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00:02Amber Balkin is speaking out about the harsh realities of making it in NASCAR.
00:07The 34-year-old Canadian driver has raised over $67 million on her own to fund her racing career.
00:14She said, and I quote,
00:16It cost millions of dollars to race. Not only do you need to show your talent on track,
00:20but you also need to raise millions to move up.
00:24Balkin made history as the first Canadian woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race in the United States.
00:29She is a third-generation racer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who started racing go-karts at just 10 years old.
00:36At 16, she became the first woman to win a dirt track racing championship in Manitoba.
00:41Balkin currently competes part-time in the Arkham Menards Series with Nitro Motorsports.
00:46She has over a decade of experience and continues to break barriers in the male-dominated sport.
00:51The former Racing Wives star is engaged to a Canadian Football League athlete.
00:55Off the track, she recently launched her podcast called Driven.
00:58She describes it as a show for the underdogs, the dreamers, and the high performers who refuse to quit.
01:04Her goal is to become the first female to win a National Arkham Menards Series race.
01:08Balkin says she has what it takes and just needs the opportunity and the right backing to show it.
01:12That's all for now!
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