Ok....I only remember hearing of the win not how it was done. Frankly even if she had won in a more legitimate way a 1 win career would otherwise be forgettable except of course for her gender. I assume you do have some respect for Shirley Muldowney though.
Back when you could walk through the pits for free and stand 5 feet from the cars as they fired up.
I root for deserving females regularly. I wanted to see Johanna Long get more of a chance in Xfinity. I was at Vegas on pit road during a race and listening in on here radio. They told her to conserve fuel and she keyed back to them that she honestly didn't know how. Funny moment.
I was also at Bristol in the infield listening to a female driver attempt her first start in Xfinity. Not sure if it was Milka Duno or not but pretty sure. What a sh!tshow that was. She had no idea on how to even get onto the track and frustrated the crew greatly trying to accomplish that simple task.
For Indy car, I rooted for Simona and hoped she did well.
Not a big fan of NHRA so I could really care less there.
With Danica in Indy car, you also have to remember the field size was pretty consisted at about 20 cars. With Danica being in top equipment, she was really only competing against maybe 9 other cars.
At the NASCAR level with twice the field size, she had much stiffer competition.
Finally, to indicate how easy Indy car can be, especially at Indy, Steve Kinser (World of Outlaws) jumped in one year and finished 14th in a lower rung ride.