Outspoken Insider Call Out NHRA’s Quitting “Male Chauvinist” Amidst Female Drivers’ Motorsports Takeover

Although the narrative regarding the representation of women in various walks of life have gradually evolved, the stigma still prevails. The same can be stated for the world of NASCAR. While the times have changed, and the NASCAR paddock and strides have been made to make the sport more diversified in nature, there have been instances that seem to point otherwise, especially in drag car racing. There have been voices raised against the presence of women in the asphalt. As a result, veteran NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace lashes out at the ‘male chauvinist’ on his podcast, the Kenny Wallace Show.

Kenny Wallace throws shade at male drivers with a patriarchal mindset

Since the retirement of Danica Patrick back in 2018, no women have been able to make headway in NASCAR’s echelon series, leaving the total number of women drivers to have competed in NASCAR’s top-most series at just 16. While the world of stock car racing seems to fare well amongst other racing series, series like NHRA seem to have a blatant disregard for the presence of female drivers in the sport. Moreover, male drivers seem to opt to stay out of the racing tracks, rather than compete with their opposite gender. As a result, the eccentric veteran driver, without biting a tongue, lashed out at the so-called male drivers and their orthodox ways of thinking.

Speaking on how men reacted to the female drivers racing in NHRA racing, Wallace drew instances from his own family. He stated, “My brother Mike Wallace’s daughter is Chrissy. Chrissy is an incredible race car driver, now Chrissy quit racing a NASCAR car because she found it really hard to find money but you can google her all day long.”

“Chrissy is incredible, she has won championships up here in Lebanon, Missouri, Lebanon i44 Speedway against the boys and they hated her. They could not take Chrissy out running them. Sometimes men get ate up by the fact that a girl is out running me. The answer was shocking, they said I quit racing in NHRA because some girl lined up to me and smoked my a*s.”

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The Herminator also named drivers like Shirley Muldowney, the Force sisters, the drivers who have not only dominated the racing strips but have earned numerous accolades from the racing community. They have won races and championships at their own merit and without being bogged down by the gendered critiques hurled at them. 

Wallace concluded by adding, “The bottom line is this, don’t be so male chauvinist, the girls can get it done.”

Continuing on the beliefs asserted by Wallace, the 2024 season seems to bring a change in the male-dominated storyline. Drivers like Toni Bredinger, Natalie Decker, and Hailie Deegan have taken over the racing world. 

The 2024 NASCAR season boasts a diversified lineup

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While the driver-cum-model Breidinger has marked her presence in the ARCA Series and the Truck Series at Daytona, Deegan and Decker are ready to make a dent in the rescheduled Xfinity Series at Daytona. Furthermore, it would be the first time that two female drivers would be racing side-by-side in the Xfinity Series. Deegan, who is driving for AM Racing, is set to make her full-time Xfinity Series debut in the #15 Ford and has qualified 28th for the main event.

However, Decker, owing to her medical condition, is unable to race full time in the series, but has portrayed her racing caliber to enthrall the audience and has qualified 30th for the race on Monday after David Starr’s time was disallowed.

With the Xfinity Series race at Daytona scheduled on Monday, all eyes would be on these two female drivers and their performance. Whether these two female drivers will be able to make a dent will be a spectacle to see.

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