2006-06-20 08:54:33 · 20 answers · asked by JerseyGirl222 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
I think with the right sponsers available a prominent female driver is in the works. Erin Crocker who currently is driving Trucks shows promise; she is young and good; but the team has to be willing to go against the Good Ol' Boy stigma and let her go; I am afraid that there may never been a female champion at least not in my lifetime.
Danica Patrick is a great open wheel driver, she could possibly see the money and media invovled with Nextel and come over but I wouldn't count on it.
There was an up and coming female driver a couple of years ago that was invovled in an accident during a practice session that killed another driver, she was supposed to be great but was injured seriously in the accident and hasn't returned. I am not sure what her name was but I know this happened like 3 or 4 years ago; she was scheduled to run in a Busch car the next season but hurt her legs in the accident.
I don't think the answer is having female sponsors or car owners either, it is just going to take the right girl teaming up with the right sponser...in all seriously having a girl drive one beer cars would be great publicity because they could market the hell out or her.
2006-06-21 06:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Shawna Robinson was the last nextel cup driver. Her sponsor was Topicana Juice. She was a good driver but never really had the sponsor support the other drivers have. If she did she would make a run at winning a race but not championship. Danica Patrick is the best women driver now in the indy series and i think she can win the championship there soon.
2006-06-20 09:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by david r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to have to vote no on this. I"m sure there will be a female driver in the future, and she might be able to drive with the big boys in a competitive form..but I just don't think you'll see a champion. I just think it's going to be a hard world for a woman to break into. I mean, nothing against them, and not that I don't think they'd be competitive..but there would be all the hype..and most little girls don't start off racing go-karts, and so they get into racng later in ages..
2006-06-20 17:54:45 · answer #3 · answered by smokes_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some day in the far far away future. i would like to see a female win a nextel cup. but i dont think it'll happen anytime soon.
2006-06-20 10:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be a woman president before a woman Nextel champ
2006-06-20 16:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by charley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could happen, there's a female driver in champ car and one in IRL, winning would be very difficult i think. This would be a great question for http://www.openwheelfans.com. It's a racing message board and they just added a NASCAR section.
2006-06-20 12:13:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not for awhile, although it could happen if the driver got a really good owner who gave them really good cars to use. Also there aren't really any sponsors in NASCAR that cater to women. Have you ever seen a car sponsored by "Hanes Her Way" or "Bali" or "Playtex"? (all of which by the way are owned by Sara Lee).
2006-06-20 08:58:28 · answer #7 · answered by auntsarastrikesout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see it. There have only been a couple of qualifiers and someday I believe it will happen. Going to be a while since there aren't any even in contention now. But it will happen!
2006-06-20 12:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by Steffy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEFINATELY
maybe not in the next couple of years,and i hope she is not given too much attention because she is a female,lets hope its cause she is a great driver.
2006-06-20 14:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not as the team with most money would crash her out a couple of times 'proving' women cant drive
2006-06-20 20:26:17 · answer #10 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋