Sarah Cornett-Ching has been racing since she was 12-years-old.

It all came together for her Saturday at one of the grandest race tracks in all the land – Daytona International Speedway in Florida.

The 23-year-old spent the past week preparing for the Lucas Oil 200. And while she managed to complete 76 laps en route to a 31st place finish out of 40 cars, the real excitement may have come a few days earlier when she signed a multi-year contract with Race 101 to run in the ARCA series.

“I’m ecstatic, I can’t wait,” said Cornett-Ching, who is still in Daytona with her family. “It just means I’m going to get to do a lot more racing in the ARCA series and hopefully move up to the next class which is the truck or the Xfinity series.”

Owner Tony Blanchard got to know Cornett-Ching during her time at the Race 101 driving school in North Carolina a few years ago. The two have stayed in touch and it appears to have paid off with a multi-year contact.

Thanks to Race 101 for FB pictures and Castanet