Deborah Renshaw
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| Born: | October 28, 1975 | |
| Birthplace: | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Awards: | — | |
| 2005 NCTS Position: | 24th | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 24th - 2005 (Craftsman Truck Series) | |
| All stats current as of December 9, 2006. | ||
Deborah Renshaw (born October 28, 1975, in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. She currently does not have a ride.
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[edit] Pre-CTS
Renshaw first participated in NASCAR when she began racing in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series in 2000 and 2001. She finished in the top 10 three times and also set a qualifying record when she won the pole at Riverview Speedway. She also became the first woman to ever lead a NASCAR sanctioned series when the young woman climbed to the top of the points standings after a race at Nashville Speedway USA. During this time, she gained the spotlight when some fellow drivers purposely lost races in an attempt to make Renshaw look like she was cheating; she left the series after this.
Renshaw would spend the 2002 and 2003 seasons in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, where she finished in the top ten three times. However, during her tenure there, she was involved in an accident that claimed the life of fellow driver Eric Martin, another controversial event during her career. After Martin had originally spun out, he was alive and talking to his crew over the radio when Renshaw t-boned him at full speed. The latter impact would claim Martin's life.
[edit] Craftsman Truck Series
Renshaw ran in 14 of the last 15 races of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. She drove the #29 Ford F-150 for K Automotive Racing. Despite finishing no higher than 15th, she became the first woman to ever lead a race in the series when she led one lap in the Darlington 200. Renshaw joined Bobby Hamilton Racing's driver development program in December 2004. Replacing Chase Montgomery in the #8, Renshaw became the first woman to ever run a complete schedule in one of NASCAR's three premier series; she missed only one race in the 2005 Craftsman Truck Series season. She had two top-ten starts, the highest being 8th at Nashville Superspeedway in August, but she failed to garner a top-ten finish. Her final position in the points standings was 24th.
Afterwards, Renshaw's future with Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR) was unknown. BHR was forced to search for a replacement for EasyCare, who pulled out as the primary sponsor. Furthermore, the team announced Bobby Hamilton Jr. was going to run a limited schedule in the truck for the 2006 season, with Montgomery returning for the first race at Daytona; no plans for Renshaw were announced. Finally, on February 1, 2006, The Tennessean reported the pullout by EasyCare cost Deborah her ride at Bobby Hamilton Racing, which may effectively end her racing career.[1] In December 2006, she married NASCAR crew member Shawn Parker.
