“I’m a Girl, I Don’t Wanna Be in the Dirty Old Garage” – Kenny Wallace Defends NASCAR’s Misogyny; Claims They’re Protecting ‘Dainty’ Women

Being primarily a male-dominant sport, female drivers are under the spotlight for most of their careers in NASCAR. The community is careful and attentive to what value they add to NASCAR, how they fare against male competitors in the same competition, or their success. We have seen drivers like Danica Patrick take center stage, but rarely for admiration of her talent behind the wheel.

NASCAR insider and former driver Kenny Wallace has been around the tracks for quite a while to easily work a change in scenarios. Revealing more about the situation from a closer look at his life, he unearths one more reason why the female population has been sparse in the sport.

Kenny Wallace believes women have a different perspective on racing in NASCAR

It is true that in the way events have taken place in NASCAR’s timeline, male drivers have been the face of it. Stock car racing has always been more crude and aggressive, which has suited the driving style of the sport’s best-ever drivers.

Looking at some of the most successful women in the community in recent times, one might stumble upon the name of Hailie Deegan. Hailie has been a prodigy in her own way and has continuously improved in her career.

However, when it comes to statistics, the story takes a new twist in that case. Deegan has only five top-10s in his last 66 appearances. This is an alarming number for any driver hoping to make it to the Cup in the future. While debating about the same, Kenny Wallace is taken back to a conversation with his beloved wife, Kim.

“When I talk about this to my wife, Kim, she would say, Kenny, I’m a girl, you know I don’t want to be in the dirty old garage area.”

“It’s dangerous so from my viewpoint Kyle, we didn’t say ladies weren’t, shouldn’t be in the garage from being mean. It was like, hey you ladies are dainty, you’re the love of our life. We don’t want you in this dirty, nasty scary area.”

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The NASCAR garages are undoubtedly the way Kenny’s wife describes them. Maybe the general perception of women toward racing has changed gradually, and taking a gamble might just pay off today.

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A brief overview of women in motorsports

14 years ago, Danica Patrick‘s victory in Indycar marked the unprecedented start of a new era. Historically, there were already a few who could compete with men at this level, let alone win it.

In current times, there aren’t many female full-time drivers in NASCAR either. To aid the cause of women in racing, Formula 1 prepared the W series, which is an exclusive league for women to race on Grand Prix weekends. However, it also faced a downward trajectory, being canceled in 2022 due to a lack of funding.

Advocate for the presence of women in motorsports, Beth Paretta has been doing it for a long time now. Speaking to the New York Times about the wave of racing that Danica Patrick’s win sparked among women, she said, “It was probably a bit naïve to think that one woman’s success could make an immediate impact,”

“Sure, it was great to see a feel-good story like Danica’s, but something needed to be done back then to sustain that momentum — and we still don’t truly have that.”

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Paretta’s words highlight the need to keep the efforts going. More and more female drivers are competing in the sport, starting from level zero and going toe-to-toe with male drivers since the development phase of their careers will be pivotal in changing what the sport looks like.