Vms push to use women as both crew members and drivers came long before recently retired cup. Californias hailie deegan made history earlier this year when she became the first female driver in nascar history to win a pro series pole position, doing so at. Truck series team chart jayskis nascar silly season site. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour. Female drivers hit daytona with eyes on the nascar cup series. Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season. She achieved her best world truck series points finish on the 111th place in 2010. Women of nascar picture danica patrick and the women of. Best points standing by a female driver in each of the. Hailie deegan just turned 16, and she can already drive. Nascar heat 3 camping world truck series roster for nearly 25 years, some of the best drivers in nascar started their racing careers in the nascar camping world truck series ncwts. Female drivers history and stats jayskis nascar silly. Angela ruch is one of the top placing female drivers in the world and the only.
The following is a list of drivers who are currently competing in a series sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2020 daytona 500. We try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often as needed. Natalie decker is one of the women revving up nascar in 2020. Angela became the first female in history with the nascar truck series to lead. Chris neville 20152017, cup, xfinity and truck series pit reporter andrew doud 20152016, nascar race hub john roberts 20142018, truck series pre and postrace show host, also hosted nascar raceday on nascar on speed kenny wallace select pre and postrace shows, truck series pit reporter at eldora, also hosted nascar raceday on nascar.
Median means that half the drivers in the sport make more than that and half make less. That daytona speedweeks also saw a female in the truck race cobb and two. Jennifer jo cobb, 37, also set a record in 2010 by finishing 17th in truck series points. In 2003, robinson would also have the first allfemale pit crew for a craftsman truck series race at texas motor speedway. Natalie decker is set to make her second start of the 2020 nascar truck series season in tonights strat 200 at las vegas motor speedway in las vegas, nevada. Natalie decker finished fifth in fridays nextera energy 250 the highest ever finish for a female driver in series history. Angela cope did not participate in the sprint cup series as of. Robinson is the first woman to win a top level nascar sanctioned race. No female drivers in daytona 500, but pipeline has potential. Drivers who will compete in at least one 2020 nascar. Jennifer jo cobb is a nascar driver running in the nationwide and camping world truck series. Nascar drives diversity with black history milestones.
Ten years after danica patrick made her stockcar debut, the field of female drivers in nascars national ranks remains limited. Decker failed to qualify for a trucks race at martinsville speedway in 2016 and spent the last two years in. It was deckers first top five, first top 10 and the best showing. She was the first female driver selected to the nascar next. No female drivers in daytona 500, but pipeline has potential nascar driver hailie deegan takes part in an interview during daytona 500 auto racing media day at daytona international speedway. Were putting the best drivers in the seat, male or female. As the only nascar national series to race modified trucks, the ncwts requires a level of skill and racing versatility that only the best drivers possess.
Natalie decker notches highest finish for woman in truck. A 2016 story by a local news outlet in charlotte states that harvillelebron is the first black woman to have a nascar owners license and that her team. In nascar, drivers are essentially free agents who sign with teams that. Female drivers history and stats jayskis nascar silly season site. The previous highest points finish for a woman in a nascar national series was 20th by tammy jo kirk in. She also competed in the nascar xfinity and gander outdoors truck series. 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.
Is melissa harvillelebron nascars first black female owner. Nascars gander truck series is roughly analogous to baseballs doublea level, in which drivers race primarily in 3,200 lb. Robinson and nascar truck series driver jennifer jo cobb competed in the 16th installment of the amazing race but did not win the contest. Grand national east series cart ccws nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Natalie decker scores best finish by a female competitor in nascar truck series history. This race is set to be broadcast live on fox sports 1 from daytona international.
Our database contains nascar statistics and race results for nascar car numbers, nascar tracks and different nascar track types. The 2020 nascar truck series season is scheduled to begin on friday, february 14 with the nextera energy 250. That includes race winnings, salary, merchandise royalties and endorsements. Drivers who will compete in all 2020 nascar cup series races. 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. For the first time in the daytona 500, female pit crew members from the nascar drive for diversity program will go over the. 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. Hailie deegan could transform nascar nascar talk nbc sports. Women drivers in nascar top five in nascar starts across the three national series cup, nxs, trucks danica patrick 191 cup, 61 xfinity 252 total, retired jennifer jo cobb 31 xfinity, 171. Hailie deegan could transform nascar nascar talk nbc.
Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season splits, game logs, videos and more at fox sports. She is one of nascars most promising young drivers, with a slew of accolades to her name. The nascar heat 4 roster reveal continues today with the monster energy nascar cup series drivers. Nascar enjoys seeing influx of young women holding their. Nascar is clearly gearing towards younger racers, while older drivers find themselves in the craftsman truck series. Nascar heat 4 roster reveal monster energy nascar cup.
She has also run a limited schedule in arca and has competed in nationwide series events. This race saw two other female nascar drivers as well, both louise smith. Looking at the highest paid driver, dale earnhardt jr. The 21yearold toyota driver will make her truck series debut friday night at daytona, one of three women in the field. She is pushing to be known for her racing skills and is. Venturini motorsports starts three female drivers in arca.
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