Women in NASCAR

This article talks about women in NASCAR. This is not a familiar sight to see a woman driver in this masculine world of race car driving. This takes place in South Boston, VA where race car driver Kristin Bumbera who is a 21 year old girl from Sealy, Texas is making heads turn as she claims title after title and brings home countless trophies. She has sponsors following her because she drives like a professional and someone that is the makeup exactly of what they look for, except the part that she is a woman. Although many think of this as a fully male world there are actually a surprising number or woman drivers in NASCAR. In this race she was participating in there were 16 female drivers and only 9 male drivers. They were all competing for a fully funded ride for 2009 but only 14 spots were available so there were going to be many cuts. This Drive for Diversity program has opened doors for many drivers and students. There have been major leaps in driving class after participating in this kind of event and the publicity alone is something to be cherished.
For many girls this is their lifelong dream because they have either grown up watching a family member participate or it has just been a family pastime to watch the races. Just because they are woman they have had a much harder time breaking into this business although it has been done successfully and people are definitely starting to take notice. It is becoming more and more common for women to be participating in major NASCAR events that were historically all male. Certain sponsors are even looking to just sponsor woman drivers. This is a major leap agreed many of the female drivers in South Boston but they also agree there is still a lot of work to be done and they will help that.

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