For most female racecar drivers, breaking through asphalt ceiling proves elusive

Somewhere out there in the future, a woman will drive her racecar into victory lane at the end of a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and lift the winner’s trophy high into the air.

That day will make history of a remarkable sort. Since 1949, when moonshine runners and various other hot-rodders gathered near Charlotte, N.C. to run the first race in what became the Cup series, the winner each time — 2,546 races — has been a man

 

Full Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/05/15/women-auto-racing-danica-patrick-nascar-indycar-nhra/528855002/

May 17, 2018