Aug 03, 2017 you have to give her credit, she was somebody who could really push a car. Shawna robinson is a 55 years old race car driver, who was born in november, in the year of the dragon and is a sagittarius. Shawna robinson stats at xfinity tracks since june 8, 1991. Shawna robinson is a race car driver from des moines, iowa, usa. Stock car racer who competed in nascars highest series, earning one poll and finishing once in the top10. Robinsons interest in both racing and design originated. Former nascar driver shawna robinson battling breast cancer.
Shawna robinson nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Jun 10, 2001 shawna robinson nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Click on the site to see shawna robinson s career results at that track. She was a competitor in all three of nascars national. She is one of the 16 women to ever participate in the nascar cup series and one of only three female drivers to race in the daytona. Hey shawna, i have a lot of respect for you and all youve done. Robinson has run eight sprint cup races, 61 xfinity races. She married fellow short track driver and kyle busch motorsports engineer hunter robbins. Shawna robinson, the first woman to win a nascar sanctioned race, now works as an interior designer, including working on homes of drivers. Shawna robinson, former nascar driver, is the creator and owner of happy chair, and also loves interior and event design. The fast and fabulous women behind the wheel of nascar.
Robinson currently works as a designer for her company shawna robinson design and started her business, happy chair, which sells vintage inspired furniture. Do you think you could all have proceeds from one section of a track go to cancer research. Shawna robinson born november 30, 1964 is famous for being race car driver. Former nascar driver shawna robinson diagnosed with breast. Shawna robinson has fought to overcome so many things in her life, but this time its different. Having spent nearly twenty years battling for position on the track, robinson emerged as a true leader, paving the way for future female greats such as the nownotorious danica patrick. She not only won nascar sanctioned races at langley speedway, she even won a track championship. Daytona 500 2002, began racing in 1983, moved to nascar in 1988, first woman ever to win a nascar sanctioned event 1988,track record atlanta motor speedway, first woman to have a pole position in busch series. Larry mac catches up with former driver shawna robinson. Female drivers history and stats jayskis nascar silly.
Nascar shawna robinson facing cancer fight with a smile. Fourteen years after her racing career ended, shawna robinson got to experience a first at charlotte motor speedway. As a woman stock car racer, shawna robinson has a long list of firsts behind her name, including being the first woman to start a. Shawna robinson, the only female nascar driver to make a cup start from 1990 to 2011 and the second woman to compete in the daytona 500, announced. Nascar reference shawna robinson career statistics. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Shawna robinson is a former nascar driver who has competed in all three of nascars national touring series and is one of only three. Hello everyone this is shawna robinson former nascar driver. Hello everyone this is shawna robinson former nascar. March 27 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24. Oct 31, 2019 larry mac catches up with former driver shawna robinson. Shawna robinson biography racing family, dash division debut. Shawna robinson, the only female driver to make a cup start from 1990 to 2011 and the second woman to compete in the daytona 500, announced this week that she is battling breast cancer.
Retired from competition, she was a competitor in all three of nascar s national touring series, as well as the arca racing series and the goodys dash series. Shawna robinson product manager keilhauer linkedin. Not long after former nascar driver shawna robinson won her battle against breast cancer, her 20yearold son was diagnosed with. Larry mcreynolds catches up with former nascar driver shawna. Shawna robinson becomes first woman to win a nascar race. The only other female to win a nascar national series pole was shawna robinson in a nascar xfinity series race at atlanta motor speedway in 1994. The national association for stock car auto racing. Shawna robinson 8 20012002 danica patrick 191 20122018 topten finishes by a female driver in the nascar cup series. Shawna robinson former racing car drivers son is now cancer.
March 27, 2014 shawna robinson diagnosed with breast cancer. Shawna robinson, a 23yearold stock car driver from des moines, iowa, friday became the first woman to win a nascarsanctioned race, officials said. Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties. From nascar pioneer to design maven, shawna robinson is. When former race car driver shawna robinson completed her final radiation treatment for stage 3 breast cancer in september 2015, she thought the dreaded disease was in her.
Average finishes for shawna robinson in the nascar xfinity series. About welcome to the creative expressions of nascar race driver shawna robinson. Dec 27, 2019 shawana robinson is an american retired professional stock car racing driver who was a competitor in all three of nascar s national touring series and has also competed at the arca bondomarhyde series and the charlottedaytona dash series. Shawna robinson reflects on her and son being cancer. Contents hide 1 career2 personal life3 motorsports career results3. Will you ever team up with sherry pollex and other nascar personalities affected by cancer like john andretti and do a 5k.
View shawna robinson became the first woman to win a pole, or first qualifying lap, in nascar national series history in atlanta in 1994. With a breast cancer diagnosis and no hair on her head, shes coping with a smile, writes marty smith. I love animals and as is evident from my past as a nascar race car driver, i love the thrill of taking risks. I kind of went from the drivers seat to the inside of the drivers home, robinson said. In 2010, indycar series driver danica patrick joined nascar, racing parttime in the. Shawna robinson biography shawana robinson is an american retired professional stock car racing driver who was a competitor in all three of nascars national touring series and has also competed at the arca bondomarhyde series and the charlottedaytona dash series. The talented, awardwinning driver first began racing cars when she was just a child. Cancer is a family fight for former race car driver shawna robinson. Shawna robinson s dash series win was the first for a woman in a nascar touring series. Having driven everything from snowmobiles to diesel trucks, shawna made her nascar debut in the charlottedaytona dash series, florida 200 at daytona international speedway, in 1988.
Shawna robinson nascar driver 19882006, home and business design 1995present at shawna robinson. Hailie deegan made a splash in the stock car racing world in 2018 when she became the first female driver since shawna robinson in 1988 to win a nascar regional series race at idahos meridian speedway. Shawna robinson racing driver profile at sports pundit. Shawna robinson is a former nascar driver who has competed in all three of nascars national touring series and is one of only three women to compete in the daytona 500. You have to give her credit, she was somebody who could really push a car. She was a competitor in all three of nascar s national touring series, as well as the arca bondomarhyde series and the charlottedaytona dash series. Shawna robinson shawna robinson has competed in all three of nascars national series, getting her start in the xfinity series in 1991. As the second and last female of all time to start and finish the daytona 500, exnascar driver shawna robinson is no stranger to the annals of nascar history. Shawna robinson facts, bio, family, life, updates 2020. Patrick would record a major milestone by clinching the pole position in the 2012 drive4copd 300, being the first female driver to clinch it since shawna robinson. Robinson, who now works in interior design and is creator and owner of happy chair which restores old chairs, announced on her facebook.
Year rank starts wins top 5 top 10 poles laps laps. Shawnas birthstone is topaz and citrine and birth flower is chrysanthemum. Shawna robinson shawna robinson has competed in all three of nascar s national series, getting her start in the xfinity series in 1991. Robinson is the first woman to win a top level nascar sanctioned race. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Join facebook to connect with shawna robinson and others you may know.
She is one of the 16 women to ever participate in the nascar cup series and one of only three female drivers to race in the daytona 500. Shawna robinson born november 30, 1964 is an american retired professional stock car racing driver. Shawna robinson competed in all three nascar touring series. Cancer is a family fight for former race car driver shawna robinson shawna robinson, in remission from breast cancer, was a wealth of information for her son when tanner clark underwent. Larry mcreynolds catches up with former nascar driver shawna robinson. In 1988, shawna robinson didnt just break the glass ceiling, she destroyed the entire building. The fast and fabulous women behind the wheel of nascar page. More than just a pretty face, shawna robinson was born to be a racer.
On a hot september day, the former nascar driver arrived on. Shawna robinson racing career profile driver database. Shawna robinson reflects on her and son being cancer free. She was also the first woman to win a late model sportsman race in 1979, but that series was not considered a nascar touring series until it was redesigned in 1982. Lets check, how rich is shawna robinson in 20192020. Find out is shawna robinson dating anyone right now and who at celebscouples. Former nascar driver shawna robinson battling breast. Shawna robinson is an american stock car racing driver. Driver shawna robinson 2002 nascar winston cup results. Sara christian, pittsburgh, 1021949, 5th out of 23 cars danica patrick, atlanta, 8312014, 6th out of 43 cars sara christian, langhorne, 9111949, 6th out of 45 cars.
This is patricks second nascar pole, also winning the coors light pole for the seasonopening nascar xfinity series race at daytona last season. Aug 01, 2016 cancer is a family fight for former race car driver shawna robinson shawna robinson, in remission from breast cancer, was a wealth of information for her son when tanner clark underwent. Retired from competition, she was a competitor in all three of nascars national touring series, as well as the arca racing series and the goodys dash series. Shawna robinsons dash series win was the first for a woman in a nascar touring series. Continue to next page below to see how much is shawna robinson really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020.
Arca menards series statistics 1979present only click on the year to see the standings for that year. Former nascar driver shawna robinson is a wheelwoman of all trades, with her lengthy and successful resume including high honors in all three nascar national series as. Mar 27, 2020 march 27, 2014 shawna robinson diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer is a family fight for former race car driver shawna. Mar 26, 2014 former nascar driver shawna robinson, the first woman to win a pole in what is now the nationwide series, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. May 01, 2014 shawna robinson has fought to overcome so many things in her life, but this time its different. Shawna robinson former racing car drivers son is now. May 14, 2010 as the second and last female of all time to start and finish the daytona 500, ex nascar driver shawna robinson is no stranger to the annals of nascar history.
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