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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 ...
Linda Faye Vaughn (born August 11, 1943 [1] in Dalton, Georgia, United States [2]) is an American motor racing personality who has been described as the "preeminent beauty queen of stock car racing", [3] and "The First Lady of Motorsports".
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.
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]
Christine Beckers born () 4 December 1943 (age 81); Sarah Bovy born () 15 May 1989 (age 35); Yvette Fontaine born () 3 June 1946 (age 78); Vanina Ickx born () 16 February 1975 (age 49)
The team made its debut at the season-closing Ford 300 in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2002 with Kevin Lepage and Jay Sauter driving. When they tested in 2003 with McLaughlin, they were the fastest team. However, Jones and Harkness could not produce the $6,000,000 they needed to remain in business, and their checks began to bounce.
Antoinette Marie Breidinger (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver and model. She competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage.
Kelly Renae "Girl" Sutton (born September 24, 1971) [1] is a former NASCAR driver. Sutton started 54 races, mostly in her family-owned No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado , in the Craftsman Truck Series . She was the only stock-car racer, male or female, known to race with multiple sclerosis before Trevor Bayne 's diagnosis in 2013.