DIANE TEEL NASCAR DRIVER

She began her career as a courier for a racing driver while employed as a school bus driver on weekdays. Archived from the original on May 24, They raced clean, without incident. Was she anything more than a local curiosity dominating a mid-major division at some backwater track? Neither Carver nor Teel was deterred, and they hatched plans for Teel to compete full-time the following year in the Limited Sportsman division. Diane was the son Harry and Hilda White never had. Here's Diane's story from the Newport News paper:

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That was more than enough to convince Orvil Reedy, who spent several afternoons in Teel's rearview mirror at Martinsville Speedway. Retrieved from " http: There on the mantel are helmets Diane and Donnie Lee wore. But a woman determined to compete week in and week out? Finally, Teel made her career finale at Langley during the season.

Archived from the original on May 22, Carver couldn't promote their clash -- the Fair Lady against the Mountain Man -- enough. As she cannot give herself a "grade", may I do so? She began her career as a courier for a racing driver while employed as a school bus driver on weekdays. Langley was their usual stop, with a few trips to Richmond. She was only 38, and a full-time Busch Series ride seemed within reach.

If she got in the way, she got banged. Just leave me alone and let me drive like everyone else.

Diane Teel - Wikipedia

Patty was good as well. She clinched the Limited Sportsman points championship. Retrieved June 10, It was the least the Langley Speedway owner, a man of course, could do on a woman's big night. She was the first female driver in series history. She improved quite a bit as the season wore on, adding up finishes of 15th at Richmond and 8th at Langley. Among them is Orvil Reedy from out Daleville way.

It was a '66 Chevy, and the title retains front-page prominence in one of Teel's scrapbooks. When X-rays proved negative, Teel left the hospital. Even at the regional level, women are rare. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Diane Teel

Oh, there were some novelty acts, and more than a few of those "powder-puff" events, ladies-only affairs that drew more snickers than cheers. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, Why, she and Donnie even found friendship with some of the drivers who years ago weren't sure a woman belonged in a race car.

She retired from racing in to spend more time with her family and continued as a school bus driver. They met six months before his death, but in that brief time, Raymond "Tiny" Slayton became the Teels' racing muse. But the circuit was going national back then, and Diane didn't want to leave her two children, Donnie Lee and DeAnna. Why not, he thought during the season, have Teel race against the men in a non-descript Street Division race?

When the guys washed the race car, Diane, a York County school-bus driver, air-dried it by turning laps around a local peach orchard. She took her second and final top-ten finish in March at Martinsville. The motif is equal parts family and racing, even if a few mementos washed away in when Hurricane Isabel deposited 18 inches of water inside the house.

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