37 years ago today, history was made.... sort of.
In the June 16, 1988, edition of Hawkeye Racing News, the front-page headline read:
"Two Iowa gals in historic feature wins"
Shawna Robinson of Des Moines became the first female driver to win a NASCAR series feature when she won at Asheville (N.C.) Speedway.
That same day, at Audubon (Iowa) Speedway, Christina Davidson of Stuart, became the first female to win an IMCA modified feature.
However, two weeks later in the June 30, edition of HRN, editor Bill Haglund pointed out that Davidson was not the first female to win an IMCA modified race.
That honor belonged to Carla Roberts of Fayetteville, Ark., who won a IMCA modified feature at Razorback Speedway in the summer of 1985. Ironically, Roberts and her husband Bud, operated Razorback Speedway in 1988.
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