Major Accomplishments By Women in Flat Track Racing |
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| July 25, 1968: 16-year-old Debbi Selden is featured in a "Meet The Racer" article by Delmer O. Gasche in Cycle News West.
The article states that Debbi has sent a petition to the AMA, requesting that she be granted a Class C professional license when she turns 18 next April, but that the AMA
"don't even want to discuss it....I want to race professionally though and I don't really understand why the AMA doesn't want women to compete with the men on an equal basis.
Women compete in many sports. If a person really wants to do something and there is no physical or mental reasons why he shouldn't do it, then I feel he should be allowed to do it.
The fact that I'm a girl doesn't seem to me to be a good reason for barring me from a professional license'." (Cycle News West, July 25, 1968). |
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| April 1969: Debbi Selden turns 18 years of age and applies for an AMA Pro Racing license. She is denied a license, and she files a lawsuit.(Cycle News East June 2, 1970). |
| August 15, 1969: Kitty Budris (Chicago, IL) tunes the BSA that carries Don Castro to the Amateur final win at the Sante Fe Short Track National. Kitty is not allowed into the pit area, however, because women are not allowed into the pits. (Cycle News East January 27, 1970). |
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May 1970: The Pierce County (Washington) Superior Court rules in favor of Debbi Selden who was refused
a professional license by the AMA in April 1969.
Debbi is quoted as saying that "I have wanted to race professionally since I was 14.
I reached a stage in motorcycling where I felt I was qualified to be a professional, but that unfair regulation barred me,
even though my qualifications and experience were greater than some men." (Cycle News East June 2, 1970).
Another article reports "Washington State Superior Court judge Robert Jacques ruled that the exclusion of women
from American Motorcycle Association professional racing was not compatible with the laws of the state of Washington and that
Miss Selden could ask for injunctions to stop any AMA activity which the AMA declares her ineligible for solely because of her sex.
The AMA argument that the Court didn't have jurisdiction over an out-of-state corporations policies was set aside by Judge Jacques.
Their other defenses were ineffective." (Motorcycle Weekly, May 18, 1970).
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| July 1, 1970: The AMA appeals the Piece County Superior Court decision.
The AMA representative, Joe Gordon, Jr., warns that it will likely be nine months before the case will be presented to the State Court of Appeals, Division 2, at the Tacoma Mall Bulding.
Debbi has sent her check to the AMA "about a month and a half ago for a license but I never received any word."
AMA District Referee Dave Welsh of Tacoma planned to put her in a match race with her boyfriend, Tom Watterson, at Graham (Speedway). (Cycle News East July 28, 1970). |
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| February 24, 1971: Sammie Dunn, 25, of Los Angeles, is interviewed by The Times Standard of Eureka, California newspaper as aspiring to become a professional racer, and eventually a stunt woman.
She is mentioned as being a mother of two, rides a 500cc Triumph, and was recently the first woman to scale the Matterhorn at Saddleback Park. (The Times Standard of Eureka, CA, February 24, 1971) |
| April 1971: Sammie Dunn is interviewed by Howard Smith about her ambitions to race professionally. Her interview is published in a book entitled The Smith Tapes: Lost Interviews With Rock Stars and Icons, 1969-1972.
The book is not published until November 3, 2015. |
| September 15, 1971: The same article that appeared in The Times Standard appears in the Daily Herald of Chicago. (Daily Herald of Chicago, September 15, 1971). |
| July 5, 1971: Kerry Kleid, 21, of Rye, NY, is prevented from entering the AMA Pro Motocross race in Unadilla, NY, despite the fact that she has in her possession an AMA Professional racing license.
She had been issued an Professional Racing License by the AMA, who did not realize that she is a woman.
Kerry files a lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court under the jurisdiction of famed Judge Constance Baker Motley, who is an ardent Women's Lib proponent, and is known as ultra-liberal in her decisions.
(Cycle News East September 21, 1971) |
| July 21, 1971: The Supreme Court of the State of Washington orders that Debbi Selden's case be transfered from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court for argument during the September 1971 session. (Supreme Court document, July 22, 1971). |
August 22 1971: Kerry Kleid is issued a professional racing license by the AMA. (American Motoryclist magazine, October 1971).
Cycle Chatter (Volume 1, No. 5 & 6 [July/August 1971]) states: "...after receiving recommendation by Congressman Don Pink, the AMA decided Miss Kleid was qualified. This makes her one of the first women in the United States to be accepted into professional racing by a major motor sports sanctioning body." |
| September 21, 1971: Cycle News East reports details of Kerry Kleid's license issues.
Russ March, AMA Executive Director, explained that Miss Kleid's license had been improperly issued. He said that if Kerry files a proper application, her license would be immediately re-issued.
The license was issued and the court case was dropped. The AMA is "struggling to organize its rather confused licensing procedures."
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| October 1971: Kerry Kleid is featured on the cover of the American Motorcyclist magazine (official publication of the AMA), as well as in an article entitled "Women In The Pits And On The Track".
The article states that she is "one of the first women in America to be accepted into professional motor racing by a major motor sports sanctioning body" -
and that her professional debut will be October 17, at the Mt. Peter (NY) Motocross event. (American Motorcyclist magazine, October 1971). |
| October 1971: an American Motorcyclist magazine article claims that "currently about 125 women hold AMA mechanics' licenses and many are extremely active in the organization's program of amateur and professional racing, not as pit row window dressing, but as integral parts of race teams, whose expertise with the tools of the trade is an established fact." (American Motorcyclist magazine, October 1971). |
| November 12, 1971: Peterson and Haarmann of Tacoma Washington send a letter to Debbi Selden informing her that the AMA has paid the Supreme Court costs and that "the Supreme Court Appeal has been officially dismissed and accordingly the Trial Court's decision does stand and the American Motorcycle Association must issue you a professional racing license. (Peterson and Haarmann, October 12, 1971)
| | November 18, 1971: the AMA Competition Congress votes to allow qualified women to compete in all forms of AMA Racing. (Motorcycle Weekly, December 20, 1971) |
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| January 16, 1972: Kerry Kleid is interviewed in the Orlando Sentinel article entitled "Girl On A Hot Seat".
The article also mentions Two other women racers have since received AMA licenses: Debbi Selden of Tacoma, WA, and Sammy Dunn of Los Angeles." (Orlando Sentinel, January 16, 1972). |
| January 23, 1972: Debbi Selden and Sammy Dunn both race at an AMA Pro event at an indoor combined program at Philadelphia, PA. They also compete against each other in an Exhibition Race, which Debbi wins.
Debbi makes it to the semis - the first woman to do so at an AMA Pro race. |
16W Debbi Selden (Tacoma, WA) competes as an AMA Novice - the first woman to ever race AMA Pro flat track.
To read a 2018 interview with Debbi Selden, click here |
??? Sammy Dunn (Los Angeles, CA) competes as an AMA Novice. |
55M Peggy Rush (Baytown, TX) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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66Q Diane Cox (Salem, OR) competes as an AMA Novice.
Diane finishes as the 21st ranked Novice in the Western Region, having collected 60 advancement points (Note: 40 points were needed to advance to Junior). (Cycle News West, January 15, 1974). |
140Y Debbie Reon (Riverside, CA) competes as an AMA Novice.
►July 27, 1973: Debbie is the first woman to race in an Ascot Park AMA Pro final.
At the Ascot Gold Cup, she finishes third in her heat race and fourth in the semi to miss the final by one spot.
However, Nick Nazzissi crashes in the south turn on the first lap of the final and is unable to make the restart.
Debbie takes his spot as first alternate.
She crashes on the second lap in the south turn and is credited with 10th place (Cycle News West, July 31, 1973).
►October 18, 1973: Debbie is the first woman to win a speedway event when she beats five men in a Third Division race at Irwindale. (Cycle News West, October 30, 1973). |
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66Q Diane Cox (Salem, OR) competes as an AMA Junior - the first ever to do so. She placed second in the Junior division at the AMA Regional TT in Castle Rock on June 15, 1974 (Cycle News West, July 2, 1974).
►Diane finishes the year as the 6th-ranked Junior TT racer in the country.
►Diane wins the Junior division at the AMA Pro TT at Sidewinders in Clackamas, Oregon. (Motorcycle Weekly December 2, 1974)
►December 2, 1974: Motorcycle Weekly publishes an article "The Lady Likes Leathers", by Carole Backer, about Diane. (Motorcycle Weekly Volume 6, Issue 24)
►December 10, 1974: Cycle News publishes an article "Diane Cox: First Lady Expert". (Cycle News December 10, 1974)
►Only 34 of the 221 first-year Juniors in 1974 made it to Expert for the 1975 season.
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140Y Debbie Reon (Riverside, CA) competes as an AMA Novice.
►January 1974: Debbie is featured in a Cosmopolitan magazine feature entitled 'Daredevil Women'. "...along with some other dare-devil type ladies". (Cycle News East, January 21, 1974).
►March/April 1974: Debbie is on the cover of the issue of Yamaha Horizons magazine, and also in an article entitled "Portrait of a Racer: Debby Reon". (Yamaha Horizons magazine, March/April 1974).
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155M Peggy Fuller (Baytown, TX) competes as an AMA Novice. |
167W Tammy Sessions (Seattle, WA) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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66Q Diane Cox (Salem, OR) competes as an AMA Expert - the first woman to do so.
►February 1, 1975: At the Houston Astrodome Short Track National, Diane qualifies 48th out of 136 riders to be the first woman to earn a spot in a AMA Grand National program.
►May 18, 1975: At the San Jose Mile National, Diane is the first woman to advance to the Trophy Race at an AMA Grand National event.
►Fall 1975: At a Sidewinders AMA Pro TT event, Diane sets fast qualifying time. (Cycle News West, October 28, 1975)
►October 14, 1975: Diane is featured in a Cycle News article entitled "Lady Diane" by Jerry Mathers.
Diane sums up her first Expert season. (Cycle News West, October 14, 1975)
►November 7, 1975: Diane is featured in a Motorcycle Weekly article entitled "Diane Cox - The First Lady Expert", in Joe Scalzo's "The National Circuit" column. (Motorcycle Weekly, November 7, 1975.)
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17W Tammy Sessions (Seattle, WA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
55N Peggy Fuller (Baytown, TX) competes as an AMA Junior. |
208F Rosie Broome (Columbus, OH) competes as an AMA Novice.
►March 14, 1975: Rosie wins her Novice scratch heat at the Barberville, FL AMA Pro half mile.
►March 15, 1975: Rosie wins her Novice scratch heat at the Ellisville, FL AMA Pro short track. |
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January 1, 1976: Grace Butcher's 62-page book Motorcycling (Women In Sports) is published by Harvey House.
The book features eight women involved in motorcycling, including flat track racers Diane Cox, Peggy Fuller, and Tammy Jo Kirk.
April 1976: Dirt Bike magazine publishes an article by Theresa Hannon entitled Personality - Diane Cox. First-ever Grand National Woman Expert. (Dirt Bike, April 1976 edition)
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66Q Diane Cox (Salem, OR) competes as an AMA Expert.
►June 1, 1976: Lane Campbell writes an article - "Free Wheeling" - in Cycle News in which he decries the lack of opportunities given to Diane. (Cycle News West, June 1, 1976)
►September 21, 1976: At the San Jose Mile National, she rides a Harley-Davidson XR750 provided by defending AMA Grand National Champion Gary Scott.
On the last lap of the Trophy Race, she crashes while making a bid for the win.
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17W Tammy Sessions (Seattle, WA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
93S Margo King (Germantown, MD) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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| February 9, 1977: Janie Stanfield (Dallas, TX) is recognized as the first professional AMA Dirt Track referee. (Cycle News East, February 9, 1977) |
66Q Diane Cox (Salem, OR) competes as an AMA Expert.
►January 18, 1977: Diane competes against former AMA Grand National Champion Gene Romero in a televised "Challenge of the Sexes" event on the 1/4-mile oval of Ascot Park.
Both racers compete on Yamaha 360cc motorcycles in a best-two-out-of-three five-lap races.
Romero wins both 5-lap races.
►February 1977: The staff of Dirt Bike magazine publishes an article, "Diane Cox", in an edition that highlights Fast Women - Fish, Cox, Evans. (Dirt Bike, February 1977 edition.)
►September 17-18, 1977: Diane is among "30 superstars" recruited to compete in the Motorcycle Olympics at Saddleback Park. (Cycle News, September 14, 1977 edition.)
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93S Margo King (Germantown, MD) competes as an AMA Novice. |
123N Tina Jarvis (Seagoville, TX) competes as an AMA Novice.
►May 25, 1977: Tina wins her Novice heat, finishes second in the Novice semi, and third in the Novice Main at the Santa Fe Speedway Half Mile event in Hinsdale, IL. (Cycle News East, June 15, 1977) |
128E Dorothy Rowe (San Diego, CA) competes as an AMA Novice.
►April 8, 1977: "History was made when Dorothy Rowe finishes second to Wayne Rainey in the opening Novice qualifying heat, thus earning a berth in the main event.
It marks the first time that a woman has ever qualified for a Novice flat track main event at Ascot.
Riding her Orange County Cycle Yamaha, she stayed right in the thick of things in the feature, finishing fifth in the 10-rider field". (Motorcycle Weekly April 23, 1977).
[Note: see July 27, 1973]. |
208F Rosie Broome (Columbus, OH) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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66Q Diane Cox (Salem, OR) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Diane also competes against defending AMA Grand National Champion Jay Springsteen in a televised "Battle of the Sexes" event on the 1/4-mile oval of Ascot Park. |
12E Dorothy Rowe (San Diego, CA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
28N Tina Jarvis (Seagoville, TX) competes as an AMA Junior. |
93S Margo King (Germantown, MD) competes as an AMA Novice. |
97B Arlette Smith (Monroe, NY) competes as an AMA Novice.
►July 16, 1978: Arlette wins the Novice division at the Middleton, NY AMA Pro half mile.
►August 13, 1978: Arlette finishes third in the Novice division final at the Bedford, PA AM Pro Half Mile.
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158W Debbie Saenz (Puyallup, WA) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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11B Arlette Smith (Monroe, NY) competes as an AMA Junior. |
12E Dorothy Rowe (San Diego, CA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
50W Debbie Saenz (Puyallup, WA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
108P Norma Bonelli (Robinson, IL) competes as an AMA Novice. |
115C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Novice. |
117Q Susan Word (Grants Pass, OR) competes as an AMA Novice.
►July 21, 1979: Susan finishes 3rd at West Burlington, IA AMA Pro half mile. |
142K Mary Schwartz (St. Louis, MO) competes as an AMA Novice. |
166K Sally Parker (Desloge, MO) competes as an AMA Novice. |
193R Margo King (San Bernadino, CA) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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11B Arlette Smith (Monroe, NY) competes as an AMA Junior.
►May 9, 1980: Arlette finishes 10th on a Harley-Davidson XR750 in the Junior final at the weekly Ascot HM.
►September 26, 1980: Arlette finishes 10th on a Harley-Davidson XR750 in the Junior final at the weekly Ascot HM.
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12E Dorothy Rowe (San Diego, CA) competes as an AMA Junior
►May 4, 1980: Dorothy finishes third at the San Jose Mile Junior Invitational. |
17Q Susan Word (Grants Pass, OR) competes as an AMA Junior.
►June 4, 1980: Susan finishes second at an AMA Pro event at the Castle Rock TT.
►October 5, 1980: Susan finishes eighth (after crashing) at an AMA Pro event at the Henry, IL HM. |
50W Debbie Saenz (Puyallup, WA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
115C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Novice.
►May 31, 1980: Tammy wins the Novice final at the Carrollton, Ohio AMA Pro Half Mile.
►June 29, 1980: Tammy wins the Novice final at the Marion, Ohio AMA Pro Half Mile.
►July 4, 1980: Tammy wins her Novice heat and finishes second in Novice final at the Frederick, Maryland AMA Pro Half Mile.
►August 19, 1980: Tammy wins the Novice final at the Bellfontaine, Ohio AMA Pro Half Mile.
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
12E Dorothy Rowe (San Diego, CA) competes as an AMA Junior. |
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert - the second woman in history to do so. |
116P Cindy Weber (IL) competes as an AMA Novice.
►June 20, 1982: Cindy wins a Novice heat race at the Henry, IL HM (she finishes 8th in the final).
►August 8, 1982: Cindy wins a Novice heat race at the White City, IL HM (she finishes fourth in the final). |
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►June 25, 1983: Tammy is the first woman to earn Grand National points at the Knoxville, TN Grand National half mile.
She finishes third in her heat race to advance directly to the final. She finishes 12th in the final.
►Tammy finishes tied for 84th in AMA Grand National points for 1983.
►December 1, 1983: Cycle World publishes a Cycle World Profile article by James F. Quinn on Tammy Kirk. |
116P Cindy Weber (IL) competes as an AMA Novice.
►August 14, 1983: Cindy suffers career-ending injuries in a heat race crash at the Lincoln, IL HM. |
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57 Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) is the first woman to wear a National Number. |
N28 Tina Rheinlander (Seagoville, TX) competes as an AMA Junior. |
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57 Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert. |
71Q Tricia Lyons (Oregon City, OR) competes as an AMA Novice. |
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►She earns points at four AMA Grand Nationals in 1986: 12th at the May 25, 1986 Springfield Mile; 13th at the June 21, 1986 New Orleans Mile; 6th at the July 25, 1986 DuQuoin Mile; and 14th at the August 23 1986 Indy Mile.
►March 2, 1986: Tammy wins the Expert B-Main at the Volusia, FL Half Mile.
►Tammy finishes sixth at the July 26, 1986 DuQuoin mile Grand National, the highest finish ever by a woman at a Grand National.
Tammy was third fastest qualifier (1. Shobert 35.259, 2. Carr 35.641, 3. Kirk 35.693, 4. Graham 35.700).
Cycle News does not report how many riders attempted to qualify, but there were at least 48 since they ran four 12-rider heats.
She sat on the pole for heat #3, and lead the heat until lap six. She finished second behind Ted Boody and in front of Jay Springsteen to transfer directly to the final.
She passed Rodney Farris and Ted Boody on the last lap (Boody's bike lost a cylinder).
Finish order: 1. Bubba Shobert, 2. Chris Carr, 3. Doug Chandler, 4. Hank Scott, 5. Scott Parker, 6. Tammy Kirk, 7. Ted Boody.
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71Q Tricia Lyons (Oregon City, OR) competes as an AMA Junior. |
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert. |
71Q Tricia Lyons (Oregon City, OR) competes as an AMA Junior. |
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►She earns points at three Grand National events in 1988: she finishes 13th at the May 22, 1988 San Jose Mile; 16th at the May 29, 1988 Springfield Mile; and 15th at the July 25, 1988 DuQuoin Mile. |
71Q Tricia Lyons (Oregon City, OR) is the third woman to make Expert. |
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5C Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►September 3, 1989: Tammy Kirk's motorcycle racing career comes to an end when she refuses to submit her motorcycle for tear-down after the Springfield Mile National. |
71Q Tricia Lyons (Oregon City, OR) competes as an AMA Expert. |
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71Q Tricia Lyons (Oregon City, OR) competes as an AMA Expert. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Pro-Am. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Pro-Am. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Pro-Am. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Pro-Am. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) is the fourth woman in history to compete as an AMA Expert. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Expert. |
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38Y Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Expert. |
49L Stephanie Welch (Beaver Dam, WI) competes as a Pro-Sport. |
89F Lisa Hiler (Okeana, OH) competes as a Pro-Sport. |
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97 Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Michelle is the second woman to carry an AMA National Number.
►August 28, 1999: Michelle finishes third at the Harley-Davidson 883 Half Mile National at Sedalia, MO. |
49L Stephanie Welch (Beaver Dam, WI) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport.
►February 28, 1999: Stevie finishes sixth at the 883 Hot Shoe National at Deleon Springs, FL |
79B Kristin Edwards (Saugerties, NY) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport.
►September 29, 1999: Kristin finishes 9th in the 600cc Pro-Sport Hot Shoe National at Newberrytown, PA. |
89F Lisa Hiker (Okeana, OH) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport.
►June 5, 1999: Lisa finishes 10th at the 250cc Pro-Am Hot Shoe National in Dayton, OH. |
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97 Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►July 15, 2000: Michelle wins the Harley-Davidson Sportster Hot Shoe National at Zanesville, Ohio - the first woman to score an Expert-level win in dirt track competition.
►July 15, 2000: Michelle claims the Harley-Davidson Sportster Hot Shoe National championship - the first woman to win a dirt track championship.
►September 26, 2000: Michelle finished 6th at the 883 National at Sedalia, MO HM. |
13L Danielle Beving (Garden City, SD) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
15N Jennifer Snyder (Grand Saline, TX) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
49L Stephanie Welch (Beaver Dam, WI) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
79B Kristin Edwards (Saugerties, NY) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
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97 Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►July 28, 2001: Michelle finishes 10th at the 883 National at Charlotte, NC HM
►August 25, 2001: Michelle finishes 10th at the 883 National at Sedalia, MO HM.
►Michelle finishes 13th in 883 National points. |
11X Stephanie Welch (Mount Morris, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Stevie is the fifth woman to compete as an AMA Expert.
►September 29, 2001: Stevie finishes 9th at the 883 National at the DuQuoin Mile.
►She finishes 21st in 883 National points. |
15N Jennifer Snyder (Grand Saline, TX) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Jen is the sixth woman to compete as an AMA Expert.
►Jen races for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
►April 28, 2001: Jen wins a Formula USA National mile event in New Kent, VA, and she is the first woman to lead a premier National Championship dirt track series.
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13L Danielle Beving (Garden City, SD) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
25M Amy Pruczinski (Mountlake Terrace, WA) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
79B Kristin Edwards (Saugerties, NY) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
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79 Stephanie Welch (Mount Morris, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Stevie is the third woman to carry an AMA National Number.
►June 15, 2002: She finishes fifth at the 883 National at Granite City, IL HM
►August 10, 2002: She finishes fifth at the 883 National at Hagerstown, MD HM
►She finishes 18th in 883 National points. |
97 Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) competes as an AMA Expert. |
15N Jennifer Snyder (Grand Saline, TX) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Jen races for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
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13L Danielle Beving (Garden City, SD) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
79B Kristin Edwards (Saugerties, NY) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
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11X Stephanie Welch (Mount Morris, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►June 28, 2003: Stevie finishes 11th at the 883 National at Lima, OH HM. |
15N Jennifer Snyder (Grand Saline, TX) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Jen races for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
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13L Danielle Beving (Garden City, SD) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
16J Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport.
►Nicole is named the AMA Female Rider of the Year in 2003. |
79B Kristin Edwards (Saugerties, NY) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
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16X Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Nicole is the seventh woman to compete as an AMA Expert. |
13L Danielle Beving (Garden City, SD) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
79B Kristin Edwards (Saugerties, NY) competes as an AMA Pro-Sport. |
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16X Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert. |
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16X Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert. |
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16X Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►July 7, 2007: Nicole finishes 17th at the Grand National at Joliet, IL HM.
She is the second woman to earn Grand National points in history.
►Nicole finishes 38th in the AMA Grand National Championship.
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15 Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) is the fourth woman to wear an AMA National Number.
►July 13, 2008: Nichole finishes 14th at the Grand National at Grove City, OH HM.
►September 28, 2008: Nicole wins a special GNC Twins Dash For Cash at the Springfield Mile.
►Nicole finishes 30th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the Basic Twins division.
►September 13, 2008: Shayna finishes 10th at the Basic Twins National at the Indianapolis, IN Mile.
►Shayna finishes 31st in the Basic Twins championship.
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15 Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►September 6, 2009: Nicole finishes 13th at the Grand National at Springfield, IL Mile.
►Nicole finishes 32nd in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the Pro Singles division.
►May 24, 2009: Shayna finishes third in the Pro Singles National at the Springfield IL Mile.
It is only the second time that a woman had been on the podium at a National event.
►June 20, 2009: Shayna finishes third in the Pro Singles National at Kingsport, TN half mile.
►Shayna finishes 9th in the Pro Singles championship.
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15 Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►September 11, 2010: Nichole finishes 13th at the Grand National at Shakopee, MN Mile.
►Nicole finishes 36th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
15P Katie Hawkins (Pekin, IL) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the Pro Singles division.
►September 5, 2010: Shayna finishes sixth at the Pro Singles National at Springfield, IL Mile.
►Shayna finishes 17th in the Pro Singles Championship. |
26A Erin Kissinger (PA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
83J Tiffany Sloan (Mount Pleasant, MI) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
86Y Danielle Diaz (CA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
87Y Lindsey King (CA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
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15 Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►September 10, 2011: Nicole finishes 7th at the Grand National at Knoxville, IA HM.
►Nicole finishes 24th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
21E Elena Myers (CA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the Pro Singles division.
►September 10, 2011: Shayna wins the Pro Singles National half mile event in Knoxville, IA. It is the first time that a woman has won an AMA National Championship event.
►Shayna finishes 8th in the Pro Singles Championship. |
26A Erin Kissinger (PA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
83J Tiffany Sloan (Mount Pleasant, MI) competes in the Pro Singles division.
►June 25, 2011: Tiffany finishes 17th at the Pro Singles National at Lima, OH HM.
►Tiffany finishes 72nd in the Pro Singles Championship. |
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15 Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►September 8, 2012: Nicole finishes 8th at the Grand National at Knoxville, IA HM.
►Nicole finishes 23rd in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the Pro Singles division.
►July 28, 2012: Shayna wins the Pro Singles National at the Sacramanto CA mile.
►September 8, 2012: Shayna wins the Pro Singles National at the Knoxville, IA half mile.
►October 6, 2012: Shayna wins the Pro Singles National at the Tuscon AZ half mile.
►Shanya finishes 5th in the Pro Singles Championship. |
26A Erin Kissinger (PA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
26Y Danielle Caldeira (CA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
83J Tiffany Sloan (Mount Pleasant, MI) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
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15 Nichole Cheza (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►September 1, 2013: Nicole finishes 13th at the Grand National at the Springfield, IL Mile.
►Nicole finishes 24th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
11P Molly Terry (Creve Coeur, IL) competes in the Pro Singles division.
►July 6, 2013: Molly finishes 9th at the Pro Singles National at Hagerstown, MD HM.
►Molly finishes 35th in the Pro Singles Championship.
11P Molly also competes in the Basic Twins division.
►August 31, 2013: Molly finishes 11th in the Basic Twins class at the Springfield, IL Mile on a Harley-Davidson XR750.
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25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA)
►July 27, 2013: Shayna wins the Pro Singles National at the Sacramento CA mile.
►August 13, 2013: Shayna wins the Pro Singles National at the Indianapolis, IN mile.
►Shayna finishes 4th in the Pro Singles Championship.
25A Shayna also competes in the Basic Twins division.
►August 31, 2013: Shayna wins the Basic Twins class at the Springfield, IL mile on a Kawasaki EX650.
►September 1, 2013: Shayna wins the Basic Twins class at the Springfield IL mile on a Kawasaki EX650. |
26Y Danielle Caldeira (CA) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
83J Tiffany Sloan (Mount Pleasant, MI) competes in the Pro Singles division. |
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15 Nichole Mees (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
►May 25, 2014: Nicole finishes 8th at the Grand National at the Springfield, IL Mile.
►Nicole finishes 23rd in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
25A Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Shayna is the eighth woman to compete as an AMA Expert.
►Shayna races for the Triumph factory satellite team.
►She earns Grand National points at four events:
16th at the June 15, 2014 Knoxville HM; 12th at the June 28, 2014 Lima HM; 14th at the August 23, 2014 New Kent Mile, and 16th at the August 31, 2014 Springfield Mile.
►June 15, 2014: Shayna finishes 16th at the Grand National at Knoxville, IA HM.
She is the third woman in history to earn AMA Grand National points.
►June 28, 2014: Shayna finishes twelfth at the Grand National at Lima, OH HM.
►Shayna finishes 27th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
11P Molly Terry (Creve Coeur, IL) competes in the Pro Singles and Pro Twins divisions.
►June 15, 2014: Molly finishes 8th at the Pro Singles National at Knoxville, IA HM.
►August 17, 2014: Molly finishes 15th in the Pro Singles class at the Peoria TT on a Honda CRF450R.
No other woman has ever made a National Championship main event at the Peoria TT.
►August 31, 2014: Molly finishes second in the Pro Twins class at the Springfield, IL Mile on a Harley-Davidson XR750.
►September 27, 2014: Molly crashes during the Pro Singles final at the Calistoga Half Mile and sufferes a traumatic brain injury.
►Molly finishes 29th in the Pro Singles Championship.
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15C Bri Hazen (Dover, TN) competes in the
Pro Singles and Pro Twins divisions. |
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15 Nichole Mees (Clio, MI) competes as an AMA Expert.
She scores points at five Grand National events in 2015.
►July 4, 2015: Nicole finishes 8th at the Grand National at DuQuoin, IL Mile.
►July 11, 2015: Nichole finishes 8th at the Grand National at Indianapolis, IN Mile.
►Nicole finishes 20th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes as an AMA Expert.
►Shayna is the fifth woman to wear an AMA National Number.
►She earns Grand National points at one event in 2015: she finishes 10th at the September 6, 2015 Springfield, IL Mile.
►Shayna finishes 35th in AMA Grand National points. |
11P Molly Terry (Creve Coeur, IL) competes in the GNC2 division.
►March 13, 2015: Molly retires from racing after competing at the Daytona Short Track due to lingering issues resulting from her September 27, 2014 crash.
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35L Charlotte Kainz (West Allis, WI) competes in the GNC2 division.
►September 6, 2015: Charlotte finishes 9th at the GNC2 National at Springfield, IL Mile on a Harley-Davidson XR750.
►Charlotte finishes 33rd in GNC2 points. |
70U Samantha Slingerland (Hudson, NH) competes in the GNC2 division. |
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the GNC1 division.
►She scores points in one event in 2016: she finishes 17th at the September 25, 2016 Santa Rosa Mile on a Kawasaki EX650.
►Shayna rides for the Ritchie Morris/Factory Honda team on all ST & TT events, riding a CRF450R.
►Shayna finishes 44th in the AMA Grand National Championship. |
10J Morgan Monroe (Millington, MI) competes in the GNC2 division.
►July 30, 2016: Morgan finishes 14th at the GNC2 National at the Charlotte, NC HM.
►Morgan finishes 44th in the GNC2 Championship.
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35L Charlotte Kainz (West Allis, WI) competes in the GNC2 division.
►May 14, 2016: Charlotte finishes 13th at the GNC2 National at Phoenix, AZ Mile.
►September 25, 2016: Charlotte passes away after crashing at the Santa Rosa Mile.
►Charlotte finishes 39th in the GNC2 Championship.
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70U Samantha Slingerland (Hudson, NH) competes in the GNC2 division. |
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes at two AFT Twins division events.
►Shayna scores points at one event: she finishes 14th at the September 3, 2017 Springfield Mile on a Kawasaki EX650.
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division.
►Shayna rides for the Ritchie Morris/Factory Honda team, riding a CRF450R.
►May 13, 2017: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at the Phoenix, AZ Mile.
►May 20, 2017: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at the Sacramento, CA mile.
►June 1, 2017: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at the Oklahoma City, OK mile.
►July 8, 2017: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at the Eldbridge, NY half mile.
►August 8, 2017: Following the Rapid City SD half mile, Shayna Texter leads the AFT Singles Championship.
It is the first time a woman has ever lead a major AMA National Championship points chase.
►September 23, 2017: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at the Fort Worth, TX half mile.
►Shayna finishes 3rd in the AFT Singles championship.
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105 Sandriana "Hurricane Sandy" Shipman (Maybrook, NY) competes in the AFT-Singles division.
►July 29, 2017: Sandy finishes 16th at the GNC2 National at the Calistoga, CA HM.
►Sandy finishes 39th in the AFT Singles Championship.
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division
►Shayna races for the Husqvarna factory dirt track team on an FC 450.
►June 30, 2018 Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Lima, OH HM.
►August 7, 2018 Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Rapid City, SD HM.
►October 6, 2018 Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at East Rutherford, NJ Mile.
►Shayna finishes 3rd in the AFT Singles Championship.
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55 Sandriana "Hurricane Sandy" Shipman (Maybrook, NY) competes in the AFT-Singles division.
►October 6, 2018: Sandy finishes 15th at the AFT Singles National at East Rutherford, NJ Mile.
►Sandy finishes 48th in the AFT Singles Championship. |
| Diane Cox is elevated from Applicant to Candidate by the AMA Hall of Fame selection committee. |
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| September 21, 2019: Michelle DiSalvo (Modesto, CA) wrenches Briar Bauman to the 2019 AFT Twins National Championship. |
| June 29, 2019: Tammy Kirk (Dalton, GA) is inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall Of Fame. |
52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division
►Shayna races for the Red Bull/KTM factory dirt track team on an 450 SX-F.
►April 20, 2019: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Fort Worth, TX HM.
►June 29, 2019: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Lima, OH HM.
►August 10, 2019: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Sacramento, CA Mile.
►Shayna finishes 7th in the AFT Singles Championship.
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55 Sandriana "Hurricane Sandy" Shipman (Maybrook, NY) competes in the AFT Singles division. |
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division
►Shayna races for the Red Bull/KTM factory dirt track team on a 450 SX-F.
►Shayna finishes 12th in the AFT Singles Championship, with a season-high finish of second place.
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division
►Shayna races for the Red Bull/KTM factory dirt track team on a 450 SX-FFE.
►March 12, 2021: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Barberville, FL, HM.
►March 13, 2021: Shayna wins the AFT Singles National at Barberville, FL, HM.
►Shayna finishes 8th in the AFT Singles Championship.
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| September 2021: American Motorcyclist magazine publishes an article by Joy Burgess entitled Left Turn Ladies which reviews the careers
of Diane Cox, Tammy Kirk, Shayna Texter-Bauman, Stephanie Lane (nee: Welch), Sandriana Shipman, Nichole Mees (nee: Cheza), Charlotte Kainz, Michelle DiSalvo, Molly Terry, and Morgan Monroe.
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT Super Twins division.
►Shayna races for the Zanotti/Indian factory dirt track team on an FTR750.
►Shayna races at 16 of the 18 Super Twins events and, like all SuperTwins competitors in 2022, makes the final at each event.
►September 25, 2022: Shayna finishes 10th at the New Richmond, WI ST.
►Shayna finishes 13th in the AFT SuperTwins championship.
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October 8, 2022: Diane Cox (Salem, OR) is inducted into the Washington State Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
Diane was selected in the class of 2021, but due to COVID-19, the induction ceremony was delayed until 2022. |
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52 Shayna Texter (Willow Street, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division
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270 Jess Reynolds (Coopersburg, PA) competes in the AFT-Singles division
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