Monday, April 19, 2010

Sara Christian


Sara Christian was the first woman driver in NASCAR history, paving the way for women in racing. She competed in NASCAR's first race in 1949 at Charlotte Speedway and finished 13th. Christian finished 18th in her second race at Daytona Beach Road Course on July 1oth, 1949. Her last race in 1950 ending her influential racing career was at the Hamburg Speedway in New York where she finished 14th.
Sara Christian was inducted in the Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame in 2004, and recieved the United States Drivers Association Woman Driver of the Year award in 1949.

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