Ashley Taws

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Ashley Taws
Born (1983-11-01) November 1, 1983 (age 40)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
NASCAR Canada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish44th (2008)
First race 2008 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of 5 September 2012.

Ashley Taws (born November 1, 1983) is a Canadian racing driver.

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Taws started racing at the age of nine when her father bought go-karts for her and her brother. [1] Taws was a co-winner of the 2002 Rookie of the Year award for Canadian Formula Ford, [2] a season in which she became the first woman in the race series to take a pole position. [1] She was then injured as a passenger in a traffic accident; she sustained internal injuries and a broken back. [3] She returned to racing in 2007. [4] In 2008, she competed in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in selected races; [5] she only qualified for one race, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where she finished 32nd in the NAPA Autopro 100. [6]

Both prior to her accident, and after her return, Taws was sponsored by Mattel with her driving a pink Barbie car. [4] [7]

As of 2023, Taws is an insurance broker in Newmarket, Ontario. [8]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NCTSCPts
2008 Ashley Taws72 Chevy CAY MSP BAR EUS SUN EDM MON
32
MSP MON CAY BAR RIV KAW 44th67

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