When Dystany Spurlock takes the green flag in the 2026 ARCA Menard's Series East season-opener at Hickory on March 28, she will make history as the first Black woman to ever compete in ARCA or any NASCAR-affiliated series.<br>Spurlock has experience as a motorcycle drag racer. She set a world record in 2024 in the Real Street class of the the XDA Motorcycle Drag Racing Series, placed as high as ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/arca/news/dystany-spurlock-set-to-make-history-as-first-black-woman-to-race-in-arca/10806508/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>