While fans enjoy the on-track, fast-paced, high-stakes racing under the lights, it is time to unravel a darker side of the NASCAR fandom. In 2022, rising star Hailie Deegan was forced off track after an obsessed fan escalated from creepy messages to real-world threats, prompting her team to alert authorities and skip a race for safety.

On the other hand, long before social media amplified every interaction, female racers like Shawna Robinson battled intrusive behavior and a culture that treated them as anomalies rather than athletes. So, if one modern driver’s experience shows how quickly admiration can become mania, the next story proves that it isn’t just a new-era problem, but it has been baked into the sport for decades. This time, to prove the point, a viral post from Samantha Busch

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