a ▁bi ased , ▁sm ear ▁campaign ". ▁Her ▁father ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁by ▁calling ▁them ▁a ▁" w itch h unt ", ▁by ▁posting ▁pictures ▁of ▁T ia ' s ▁name ▁on ▁four ▁separate ▁lic enses , ▁and ▁ref uting ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁T ia ▁confirmed ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁indeed ▁have ▁a ▁criminal ▁record , ▁and ▁that ▁her ▁only ▁NAS C AR ▁event ▁was ▁indeed ▁a ▁" start ▁and ▁park ", ▁but ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁never ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Nation wide ▁Series ▁driver ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁was ▁shown ▁with ▁a ▁N NS ▁patch ▁on ▁her ▁fires uit . ▁ ▁Char itable ▁work ▁Nor f le et ▁supports ▁the ▁Sa fe ▁Te en ▁Georgia ▁D riv ing ▁Academy ▁program , ▁providing ▁driving ▁instruction ▁at ▁Atlanta ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁group ; ▁in ▁addition ▁she ▁is ▁an ▁amb assador ▁for ▁Sa fe ▁America ▁D riv ing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Su ff olk , ▁Virginia ▁Category : R acing ▁drivers ▁from ▁Virginia ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁racing ▁drivers ▁Category : American ▁female ▁racing ▁drivers ▁Category : F em ale ▁drag ster ▁drivers ▁Category : N ASC AR ▁drivers ▁Category : Drag ster ▁drivers <0x0A> </s> ▁Hel ga ▁Am é lie ▁Lund ahl ▁( May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁– ▁August ▁