Taylor Kuehl is a 24-year-old driver from Cave Creek, Arizona, with a unique background and story.

Taylor began racing competitively at 5 years old in asphalt kid karts until she turned 13, moving into cadet karts with bigger chassis and engines. She competed with the top drivers in the country while traveling the southwest. In 2013, Taylor had the opportunity to compete for a spot on Team USA in the 2013 World Finals in New Orleans, LA, karting's biggest event on an international level. She dominated the 8 race series and moved on to the World Finals, where she had mechanical failure and was unable to finish.
In 2014, Taylor Kuehl got her start in dirt racing in the modlite class. That year, she was presented Arizona Rookie of the Year. The next years of racing were a roller coaster, as gaining experience and knowledge didn't come easy, especially taking months at a time off. She faced a lot of challenges and harsh lessons within that time.
In 2019 she got her start in an IMCA sport mod, striving to earn Northern Sport Mod Rookie of the Year, but fell short in second. She took her experience from her rookie year and spent 2020 racing around the Northern United States, gaining new experience, seat time and knowledge of the mechanics of the race car. In 2021, Taylor ran the sport mod around Iowa, where she saw the most growth in her journey at the time. Being alone most of the time allowed for focus and hands-on learning, and indolence, she said, was not an option. In 2022 she tried new forms of racing, in a midget for the Chili Bowl and a micro sprint in Arizona, and a stock car sporadically. The highlight of 2022 was qualifying for the IMCA Super Nationals “big dance" and earning a front row starting spot through the qualifier, being the first female to achieve that.
In 2023, Taylor achieved 8 feature wins, and placed top 5 in half of her races, many having over 50 competitors. She also lead IMCA Lady Eagle points through the end of the season, earning her First Lady Eagle award.
Taylor says she is excited to keep learning and progressing in modified series to compete with the top racers in the country and show up for the people who support her, "I don't want to be the best girl driver, but I strive to be the best driver. And if I can't be that, I plan to make a difference in racing using what I know and what I am learning."
Taylor believes no matter how unfair or difficult racing may be, one must work to get where they want to be. One must also appreciate the humility and ethics racing teaches them, and love the community and adrenaline rush racing brings upon a driver.