Sara Williams Christian was the first woman driver in NASCAR history.
11 Facts About Sara Christian
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Sara Christian won at least one race there while driving a car belonging to racetrack owner Max Looper.
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Sara Christian competed in NASCAR's first race on June 19,1949, at Charlotte Speedway.
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Sara Christian drove the car until it overheated, and finished 14th.
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Sara Christian competed in the second race at the Daytona Beach Road Course on July 10,1949, and finished 18th.
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Sara Christian finished sixth at the fourth race at Langhorne Speedway, and became the first woman to earn a Top 10 finish.
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Race winner Curtis Turner invited Sara Christian to join him in victory lane.
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Sara Christian finished fifth at the ninth race at Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Sara Christian's fifth-place remains the highest finish by a woman at the Premiership, now known as the NASCAR Cup Series.
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Sara Christian raced in six of the eight events in the 1949 season and finished 13th in the final points standings.
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Sara Christian competed in one event in 1950, finishing 14th at the 12th race at the Hamburg Speedway before she retired.