Deborah Renshaw

Deborah Renshaw-Parker (born October 28, 1975) is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver.

Deborah Renshaw-Parker
BornDeborah Renshaw
(1975-10-28) October 28, 1975
Bowling Green, Kentucky
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
38 races run over 2 years
2005 position24th
Best finish24th (2005)
First race2004 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky)
Last race2005 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 27, 2007.

Pre-CTS

Renshaw first participated in NASCAR when she began racing in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series in 2001 and 2002. In those two seasons, she finished in the top 10 thirteen times and also set a qualifying record when she won the pole at Riverview Speedway. She also became the first woman to ever lead a NASCAR sanctioned series when the young woman shared the points lead with fellow driver Joe Buford after the second race of the 2002 season at Nashville Speedway USA. Later that summer, she gained the spotlight when some fellow drivers entered a car in a race for the sole purpose of finishing behind her so her car could be protested. She sat out the next two races but resumed the season and ended up finishing tenth in the race for the track championship.

According to the book Along For The Ride by Larry Woody (Chapter "Lap XIX: Women, Wendell and Willie"), "Day admitted early on that he was not convinced that women belonged on a race track" but that his problem was not with Renshaw because she was female, instead because she was a "bad driver." The protest covered both Renshaw and her male teammate Chevy White. Woody noted that track promoter Dennis Glau had "gotten wind of the scheme prior to the race" and contacted NASCAR, who instructed him to disallow the protest. Her father Dan Renshaw, however, felt there was nothing to lose and allowed officials to search the engine. A minor violation was found and her car was declared illegal.

Renshaw would spend the 2002 season in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, where she finished in the top ten three times. However, during her tenure there, she was involved in an accident that claimed the life of fellow driver Eric Martin, another controversial event during her career. 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. 8 seconds after it came to rest Renshaw, also without a spotter, collided with him at full speed, causing Martin's death.[1] The incident prompted the mandation of spotters whenever their driver was on the track in NASCAR and ARCA.

Craftsman Truck Series

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. Renshaw joined Bobby Hamilton Racing's driver development program in December 2004. Replacing Chase Montgomery in the #8, Renshaw became the first woman to ever attempt a complete schedule in one of NASCAR's three premier series, missing only one race in the 2005 season. She had two top-ten starts, the highest being 8th at Nashville Superspeedway in August. Her final position in the points standings was 24th.

Afterwards, Renshaw's future with Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR) was unknown. BHR was forced to search for a replacement for EasyCare, who pulled out as the primary sponsor. Furthermore, the team announced Bobby Hamilton, Jr. was going to run a limited schedule in the truck for the 2006 season, with Montgomery returning for the first race at Daytona; no plans for Renshaw were announced. Finally, on February 1, 2006, The Tennessean reported the pullout by EasyCare cost Deborah her ride at Bobby Hamilton Racing, which effectively ended her racing career.[2] In November 2006, she married NASCAR crew chief Shawn Parker.[3]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2004 K-Automotive Motorsports 29 Ford DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN
25		 GTW MCH
22		 IRP
33		 NSH
27		 BRI
36		 RCH
32		 NHA
22		 LVS
32		 CAL
23		 TEX
34		 MAR
15		 PHO
28		 DAR
30		 HOM
20		 30th 1150 [4]
2005 BHR2 8 Dodge DAY
27		 CAL
20		 ATL
25		 MAR
28		 GTY
34		 MFD
34		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
12		 TEX
18		 MCH
21		 MLW
24		 KAN
26		 KEN
19		 MEM
24		 IRP
27		 NSH
26		 BRI
27		 RCH
35		 NHA
20		 LVS
25		 MAR
26		 ATL
24		 TEX
20		 PHO
31		 HOM
25		 24th 2123 [5]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
2002 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN
8		 BLN POC
11		 NSH
7		 ISF WIN DSF CHI
9		 SLM TAL
11		 CLT
Wth		 27th 1195 [6]
2003 DAY
24		 ATL NSH
38		 KEN
33		 CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 78th 340 [7]
Ray Montgomery Racing 27 Chevy SLM
21		 TOL
2004 Braun Racing 64 Dodge DAY
QL†		 NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL N/A - [8]
2007 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH
26		 ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 148th 100 [9]
† – Qualified but replaced by Chad Blount.
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gollark: I INVOKE IT.

References
  1. Fryer, Jenna (2002-10-09). "ARCA driver Martin killed in crash during practice". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  3. Keldan Media Group Inc. "North Meets South as Deborah Renshaw and Shawn Parker Wed". Truckseries.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  4. "Deborah Renshaw – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. "Deborah Renshaw – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. "Deborah Renshaw – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. "Deborah Renshaw – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  8. "Deborah Renshaw – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. "Deborah Renshaw – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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