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NASCAR The Game: Inside Line is the second game relating to NASCAR from Eutechnyx. One of the features is a more in-depth career mode which allows players to race in the Cup series, attract new sponsorships and upgrade their car's components. [1] The career mode, as well as the online mode, also includes more realistic race weekends. [1]
Betty Skelton Erde wasn't technically a NASCAR driver, but she drove the pace car at Daytona in 1954, and was clocked at a speed of 105.88 mph (170.40 km/h) on the sand, setting a stock car speed record for women. [6] No woman had raced NASCAR in a decade when Janet Guthrie started the 1976 World 600, [7] finishing 15th, ahead of Dale Earnhardt ...
On February 14, 2022, Anheuser-Busch brands announced the formation of a new program, called the Busch Light Accelerate Her Program, a program that allows female drivers who are 21 years old or older, to get more funding, track time, media exposure, and training for NASCAR. Fifield is one of the recipients for the program.
In 2000, Norfleet switched to entry level spec racing competing in Bandolero cars, [2] then moving to late model stock car racing on short tracks starting with the 2004 racing season; [4] she became the first female African-American driver to purchase a NASCAR Late Model Series racing license.
Danica Sue Patrick (/ ˈ d æ n ɪ k ə /; born March 25, 1982) is an American former professional racing driver and model.She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win by a woman in an IndyCar Series race.
Highest finishing female driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (5th, Daytona, 2020) 2021 Trans-Am Series SGT Class ProAm Challenge Champion: Awards: 2013 ARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year: NASCAR Xfinity Series career; 11 races run over 4 years: Car no., team: Nos. 36/92 : Best finish: 53rd : First race: 2021 Super Start Batteries 188
In 2002, Fisher was the first female driver to win a pole position in a major American open-wheel race and competed in the Indianapolis 500 nine times, more than any other woman. Fisher was born into an Ohioan family with a background in racing; she began competing at the age of five when her parents entered her in a quarter-midget race before ...
For her performance in the race, though, she still earned the honor of Top Rookie. Overall, Guthrie went on to compete in 33 races in NASCAR over four seasons. [4] Her highest finish, sixth place at Bristol in 1977, is the best finish by a woman in a top-tier NASCAR race in the modern era, now currently tied with Danica Patrick in 2014. [4]