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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]
This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or riders in any form of ... List of female NASCAR drivers; List of female 24 Hours of Le Mans ...
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.
[5] [3] [4] [6] [7] She and O'Leary made history as the first female duo to work a pit crew, changing tires for Ray Black Jr. [7] Daniels participated in the Cup race just under two years after she began her training. [3] In 2019, Daniels pitted with O'Leary for Cody Ware in the Daytona 500 qualifying race and the race itself. [4]
She also became part of the Drivers Edge Development program which is composed of up-and-coming drivers from both GMS and JR Motorsports. [15] In 2020, Breidinger competed in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, for DLP Motorsports driving the No. 80 car. She placed 4th in points. [16] In the 8 races in the series she placed 3 Top 5s, and 4 Top ...
Sununu stated that she is "one of the best race car drivers in the world, and one of the top few female race car drivers in the world lives right here in New Hampshire and she doesn't get nearly the recognition she deserves." [8] Fifield was featured on the cover of New Hampshire Women Magazine in September 2018, which talks about her NASCAR ...
Louise Smith (July 31, 1916, in Barnesville, Georgia – April 15, 2006) was tied for the second woman to race in NASCAR at the top level. She was known as "the first lady of racing." [1] She went as a spectator to her first NASCAR race at the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949. She could not stand watching the races, so she entered her family's ...
Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938) is an American former racing driver.She is the first female to qualify and race in either the Indianapolis 500, or the Daytona 500, both of which she competed in during 1977.