Tammy Jo Kirk, NAPA 200, Tucson Raceway Park, March 1, 1997
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Tammy Jo Kirk raced motorcycles as a teenager, and in 1983 she was the first woman to reach a Grand National Championship final. Kirk moved to automobiles in 1989, and she joined NASCAR's southeastern regional series two years later. In 1997, Kirk became the first woman to compete in NASCAR's national truck series. She retired from racing in 2003.
Tammy Jo Kirk raced motorcycles as a teenager, and in 1983 she was the first woman to reach a Grand National Championship final. Kirk moved to automobiles in 1989, and she joined NASCAR's southeastern regional series two years later. In 1997, Kirk became the first woman to compete in NASCAR's national truck series. She retired from racing in 2003.
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
01 March 1997
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.125.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Photographs Gift of John G. Clark.
Material
Film Phototransparency
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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