Some people dream about racing professionally. Others build their entire lives around making it happen.

Monique Ambrosi is an Australian drag racer, fabricator, entrepreneur, and marketing professional who relocated to the United States in pursuit of a lifelong dream-to compete and build a career at the highest levels of professional drag racing.

Raised in a racing family, Monique's introduction to the sport came through her father's Top Alcohol Funny Car program. Long before she was behind the wheel, she was working on race cars, assisting with engine builds, completing bottom end duties between race rounds and learning the technical side of the sport from the ground up. Racing was never simply a hobby, it became part of her identity. Over the years, she developed a unique skillset that extends far beyond driving. From welding and fabrication to marketing, content creation, branding and business development, Monique built a career around the industry she loves. Her hands on experience has given her a rare understanding of drag racing from every angle, from driver, crew member, fabricator, marketer and business owner.

Rather than waiting for opportunities to appear, Monique created them. Through her work in motorsports marketing, she has partnered with professional race teams, drivers and industry leading brands, helping them grow their presence both on and off the track. Her dedication, leadership and impact in the sport earned Monique recognition as one of Drag Illustrated's prestigious 30 under 30 honoree's, a list reserved for the industry's brightest rising talents. It is this versatility that separates Monique's journey from many others. While her ultimate goal remains competing at the highest level of professional drag racing, she has never limited her contribution to what happens behind the wheel. Every role she has taken on from fabrication, race team operations, business development and marketing has been guided by a singular purpose to remain immersed in the sport she loves while relentlessly pursuing her dream of building a lasting legacy in motorsports.

In 2025, after years of planning and preparation, Monique made the decision to leave Australia and relocate to the United States. It was a move driven by one belief: that some opportunities are worth sacrificing comfort for. Leaving behind family, friends, and the life she had built was not easy, but the opportunity to pursue her dream at the highest level was something she could not ignore.

Today, Monique continues to build her future within the motorsports industry through racing, fabrication, marketing, and business development while pursuing opportunities behind the wheel. Her long term goal remains unchanged-to establish herself as a professional driver while making a meaningful contribution to the sport and industry that has shaped her entire life.

As part of the JBS Motorsports Driver Development Program, Monique represents the values the program was built to support: commitment, work ethic, continuous learning, and the willingness to pursue a goal with everything you have.

Because sometimes the difference between dreaming and doing is the courage to take the leap.