Royal Purple followed her to rallycross after previously sponsoring her drifting team, while she had factory support from Chevrolet but continued to run BMI as a privateer.
[6] The team elected to skip the season opener in Barbados to continue developing the car and scheduled Burgess' debut for X Games Austin.
Had the start happened, Burgess would have been the second female driver in GRC history after Emma Gilmour, who debuted earlier that year.
[8] She tried again at Daytona International Speedway, where she formed Chevrolet's first multi-car effort alongside Pat Moro, but did not run any of the weekend's races following qualifying.
In an October interview with LOORRS, she explained there was little overlap in driving styles between drifting and short course off-road, with "the only relation" being in "initial entry (into a turn).
In March 2022, Burgess obtained her ARCA license after completing some test laps in Bridget's car when the series visited Irwindale Speedway.
[13] In April, Burgess revealed she was still searching for sponsorship to allow her to compete in a race when the series returned to Irwindale later in the summer.