NASCAR is the definition of speed in America. The pinnacle of stock car racing is well defined by its pompous events and nerve wrecking races. NASCAR drivers go through a series of difficult challenges in the car as they persevere throughout the win to win a race. The most coveted title of NASCAR, the Championship winner is an even bigger victory that only comes to one driver throughout the season.
Becoming a NASCAR driver required immense amounts of effort, time and money. There have been many notable figures in the history of the sport who have created an immortal legacy of achievements and victories.
However, as successful as the sport NASCAR may be, it has been marked with the dominance of men in the sport. There have been hardly any women racers in NASCAR and even fewer in the upper echelons of the sport.
There have been 16 women who have qualified for and started a race in NASCAR. Out of these only one has ever competed full-time for more than one season in the sport. NASCAR has been working forward to change its statistics through the Drive for Diversity program.
The Queen of NASCAR
Danica Sue Patrick, is unanimously known as the Queen of NASCAR. She is a former NASCAR and IndyCar driver who retired from the sport in 2018 but made an incredible impact with her results for the women in motorsports. She is counted among the best and most successful women in motorsport.
She was born on March 25th, 1982 in Wisconsin and started racing IndyCar in her early career. She claimed a lot of firsts during her time as an IndyCar racer, and became the first woman to win an IndyCar race. She switched to NASCAR in 2012, racing for Stewart-Haas Racing.
In her illustrious career of seven years in NASCAR Patrick became the best ever woman to have raced in NASCAR. She made 191 race starts in the most elite series and claimed seven Top-10s including one pole position. She became the first woman to achieve a pole position and lead a race at the 2013 Daytona 500. She retired from the sport after the 2018 Daytona 500.
Has a girl ever won a NASCAR race?
The NASCAR Cup Series has never seen a woman victor in its history. However, there have been many pioneers in the lower tiers of the sport, including Hailee Deegan who is the first woman to win a NASCAR Pro Series race. There have been four women who have managed to claim victory in the sport of NASCAR.
FAQ's On NASCAR race
A. Danica Patrick is known as the queen of NASCAR due to her achievements as a woman in NASCAR Cup Series.
A. No, no woman has won a race in the NASCAR Cup Series.
A. Danica Patrick retired after the 2018 Daytona 500.
A. Danica Patrick used to race for Stewart-Haas Racing.
A. Danica Patrick won the 2008 Indy Japan 300 becoming the only woman to do so.
