This mad quest by NASCAR to get a woman into the series has gotten absurd. While many extremely qualified drivers can't break into the Busch or Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR's nutty new chief, Brian France, is pushing car owners to hire "minorities" which, in the world of PCers like France, apparently includes women.
This year, a girl named Erin Crocker was given a Busch ride at one of the major speedways. She crashed, taking other cars out of the race. When interviewed in the pits, she admitted that it was the first time she had ever driven a stock car competitively.
Yes, a major team owner has actually put a driver in a Busch Series car who has never competed in the minor leagues before jumping in with the big boys.
Is it any wonder that so many male drivers have a deep, underlying resentment for the "diversity" initiatives which have swept through all the sanctioning bodies of autombile racing in the United States ?
Perhaps Patrick can get Shawna Robinson as her crew chief, eh? < /snicker >
Might be interesting to watch Patrick during several hundred laps of beatin' and bangin' at Darlington or Richmond with the likes of Stewart and the Busch boys et al. At any event, if she tries Cup racing, I'm quite willing to wager that she and the wall are going to become good, good friends.