[9] She moved to the station's sports department in August 2006; She stated her favourite stories were those about high school athletes who overcame challenges on the playing field and in the local community.

[2] Trotta remained with WBTV until 2010, when she moved to Fox Sports's Speed in July after being offered a three-year contract to work as a reporter on NASCAR Race Hub.

[3][6][4] Despite leaving, WBTV won a Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas award for a sports special program called First Class that she contributed to in October 2010.

[9] In 2012, Trotta moved into a co-host role, and presented Speed's coverage of that year's NASCAR Sprint Awards Ceremony from Las Vegas.

[6] Since 2015, Trotta has been the host of NASCAR RaceDay for Xfinity Series races,[9] and in the same year, made her début as a sideline reporter for coverage of the game between the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns on Fox NFL.

[5] In 2019, Trotta joined NBC Sports’ NASCAR coverage as host of the “Victory Lap” post-race show for select Cup Series races.