Alli Owens - Single Mom, Race Car Driver, Dog Rescuer, Influencer ... and so much more.
The Ultimate Balancing Act
Single Mom, Race Car Driver, Dog Rescuer, Influencer ... and so much more.
Alli Owens recently released an interesting linked in post
Who is Alli Owens? From her website: “she is a single mom of three who trades the parent pick up line for high speed race tracks and manages to make it look effortless. That's Alli Owens – a NASCAR driver who's competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Racing Series, but her real superpower isn't just handling 200mph on the track. It's juggling life with two teenage daughters and a one-year-old son, a house full of dogs (including fosters she can't help but rescue), coaching youth sports for rec centers and middle school, and still finding time to chase checkered flags. When Alli steps into that race car, she's not just representing herself – she's showing her kids and every other parent out there that dreams don't have expiration dates.
Alli’s Linkedin Post:
Dear NASCAR leadership and community,
There was a time in my career when I was told — directly and indirectly — that I didn’t fit the image NASCAR wanted to project. I was a teenager with grit, determination, and a blue-collar background. I didn’t come from wealth or legacy; I came from hard work, from family, and from the kind of community that used to fill the grandstands every weekend.
As a sole custody single mother of three right here in
Daytona, I’ve built everything I have from nothing, and in doing so, I’ve come to represent the very people who this sport needs again: the working parents, the single moms, the families who sacrifice to chase their dreams, the children in desperate need of real life heroes and the communities that come together around a shared love of racing.
Over the years, I’ve watched the sport evolve — striving to reconnect with its roots while seeking relevance in a changing world. I believe this moment, right now, is an opportunity for NASCAR to fully embrace what it has always claimed to stand for: resilience, authenticity, and the American spirit.
I’m not writing this to criticize or reopen old wounds. I’m writing because I believe in what this sport can still become. NASCAR doesn’t need polished perfection or made-for-TV storylines. It needs real people — those who reflect the fans watching from their garages, living rooms, and local short tracks. It needs representation that shows the struggle, the work ethic, and the heart that built stock car racing from the ground up. It’s my mission to prove that people will support what they feel connected to.
My story isn’t about rejection — it’s about redemption and purpose. I’ve turned what once was considered “not the right fit” into something deeply relatable and needed: a brand built on family, perseverance, and community. I represent the blue-collar foundation that NASCAR’s future depends on — and the families who still see themselves in the roar of an engine and the pride of a hometown driver.
I’m returning to the drivers seat at Daytona in the ARCA Series, and choosing to not be backed by a major sponsor, but funded by people rooting for a hometown hero and local community businesses. To Tell my story and everything I went through of not succeeding in this sport and being a single mother now of teenagers and toddler. Tell the truths of the fans you’re losing or new ones you’re not capturing. Tell what’s real in the daily life of our community and then get on that track and do it for all the people just like me. Research and colleges degrees aren’t needed to rebuild the fanbase, just listen and know who we are outside of statistics.
Let’s work together to reignite the connection between NASCAR and the people who have never stopped believing in it — the everyday Americans who have kept this sport alive for decades. It’s time to bring authenticity back to the forefront and to show that the true face of racing has never been about image — it’s about heart
NASCAR is a rough and tough business. NASCAR Race Mom will certainly be watching as Ms. Owen’s ARCA return to the track at Daytona will provide a compelling chapter in this single mom’s story.
Interesting Note: Alli Owens earned an outside pole position at Daytona 2009. The ‘2009 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200’ entry list included future NASCAR Stars Joey Logano and Parker Kligerman.
