DEBORAH RENSHAW - 10/28/1975
(home - Bowling Green, KY)
came to the Truck series in 2004. Renshaw first participated in NASCAR when she began racing in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series in 2001 and 2002. Renshaw would spend the 2002 season in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, where she finished in the top ten three times. She was involved in an accident that claimed the life of fellow driver Eric Martin. After Martin had originally spun out during a practice session in Charlotte, he was alive and talking to his crew over the radio. Three cars that approached Martin's car were unaware that he was there because their spotters were not in the stands; however, they avoided Martin's car as it slowly rolled across the track and into the wall. 16 seconds after it came to rest Renshaw, also without a spotter, collided with him at full speed, causing Martin's death. The incident prompted the mandation of spotters whenever their driver was on the track in NASCAR and ARCA. Renshaw ran in 14 of the last 15 races of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, driving the #29 Ford F-150 for K-Automotive Motorsports. Although she finished no higher than 15th in any
race, she became the first woman to ever lead a race in the series when she led one lap in the Darlington 200. She was also the first woman to ever race a full schedule in one of NASCAR's top three series. Renshaw joined Bobby Hamilton Racing's driver development program in December 2004. Replacing Chase Montgomery. She made 38 starts in 2004-2005. Her best start was in Nashville in 2005, where she started 8th. Her best finish was 12th at Dover. Renshaw's sponsor (EasyCare) had announced it would not continue in NASCAR as a sponsor, and that caused owner Bobby Hamilton to have to cut back to a part-time schedule for 2006. The pullout by EasyCare cost her ride, and effectively ended her race career. Some info from Wikipedia
Truck Series 2005
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