Louise Smith, a pioneer of stock-car racing and the first woman inducted ... Known as a fearless, hard-charging driver, Smith competed in the 1940s and ‘50s alongside the men who were the ...

Before Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick, there was Louise Smith-- pioneering race car driver and NASCAR legend. As the first woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999 ...

and insider access across the world’s top racing series. Louise Smith was one of many drivers who got a start by driving away from the police. Back in the '40s, a young racing promoter by the ...

Louise Smith was the first woman inducted ... but might drive the No. 14 Dodge for FitzBradshaw Racing at Richmond on May 5. Foyt remains under a driver development contract with Evernham ...

He asked about female drivers ... could find a Louise Smith here in 2006 to get in there and finish fourth in the Daytona 500, imagine what that would do for NASCAR Nextel Cup racing," Parsons ...