Ashley Taws | |||||||
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Born | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | November 1, 1983||||||
NASCAR Canada 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 Canadian Formula Ford, [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]
As of 2023, Taws is an insurance broker in Newmarket, Ontario. [8]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | CAY | MSP | BAR | EUS | SUN | EDM |
MON 32 |
MSP | MON | CAY | BAR | RIV | KAW | 44th | 67 |
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Ashley Taws | |||||||
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Born | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | November 1, 1983||||||
NASCAR Canada 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 Canadian Formula Ford, [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]
As of 2023, Taws is an insurance broker in Newmarket, Ontario. [8]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | CAY | MSP | BAR | EUS | SUN | EDM |
MON 32 |
MSP | MON | CAY | BAR | RIV | KAW | 44th | 67 |
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