Amber Slagle

American racing driver

NASCAR driver

Amber Slagle

Slagle at the All American Speedway in 2021

Born

Amber Slagle
(1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 27)
Waterford, Michigan

ARCA Menards Series career

1 race run over 1 year

ARCA no., team

No. 24 (McGowan Motorsports)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

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)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	3	0

Statistics current as of December 9, 2021.

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.

Racing career

Early career

Slagle 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

In 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

On 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

ARCA Menards Series

(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
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]
2022	Cook Racing Technologies	42	Chevy																				TOL 13	57th	57	^[5]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
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

(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
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]
2021	Steve McGowan Motorsports	17w									AAS Wth				23rd	87	^[7]
2022	McGowan Motorsports	17		PHO	IRW	KCR 10	PIR	SON	IRW 9	EVG	PIR	AAS	LVS 20	PHO	33rd	93	^[8]

Personal life

Slagle currently resides in Sylvan Lake, Michigan, and is currently a mechanic for Cook-Finley Racing.

References

^ "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.