Female drivers in nationwide series

Female drivers history and stats jayskis nascar silly season site. Ana beatriz she is the first woman in history to win an indy lights series the indycar series feeder league event, which she did in 2008 and again in 2009. How many female drivers are in the nascar nationwide series. She is one of the 16 women to ever participate in the nascar cup series and one of only three female drivers to race in the daytona 500.

Female crew chiefs could be next for nascar sporting news. Of all the current female drivers, she probably has the most impressive record of wins and podiums at venues such as petite lemans in road atlanta and a win at the famous 12 hours of sebring. Female racing news news about women in motorsports. Danica patrick has established herself as the hottest female driver around, but we beg to differ.

Danica patrick and the top 12 upandcoming female drivers in motorsports. They are not allowed in the garage, on the track, nor permitted to. Rising up from arca stock car racing to the nascar nationwide series, there is a new reason why people may tangentially care about nascar. With all do respect, many did try breaking into the sport or have, but had trouble securing sponsorship. Once danica patrick runs her final lap at daytona international speedway, nascar will be lacking a female driver. The nascar nationwide series came to the track for the first time in 2012 with the indiana 250. Below are eight female race drivers who bump danica out of the starting field in the looks department. Robinson is the first woman to win a top level nascar sanctioned race. Considering this and danicas accomplishments in irl, its certainly no joke. In 2001, shawna robinson attempted, but failed to qualify.

Two women danica patrick and johanna long raced in that event. Yes, there are some female drivers trying to get to the highest levels, but it all comes down to bringing millions of dollars of sponsership to the team, just like with male drivers. Top female drivers in racing today we obsessively cover. To date, no female driver has won a race in either of the three series. This series is just one notch below, the sprint cup series. Even in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide calls to stay at home, nascars drivers are hardly at a standstill. Considering patty moise had 3 xfinity series starts between the years of 1986 and 1998, she earned her spot as one of the best female.

Once danica patrick departs, who will be next female nascar driver. Saudi arabia lifts ban on female drivers the country allowed women to drive for the first time on sunday. It may seem that in the history of motorsports, racing has been a display of male diligence and it comes as no surprise in consideration of the stereotypical nature of a career involving mechanics, ph. Danica patrick and the top 12 upandcoming female drivers. She has also run a limited schedule in arca and has competed in nationwide series.

Once danica patrick departs, who will be next female. While some female nascar drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from openwheel racing and sports car racing sarah fisher, janet guthrie, danica patrick, most have climbed the stockcar racing ladder tammy jo kirk, johanna long, shawna robinson, beginning to race fullsized stock cars in their teenage years. Xfinity series driver chase briscoe announced on twitter tuesday. Bell will be one of only a few female drivers to compete in the nationwide series, following in the footsteps of patty moise, erin crocker, joanna long, jennifer jo cobb and danica patrick, whos now a sprint cup regular. She was the first female driver selected to the nascar next program. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year xfinity series drivers official site of nascar.

Lookin forward to danica patrick she dominates the f1 division of racing so why not nascar too there. Only two female drivers have ever attempted to qualify for nascars brickyard 400, the other major event at the indianapolis motor speedway oval. The hottest and most talented female race car drivers. Kirk is one of the best female nascar drivers of all time because she scored 37 topten finishes and two pole positions in the allpro series. While nascars drive for diversity program might be perceived as an effort to draw more africanamericans into professional racing, the reality is that the campaign is aimed at developing a full range of minority and female drivers and crew members and to expand its fan base in numerous directions. The 2010 and 2011 seasons have seen several records broken by female drivers in nascar. Best points standing by a female driver in each of the. I just watched the nationwide series race at daytona last night with danica patrick and jennifer jo cobb running in the race. Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season splits, game logs, videos and more at fox sports. What nascar drivers are doing during the coronavirus stay. Her name is maryeve dufault and this is everything you. Female drivers hit daytona with eyes on the nascar cup series.

Tammy jo kirk starting racing when she was just nine, but it wasnt with cars. Display active women drivers only active and inactive nascar female drivers. From louise smith to janet guthrie, female drivers have played roles in the development of stock car racing. Are there female drivers at the low levels of nascar. Duno becomes the first hispanic female driver in history to. In 1946, three years before he started nascar, bill france sr. Gone are the days of being a winning driver on a local track and. One heartbreaking case was the story of johanna long who raced in the then nationwide series when danica was in it. Nov 14, 2017 she has been called one of the most powerful women in nascar. Danica patrick and other famous female race car drivers.

In 20 danica patrick became the first woman to qualify for the brickyard 400, joining 18 drivers that have competed in both the 500 and 400. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Delana harvick not only is married to one of the sprint cup series top drivers kevin harvick she is coowner of kevin harvick inc. Arcas natalie decker seems like the next obvious driver to make it, but weve. The experience i expect to gain can only be positive for my 2015 race season. Danica patrick and the women of nascar photos abc news. This attractive 33yearold blond racer has the time clock clicking against her for major backing in any series. She has also run a limited schedule in arca and has competed in nationwide series events. Hailie deegan could transform nascar nascar talk nbc sports. Tia norfleet, daughter of bobby norfleet, who broke into nascar in the 1990s, has become sort of a media sensation for being the first and.

Previously, women in saudi arabia depended on chauffeurs and male relatives to travel. Then, she went on to become one of the first women in the camping world truck series. These female race car drivers are a force to be reckoned with, even if theyre not the household name that danica patrick is today. The career of nascars first black female driver has been more fiction than fact. Nascar cup series drivers have admitted that driving the xfinity car the day before the race does little to help with the nascar cup series race, as the cars differ greatly. The win made her the first female winner in indycar racing history. Jennifer jo cobb jennifer jo cobb is a nascar driver running in the nationwide and camping world truck series. Bell is also the only female graduate of nascars drive for diversity program to race in the nationwide series. Having this opportunity to add my name to the short list of female drivers to. Nationwide insurance to sponsor driver in nascars drive. Female drivers claim championships across the ny region on the dirt track. All monster energy series nationwide series camping world series.

The career of nascars first black female driver has been. Nascar has a full time female truck driver jennifer jo cobb. This loosely resulted in the new nationwide series car making its debut in the 2010 subway. Robinson and nascar truck series driver jennifer jo cobb competed in the 16th installment of the amazing race but did not win the contest. While some female nascar drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from openwheel racing and sports car racing sarah fisher, janet guthrie, danica patrick, most have. That led to her finishing 10th place for the season, making her the top female driver in nascars three national racing series. Danica patrick has been in the news ever since she. Delana harvick photos women drivers, nascar racing.

While her racing career was far from successful, she booked a few races in various nascar series, like nationwide, canadian tire, and arca. The most famous woman in nascar is currently danica patrick. Why arent there more female race car drivers like danica. How many female drivers are there in nascar answers. Jennifer jo cobb, female nascar driver, is interviewed by metro sports in kansas city about her nascar nationwide series race at kansas speedway. The following is a list of female nascar drivers who have participated in a national or regional touring series race since the organizations inception in 1949, along with statistical totals for their nascar careers. Jennifer jo cobb, female nascar nationwide series driver.

That is a little surprising to hear because patty moise and shawna robinson were driving in the xfinity series and some cup races around that. There are no women in the secondtier xfinity series this season, and 45year old cobb is the only woman racing full time in trucks. Deegans triumph was the first for a female nascar driver since shawna robinson three decades back. Is tia norfleet really the first africanamerican female. There are not many female drivers in nascar right now. Nascar making strides in drive for hispanic diversity. What is the highest finish by a woman in nascar history. Who will be the next female driver in the cup series. Rab racing has signed driver milka duno to compete in select races over the remainder of the 2014 nascar nationwide series season. As of the sams town 300 at las vegas motor speedway on march 5, 2011, two women have raced in the nationwide series, danica patrick and jennifer jo cobb.

The promising 19year old driver has been chosen to represent nationwide insurance in conjunction with nascars drive for diversity initiative, which is further diversifying the sport by. In 1994, robinson became the first woman to clinch pole position in one of the major series, topping the qualifying race for the xfinity series. Nascar has a full time female truck driver jennifer jo cobb although she was at daytona along with 4 other female nascar drivers, all eyes were on danicanow, as the only full time nascar driver in the campin. The highest finish for a female driver is 4th, accomplished by danica patrick on march 5, 2011 at a nationwide series even. Jennifer jo cobb is a nascar driver running in the nationwide and camping world truck series. This aggressive americanborn nascar racer competes in the camping world truck series as well as the nationwide series.