Gracie Trotter Unveils “The Dream”

February 16, 2021

As NASCAR kicked off one of the biggest days of the season with the running of the 63rd Daytona 500, Toyota took a moment to encourage the youth of America to find their dream and pursue it.

Toyota Racing has recently unveiled a short film entitled, ‘The Dream.’ It tells a story of a young, African-American girl looking to achieve her dream of becoming a race car driver. She battles back from adversity and overcomes challenges along the way. With inspiration from the historic victory by 19-year old Gracie Trotter, who became the first female driver to win an ARCA-sanctioned race in September.

The complete short film was produced in collaboration with whatnot Films out of Charlotte, N.C. and will reside on the Toyota Racing social channels of Twitter and Facebook along with YouTube. A special 60-second condensed version was featured on Fox during the Daytona 500 broadcast.

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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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