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New Images Added to The Vault: Janet Guthrie at Trenton
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Author: dnoldschool34 Date:
11/30/2023 9:41:11 AM
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The first day was canceled because of the berm, dozers came in and cut the berms to 90 degrees and that took a couple of days . Then she tested and was the only car there and just a few of us were there . They didnt want a bunch of folks there A few weeks of things did go well . The press deal was a few days later when it was closer to the April date . Rolla Valstat owned the car and it was not a great ride but he was the only one who would give her a chance. She did get a turn at Indy in one of AJ 's cars and ran some big laps and showed everyone she could drive with the best of them but no one wanted a woman driver . It was still a time when there was the no tits in pits attitude in racing. When I moved here in 99 we started working with a few women drivers who were very talented and worked to fine them a ride and sponsorship in NASCAR but it was still a man's world. The Danica came along and was the sexy little thing who was able to drive better than some but had that sexy image and she got all of the attention . She was good at marketing herself and NASCAR jumped on the chance to attract young girls and lets face it guys who thought she was hot . When she went to Daytona for her first 500 I told everyone she would be on the pole before she even turned a lap because she was going to be the big story NASCAR was looking for and I was right. Did she get the call, welllllllll what do you think????? |
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New Images Added to The Vault: Janet Guthrie at Trenton
3-Wide 11/29/2023 4:54:35 PM
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