Shawna Robinson
Profile Shawna Robinson was a racecar driver at a variety of levels in the NASCAR* tree, all the way up to the Winston Cup. Born in Des Moines**, she competed in the highest of levels, and is one of three women to race at the Daytona 500. * Other racers with Iowa connections: Michael Annett (Des Moines), Landon Cassill (Cedar Rapids), Joey Gase (Cedar Rapids), Dick Hutcherson (Keokuk), Johnny Beauchamp (Harlan), Tiny Lund (Harlan), Brett Moffitt (Grimes) ** Des Moines (well, really Newton) is also the home of the Iowa Speedway, a track where I saw Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth compete Personal Notes Shawna was a trailblazer, being one of the "firsts" or among the firsts for a variety of things in the racing world, yet you really won't hear about it from her. She put on her flame-retardant pants one leg at a time like the rest of the driver, and didn't want to be seen or treated any differently. Shawna i...