Early career Trotter began racing go-karts at eight years old. She continued racing in the CARS Tour in 2018. In October 2018, Trotter was selected as one of twelve drivers invited to
NASCAR's
Drive for Diversity combine. She was announced as a member of the program's 2019 class on December 6, Trotter was selected to the program again in 2020.
ARCA in 2020 On January 14, 2020, Trotter was announced as a driver for
Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) in the
ARCA Menards Series West, as well as for select
ARCA Menards Series and
ARCA Menards Series East races. Trotter finished 16th in her debut ARCA East race at
New Smyrna Speedway, while engine issues left her 22nd in her ARCA Menards Series debut at
Phoenix Raceway. In ARCA West, Trotter finished fourth in her debut race at the
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) Bullring, before the
COVID-19 pandemic put the season on hold. She returned from the hiatus with a pair of seventh-place finishes, At Douglas County Speedway, Trotter again earned a new career-best finish, placing second to race winner
Blaine Perkins. In September, Trotter won a late model race at
Hickory Motor Speedway, becoming the fourth woman to do so. She then won her first ARCA West race on September 26 at the LVMS Bullring, making her the second female driver to win a West Series race and the first to win an event sanctioned by ARCA. Trotter passed
Blaine Perkins and her BMR teammate
Jesse Love by taking them three-wide on lap 54, going on to lead 95 of the race's 150 laps. Trotter's season ended with a ninth-place finish at Phoenix. She finished third in the final points standings and was the only West Series driver to finish in the top-ten in all eleven races throughout the season. Trotter was awarded the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award on December 3. ==Motorsports career results==