Words of Wisdom spoken by some of Racings Great drivers about:

Found some pretty interesting quotes or ramblings from some of our great drivers about Women RACE-CAR Drivers. It starts out with ;

"Women should leave race driving to men"
Bobby Unser said "the good Lord built men and women differently. (Ill agree to that one )
If I could talk to the women who are trying to be race drivers I'd tell them they are shoveling sand against the tide. A.J.Foyt and Cale Yarborough agreed --with appropriate words to spice their opinions.

"They are just not physically strong enough"was the gist of Foyt's reply to an informal poll.
Unser the 1974 United States Auto Club big car driving champion won the first IROC race run in Sept at MIR.

The question about female race drivers was brought on by the excellent showing of Lella Lombardi,a small 31 year Italian woman in a Formula 5000 race in Southern California last month.
Now all this transpired during the IROC practice at Riverside California in 1974.

Wonder what the boys would say to the remarks of yesteryear, or would they have more choice words to display their discomfort for the strength of the lesser or maybe a new grip on the handle of the shovel they are using. This could be interesting ---------!

I recall Mr. Foyt, two weekends ago at the Rolex 24, declining to comment on the current status of Ms. Patrick and Mr. Stenhouse, citing his longterm marital status.

Drivers mellow with age and so does stock car racing - i.e. POWER STEERING .

PKL, You heard what Cotton owens wife said about Jeff Gordon when they called and said they wanted a freebee for him at Cottons School

When I watched Danica Sue's current boss, Tony the Pony, on the track during his 1996 NASCAR rookie year in the "Non Premier" Busch Series he absolutely sucked. He looked terrible. He was AWFUL with a capital A. I woudn't have hired him to drive a dump truck, much less a Mobil heating oil truck. He was pitiful. He couldn't get out of his own way. He posted an average finish of 26.4 All the Clabber Girl baking powder in Indiana and all its money couldn't make him look like a race car driver.

Tony posted ZERO Top-10 finishes in those nine rookie season races. He might have had two other shots at Top-10s, but he DNQ'd twice that rookie year. How many DNQs did Danica have? Oh, yeah, she was guaranteed starting positions, wasn't she?

Tony Stewart is living proof that a rookie NASCAR season does not a career make. Amazing what a Joe Gibbs car and a Home Depot sponsorship can do for your on track results, isn't it?

Frankly, my dear.... I hope she has a good season. Might do wonders for ticket sales and television ratings.