Originally Posted by deannalynn:
They ALL do. Even Danica. It took me until this year to realize how motivated she's been all these years and that if Mecum didn't send her to Europe for her training, she probably would have gotten chewed up and spit out by the USAC world. That's just speculation though. Just my opinion based on prevailing attitudes. I'm just saying that I would have liked to have seen more about the behind the scenes femmes.
I think recent history has shown USAC has been fine with female drivers. Predating Danica, Sarah Fisher stepped from USAC directly into Indy Cars. I have also been impressed by the female youngsters competing at the USAC Elite 8 shows at the Indianapolis Speedrome.