Canadian driver Amber Balcaen says Trump's presence at Daytona 500 gave her chills: 'It was really neat'

Canadian race car driver Amber Balcaen said President Donald Trump's appearance at the Dayton 500 "added another level" of energy.

Canadian driver Amber Balcaen may not have been racing in the Daytona 500, but she still felt President Donald Trump's energy when he arrived at Daytona International 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 said during a recent appearance 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 at the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Pool via AP)

Balcaen, 32, raced in the ACRA Menards Series the day prior to the Daytona 500, which Gus Dean won. 

Balcaen said Trump’s presence added even more to what is already an awesome atmosphere.

"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."

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ARCA Series driver Amber Balcaen during practice for the Ride the 'Dente 200 at Daytona International Speedway. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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