larger choice of tracks to race. Due to a lack of sponsorship, Tracey only ran one race at Southern
National Speedway in Kenly, NC and six races at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, NC. Tracey collected six top
fifteens including two eleventh place finishes. In 2005, Tracey returned to Ace Speedway to run entire season
in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division. Tracey finished 10th in the final points
standings at Ace and 9th in the Budweiser Challenge Series points, a separate points system based on the
second race of each twin event. Tracey was asked to participate in the 2006 NASCAR endorsed Drive for
Diversity Testing Combine held at South Boston Speedway in October 2005, and she was honored at the 2005
banquet when she was named the Most Improved Driver in the Late Model Stock Division at Ace. With the
reopening of Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC, 2006 saw Tracey return to her home track to
compete in the Late Model Stock Car Division at the track dubbed “the fastest 3/8 mile in America.” Of three
starts, she secured two top tens. Tracey made her touring series debut in August when she started a race in the
ASA Late Model South Series Division race at Orange County bringing home a top 15 finish. Tracey got the
opportunity to test a NASCAR Grand National (Busch East) car at South Boston Speedway in October 2006
when she was invited to participate in the NASCAR endorsed 2007 Drive for Diversity Driver Combine.
Tracey Chambers graduated from the prestigious Lyn St. James Invitational Driver Development Program
held at Phoenix International Raceway in 2004. In addition, Tracey was personally invited by Funkmaster Flex
to participate in the Funkmaster Flex Super Series Invitational Late Model Stock Car race in Waterford,
Connecticut that was televised by Spike TV.
Tracey hopes to advance up the racing ladder, securing success at every step. In the future, she hopes to race
a touring series such as the ASA Late Model Series or the USAR ProCup Series, eventually leading her to the
upper echelons of NASCAR.
There is more about Tracey on her Teams Web Site.
