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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 ...
The involvement of women in Formula One was pioneered by Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis, who entered five races between the 1958 and 1959 seasons in a Maserati 250F, starting three. [1] She was the first woman to qualify for a Grand Prix, and scored her best result of tenth place in the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix.
This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or riders in any form of motorsport, sorted by country alphabetically. Albania
Received the prestigious Women Racing Drivers Club Susan JP Jamieson award for fastest lap speed. She earned the title as Fastest Female Racer in the UK. In 2009 she became the ninth woman to ...
This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have entered an Indianapolis 500 race. Ten women racing drivers have officially entered at least once, with Janet Guthrie being the first. Sarah Fisher has the most career starts with nine, and Danica Patrick has the best result with a third place in 2009.
Michèle Mouton (pictured in 2011) won her class in the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans.. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.
In decades past, women would typically fall under a "femme fatale" archetype, she explains, often with "fast car chase scenes" representing a "life on the run or from danger" — like Faye Dunaway ...
With car prices rising quickly over the past few years, finding the best car for a first-time driver may seem impossible. However, good deals can still be found without compromising on quality.