Editor's Notebook, October 1, 2005
by Karen Salvaggio

Karen Salvaggio

After reading this month's edition of Thunder Valley Racing, make sure to visit the Racer Profile section of our site where you will find updated profiles on women racers from virtually every venue in the racing world today. The first half of the 2005 season has certainly been a watershed for women in racing, and when I reflect on the last quarter century, I find that we've truly come a long, long way.

When I began my racing career (NASCAR dirt track weekly series, some twenty-five years ago), women racers were not only a rarity, they were considered downright loathsome to some of our competitors. Even then though, I found a number of my competitors, and an even larger number of race fans, very supportive, and even downright encouraging as I pursued a racing career. Icons such as Janet Guthrie, Shirley Muldowney, and Lyn St. James had turned the racing world upside down with their driving skills and savvy on the track, and local race series were finding an increasing number of women entering the driving ranks.

Today, there are more than fifteen thousand women registered as drivers and competitors in local, regional, and national race series. Women are setting records in speed events at a pace never before seen, and more women than ever are going for the checkered on tracks across the country and around the globe. We hope that the inspiring stories of this month's featured racers are cause for you to find out more on how you can support and advance women in racing.

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