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The 25-year-old said she earned very little money racing and the financial benefits of her new vocation make it all worth while.

She told Australia's Daily Telegraph: "It has put me in a financial position I could never have dreamed of and I really enjoy it.

"I am fine with whatever they want to call me. I am earning good money and I am comfortable with where I am at."

Having shot to prominence by joining forces with Swiss racer Simona de Silverstro at Bathurst in 2015, Gracie said she simply lost her passion for racing.