Go green racing announced that they will attempt their first nascar sprint cup series race of the 20 season at richmond international raceway on april 27th for the toyota owners 400. The nascar driver entered the gander outdoors truck series in 2019 after competing in the xfinity series parttime. That year, patrick became the first woman to win the nascar most popular nationwide driver award. Jennifer jo cobb, female nascar nationwide series driver. Meet race car driver milka duno meet venezuelan race car driver milka duno, she is the first hispanic female driver in history to compete in a nascar national series in the. Oct 17, 2019 the venezuelan beauty milka duno has a long tenure as a racecar driver.
When milka qualified for and competed in the nascar nationwide series race at kansas speedway she became the first hispanic female driver in history to compete in a nascar national series in the usa. A nascar drivers deeds fail to match her words tia norfleet in a photo from her web site. Danica patrick was the first woman to win a sprint cup race. Janet guthrie was the first female nascar driver to qualify and compete. In her career, she competed in eleven nationwide series events and earned two toptens. Racer tia norfleet accused of lying about nascar career. Tia norfleet, a young late model driver who has been describing herself as the first africanamerican woman to race in nascar, isnt exactly racing in nascar. It is currently sponsored by comcast via its consumer cable brand xfinity. Rab racing has signed driver milka duno to compete in select races over the remainder of the 2014 nascar nationwide series season. First hispanic woman to compete in the arca racing series in its 62year history.
Oct 04, 2014 after becoming the first hispanic female driver to run a nascar national series race in the united states, milka duno spun and backed into the wall in turn 2 on the third lap of the kansas lottery. Diane teel is a former nascar driver from seaford, va. Venezuelan driver milka duno will become the first female hispanic driver to compete in one of nascars national series as she signed a limited nationwide series. The career of nascars first black female driver has been. The series was previously called the budweiser late model sportsman series in 1982 and 1983, the nascar busch grand national series from 1984 through 2002, the nascar busch series from 2003 through 2007, and the nascar nationwide series from 2008 through 2014. Milka finished the 20 arca racing championship 7th in the driver point standings becoming the 2nd highest finishing female driver in arca. It boasts of progressiveness on both racial and gender lines in a sport dominated. First and only africanamerican female licensed by nascar. Venezuelan race car driver milka duno will get a limitedseason run in the nascar nationwide series with rab racing, making her the first hispanic female. First hispanic female driver to lead race laps in a nascar national series in the usa in their 67year history.
Danica patrick and the women of nascar photos abc news. Robinson would later become the first female driver to clinch the pole in any of the three major series, winning qualifying for the march 12, 1994 xfinity series. Shes best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 hours of daytona in 2007, with a secondplace finish. Milka duno makes history then spins early in debut official. At the 20 daytona 500, patrick became the first female driver to clinch pole position and lead a green flag lap. Duno is the first hispanic female driver to compete in a nascar national series in the usalos angeles, calif. Milka duno, the first hispanic female driver to start a nationwide series race in the u.
She, too, is one of the first female race car drivers to join nascar, and actually. Tia norfleet, the first africanamerican woman to race in. First africanamerican to compete in nascar nationwide series 1999, in nascar trucks full time 200206, and in nascar sprint cup series in 20 years 2006. Milka duno to race parttime in nascar nationwide series for. Duno becomes the first hispanic female driver in history to. Sara christian was the first woman driver in nascar history. Danica patrick has been in the news ever since she announced she would be driving a partial nationwide. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. On her website, her racing schedule lists the 20 nationwide series schedule, and there are pictures of her in a firesuit with the nationwide series logo. The win made her the first female winner in indycar racing history. She made seven truck series starts in 2010 with a top finish of 17th, and won the prestigious snow. On june 19, 1949, sara christian became the first woman to compete in a nascar event. April 3 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar.
Is tia norfleet really the first africanamerican female. Danica patrick becomes first female pole winner in nascar. Rab racing has signed multiple racewinning driver milka duno to compete in select races in the 2014 nascar nationwide series. Oct 26, 2019 janet guthrie was the first female nascar driver to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500 and daytona 500. Having turned just one lap in the very lowest level. With the entry, duno will become the first hispanic female driver in. April 19 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar. Mar 07, 20 on her website, her racing schedule lists the 20 nationwide series schedule, and there are pictures of her in a firesuit with the nationwide series logo. Long, 18, is perhaps the most promising female driver in nascar today, including danica patrick. Aug 19, 2014 duno is the first hispanic female driver to compete in a nascar national series in the usalos angeles, calif.
Danica patrick isnt the first female in nascar, so why. Milka dunos 1st race this friday as 1st hispanic female. Danica patrick made nascar history today during coors light pole qualifying for the daytona 500, becoming the first female driver to win a pole at nascars top level the nascar sprint cup series. Moises best finish 7th came in the xfinity series at talladega. Despite finishing 10 laps down from petty, sara christian managed to finish the race in fifth place, the first time a female driver has cracked the top five in a premier nascar event and still to this day remains as the highest ever finish recorded by a female driver in the nascar cup series. The 2010 and 2011 seasons have seen several records broken by female drivers in nascar. The 16 female drivers to race in nascars top series total. Shes also competed in the sprint cup and the nascar nationwide series. These are just a handful of female drivers taking part in professional races around the. Angela ruch is ready to prove all the doubters wrong. View maryeve dufault is the first canadian woman to race in nascar. In 20, patrick became the first woman in sprint cup history to race fulltime in the series. Starting positions in the field of forty are unknown, but teel kept out of trouble for the most part and finished 26th. First hispanic female driver in history to compete in nascars nationwide series and nascars camping world truck series in the usa.
Natalie decker is one of the women revving up nascar in 2020. The 2012 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtyfirst season of semi. Nascar star angela ruch opens up about racing full schedule. Milka duno to race parttime in nascar nationwide series. And with fan favorite danica patrick missing from daytona for the first time since. For years, stock car driver tia norfleet was heralded as a shining example of diversity in the historically notsodiverse nascar. Considering patty moise had 3 xfinity series starts between the. Who was the first female racing driver to win the nascar. Danica patrick is the first woman to win the pole in the. Danica patrick might be the most famous female drivers, but she isnt the only one.
In a 2010 news release, she purported to be the first and only africanamerican female driver in nascar and arca. Tia norfleets claim that she is the first and only female africanamerican nascar driver is impressive. She was the first female driver selected to the nascar next. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. Both she and chrissy were the only women in their series at the time of their races. Danica patrick 7 leads the field at the start of the nascar drive4copd 300 nationwide series auto race in daytona beach, fla. Before that, she was an aerospace engineer, but by 1972, she raced fulltime. The only sanctioned race she has entered, racing officials said, was a lowlevel event last year. 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. Mar 20, 2020 angela ruch is ready to prove all the doubters wrong.
She made history in february 2019, becoming the first female in nascar truck series history to lead laps at daytona international speedway. She has been touted in the media as the first black woman to race. Apr 03, 2020 and brian rose, a oncepromising young race car driver, will be behind the wheel of a nascar racing machine failed to qualify for the nashville truck series race for the first time since he was indefinitely suspended for violating the leagues substance abuse policy in the spring of 2003. On july 10, 1949, louise smith and ethel mobley became the. Milka will run select races in nascars nationwide series with rab racing in their no. What nascar drivers are doing during the coronavirus stayat. Mar 18, 20 in a 2010 news release, she purported to be the first and only africanamerican female driver in nascar and arca. Decker isnt by a far stretch the first woman to race among nascars top three tiers. Tia norfleets background called into question espnw. During qualifying for the sports marquee event, patrick turned a lap of 196. Jennifer jo cobb is a nascar driver running in the nationwide and camping world truck series. Al bonnell, a driver of open wheel fame, qualified. Jennifer jo cobb, female nascar driver, is interviewed by metro sports in kansas city about her nascar nationwide series race at kansas speedway. Mar 07, 20 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 only licensed africanamerican female nascar driver.
Danica patrick and nascars 10 most notable female drivers ever. Aug 04, 2014 venezuelan driver milka duno will become the first female hispanic driver to compete in one of nascar s national series as she signed a limited nationwide series deal with rab racing on monday. Milka duno makes history then spins early in debut. Patrick would record a major milestone by clinching the pole position in the 2012 drive4copd 300, being the first female driver to clinch it since shawna robinson. Dufault made her nascar national series debut on august 20, 2011 in the nationwide series napa auto parts 200 at the circuit.
Already a nascar record holder, patrick set the mark of best finish by a female driver in nascar national series history when she finished fourth in a nascar nationwide series race at las vegas. Apr 19, 2020 cat was a team sponsor in the nascar nationwide series from 1995 1996 before moving to the nascar sprint cup series in 1997. Mar 29, 2011 long, 18, is perhaps the most promising female driver in nascar today, including danica patrick. She has only raced in it part time with marginal success. Milka duno wins arca racing series pole at talladega. Her first series race came a few weeks after patrick won the 20 daytona 500 pole. Hailie deegan could transform nascar nascar talk nbc sports.
Female drivers hit daytona with eyes on the nascar cup series. Nascar s most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping world truck series every year since 1956. Most recently she was entered in several nascar nationwide series race in the 2009 season. She first competed in the indycar series and arca racing series before entering nascar nationwide series in 2014. She has also run a limited schedule in arca and has competed in nationwide series events. There are no women in the secondtier xfinity series this season, and. Diane teel stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. Teels debut came in 1982, when she competed at martinsville.
August 19, 2014 milka dunos first nascar nationwide series race will be. Nascar star angela ruch opens up about racing full. Cat was a team sponsor in the nascar nationwide series from 1995 1996 before moving to the nascar sprint cup series in 1997. Continuing the theme of exceptionally strange nascar nationwide series stories these past few weeks, viv bernstein of the new york times made a rather incredible discovery last night. After becoming the first hispanic female driver to run a nascar national series race in the united states, milka duno spun and backed into the wall in turn 2 on the third lap of the kansas lottery. Oct 04, 2014 milka duno, the first hispanic female driver to start a nationwide series race in the u. Xfinity series latest news news and results from nascar. 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. The truck series also tends to be a feeder for the secondtier xfinity.
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