About

Taylor Kitchen found her passion for motorsports after watching a NASCAR Xfinity Series race with her grandma in 2016. The following year, she would attend her first race at Kentucky Speedway. The smell of the gas and roar of the engines filling her ears was enough to solidify her love of the sport.

She spent the next few years working her way into the NASCAR online community and researching as much as she could to gain a vast knowledge of the sport. However, something was bothering her. At the time, Taylor struggled to find content within the space that was female-led and came from the perspective of a new fan.

This inspired her to create her own media outlet, “Above The Yellow Line” in 2021. On this platform, Taylor writes, films, edits, and markets high-quality videos discussing the latest news and events from the sport.

In April of 2022, her company partnered with the prominent NASCAR media outlet TobyChristie.com to provide them social media content and to report on location during select race weekends.

Since then, Taylor has been able to help build TobyChristie.com's YouTube audience to well over four thousand subscribers and continues to help expand the company's social reach with her team.

2022 marked a new era for the brand as Taylor expanded ATYL’s capabilities to help various drivers with their communications, public relations, digital media, and marketing.

In June of that year, she was hired by ARCA Series Champion, Austin Theriault to work for his driver development program, "AT Racing Development". As the organization's Director of Digital Marketing and Media, she produces and directs her clients tailor-made social media strategies. She also takes part in marketing efforts for her drivers.

In May of 2023, Austin Theriault of AT Racing Development partnered with Team Hornaday Development and brought Taylor to the team as their Director of Communications. Working with Ron and Candice Hornaday, Taylor helps direct the organizations social media strategy and PR efforts. She also took part in company and driver marketing and recruiting efforts.

Meet The Team

  • Contributor

    A native to Rock Hill, SC, Adam is a life long lover of motorsports! From the 1998 Daytona 500, Adam spotted a very bright car on his parents television and told his parents that he wanted “that car”. That car turned out to be the #24 DuPont Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon. This was ground zero for a lifetime obsession. He is a well of knowledge when it comes to understanding and discussing the late 90’s to current NASCAR races with his fellow ATYL crew, and also runs and keeps track of the season long ATYL Race Pick’em. When not nose-deep into racing (which is very rare), Adam, or as he is known at work as Mr. Lucas, is a Behavioral Management teacher for the Rock Hill Schools Mental Health Department’s Day Treatment Center program.

  • Contributor

    Dom Joseph is a native of Youngstown, OH. He joined the ATYL team in 2021, one year removed from earning his degree in Sports Broadcasting at Youngstown State University. Known as “The Encyclopedia” of the team, Dom provides ATYL with stats and historical notes and figures to help the brand stand out among the rest.

    When he’s not at the race track gathering content for both ATYL and NASCAR, Dom is an avid fan of Ohio State football and Formula 1.

  • Contributor / Photographer

    Ben does…a little bit of everything. The Kentucky Kid himself has been a diehard fan of motorsports since the first races he watched back in 2007. He’s also a fanatic of all things Philadelphia sports and Sheffield United FC. In his free time, he’ll play anything from iRacing to board games with friends.

    A local news photographer, Ben has a passion for video, film, editing, and photography. He also works for Toby Christie and the TobyChristie.com crew covering the ARCA Menards Series. If you catch Ben out at the track, make sure to stop him and say hi!

Photo: Ben Branscum

  • Contributor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

    A native of Annapolis, MD, Rob joined ATYL in 2022 and serves as a freelance graphic designer and graphic designer for clients ranging from the Midwest to Ontario; working for the likes of Corey Lajoie, Ryan Vargas, and NASCAR Roots. In late 2021, Rob partnered with Souza Media and JDV Productions; creating graphics and photo content for several NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races and champions as well as NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Patrick Emerling.

    Outside of racing, Rob is the Athletics Graphic Designer and Photographer at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.

Testimonials

  • - Toby Christie | Founder -

    Taylor is a dedicated worker that always goes the extra mile. No matter what project we assign to Taylor at TobyChristie.com, I never have to worry about the project reaching its finish line. Taylor always has it under control.

    Taylor is meticulous on even the smallest of details, and on top of it all she’s easy to work with, friendly and engaging to the audience that consumes her content.

    Overall, Taylor is an absolute delight to have on staff and she makes a huge difference to the overall product we have put out for our readers and viewers at our company.

  • - Rob Tiongson | Editor in Chief -

    Ahead of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, Taylor Kitchen decided to make a possibility become reality. Knowledgeable and authentic, Kitchen established Above The Yellow Line as an audio only podcast to provide her thoughts and perspectives on the latest happenings in NASCAR with her refreshing takes and genuine insights that connected to any racing fan, new or old. Broadening out to become a video podcaster who interviewed fans, journalists and racers, Kitchen has always taken on the initiative with grace, determination and diligence that has made her a respected personality and journalist in the motorsports scene.

    Above all else, Kitchen’s ability to tell the stories in relatable but unique ways has made her a promising star of the present and future. Beyond her creativity with video storytelling, she is more than a stellar journalist. She is a trailblazer who does not make the stories and opinions about herself but about the one thing often forgotten in today’s media landscape - she’s about the events, the playmakers and the catalysts who comprise the auto racing scene. Previously as a Staff Writer for The Podium Finish, I can personally vouch how Kitchen’s approach with covering on-site races as outstanding and honestly very stimulating.

    As someone who had the honor to work with Kitchen, she is not just a National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) journalist. She is a must see, must follow personality and journalist who gets the job done right consistently!

  • - Howie DiSavino | NASCAR Driver -

    Taylor has the best work ethic from anyone I have ever worked with. She is great with scheduling and making sure I am on track. All of her content is amazing and you can tell she takes her time to make it perfect.

    Perfection is what Taylor chases after, and you can tell. She has made a huge contribution to my team and making sure we are all successful. We are truly blessed to have her be part of our organization.

  • Jasmine Crighton | Professor / BG24 Producer

    If you’ve seen or heard her work, it’s obvious Taylor is very dedicated to motorsports and has done everything she can to be the expert on it. Great storyteller and I’ve always been impressed by her audio recording and editing techniques.

  • - Austin Theriault | Owner -

    We brought Taylor into our organization when we desperately sought anyone to fill the role. She has consistently gone above and beyond, sought to increase her knowledge through self-directed research, and successfully implemented everything we asked for. She is very organized and willing to think outside of the box. I see a bright future for Taylor in any role that she is willing to explore.