Blog | Women Drag Racers

Apr 271 min read

I Remember Ginger Watson

I remember Ginger Watson. I was a neighbor of Ms. Watson and her son, Mike, in Wilton Manors, Florida, in 1979. I remember reading the...

Feb 231 min read

My mom, Ginger Watson, fought NHRA to drive a dragster

I was thrilled to see my mom, Ginger (Virginia Watson) listed on your website. I have many memories of the drag strip as a child. My mom...

Dec 25, 20211 min read

Geneva Schroeder, my mother, the drag racer

She is still with us living in Arizona and went on to become a Real Estate Broker/ Owner of Superior Real Estate for 40 years. My dad...

Dec 24, 20201 min read

Thanks, Dave

I deleted the mistaken photo of Peggy Hart driving a dragster--and added an entry for Merlene Poole. I wasn't able to find anything on...

Dec 24, 20201 min read

Great tribute

Great page on the women of drag racing. The photo on the Peggy Hart page is not Peggy in the dragster. It is Warren Poole's spouse...

Nov 21, 20201 min read

Thanks

I just read your drag racing website about the women. It was so interesting. Thank you for including me. I will keep in touch. I didn't...

Nov 11, 20201 min read

Invitation

Comments, suggestions, additional information, etc. are most welcome. If we have missed other women drag race pioneers, this is the place...