Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports » Misc http://femaleracingnews.com News about Women in Motorsports. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:43:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Interview with the First lady of Le Mans- Leena Gade http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/interview-with-the-first-lady-of-le-mans-leena-gade/ http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/interview-with-the-first-lady-of-le-mans-leena-gade/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:53:58 +0000 Erika Detota http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=9488 Audi’s win over Peugeot in last year’s 24 Hours of LeMans wasn’t just another brick in Audi’s wall of dominance in endurance racing, it was also the first time a LeMans-winning team was headed by a woman. Meet the first […]

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Audi’s win over Peugeot in last year’s 24 Hours of LeMans wasn’t just another brick in Audi’s wall of dominance in endurance racing, it was also the first time a LeMans-winning team was headed by a woman.

Meet the first woman engineer to win 24 Hours of Le Mans and new FIA Women in Motorsport Commission Ambassador Leena Gade. She talks openly about her path to being number one race engineer at Audi Sport Team Joest and how she nearly quit the sport just before one of her biggest triumphs.

How did you get into motor sport? Directly out of university, I went to work for Jaguar Cars for six and half years, as I didn’t have any relevant motor sport experience and couldn’t just walk into a team.

In 2003, I started to help out a small team from Leicestershire in the UK called AHS Mechanical, preparing their 14 cars in the Formula Vee series as a mechanic and then in 2004 I became a data engineer for Soper Sport, which was running three Formula BMW cars in the UK series. Both of these jobs were done for free on my weekends and gave me a chance to make contacts I could use to negotiate my way into more race series during the following years.

I also worked in the LMS series with a team running an Aston Martin GT1 and then a team running an LMP1 Lola/ AER, plus A1GP with Team Japan. By the middle of 2006, I had made enough contacts that I felt I could leave my full-time job and then work in multiple race series as a data engineer.

When you started were there any difficulties associated with being a woman on generally all-male crews? Do any issues persist? People often ask me if it is hard being a female engineer on a race team where almost every member is a guy. The answer is always the same – it’s as hard as you want it to be.

Actually, that is true in any form of motor sport whether you are male or female. Motor sport is a lifestyle that doesn’t suit everyone, but once you get sucked into it, it’s very hard to step away.

What’s been the toughest challenge of your career to date? My most challenging win was in Le Mans in 2011, when eight hours into the race, my Audi R18 [driven by Benoît Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler], was the only one left of the three that had started. One thing stood out at that race, something that sets us at Audi Sport apart from many other works teams, is that when one car goes out, the entire crew will back up the remaining cars and this is exactly what happened. It could easily have ended up with everyone throwing in their opinion but it didn’t – I was allowed to make the decisions and take advice but to use my judgement to make the calls we needed.

It was a huge step for me because in that same year, at Sebring in March and Spa in May, I had two disastrous races, which at one point really made me reconsider my career choice. In fact, I had decided that post-Le Mans, I would probably step back from being a race engineer and do something else on the team.

That was a radical change to consider. So what did you do? Fortunately, there was still a month to Le Mans and that gave me some time to work out what I wanted to do to resolve the serious issues we had.

My mother has always said I take on too much but that one of my strengths is that somehow, with a little organisation, I find a way to make it all work. I was the same at school – why do three A Levels when you can do four, hold down a part time job and learn the clarinet and guitar? Why only use the textbooks that the school give you to research a topic when the local library has five times more research material so that it takes three times as long to finish a project?

However, looking back, that gave me a skill that’s now one of my strongest qualities. In this job, time is everything, so you have to get organised and prioritise what needs to be sorted first. I also realised that I didn’t have all the answers to every problem and that meant admitting if I didn’t know something, I should go and find the person who could help me. Knowing this, I found the strengths and qualities in my team to make sure every one of my mechanics and engineers was given the confidence they needed to do their job.

Did that give the crew the major lift you felt was needed? With my number one mechanic Ronny, we discussed radio protocol, we practised more parts changes than the other two crews and we checked and rechecked our work, even when it meant finishing later than the other cars. Possibly the biggest step, though, was trusting each other. Four weeks of long days, a lot of soul searching and totally readdressing our organisation brought us to Le Mans race week.

And in the end you did win but by a really close margin – just 13.8 seconds after 24 hours of racing. What do you remember of that moment? My recollection is of pure relief that I made it through with the odd mistake but having believed it was possible. I turned around a team that a few months before looked incapable of making it through the first part of the weekend, let alone the race itself.

Looking back, the worst year of my race engineering career set me up for 2012 and 2013 and helped me understand what I have to do to turn around a bad race. If this job was easy, everyone would do it, but it isn’t. Not many guys want it and even fewer girls do, but I hope that when I lead my team at any race, I show both that anyone, if they put their mind to it, can achieve so much in motor sport. It’s hard but worth every bit of the sweat and tears.

FAST FACTS

Name: Leena Gade

Place of Birth: Perivale, Middlesex, UK

Qualification: M. Eng Aerospace Engineering with Materials Science

First motor sport job: Mechanic with AHS Mechanical in the Formula Vee series.

Current position: Race Engineer Car 1, Audi Sport Team Joest

Family: Leena’s sister Teena is the Lead Engineer for the Mini World Rally Championship Team

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The Lancaster Opera House is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Performing Arts Theater in a suburb of Buffalo, NY. Built in 1894, this 400 seat Victorian Style theater has been providing quality entertainment to the Western New York community for the last 29 years. This fundraiser is especially important to us as New York State and Erie County have cut back all grant allocations for the fiscal year.

Your act of kindness will help support our Arts in Education outreach initiative which introduces the performing arts to children and students. Please help us……together we can make a difference, one step at a time.

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Maryeve Dufault Overcomes Obstacles to Receive a “Golden” Finish at Talladega Superspeedway http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/maryeve-dufault-overcomes-obstacles-to-receive-a-%e2%80%9cgolden%e2%80%9d-finish-at-talladega-superspeedway/ http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/maryeve-dufault-overcomes-obstacles-to-receive-a-%e2%80%9cgolden%e2%80%9d-finish-at-talladega-superspeedway/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:18:35 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=3268 TALLADEGA, Alabama (April 18, 2011) – - It’s known that when the age you are turning and the day you were born are the same, that it’s your “golden birthday.”  Same can be said for racing when your car number […]

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TALLADEGA, Alabama (April 18, 2011) – - It’s known that when the age you are turning and the day you were born are the same, that it’s your “golden birthday.”  Same can be said for racing when your car number matches the place you finish, then it’s known as your “golden finish,” and so it was for Maryeve Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger, this past Saturday morning for the postponed 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

Although what started out to be a great weekend for Tony Marks Racing’s No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger race team by qualifying third on the starting grid, turned out to be quite challenging.  After failing post-qualifying inspections due to a part malfunction, Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger were moved to the end of the field to start in the 39th position.  Immense storms and tornadoes swept thru the central Alabama area on Friday afternoon, causing the race event to be pushed back to Saturday at 8:00 a.m.

Even though all the challenges of mother nature and machine seemed to be coming against the Tony Marks Racing team, Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger took the checkered flag with a 12th place finish.

Immediately beginning the 94 lap event, Dufault powered her way up thru the field gaining 14 positions right out of the shoot.  She held onto that spot for the first few laps until the first caution flag of the day flew at lap 15.  After pitting for fuel and two right side tires, Dufault went a bit above the yellow line coming out of pit road, so ARCA officials waived her to the end of the lead lap putting her back in the 24th position, but that was no challenge for her.

Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger found some friends on the track and gained ground in the draft to push their way up to ninth position.  With a couple more cautions coming out and so much movement on the track, Dufault ended up scoring her career best finish in only her second career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards start.

“After all the emotions that we went thru this weekend, I think we had a really good finish for the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger team,” said Dufault.  “I learned a lot out there today; it’s very different from Daytona.  There were some people out there that try to mess your driving up so you just really had to be careful.”

For car owner Tony Marks, he was ecstatic with his driver’s performance and ability to maneuver in such a tight and intense race. “Maryeve despite her setbacks overcame the odds and did a great job for TMR and all of our sponsors,” he said. “We were in the lead draft and just missed a top-10 finish. I’m super proud of her “never give up attitude” and ability to master the draft so brilliantly in only her second career start.

Next up for TMR and Dufault will be their first tango with Salem (Ind.) Speedway for the running of the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200. The Sorel, Quebec Canada native will make her ARCA short track debut in the third race of the 2011 season. The field will take the green flag on Sunday, May 1 shortly after 2:00 p.m.

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About Tony Marks Racing (TMR):

Tony Marks Racing was founded in 2009 through the passion for racing of team owner and former driver Tony Marks.  Marks is the successful owner of TMT, Inc., a logistics, warehousing and packaging company with over 400 employees whose
customers are mainly comprised of Fortune 100 companies.

Marks began his racing career in 1985 getting behind the wheel of everything from
drag racers, Dirt Late Models, SCCA Formula Fords, USAC F2000 Open Wheel and ARCA cars.  Tony personally raced until 2005 amassing numerous wins, championships and track records along the way until he  then changed his focus from driver to owner and began building racing programs for his children Jared (16 years old) and Rachel (13 years old).  Under the auspices of TMR, Jared began his racing career in 2002 in quarter midgets and now competes in late model, CRA, ASA and ARCA Series events while Rachel continues her development program racing quarter midgets and Bandoleros.

TMR has been at the forefront of charitable giving through its’  “Driving Against Hunger” and “Million Meal Challenge” race programs which have raised over $200,000 for Forgotten Harvest in 2010 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Michigan International Speedway.

For the NASCAR events TMR along with TMT, Inc. partnered with Forgotten Harvest for the “Million Meal Challenge For Our Kids” which helps to bridge the hunger gap while schools are out of session and feeds 20,000 children per day in the Detroit metro area. Forgotten Harvest was significantly displayed on the entry of Chase Austin during both the Truck and Nationwide events at Michigan International Speedway along with logos of “Million Meal Challenge” sponsors Walgreen’s, United Race Group, Holyfield’s Choice Alka-Power Water and Vitamin Spice.  Evander
Holyfield was also instrumental in the challenge, acting as Grand Marshall for the August race and announcing his “Fight Against Hunger” on behalf of Forgotten Harvest.

As the first race team to “Drive Against Hunger” through their partnership with Forgotten Harvest, TMR plans to continue their alliance with Forgotten Harvest and once again “Drive Against Hunger” during the 2011 season.

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Kansas driver Jennifer Jo Cobb is seeking to become rookie of the year in the Nationwide Series…
Jennifer Jo Cobb was one of the accidental “victims” of NASCAR’s offseason points jumble.

In revising the points system for its three national series, NASCAR decided to require drivers to select one of the three – Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck – as the series in which they would compete for the championship. If they raced in the other two series, they could not earn driver championship points for those runs.

Initially, Cobb planned to run for the championship in the Truck Series, where she finished 17th in the standings last season. She also planned to run a handful of races for 2nd Chance Motorsports team owner Rick Russell in the Nationwide Series, but, as they talked at greater length, they decided to run the full Nationwide schedule to give Cobb a shot at winning the series rookie of the year award.

So Cobb declared for the Nationwide championship and entered both series’ season-opening races last month at Daytona International Speedway.

Then the strange sort of gremlin that impacted several other drivers across the three series bit. On Friday of race weekend, Cobb failed to qualify for the Daytona Nationwide race. That night, in the opener of the series in which she had planned to pursue season-long points – the Camping World Truck Series, she finished a surprising sixth, scoring the best finish by a woman in the history of Truck racing.

It was an odd dichotomy – Cobb doing so well in one series while failing to qualify in the series of her “choice.”

At 37, Cobb, a native and resident of Kansas City, Kan., is seeking to take the next step in a racing journey that has consumed much of her life. She started racing in 1991 and has been trying to get a foothold in a national series for almost a decade. She also has worked as a driver for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, and she keeps her Truck team – and her life – afloat by making appearances as a motivational speaker.

In a way, she now is listening to herself.

“I’ve been pursuing racing nationally since 2002, and I’ve had to really take a long, hard look at how much do I want to chase the dream versus live the dream,” she said. “I try not to let a day go by now and not stop and be grateful for it. You’re doing it. You’re living the dream.

“My life is lived on the road, so I keep my ‘home’ expenses low. The past two to three years, my income has pretty much solely been the Richard Petty Driving Experience and speaking engagements. And the best thing about the speaking engagements is that the more my career advances, the more stories I have.”

In a racing world in which Danica Patrick has made some noise but fans still wait for that big breakthrough win by a female driver, Cobb has made a little history herself, scoring the top finish by a woman in the Truck Series and, at the same time, becoming the first woman to score a top 10 in any of the three national divisions in a race at Daytona.

She hopes to be in a Sprint Cup car for next year’s Daytona 500.

“The million-dollar question is – can a woman do this successfully and where is she and what’s it going to take for that to happen,” Cobb said. “There is a saying I’ve been quoting a lot lately: ‘If you have talent, you might race. If you have talent and money, you will race.’ It’s getting that right combination of talent and money behind you.

“You can do this or you can’t. We’ve seen some really respectable men get out of cars and move on. I feel like either it’s in you or it’s not. It can be developed, but it has to be developed in the right way, and that takes money.

“I think it will happen. I think the time is coming. I feel very fortunate to be on the cusp of it and to somehow be involved in some of the history that’s being made. So many things are happening.

“I think something you get with the female drivers is they’re a little more under the spotlight, and they don’t get to have the learning curve in place. That’s OK. We’re used to it, and we persevere on.”

Shawna Robinson made the last Daytona 500 appearance by a female driver – in 2002.

“It’s a good, big goal,” Cobb said. “There’s no harm in dreaming big. If it doesn’t happen, we’ll just keep digging away.”

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Pippa Mann completed her first test in an IndyCar yesterday, after she took to the Texas Motor Speedway with Conquest Racing. The test, originally scheduled for Monday, was postponed due to bad weather, with the team electing to remain in Texas in the hope that conditions improved overnight.

Tuesday saw clear blue skies above the speedway, and Mann was able to get her first feel for driving the Conquest Racing IndyCar.

The British female driver got up to speed quickly, wasting no time as she consistently began running laps, producing competitive times and steadily extracting more and more from the car. In the afternoon, a fuel pump issue interrupted running, however the team worked hard to get the problem resolved, and they were able to resume the test.

The Firestone Indy Lights race winner had the added task of passing her official rookie test at Texas, which she did without problem.

Speaking about the test, Mann said: “Today has been a very good day – it’s the first time I have driven an IndyCar, as well as my first run at Texas Motor Speedway, so before we got started I really didn’t know what to expect. I was able to get comfortable and up to speed very quickly, which meant we were able to get on with our testing plan. We ran some competitive lap times, both on new and used tyres, and although we lost some track time during the middle of the day with the fuel pump issue, the team’s hard work ensured we were able to get back out again.”

Mann added: “Overall I’m not only pleased, but excited by how the test went. I loved everything about driving an IndyCar, and I’m excited about the prospects for the coming season. We’re still working very hard to put together a full oval program for 2011, and I hope to be able to provide an update on that shortly.”

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The ladies of the Camping World Truck and Nationwide NASCAR Series’ will be on track over the next couple of days. You can catch Johanna Long, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Alli Owens this weekend in the Truck series, and Danica Patrick and Jennifer Jo Cobb in the Nationwide Series. Tune in any of the times and channels below…

Camping World Truck Series

Practice: 12 PM EST Thursday on SPEED

Qualifying: 6 PM EST Thursday on SPEED

Race: 7:30 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Nationwide Series

Practice: Live now on SPEED

Qualifying: 4 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Race: 12:30 PM EST Saturday on ESPN 2

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FRN Mini-Vacation http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/frn-mini-vacation/ http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/frn-mini-vacation/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:33:43 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=2397 Hello! We just wanted to give our readers a heads up. The FRN crew took a short vacation but now we are back! Some of the articles you see over the next few days may be a week or so old. […]

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Hello!

We just wanted to give our readers a heads up. The FRN crew took a short vacation but now we are back! Some of the articles you see over the next few days may be a week or so old. We want to make sure we still post these articles for anyone who may not have already seen them. We have some great new things coming your way in the next few weeks!! We are excited and can’t wait to share them with our readers.

Thanks!

The FRN Crew

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Female drivers hope Danica Patrick opens doors in NASCAR http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/ http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:00:03 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=2327 Kenzie Ruston and Candace Muzny are working toward a ride in the big time. By Scott Wright, Staff Writer, swright@opubco.com Oklahoman Published: November 5, 2010 FORT WORTH, Texas — Danica Patrick will make her 11th career start in a stock […]

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Kenzie Ruston and Candace Muzny are working toward a ride in the big time.
By Scott Wright, Staff Writer, swright@opubco.com Oklahoman
Published: November 5, 2010

FORT WORTH, Texas — Danica Patrick will make her 11th career start in a stock car race on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, and any girl with NASCAR dreams will be tied to her every turn.

Because women need a breakthrough. They know they need a female to have success in order to help crack the door open just a little more for the next one working her way toward the Sprint Cup Series.

There’s no doubt women are slowly becoming more prevalent in the sport of good ol’ boys.

Two women qualified for Friday night’s Camping World Truck Series race at Texas, and Patrick will be in the field for Saturday’s Nationwide O’Reilly Challenge at 11:30 a.m.

El Reno native Kenzie Ruston believes NASCAR’s push for diversity could begin to help females in their pursuit of a Sprint Cup ride.

“The sport needs to change somewhere, and they’re trying to do that,” said Ruston, who now lives and races in North Carolina, the only place to be for a young stock car racer. “It’s getting a little bit easier for a girl or a Hispanic driver or an African-American to get into racing right now. I think that’s the only advantage, though, and you still have to back it up on the track.”

Ruston and fellow Oklahoma native Candace Muzny — like Ruston, currently racing late models in North Carolina — agree that the biggest immediate hurdle for a female is earning respect in the car and proving that all drivers are created equal.

The male-dominated sport keeps a scrutinizing eye on every female who gets behind the wheel at any level.

“I do think we’re under more of a close eye in that if we mess up, then they say, ‘Well, that girl doesn’t belong in the race car,’ ” said Muzny, whose life has spanned from work in the fashion world to under the hood of her own car. “You have to go above and beyond not to make mistakes, or not get caught up in something, because then it can be kind of easy to blame you.

“For me, it was tough for a short while, until they saw that I was dedicated, and I work on my own car and I’m very driven, whether I’m a girl or a guy.”

Muzny and Ruston each have had significant success in late models this year. Muzny has four top-five finishes in her last five races, including second at the 250-lap Hickory Motor Speedway Fall Brawl.

Last month, Ruston finished fifth in a Pro Late Model race that included Johanna Long, who has qualified for multiple Truck Series races this season. And in 2009, Ruston became the first female to win the national championship in Legends cars.

But their futures could be — at least somewhat — directly connected to Patrick’s ability to succeed in NASCAR.

“She needs to do well on the track,” Ruston said.” She’s the most famous girl racer, and if she doesn’t do well, I don’t know if they’ll give another girl a chance.”

Added Muzny: “There are very successful race car drivers who don’t believe that women belong in the sport, and they’ve come out and said that. There’s definitely more females getting into the sport right now.

“I like proving people wrong, and I’m going to continue to do that. If they don’t think I belong there, I’m going to prove that I do.”

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Catlin Shaw to race in NCWTS Phoenix http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/catlin-shaw-to-race-in-ncwts-phoenix/ http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/catlin-shaw-to-race-in-ncwts-phoenix/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:00:35 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=2294 Courtesy of TheNASCARInsiders.com When the Truck Series heads to Phoenix in another week, look for there to be yet another female racer on the entry list.  Caitlin Shaw, a 21 year old driver from New Mexico, will attempt to make […]

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When the Truck Series heads to Phoenix in another week, look for there to be yet another female racer on the entry list.  Caitlin Shaw, a 21 year old driver from New Mexico, will attempt to make her second (yes second) career Truck Series start driving for Mario Gosselin’s DGM Racing.  She will join Jennifer Jo Cobb, Johanna Long, Angela and Amber Cope, and Michelle Theriault on the list of women drivers who’ve driven in the Truck Series this season.

If you might remember, Shaw made her Truck Series debut last season at O’Reilly Raceway Park driving for Red Horse Racing.  She qualified 32nd and brought her truck home in one piece, finishing a respectable 24th.  Besides the lone CWTS start, her racing resume also includes quarter midgets, mini sprints, and a stint in a USAC midget.

Outside of driving, Shaw has spent the 2010 season working in the marketing/PR department for Michael Waltrip Racing.  Her responsibilities including doing PR for Ryan Truex during his championship run in the K&N Pro Series East.

Shaw’s DGM Racing truck is being backed by The Oil Medics, a truck services company based out of Texas.

The recent run of female drivers attempting to break into NASCAR, like Shaw and Johanna Long, shows there is no shortage of  qualified women racers out there.  And Danica Patrick’s super star popularity is evidence that race fans are very eager for a woman to finally make it into the Cup Series.  If Patrick doesn’t break through though, our odds for finding a woman who is capable are certainly getting better.

Here’s to hoping Shaw has success at Phoenix, and to more women drivers getting involved.

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Alissa Geving awarded GSC Rookie of the Year http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/alissa-geving-awarded-gsc-rookie-of-the-year/ http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/alissa-geving-awarded-gsc-rookie-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:52:27 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=1857 Courtesy of Chick-O Motorsports By Bill Sullivan, Media Relations for Chicko Motorsports PENNGROVE, CA  – She’s claimed Rookie titles at Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway and the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Now, add one more accolade to the […]

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PENNGROVE, CA  – She’s claimed Rookie titles at Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway and the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Now, add one more accolade to the list of honors. Penngrove’s Alissa Geving has been presented the 2010 Rookie of the Year award by the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series.

“It’s an honor to receive this award, this past season had it’s challenges but in the end we met our goal of a top five finish in the point standings,” said Geving, who was presented with the award at the recent Golden State Challenge Series barbecue in Rio Vista, California. “I have so many people to thank for a great season. First off my family and my crew for all their dedication and hard work and all my sponsors for their support. I also like to thank Handy Racing Promotions and the Golden State Challenge for giving a great series this past year.”

Geving is the highest finishing female racer in the history of the Golden State Challenge Series. In 2010 she set one fast time award and in the 22 races that took place she had eight top ten finishes, won a semi-main event feature and captured two heat race wins.

Last Saturday, Geving returned to 360 sprint car racing at her hometrack of Petaluma Speedway where she holds one feature win this year. In qualifying, Geving set the fastest lap of the night with a 12:943 second lap on the 3/8 mile oval. In heat racing action she finished fourth place and went on to battle for the lead in the 25-lap feature much to the liking of her local fans that have missed her in competition at the Sonoma-Marin County Fairgrounds every Saturday night.

Starting in the first position, Geving battled with Brett Rollag of Rohnert Park for the lead Saturday night. The two local favorites dueled for the top position for 24 consecutive laps. On the closing lap, Jeremy Burt of Grass Valley slipped past Geving with a move in traffic. When the checkered flag waved Geving took home another top three finish at the track she calls home.

“It’s always fun to come back and race at home, I do love this place,” said Geving. “This past year we did a lot of traveling and I really missed seeing some of the local fans. We had a good night. I let Jeremy slipped past me on the last lap though but a top three I can’t complain. Placerville is next for us.”

This Saturday, September 4 Geving plans on returning to Placerville Speedway to compete in the much anticipated final Red Hawk Casino Championship event of the season. During the past year Geving scored top ten finishes in all of the Golden State Challenge Series events at Placerville Speedway

Chicko Motorsports would like to thank their current dedicated marketing partners including, Tillett Tool, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited and Matt Cordeiro Enterprises. Additional associate sponsors and promotional considerations include K&N Filters, Napa Auto Parts, Flowmaster Mufflers, Hodgin and Son Tree Service, Allstar Performance, Santa Rosa Auto Parts, Jeremy’s Chair Repair, Afex Graphics, Simpson Racing Products, 21st Century Health Club, Vanlare Steering Repair, Pro Shocks, ALC Machine and JW Web Design.

To learn more about Alissa Geving and her Chicko Motorsports Team can learn more at their website at www.chick-o-motorsports.com. Alissa Geving is seeking additional sponsorship for the remainder of the 2010 season and driving opportunities for the post season. Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can contact team owner Gary Geving at: gary3x@yahoo.com.

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<![CDATA[ <p>Audi&#8217;s win over Peugeot in last year&#8217;s 24 Hours of LeMans wasn&#8217;t just another brick in Audi&#8217;s wall of dominance in endurance racing, it was also the first time a LeMans-winning team was headed by a woman.</p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/interview-with-the-first-lady-of-le-mans-leena-gade/attachment/screen-shot-2014-01-07-at-9-45-47-am/" rel="attachment wp-att-9490"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9490" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-07-at-9.45.47-AM.png" alt="" width="248" height="57" /></a></p> <p><strong>Meet the first woman engineer to win 24 Hours of Le Mans and new FIA Women in Motorsport Commission Ambassador Leena Gade. She talks openly about her path to being number one race engineer at Audi Sport Team Joest and how she nearly quit the sport just before one of her biggest triumphs.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/interview-with-the-first-lady-of-le-mans-leena-gade/attachment/screen-shot-2014-01-07-at-9-20-33-am/" rel="attachment wp-att-9491"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9491" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-07-at-9.20.33-AM.png" alt="" width="689" height="671" /></a></p> <p><strong>How did you get into motor sport? </strong>Directly out of university, I went to work for Jaguar Cars for six and half years, as I didn’t have any relevant motor sport experience and couldn’t just walk into a team.</p> <p>In 2003, I started to help out a small team from Leicestershire in the UK called AHS Mechanical, preparing their 14 cars in the Formula Vee series as a mechanic and then in 2004 I became a data engineer for Soper Sport, which was running three Formula BMW cars in the UK series. Both of these jobs were done for free on my weekends and gave me a chance to make contacts I could use to negotiate my way into more race series during the following years.</p> <p>I also worked in the LMS series with a team running an Aston Martin GT1 and then a team running an LMP1 Lola/ AER, plus A1GP with Team Japan. By the middle of 2006, I had made enough contacts that I felt I could leave my full-time job and then work in multiple race series as a data engineer.</p> <p>W<strong>hen you started were there any difficulties associated with being a woman on generally all-male crews? Do any issues persist?</strong> People often ask me if it is hard being a female engineer on a race team where almost every member is a guy. The answer is always the same – it’s as hard as you want it to be.</p> <p>Actually, that is true in any form of motor sport whether you are male or female. Motor sport is a lifestyle that doesn’t suit everyone, but once you get sucked into it, it’s very hard to step away.</p> <p><strong>What’s been the toughest challenge of your career to date?</strong> My most challenging win was in Le Mans in 2011, when eight hours into the race, my Audi R18 [driven by Benoît Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler], was the only one left of the three that had started. One thing stood out at that race, something that sets us at Audi Sport apart from many other works teams, is that when one car goes out, the entire crew will back up the remaining cars and this is exactly what happened. It could easily have ended up with everyone throwing in their opinion but it didn’t – I was allowed to make the decisions and take advice but to use my judgement to make the calls we needed.</p> <p>It was a huge step for me because in that same year, at Sebring in March and Spa in May, I had two disastrous races, which at one point really made me reconsider my career choice. In fact, I had decided that post-Le Mans, I would probably step back from being a race engineer and do something else on the team.</p> <p><strong>That was a radical change to consider. So what did you do? </strong>Fortunately, there was still a month to Le Mans and that gave me some time to work out what I wanted to do to resolve the serious issues we had.</p> <p>My mother has always said I take on too much but that one of my strengths is that somehow, with a little organisation, I find a way to make it all work. I was the same at school – why do three A Levels when you can do four, hold down a part time job and learn the clarinet and guitar? Why only use the textbooks that the school give you to research a topic when the local library has five times more research material so that it takes three times as long to finish a project?</p> <p>However, looking back, that gave me a skill that’s now one of my strongest qualities. In this job, time is everything, so you have to get organised and prioritise what needs to be sorted first. I also realised that I didn’t have all the answers to every problem and that meant admitting if I didn’t know something, I should go and find the person who could help me. Knowing this, I found the strengths and qualities in my team to make sure every one of my mechanics and engineers was given the confidence they needed to do their job.</p> <p><strong>Did that give the crew the major lift you felt was needed?</strong> With my number one mechanic Ronny, we discussed radio protocol, we practised more parts changes than the other two crews and we checked and rechecked our work, even when it meant finishing later than the other cars. Possibly the biggest step, though, was trusting each other. Four weeks of long days, a lot of soul searching and totally readdressing our organisation brought us to Le Mans race week.</p> <p><strong>And in the end you did win but by a really close margin – just 13.8 seconds after 24 hours of racing. What do you remember of that moment?</strong> My recollection is of pure relief that I made it through with the odd mistake but having believed it was possible. I turned around a team that a few months before looked incapable of making it through the first part of the weekend, let alone the race itself.</p> <p>Looking back, the worst year of my race engineering career set me up for 2012 and 2013 and helped me understand what I have to do to turn around a bad race. If this job was easy, everyone would do it, but it isn’t. Not many guys want it and even fewer girls do, but I hope that when I lead my team at any race, I show both that anyone, if they put their mind to it, can achieve so much in motor sport. It’s hard but worth every bit of the sweat and tears.</p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/interview-with-the-first-lady-of-le-mans-leena-gade/attachment/leena-gade-le-mans-625x384/" rel="attachment wp-att-9492"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9492" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/leena-gade-le-mans-625x384.jpg" alt="" width="625" height="384" /></a></p> <p><strong>FAST FACTS</strong></p> <p>Name: Leena Gade</p> <p>Place of Birth: Perivale, Middlesex, UK</p> <p>Qualification: M. 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<![CDATA[ <p>TALLADEGA, Alabama (April 18, 2011) &#8211; - It’s known that when the age you are turning and the day you were born are the same, that it’s your “golden birthday.”  Same can be said for racing when your car number [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/maryeve-dufault-overcomes-obstacles-to-receive-a-%e2%80%9cgolden%e2%80%9d-finish-at-talladega-superspeedway/">Maryeve Dufault Overcomes Obstacles to Receive a “Golden” Finish at Talladega Superspeedway</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/maryeve_dufault.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>TALLADEGA, Alabama (April 18, 2011) &#8211; - It’s known that when the age you are turning and the day you were born are the same, that it’s your “golden birthday.”  Same can be said for racing when your car number matches the place you finish, then it’s known as your “golden finish,” and so it was for Maryeve Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger, this past Saturday morning for the postponed 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.</p> <p>Although what started out to be a great weekend for Tony Marks Racing’s No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger race team by qualifying third on the starting grid, turned out to be quite challenging.  After failing post-qualifying inspections due to a part malfunction, Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger were moved to the end of the field to start in the 39th position.  Immense storms and tornadoes swept thru the central Alabama area on Friday afternoon, causing the race event to be pushed back to Saturday at 8:00 a.m.</p> <p>Even though all the challenges of mother nature and machine seemed to be coming against the Tony Marks Racing team, Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger took the checkered flag with a 12th place finish.<br /> <span id="more-3268"></span><br /> Immediately beginning the 94 lap event, Dufault powered her way up thru the field gaining 14 positions right out of the shoot.  She held onto that spot for the first few laps until the first caution flag of the day flew at lap 15.  After pitting for fuel and two right side tires, Dufault went a bit above the yellow line coming out of pit road, so ARCA officials waived her to the end of the lead lap putting her back in the 24th position, but that was no challenge for her.</p> <p>Dufault and the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger found some friends on the track and gained ground in the draft to push their way up to ninth position.  With a couple more cautions coming out and so much movement on the track, Dufault ended up scoring her career best finish in only her second career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards start.</p> <p>“After all the emotions that we went thru this weekend, I think we had a really good finish for the No. 12 VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports / Victory h2o Dodge Charger team,” said Dufault.  “I learned a lot out there today; it’s very different from Daytona.  There were some people out there that try to mess your driving up so you just really had to be careful.”</p> <p>For car owner Tony Marks, he was ecstatic with his driver’s performance and ability to maneuver in such a tight and intense race. “Maryeve despite her setbacks overcame the odds and did a great job for TMR and all of our sponsors,” he said. “We were in the lead draft and just missed a top-10 finish. I’m super proud of her “never give up attitude” and ability to master the draft so brilliantly in only her second career start.</p> <p>Next up for TMR and Dufault will be their first tango with Salem (Ind.) Speedway for the running of the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200. The Sorel, Quebec Canada native will make her ARCA short track debut in the third race of the 2011 season. The field will take the green flag on Sunday, May 1 shortly after 2:00 p.m.</p> <p>For additional information on TMT, Inc. please visit; tmtcompanies.net.</p> <p>For more on Maryeve Dufault, please log onto Maryeveracing.com</p> <p>To learn more about Tony Marks Racing, please click over to Tmr-racing.com</p> <p>See the buzz that VR-12 is creating by clicking over to their website at VR-12.com.</p> <p>Quench yourself with Victory Water, see how at Victoryh20.com.</p> <p>About Tony Marks Racing (TMR):</p> <p>Tony Marks Racing was founded in 2009 through the passion for racing of team owner and former driver Tony Marks.  Marks is the successful owner of TMT, Inc., a logistics, warehousing and packaging company with over 400 employees whose<br /> customers are mainly comprised of Fortune 100 companies.</p> <p>Marks began his racing career in 1985 getting behind the wheel of everything from<br /> drag racers, Dirt Late Models, SCCA Formula Fords, USAC F2000 Open Wheel and ARCA cars.  Tony personally raced until 2005 amassing numerous wins, championships and track records along the way until he  then changed his focus from driver to owner and began building racing programs for his children Jared (16 years old) and Rachel (13 years old).  Under the auspices of TMR, Jared began his racing career in 2002 in quarter midgets and now competes in late model, CRA, ASA and ARCA Series events while Rachel continues her development program racing quarter midgets and Bandoleros.</p> <p>TMR has been at the forefront of charitable giving through its’  “Driving Against Hunger” and “Million Meal Challenge” race programs which have raised over $200,000 for Forgotten Harvest in 2010 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Michigan International Speedway.</p> <p>For the NASCAR events TMR along with TMT, Inc. partnered with Forgotten Harvest for the “Million Meal Challenge For Our Kids” which helps to bridge the hunger gap while schools are out of session and feeds 20,000 children per day in the Detroit metro area. Forgotten Harvest was significantly displayed on the entry of Chase Austin during both the Truck and Nationwide events at Michigan International Speedway along with logos of “Million Meal Challenge” sponsors Walgreen’s, United Race Group, Holyfield’s Choice Alka-Power Water and Vitamin Spice.  Evander<br /> Holyfield was also instrumental in the challenge, acting as Grand Marshall for the August race and announcing his “Fight Against Hunger” on behalf of Forgotten Harvest.</p> <p>As the first race team to “Drive Against Hunger” through their partnership with Forgotten Harvest, TMR plans to continue their alliance with Forgotten Harvest and once again “Drive Against Hunger” during the 2011 season.</p> <p>PHOTO CAPTION: 1) ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year candidate Maryeve Dufault.</p> <p>###</p> <p>TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:<br /> NAME: Angela Starke / Chris Knight / Knight Motorsports Management<br /> PHONE: 704.500.7384 / 239.834.9797<br /> EMAIL:  <a href="mailto:angela@chrisknightpr.com">angela@chrisknightpr.com</a> / <a href="mailto:chris@chrisknightpr.com">chris@chrisknightpr.com</a></p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/maryeve-dufault-overcomes-obstacles-to-receive-a-%e2%80%9cgolden%e2%80%9d-finish-at-talladega-superspeedway/">Maryeve Dufault Overcomes Obstacles to Receive a “Golden” Finish at Talladega Superspeedway</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>Jennifer Jo Cobb Still Chasing Racing Dreams</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of Speed Kansas driver Jennifer Jo Cobb is seeking to become rookie of the year in the Nationwide Series… Jennifer Jo Cobb was one of the accidental “victims” of NASCAR’s offseason points jumble. In revising the points system for [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/jennifer-jo-cobb-still-chasing-racing-dreams/">Jennifer Jo Cobb Still Chasing Racing Dreams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <div id="article_subtitle">Courtesy of Speed</div> <div><strong> </strong></div> <div><strong>Kansas driver Jennifer Jo Cobb is seeking to become rookie of the year in the Nationwide Series…</strong></div> <div><strong> </strong></div> <div><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/jjc3.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2860" title="jjc" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/jjc3.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="225" /></a></div> <div><strong> </strong></div> <div>Jennifer Jo Cobb was one of the accidental “victims” of NASCAR’s offseason points jumble.</div> <p>In revising the points system for its three national series, NASCAR decided to require drivers to select one of the three – Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck – as the series in which they would compete for the championship. If they raced in the other two series, they could not earn driver championship points for those runs.</p> <p>Initially, Cobb planned to run for the championship in the Truck Series, where she finished 17th in the standings last season. She also planned to run a handful of races for 2nd Chance Motorsports team owner Rick Russell in the Nationwide Series, but, as they talked at greater length, they decided to run the full Nationwide schedule to give Cobb a shot at winning the series rookie of the year award.</p> <p>So Cobb declared for the Nationwide championship and entered both series’ season-opening races last month at Daytona International Speedway.<a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/jennifer-jo-cobb-still-chasing-racing-dreams/" target="_self"><span id="more-2859"></span></a></p> <p>Then the strange sort of gremlin that impacted several other drivers across the three series bit. On Friday of race weekend, Cobb failed to qualify for the Daytona Nationwide race. That night, in the opener of the series in which she had planned to pursue season-long points – the Camping World Truck Series, she finished a surprising sixth, scoring the best finish by a woman in the history of Truck racing.</p> <p>It was an odd dichotomy – Cobb doing so well in one series while failing to qualify in the series of her “choice.&#8221;</p> <p>At 37, Cobb, a native and resident of Kansas City, Kan., is seeking to take the next step in a racing journey that has consumed much of her life. She started racing in 1991 and has been trying to get a foothold in a national series for almost a decade. She also has worked as a driver for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, and she keeps her Truck team – and her life – afloat by making appearances as a motivational speaker.</p> <p>In a way, she now is listening to herself.</p> <p>“I’ve been pursuing racing nationally since 2002, and I’ve had to really take a long, hard look at how much do I want to chase the dream versus live the dream,” she said. “I try not to let a day go by now and not stop and be grateful for it. You’re doing it. You’re living the dream.</p> <p>“My life is lived on the road, so I keep my ‘home’ expenses low. The past two to three years, my income has pretty much solely been the Richard Petty Driving Experience and speaking engagements. And the best thing about the speaking engagements is that the more my career advances, the more stories I have.”</p> <p>In a racing world in which Danica Patrick has made some noise but fans still wait for that big breakthrough win by a female driver, Cobb has made a little history herself, scoring the top finish by a woman in the Truck Series and, at the same time, becoming the first woman to score a top 10 in any of the three national divisions in a race at Daytona.</p> <p>She hopes to be in a Sprint Cup car for next year’s Daytona 500.</p> <p>“The million-dollar question is – can a woman do this successfully and where is she and what’s it going to take for that to happen,” Cobb said. “There is a saying I’ve been quoting a lot lately: &#8216;If you have talent, you might race. If you have talent and money, you will race.&#8217; It’s getting that right combination of talent and money behind you.</p> <div>“You can do this or you can’t. We’ve seen some really respectable men get out of cars and move on. I feel like either it’s in you or it’s not. It can be developed, but it has to be developed in the right way, and that takes money.</div> <p>“I think it will happen. I think the time is coming. I feel very fortunate to be on the cusp of it and to somehow be involved in some of the history that’s being made. So many things are happening.</p> <p>“I think something you get with the female drivers is they’re a little more under the spotlight, and they don’t get to have the learning curve in place. That’s OK. We’re used to it, and we persevere on.”</p> <p>Shawna Robinson made the last Daytona 500 appearance by a female driver – in 2002.</p> <p>“It’s a good, big goal,” Cobb said. “There’s no harm in dreaming big. If it doesn’t happen, we’ll just keep digging away.”</p> <p><a href="http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-jennifer-jo-cobb-still-chasing-nascar-racing-dreams/" target="_blank">[Source]</a></p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/jennifer-jo-cobb-still-chasing-racing-dreams/">Jennifer Jo Cobb Still Chasing Racing Dreams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>Pippa Mann Completes IndyCar Test</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of PaddockTalk.com Pippa Mann completed her first test in an IndyCar yesterday, after she took to the Texas Motor Speedway with Conquest Racing. The test, originally scheduled for Monday, was postponed due to bad weather, with the team electing [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/pippa-mann-completes-indycar-test/">Pippa Mann Completes IndyCar Test</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of PaddockTalk.com</p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/pippa3.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2740" title="pippa" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/pippa3.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /></a></p> <p>Pippa Mann completed her first test in an IndyCar yesterday, after she took to the Texas Motor Speedway with Conquest Racing. The test, originally scheduled for Monday, was postponed due to bad weather, with the team electing to remain in Texas in the hope that conditions improved overnight.</p> <p>Tuesday saw clear blue skies above the speedway, and Mann was able to get her first feel for driving the Conquest Racing IndyCar.</p> <p>The British female driver got up to speed quickly, wasting no time as she consistently began running laps, producing competitive times and steadily extracting more and more from the car. In the afternoon, a fuel pump issue interrupted running, however the team worked hard to get the problem resolved, and they were able to resume the test.<a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/pippa-mann-completes-indycar-test/" target="_self"><span id="more-2738"></span></a></p> <p>The Firestone Indy Lights race winner had the added task of passing her official rookie test at Texas, which she did without problem.</p> <p>Speaking about the test, Mann said: &#8220;Today has been a very good day &#8211; it&#8217;s the first time I have driven an IndyCar, as well as my first run at Texas Motor Speedway, so before we got started I really didn&#8217;t know what to expect. I was able to get comfortable and up to speed very quickly, which meant we were able to get on with our testing plan. We ran some competitive lap times, both on new and used tyres, and although we lost some track time during the middle of the day with the fuel pump issue, the team’s hard work ensured we were able to get back out again.&#8221;</p> <p>Mann added: &#8220;Overall I&#8217;m not only pleased, but excited by how the test went. I loved everything about driving an IndyCar, and I’m excited about the prospects for the coming season. We’re still working very hard to put together a full oval program for 2011, and I hope to be able to provide an update on that shortly.&#8221;</p> <p><a href="http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-154451.html" target="_blank">[News Source]</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pippamann.com/assets/UserImages/Nice%20main-08-09-26-16-04-43-0.jpg" target="_blank">[Photo Source]</a></p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/pippa-mann-completes-indycar-test/">Pippa Mann Completes IndyCar Test</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>Ladies on Track: NASCAR</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>The ladies of the Camping World Truck and Nationwide NASCAR Series&#8217; will be on track over the next couple of days. You can catch Johanna Long, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Alli Owens this weekend in the Truck series, and Danica [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/circle_track/ladies-on-track-nascar/">Ladies on Track: NASCAR</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>The ladies of the Camping World Truck and Nationwide NASCAR Series&#8217; will be on track over the next couple of days. You can catch Johanna Long, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Alli Owens this weekend in the Truck series, and Danica Patrick and Jennifer Jo Cobb in the Nationwide Series. Tune in any of the times and channels below&#8230;</p> <p><strong>Camping World Truck Series</strong></p> <p><strong>Practice: </strong>12 PM EST Thursday on SPEED</p> <p><strong>Qualifying: </strong>6 PM EST Thursday on SPEED</p> <p><strong>Race: </strong> 7:30 PM EST Friday on SPEED</p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Nationwide Series</strong></p> <p><strong>Practice: </strong>Live now on SPEED</p> <p><strong>Qualifying: </strong>4 PM EST Friday on SPEED</p> <p><strong>Race: </strong>12:30 PM EST Saturday on ESPN 2</p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/circle_track/ladies-on-track-nascar/">Ladies on Track: NASCAR</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>FRN Mini-Vacation</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Hello! We just wanted to give our readers a heads up. The FRN crew took a short vacation but now we are back! Some of the articles you see over the next few days may be a week or so old. [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/frn-mini-vacation/">FRN Mini-Vacation</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Hello!</p> <p>We just wanted to give our readers a heads up. The FRN crew took a short vacation but now we are back! Some of the articles you see over the next few days may be a week or so old. We want to make sure we still post these articles for anyone who may not have already seen them. We have some great new things coming your way in the next few weeks!! We are excited and can&#8217;t wait to share them with our readers.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>The FRN Crew</p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/frn-mini-vacation/">FRN Mini-Vacation</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>Female drivers hope Danica Patrick opens doors in NASCAR</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Kenzie Ruston and Candace Muzny are working toward a ride in the big time. By Scott Wright, Staff Writer, swright@opubco.com Oklahoman Published: November 5, 2010 FORT WORTH, Texas — Danica Patrick will make her 11th career start in a stock [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/">Female drivers hope Danica Patrick opens doors in NASCAR</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <h2>Kenzie Ruston and Candace Muzny are working toward a ride in the big time.</h2> <div>By Scott Wright, Staff Writer, swright@opubco.com Oklahoman</div> <div title="2010-11-05T00:00:00z">Published: November 5, 2010</div> <div title="2010-11-05T00:00:00z"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/godaddy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2328" title="godaddy" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/godaddy.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></div> <p>FORT WORTH, Texas — Danica Patrick will make her 11th career start in a stock car race on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, and any girl with NASCAR dreams will be tied to her every turn.</p> <p>Because women need a breakthrough. They know they need a female to have success in order to help crack the door open just a little more for the next one working her way toward the Sprint Cup Series.</p> <p>There&#8217;s no doubt women are slowly becoming more prevalent in the sport of good ol&#8217; boys.</p> <p>Two women qualified for Friday night&#8217;s Camping World Truck Series race at Texas, and Patrick will be in the field for Saturday&#8217;s Nationwide O&#8217;Reilly Challenge at 11:30 a.m.<a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/" target="_self"><span id="more-2327"></span></a></p> <p>El Reno native Kenzie Ruston believes NASCAR&#8217;s push for diversity could begin to help females in their pursuit of a Sprint Cup ride.</p> <p>&#8220;The sport needs to change somewhere, and they&#8217;re trying to do that,&#8221; said Ruston, who now lives and races in North Carolina, the only place to be for a young stock car racer. &#8220;It&#8217;s getting a little bit easier for a girl or a Hispanic driver or an African-American to get into racing right now. I think that&#8217;s the only advantage, though, and you still have to back it up on the track.&#8221;</p> <p>Ruston and fellow Oklahoma native Candace Muzny — like Ruston, currently racing late models in North Carolina — agree that the biggest immediate hurdle for a female is earning respect in the car and proving that all drivers are created equal.</p> <p>The male-dominated sport keeps a scrutinizing eye on every female who gets behind the wheel at any level.</p> <p>&#8220;I do think we&#8217;re under more of a close eye in that if we mess up, then they say, &#8216;Well, that girl doesn&#8217;t belong in the race car,&#8217; &#8221; said Muzny, whose life has spanned from work in the fashion world to under the hood of her own car. &#8220;You have to go above and beyond not to make mistakes, or not get caught up in something, because then it can be kind of easy to blame you.</p> <p>&#8220;For me, it was tough for a short while, until they saw that I was dedicated, and I work on my own car and I&#8217;m very driven, whether I&#8217;m a girl or a guy.&#8221;</p> <p>Muzny and Ruston each have had significant success in late models this year. Muzny has four top-five finishes in her last five races, including second at the 250-lap Hickory Motor Speedway Fall Brawl.</p> <p>Last month, Ruston finished fifth in a Pro Late Model race that included Johanna Long, who has qualified for multiple Truck Series races this season. And in 2009, Ruston became the first female to win the national championship in Legends cars.</p> <p>But their futures could be — at least somewhat — directly connected to Patrick&#8217;s ability to succeed in NASCAR.</p> <p>&#8220;She needs to do well on the track,&#8221; Ruston said.&#8221; She&#8217;s the most famous girl racer, and if she doesn&#8217;t do well, I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;ll give another girl a chance.&#8221;</p> <p>Added Muzny: &#8220;There are very successful race car drivers who don&#8217;t believe that women belong in the sport, and they&#8217;ve come out and said that. There&#8217;s definitely more females getting into the sport right now.</p> <p>&#8220;I like proving people wrong, and I&#8217;m going to continue to do that. If they don&#8217;t think I belong there, I&#8217;m going to prove that I do.&#8221;</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://newsok.com/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/article/3511649#ixzz14oXCsti2">http://newsok.com/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/article/3511649#ixzz14oXCsti2</a></p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/female-drivers-hope-danica-patrick-opens-doors-in-nascar/">Female drivers hope Danica Patrick opens doors in NASCAR</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of TheNASCARInsiders.com When the Truck Series heads to Phoenix in another week, look for there to be yet another female racer on the entry list.  Caitlin Shaw, a 21 year old driver from New Mexico, will attempt to make [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/catlin-shaw-to-race-in-ncwts-phoenix/">Catlin Shaw to race in NCWTS Phoenix</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of <em><a href="http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/">TheNASCARInsiders.com</a> </em></p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Caitlin-Shaw.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2295" title="Caitlin-Shaw" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Caitlin-Shaw.png" alt="" width="375" height="362" /></a></p> <p>When the Truck Series heads to Phoenix in another week, look for there to be yet another female racer on the entry list.  Caitlin Shaw, a 21 year old driver from New Mexico, will attempt to make her second (yes second) career Truck Series start driving for Mario Gosselin’s DGM Racing.  She will join Jennifer Jo Cobb, Johanna Long, Angela and Amber Cope, and Michelle Theriault on the list of women drivers who’ve driven in the Truck Series this season.</p> <p>If you might remember, Shaw made her Truck Series debut last season at O’Reilly Raceway Park driving for Red Horse Racing.  She qualified 32nd and brought her truck home in one piece, finishing a respectable 24th.  Besides the lone CWTS start, her racing resume also includes quarter midgets, mini sprints, and a stint in a USAC midget.<a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/catlin-shaw-to-race-in-ncwts-phoenix/" target="_self"><span id="more-2294"></span></a></p> <p>Outside of driving, Shaw has spent the 2010 season working in the marketing/PR department for Michael Waltrip Racing.  Her responsibilities including doing PR for Ryan Truex during his championship run in the K&amp;N Pro Series East.</p> <p>Shaw’s DGM Racing truck is being backed by The Oil Medics, a truck services company based out of Texas.</p> <p>The recent run of female drivers attempting to break into NASCAR, like Shaw and Johanna Long, shows there is no shortage of  qualified women racers out there.  And Danica Patrick’s super star popularity is evidence that race fans are very eager for a woman to finally make it into the Cup Series.  If Patrick doesn’t break through though, our odds for finding a woman who is capable are certainly getting better.</p> <p>Here’s to hoping Shaw has success at Phoenix, and to more women drivers getting involved.</p> <div><a href="TheNASCARInsiders.com " target="_blank">[News Source]</a></div> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/catlin-shaw-to-race-in-ncwts-phoenix/">Catlin Shaw to race in NCWTS Phoenix</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of Chick-O Motorsports By Bill Sullivan, Media Relations for Chicko Motorsports PENNGROVE, CA  – She&#8217;s claimed Rookie titles at Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway and the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Now, add one more accolade to the [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/alissa-geving-awarded-gsc-rookie-of-the-year/">Alissa Geving awarded GSC Rookie of the Year</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Courtesy of Chick-O Motorsports</p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/alissa-geving2010-rookoie.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1858" title="alissa-geving2010-rookoie" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/alissa-geving2010-rookoie.jpg" alt="" width="488" height="376" /></a></p> <p>By Bill Sullivan, Media Relations for Chicko Motorsports<br /> PENNGROVE, CA  – She&#8217;s claimed Rookie titles at Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway and the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Now, add one more accolade to the list of honors. Penngrove&#8217;s Alissa Geving has been presented the 2010 Rookie of the Year award by the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series.</p> <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to receive this award, this past season had it&#8217;s challenges but in the end we met our goal of a top five finish in the point standings,&#8221; said Geving, who was presented with the award at the recent Golden State Challenge Series barbecue in Rio Vista, California. &#8220;I have so many people to thank for a great season. First off my family and my crew for all their dedication and hard work and all my sponsors for their support. I also like to thank Handy Racing Promotions and the Golden State Challenge for giving a great series this past year.&#8221;</p> <p>Geving is the highest finishing female racer in the history of the Golden State Challenge Series. In 2010 she set one fast time award and in the 22 races that took place she had eight top ten finishes, won a semi-main event feature and captured two heat race wins.<a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/alissa-geving-awarded-gsc-rookie-of-the-year/" target="_self"><span id="more-1857"></span></a></p> <p>Last Saturday, Geving returned to 360 sprint car racing at her hometrack of Petaluma Speedway where she holds one feature win this year. In qualifying, Geving set the fastest lap of the night with a 12:943 second lap on the 3/8 mile oval. In heat racing action she finished fourth place and went on to battle for the lead in the 25-lap feature much to the liking of her local fans that have missed her in competition at the Sonoma-Marin County Fairgrounds every Saturday night.</p> <p>Starting in the first position, Geving battled with Brett Rollag of Rohnert Park for the lead Saturday night. The two local favorites dueled for the top position for 24 consecutive laps. On the closing lap, Jeremy Burt of Grass Valley slipped past Geving with a move in traffic. When the checkered flag waved Geving took home another top three finish at the track she calls home.</p> <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always fun to come back and race at home, I do love this place,&#8221; said Geving. &#8220;This past year we did a lot of traveling and I really missed seeing some of the local fans. We had a good night. I let Jeremy slipped past me on the last lap though but a top three I can&#8217;t complain. Placerville is next for us.&#8221;</p> <p>This Saturday, September 4 Geving plans on returning to Placerville Speedway to compete in the much anticipated final Red Hawk Casino Championship event of the season. During the past year Geving scored top ten finishes in all of the Golden State Challenge Series events at Placerville Speedway</p> <p>Chicko Motorsports would like to thank their current dedicated marketing partners including, Tillett Tool, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited and Matt Cordeiro Enterprises. Additional associate sponsors and promotional considerations include K&amp;N Filters, Napa Auto Parts, Flowmaster Mufflers, Hodgin and Son Tree Service, Allstar Performance, Santa Rosa Auto Parts, Jeremy&#8217;s Chair Repair, Afex Graphics, Simpson Racing Products, 21st Century Health Club, Vanlare Steering Repair, Pro Shocks, ALC Machine and JW Web Design.</p> <p>To learn more about Alissa Geving and her Chicko Motorsports Team can learn more at their website at www.chick-o-motorsports.com. Alissa Geving is seeking additional sponsorship for the remainder of the 2010 season and driving opportunities for the post season. Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can contact team owner Gary Geving at: <a href="mailto:gary3x@yahoo.com">gary3x@yahoo.com</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chick-o-motorsports.com/" target="_blank">[News &amp; Picture Source]</a></p> <p>The post <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/misc/alissa-geving-awarded-gsc-rookie-of-the-year/">Alissa Geving awarded GSC Rookie of the Year</a> appeared first on <a href="http://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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