Canadian driver Amber Balcaen could not have been racing within the Daytona 500, however she nonetheless felt President Donald Trump’s power when he arrived at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
“I’m Canadian, but I’ve never experienced anything like that. You could feel the energy and even still talking about it, it gives me chills. It was really neat,” Balcaen mentioned throughout a latest look on OutKick’s “OutKick The Morning with Charly Arnolt.“
“I raced the day before, so I didn’t get to hear him over the radio, but I was listening, and I can’t even imagine how the drivers must have felt in that moment.”
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President Donald Trump greets drivers on the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona Worldwide Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 in Daytona Seaside, Florida. (Pool through AP)
Balcaen, 32, raced within the ACRA Menards Collection the day previous to the Daytona 500, which Gus Dean received.
Balcaen mentioned Trump’s presence added much more to what’s already an superior environment.
“The Daytona 500 is known as the great American race. It’s NASCAR’s Super Bowl. So to have Donald Trump, or the President of the United States there, I mean the energy is already absolutely electric on that day at Daytona. But to have the President there, it just added another level.”
NASCAR STAR WILLIAM BYRON DISHES ON TRUMP’S VISIT TO DAYTONA 500
ARCA Collection driver Amber Balcaen throughout observe for the Trip the ‘Dente 200 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Photos)
Trump turned the primary president to attend the Daytona 500 twice when he visited the racetrack earlier this month.
After speaking with some drivers on pit lane, he rode within the presidential limousine, “The Beast,” because it took a tempo lap earlier than the inexperienced flag flew.
William Byron received the Daytona 500 for the second time in his profession and talked to Fox Information Digital earlier this month about what it meant having Trump in attendance.
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ARCA Collection driver Amber Balcaen throughout observe for the Trip the ‘Dente 200 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Photos)
“It was pretty neat,” Byron mentioned. “I think anytime you can have a sitting president come and see your sporting event, it is very special. And for him to take the time to do that was really cool. Just to be able to see the motorcade go across the track and just the various things that he did when he was there was pretty cool.
“Introduced plenty of power and pleasure to the race earlier than it began.”
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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