Nürburgring deity and reported host of BBC's Top Gear reboot Sabine Schmitz will race at this year's 24 Hours of Daytona her team Frikadelli Racing, confirmed in a press release sent to the media Friday. Schmitz wasn't present at the Roar Before the 24, reportedly due to filming commitments with Top Gear .

Frikadelli Racing team owner Klaus Abbelen toldSportscar365 at the Roar Before the 24 that Schmitz, who was originally on the Daytona entry list, might not make the race because she was filming Top Gear in California. Confirmed Top Gear host Chris Evans confirmed to Variety that the show was filming in California, seeming to corroborate earlier reports that Schmitz was involved with Top Gear in some capacity.

In Frikadelli Racing's press release, it simply says Schmitz was double booked with an unspecified "business date." In any event, Schmitz will make her Daytona 24 Hour debut at this year's race driving a new Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Sabine Schmitz driving a Frikadelli Racing Porsche 911 at the Nüburgring. Flickr/mariechen

Schmitz should give the competition hell because, as video evidence confirms, she's a monster behind the wheel of a 911. Her reputation as the queen of the Nürburgring is extremely well deserved. Considering the Daytona road course has approximately 7,000 fewer corners than the Nordschleife (give or take a few), Schmitz should have no trouble.

With all the epic cars racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the highly anticipated competition debut of the Ford GT and now Schmitz's participation, this should be a race to watch. We're just waiting for official confirmation of whether or not Schmitz will host Top Gear.

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