Isabella Robusto

Isabella Robusto (born November 4, 2004), is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. She has been in the TD2 driver development program system since 2021 and was a part of the Drive for Diversity program with Rev Racing from 2016 to 2021 which made her the longest lasting member of the program to date.

Isabella Robusto
BornIsabella Robusto
(2004-11-04) November 4, 2004
Fort Mill, South Carolina
AchievementsFirst female to win a Legend Car National Qualifier event (Texas, 2018)
ARCA Menards Series career
ARCA no., teamNo. TBA (Venturini Motorsports)
ARCA Menards Series East career
ARCA East no., teamNo. 20 (Venturini Motorsports)
Statistics current as of July 19, 2023.

Racing career

Early career

She started off her career in 2010 when she was 5 racing Go-Karts with her brother Will. At the age of 8 in 2013, she began racing Bandolero's at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, then in 2016 she would move up to Legend Cars and scored the Young Lions division title for the state of South Carolina. In 2018 she would become the first female to ever win a national qualifier race in Legend Car competition.[1]

Late Model Stock Cars

In 2020, she would start running in Late Model Stock Cars for Rev Racing with the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series on part-time basis where she would score 6 top-5's and 14 top-10's. For 2021 she would return and score 5 top-5's and 8 top-10's as well as a pole.[2]

At the very end of 2021 and heading into 2022, Robusto joined the TD2 driver development program in the No. 55 for Lee Faulk Racing. She took part in 37 events, where she would score 2 wins, 3 poles, 10 top 5's, and over 30 top 10's. She also raced all the way from 30th to 3rd in the South Carolina 400, having to hold off drivers such as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Bryant Barnhill.[3]

2023

On January 18, 2023, it was announced Robusto would run part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East in 2023.[4] Her first scheduled race was Nashville in May, however she was injured and sustained a concussion in a last lap crash at Hickory Motor Speedway just a week prior and replaced by fellow TD2 driver Giovanni Ruggiero.[5]

Sports car racing

In 2023, Robusto has competed in Pirelli GT4 America and TGR GR Cup North America series competition picking up 2 top 5's, 3 top 10's, and one podium in 4 starts with the GT4's all coming for TGR-Smooge Racing.

Personal life

She graduated from Fort Mill High School in August 2022 a year ahead of when she was originally scheduled to. She also has a twin brother Will who races in Pirelli GT4 America competition.[6]

Robusto is very active in the fitness community and is a part of the Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 cycling team.[7]

References
  1. "Teenage phenom Isabella Robusto is accelerating the future of racing". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. "Isabella Robusto - About". Isabella Robusto. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. "Robusto Tallies Strong Podium Finish in South Carolina 400". The Podium Finish. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  4. "ISABELLA ROBUSTO TO MAKE HER ARCA DEBUT WITH VENTURINI MOTORSPORTS". Venturini Motorsports. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  5. "Gio Ruggiero ready to make the most of his opportunity with Venturini Motorsports at Nashville Fairgrounds". ARCA. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. "Robusto races Late Models, trains for Spartan Race". NASCAR. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. "Isabella Robusto". Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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