Tammy Jo Kirk

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Tammy Jo Kirk (born May 6, 1962) is an American

Busch Series
. She has not driven in NASCAR since 2003.

Early career

Kirk began her racing career in motorcycles at the age of 9,

A.M.A. Grand National Championship. She became the first woman in history to reach a Grand National Championship final when she earned a spot in the 1983 Knoxville Half Mile event.[2] In 1986, she made history by winning a Class C flat track race in Knoxville, Tennessee.[3]

After Kirk retired from motorcycle racing due to frustration about the refusal of companies to provide spare parts to a female competitor,

Goody's Dash Series[6]) when she won the 1994 Snowball Derby, which was at the time a points race in the All Pro Series.[3]

Craftsman Trucks & Busch Series

Kirk's 1997 truck

In 1997, Kirk made the next big step as she moved to the

Federated Auto Parts 250, she was released, but was able to run one race apiece with MacDonald Motorsports and Circle Bar Racing. The race with Circle Bar came to a premature end when Kirk became uneasy in the driver's seat, claiming the pillows she was sitting on made it feel like she was "falling out of the seat" in the turns.[8] When the season was over, she had run 19 of 26 races and had finished seventh in the Rookie of the Year chase.[3]

For 1998, she started her own team.

Heartland Park Topeka in 1997.[3]

In 2003, she returned to NASCAR, driving the No. 49

Jay Robinson Racing in the Busch Series. In 15 races, her best finish was 21st at the Trim Spa Dream Body 250.[4] After the season was over, she was released from the ride; she retired from racing, and currently works as a motorcycle dealer in her hometown of Dalton.[4]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

Busch Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2003
Jay Robinson Racing
 49 Ford
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
NSH
CAL
RCH
GTY
 NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA

34
PPR

21 		IRP
29
MCH

39
BRI

37
DAR

25
RCH

22
DOV

24
KAN

33
CLT

27
MEM

28
ATL

35
PHO

33 		CAR
32
HOM

32 		45th 1062 [10]

Craftsman Truck Series

Craftsman Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1997 Geoff Bodine Racing 07 Ford
WDW

24 		TUS
DNQ
NSV

14 		20th 2174 [11]
7
HOM

23
PHO

12
POR

14
EVG

16
I70

25
NHA

13
TEX

13
BRI

19
NZH

16
MLW

16
LVL

14 		CNS
17
HPT

11
IRP

34
FLM

19
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy
GLN

DNQ
RCH

30
MAR

DNQ
SON
MMR
Circle Bar Racing 74 Ford
CAL

35
PHO
RGR Racing 27 Ford
LVS

DNQ
1998
Kirk Motorsports
 51 Ford
WDW

17
HOM

15
PHO
POR
EVG
 I70
19
GLN
TEX

15
BRI

13
MLW

DNQ
NZH

16
CAL

32 		PPR
34
IRP

31
NHA

34 		FLM
NSV

26
HPT
 LVL
RCH

DNQ
MEM

21
GTY
MAR
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS

36 		29th 1296 [12]

References

  1. ^ a b Brinster, Dick (August 7, 1997). "Female driver no pushover". Star-News. Wilmington, NC. p. 5C.
  2. ISSN 0277-9358
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  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Tammy Jo Kirk". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. December 22, 2002. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  4. ^ a b c Hood, Jeff (December 12, 2010). "Tammy Jo Kirk Was A Racer". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  5. ^ a b Rockne, Dick (May 10, 1997). "Tammy Jo Kirk Won't Dim Her Lights -- First Woman In Truck Series Breaks Ground". The Seattle Times. Seattle, WA. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  6. ^ "Shawna Robinson Becomes First Woman to Win a NASCAR Race". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. June 11, 1988. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  7. ^ "NASCAR Notebook". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, TX. March 31, 2005. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  8. ^ Ryan, Nate. "Irvan, Irwin wage war of words". Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Miller, Henry (June 13, 1998). "Kirk's doing all she can to run races - with or without a sponsor". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, CA. p. 30.
  10. ^ "Tammy Jo Kirk – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tammy Jo Kirk – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tammy Jo Kirk – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

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