Girls Can’t WHAT? asked Alexis if she had ever been told she couldn’t race cars because she was a girl…
Yes! A couple big names in the sport of drag racing, guys that have been around since the beginning, have said:
“There is no way a girl can drive a Funny Car and be successful. They just don’t have the strength to wheel these things.”
At this time there weren’t any females competing in Nitro Funny Car and the girls driving Alcohol Funny Cars were few and not very competitive. This was before Ashley Force and I started driving them.
I’m not going to name them but one of them I was considering driving for in the future and is a very respected man in this sport.
Needless to say I’m sure they don’t feel the same any more…
4 comments
Tamrah
i drag race myself! guys are gonna throw us down but we just gotta get back up and have enough determination to to show them we are better! i’ve seen Ashley race before and she’s a great driver (just like her daddy) i don’t belive i’ve ever seen you race but i’m gonna have to! i know yall can do it!!!
Denny
Alexis…Great job …Keep up the good work.
kevin poynter
hey alexia, this is crew chief kevin poynter drop me an e-mail if your looking to go fuel racing im 100% available,thanks kp
kasey
I am 13 years old and i drag race and although there are guys that race with us there are just as many girls. There is always a girl that goes to the finals or at least the semi finals. The track at which we race could care less if we were girls, some are even afraid to race us. I know that there are many tracks that i have been to that has acted this way.