For other people named Louise Smith, see Louise Smith (disambiguation).
NASCAR driver
Louise Smith
Born
(1916-07-31)July 31, 1916 Barnesville, Georgia, United States
Died
April 15, 2006(2006-04-15) (aged 89)
Cause of death
Cancer
Awards
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1999)
Member of the "Living Legends" Racing Club in Daytona Beach
Member of "The Old Timer's" Racing Club in Archdale, North Carolina
Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame
NASCAR Cup Series career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish
63rd (1949)
First race
1949 (Daytona Beach)
Last race
1952 (Morristown)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
0
0
Louise Smith (July 31, 1916, in Barnesville, Georgia – April 15, 2006) was tied for the second woman to race in NASCAR at the top level. She was known as "the first lady of racing."[1]
She went as a spectator to her first NASCAR race at the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949. She could not stand watching the races, so she entered her family's shiny new Ford coupe in the race and rolled it. Her hometown Greenville, South Carolina paper featured photos of the wreck, and the town knew about it before she got home.[2] The race was the first race to feature three female drivers (Ethel Mobley and Sara Christian). The trio also competed later that season at the Langley Speedway.
She raced from 1949 to 1956. She won 38 races in her career in numerous formats: late models, modifieds (28 victories), midgets, and sportsman.
^"Legendsofnascar.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
^Motorsportshalloffame.com Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
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