No woman has ever won the Daytona 500 . Why a Win at Daytona 500 The first female to win a NASCAR race was in 1959, when Betty Jean Baker drove her car from Martinsville Speedway to Atlanta International Airport. Mike Downey says a win for Danica Patrick would be `` giant checkered flag for womankind '' Downey : `` I will be pulling for Patrick ''
No woman has ever won the Daytona 500 . The first female to win a NASCAR race was in 1959, when Betty Jean Baker drove her car from Martinsville Speedway to Atlanta International Airport. Mike Downey says a win for Danica Patrick would be `` giant checkered flag for womankind '' Downey : `` I will be pulling for Patrick ''