Comments on: Ask The Insiders Wednesday #6 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/13/ask-the-insiders-wednesday-6/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ron http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/13/ask-the-insiders-wednesday-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4813 ron Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:03:26 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=874#comment-4813 I wholeheartedly agree that a female driver will emerge in the near future and I am betting it will be someone from a family that has deep nascar roots. One only has to look at the Force family in dragracing to see my point. Ashley is nobody's "patsy" and has had great success, due to her father's mentoring. I only hope that the woman is not hurried into nascar like Erin Crocker was. Even though she won a world of outlaws race, she was clearly not capably of racing at that level, even in the truck series. Her success in ARCA was limited and that was mainly due to the fact that she was driving in Kasey Kayne's nextell cup car, compared to the inferior equipment driven by her competitors. Follow the Force method and there will be a female star in nascar!! I wholeheartedly agree that a female driver will emerge in the near future and I am betting it will be someone from a family that has deep nascar roots. One only has to look at the Force family in dragracing to see my point. Ashley is nobody’s “patsy” and has had great success, due to her father’s mentoring.

I only hope that the woman is not hurried into nascar like Erin Crocker was. Even though she won a world of outlaws race, she was clearly not capably of racing at that level, even in the truck series. Her success in ARCA was limited and that was mainly due to the fact that she was driving in Kasey Kayne’s nextell cup car, compared to the inferior equipment driven by her competitors.

Follow the Force method and there will be a female star in nascar!!

]]> By: AndrewFromTN http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/13/ask-the-insiders-wednesday-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4760 AndrewFromTN Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:13:56 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=874#comment-4760 On the subject of female drivers: I think that the situation is similar to that of other sports and areas of life. Even once real and/or perceived discrimination is stopped, it takes time for the people from the previously discriminated group to work their way up the ladder. On the subject of female drivers:

I think that the situation is similar to that of other sports and areas of life. Even once real and/or perceived discrimination is stopped, it takes time for the people from the previously discriminated group to work their way up the ladder.

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/13/ask-the-insiders-wednesday-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4759 Neon Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:59:16 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=874#comment-4759 Savannah: There are, or will be, female drivers out there capable of competing in Cup. The key is timing and the willingness of an owner to hire (uh earn a ride) based on talent. I say based on talent because too many times a female is looked as merely a marketing tool anomaly in the racing world. Case in point with IRL driver Danica Patrick. While she can obviously drive an Indy car, she is not a top tier “talent” amongst drivers (male or female) in that series. Is she successful in the sport? Of course! Just look at her marketing resume. Is she successful on track? Only marginally. Many drivers in Cup have no, or only a few, race wins but could still be considered successful at making a living at it. Maybe the real question is, will a female ever become a “sustainable” top tier multi-race or championship winner? IMHO…that will take some time in a 3,500lb stock car series. It would be neat to see. Savannah: There are, or will be, female drivers out there capable of competing in Cup. The key is timing and the willingness of an owner to hire (uh earn a ride) based on talent. I say based on talent because too many times a female is looked as merely a marketing tool anomaly in the racing world. Case in point with IRL driver Danica Patrick. While she can obviously drive an Indy car, she is not a top tier “talent” amongst drivers (male or female) in that series. Is she successful in the sport? Of course! Just look at her marketing resume. Is she successful on track? Only marginally.
Many drivers in Cup have no, or only a few, race wins but could still be considered successful at making a living at it. Maybe the real question is, will a female ever become a “sustainable” top tier multi-race or championship winner? IMHO…that will take some time in a 3,500lb stock car series. It would be neat to see.

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