Frontstretch Best seat at the track, best view on the web! I would love to have a financial stake in the first woman driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series that performs at the high level of skill that IRL driver Danica Patrick does. There is no secret that the nation's top automobile racing series is sponsor driven, and a successful female driver would have a host of new companies, never before on the racing scene, clamoring for her endorsement of their products. I can see it now: multiple companies, all attempting to outbid one another to have their brand name adorning her fire suit and the hood of her car. Quite simply, a winning female driver in NASCAR -- particularly one with a winning personality as well -- could become the biggest income earner on the American sports scene.
Read More »Giving Danica Patrick Her Due… and Nothing More
Congratulations to Danica Patrick for winning her first IRL race! After three years, 50 starts, and three podium finishes prior to Saturday's Twin Ring Motegi 300, her arrival in Victory Lane has long been awaited. Altogether now: three cheers for Danica! There. Are we done patting the little lady on the back?
Read More »Best of Mike Neff: Spending Time With One of NASCAR’s Pioneers
During the Busch test at Charlotte on Tuesday, there was a press conference to celebrate a special anniversary. This year is the 30th anniversary of one of the first woman drivers in NASCAR, Janet Guthrie, participating in the World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600). Guthrie was in attendance, and took a couple of laps around the track to help commemorate the occasion.
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