From press release
ML Racing announced that female driver Johanna Long will pilot the No. 70 Biomet /Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet Impala for the 2012 and 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Long, a Pensacola, Florida native is the winner of the 2010 Snowball Derby. She began her NASCAR career in 2011, driving a limited schedule in the Camping World Truck Series for Panhandle Motorsports. Long qualified in the 5th place position in her first start at Daytona. Her career best finish to date was 11th place at Texas Motor Speedway.
Long will join a team that is owned by Mary Louise Miller, one of the few female owners in NASCAR. Miller is known as a big supporter of women in racing. At just 19, Long becomes the youngest female driver to compete in the Nationwide Series, and she will be competing for Rookie of the Year in 2012. Long began racing at the age of 8 accumulating numerous wins at tracks across the southeast. At 14, she burst onto the late model scene, and in 2008 at 15, she racked up several wins en route to becoming the first female and youngest driver to win a track championship at Five Flags Speedway. Long made her foray into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at age 18. Recent Articles
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