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Through the 1950s and 1960s, female racers made only a handful of starts in NASCAR's touring series. 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]
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.
This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or riders in any form of motorsport, ... List of female Indy 500 drivers; List of female NASCAR ...
Katherine Legge is the only female driver in the 2024 Indianapolis 500. Find out out more about her racing records, NASCAR experience, age, and marital status.
Hailie Rochelle Deegan [1] (born July 18, 2001) [2] is an American racing driver. She is best known for competing in NASCAR stock car racing, last driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for AM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Deegan grew up racing off-road and on dirt, but transitioned to competing on asphalt in 2016 to pursue a career in stock ...
Guthrie began racing in 1963 on the SCCA circuit in a Jaguar XK140 [2] and by 1972, she was racing on a full-time basis. Her sportscar racing career included two class wins in the famed 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race. [3] In the 1976 World 600, Guthrie finished 15th, becoming the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Winston Cup superspeedway ...
Johanna Robbins (née Long; born May 26, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She last competed part-time in Asphalt Super Late Model competition in 2023 in the No. 10 Toyota Camry for Jett Motorsports .
The NASCAR Nationwide Series came to the track for the first time in 2012 with the Indiana 250. Two women (Danica Patrick and Johanna Long) raced in that event. [14] In 2013, Danica Patrick became the first woman to qualify for the Brickyard 400, joining 18 drivers that have competed in both the "500" and "400."