Few women have stepped up to meet the tough, male-dominated environment that NASCAR can be. Even though opportunities have often been limited, where speed and strategy demand the best from everyone involved, Mary Louise Miller was a force to be reckoned with. Born on April 30, 1947, in the Warsaw area of Indiana, she flipped the script when she took ownership of ML Motorsports. Co-owned with her daughter Stephanie Mullen, the team started in ARCA in 1999 and moved to the Xfinity Series by 2006. That is some legacy that Miller carries!

Her efforts opened doors for female talent, like driver Johanna Long, who joined in 2012 for a two-year deal. Though it was a small team, Miller showed that women could build and run a competitive outfit, inspiring more participation in a field where they we

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