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...tires to putting them on the race cars in the pit for Brian Vickers' No. 25 Nextel Cup Series team, is one of few professional women working in NASCAR, let alone as a tire specialist.
"It's challenging, which is all about me,'' she told Tire Business. "I think if the challenge ever went away, I'd definitely find something new to do. But it's still fun.''
Since joining Hendrick Motorsports in 1999, Ms. Smokstad has worked with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Jack Sprague during his championship victory in 2001. She also has served on the No. 5 2003 Busch Series championship team, also driven by Brian Vickers, before switching over to the Kyle Busch team to help him earn 2004 Rookie of the Year honors and a second-place finish in the Busch Series...
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