Horizon Motorsports Driver - Leslie Durst - Armendariz

The Horizon Motorsports Scion Drag tC will be piloted by 29-year-old Leslie Durst - Armendariz of Long Beach, California. Entering her first race in 1998, she joined the ranks of drag racing’s professional drivers at the end of the 2002 season, and just two short years, she earned three first place finishes in NHRA Sport Compact competition, and was named Turbo Magazine NHRA Sport Compact Rookie of the Year in 2003. During that breakthrough season, Durst - Armendariz also became the first driver in NHRA Sport Compact history to break the All-Motor 10-second barrier and went on to hold the NHRA All-Motor ET world record with a 9.93-second run at 134.99 miles per hour, making her the first female driver to hold a record in that series.

Leslie and the Horizon Motorsports Scion Drag tC will compete in 10-15 National Hot Rod Association and NOPI Drag Racing Association sport compact events in the 2006 season, returning to the the naturally-aspirated All Motor and Pro Stock classes. In addition to her driving duties, she will continue to co-host the monthly sport compact edition of The Speedscene internet broadcast alongside regular host Scott Hudson. Reaching between 50,000 and 75,000 listeners worldwide, The Speedscene can be seen each week at www.speedsceneracing.com as streaming video or heard as an audio feed. Leslie and the Horizon Motorsports Scion Drag tC will also be available to marketing partners for appearances and display at special events across the country.