Amber Balcaen, driver of the #15 ICON Direct, poses for a portrait before the Menards 200 for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 16, 2023. (Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)
(Photo: Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)

Amber Balcaen returns to Venturini Motorsports for full 2024 ARCA Menards Series season

For the second time in her career, Amber Balcaen will contest the full ARCA Menards Series schedule in 2024.

Balcaen, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, will drive the No. 22 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports during the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season. ICON Direct will serve as Balcaen’s primary sponsor.

“This year the goal is to win races and win a championship,” Balcaen said Tuesday in a video announcing the news on X.

The 31-year-old previously ran the full ARCA Menards Series schedule in 2022 with Rette Jones Racing, earning six top-10 finishes on her way to seventh in the series standings.

She competed in three ARCA Menards Series events in 2023 with Venturini Motorsports, scoring a career-best sixth in the opening race of the season at Daytona International Speedway in February.

Balcaen will join Venturini Motorsports teammate Kris Wright as a full-season competitor in the ARCA Menards Series in 2024. The team also plans to field Jake Finch and Gio Ruggiero in select events, with additional announcements expected in the near future.