Ashley Taws
Ashley Taws | |||||||
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Born | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | November 1, 1983||||||
NASCAR Pinty's Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 44th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2008 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 5 September 2012. |
Ashley Taws (born November 1, 1983) is a Canadian racing driver.
Taws started racing at the age of nine when her father bought go-karts for her and her brother.[1] Taws was a co-winner of the 2002 Rookie of the Year award for ,[2] a season in which she became the first woman in the race series to take a pole position.[1] She was then injured as a passenger in a traffic accident; she sustained internal injuries and a broken back.[3] She returned to racing in 2007.[4] In 2008, she competed in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in selected races;[5] she only qualified for one race, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where she finished 32nd in the NAPA Autopro 100.[6]
Both prior to her accident, and after her return, Taws was sponsored by Mattel with her driving a pink Barbie car.[4][7]
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.)
Canadian Tire Series[]
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NCTSC | Pts | |||
2008 | Ashley Taws | 72 | Chevy | EDM | 32 |
CAY | 44th | 67 |
References[]
- ^ a b MacEwen, Heather. "Race Car Barbie". Faze Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Zwolinski, Mark (11 July 2003). "Teen driver cheats death to race again". Toronto Star. pp. E.04. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Matsumoto, Rick (9 December 2002). "Racer Taws in hospital after traffic accident". Toronto Star. pp. C.09. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b McDonald, Norris (2 May 2007). "Roundup: Racer Taws plans comeback". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
- ^ McNulty, Dean (31 July 2008). "T.O. race needs sponsor". Slam! Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Ashley Taws - NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Marketing the Barbie car". Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links[]
- Official site
- Ashley Taws driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 1983 births
- Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario
- Racing drivers from Ontario
- Formula Ford drivers
- NASCAR drivers
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- American female racing drivers
- Canadian female racing drivers
- Canadian auto racing biography stubs