07/30/2026
She's not trying to be the next Danica Patrick. She's not trying to be the next Hailie Deegan.
Lanie Buice is determined to become the first Lanie Buice.
The Georgia native has quietly become one of the most impressive young drivers in the ARCA Menards Series, finishing inside the top five in every start this season, including a runner-up finish at Chicagoland Speedway.
Her journey didn't begin in a racing family. It started with a broken lawn go-kart, a roadside sign for a local kart shop, and a young girl who refused to take "no" for an answer. What followed was countless hours spent with her father learning the sport together, eventually climbing from go-karts to Legends cars, Trans Am, and now NASCAR's developmental ranks.
Buice made history as the first woman to win a TA2 Series Western Championship race at Sonoma, but she's focused on something even bigger—earning respect through performance, not comparisons.
"I feel like a completely different person when I put that helmet on. I'm equal to the guys in the field. I'm strictly a race car driver."
That's the mindset that's turning heads across the garage.
With mentors like Katherine Legge, Josh Wise, Scott Speed, and Rajah Caruth helping guide her development, Buice continues to prove she belongs at the front. More importantly, she's showing that this new generation of women in NASCAR isn't chasing someone else's legacy—they're creating their own.
If her current trajectory continues, don't be surprised if we're talking about Lanie Buice as one of NASCAR's next breakout stars.
What do you think? Could Lanie Buice be the next driver to make the jump from ARCA to NASCAR's national series?
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