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Occupation Car Chief of NASCAR Nationwide
Series Car #09
Location Wye Mills, Maryland
Introduction: I used to get paid to make
race cars go. Now I get paid to make race cars
stop. Stunt Woman, Mechanic, Writer and Passionate
Seeker of Life Points.
Snippets
Ashley tested for the 2010 ARCA
Racing Series at Daytona. She was the 6th
fastest woman and 45th out of 60 drivers.
Results
RAB Racing's Ashley Parlett
Featured in November Sporting News
Concord, NC (10-27-09) – Ashley Parlett, RAB
Racing’s Brake and Suspension specialist on
the No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series was featured in the November
edition of Sporting News “50 Most Beautiful
People in NASCAR”.
Parlett, a 26-year-old Wye Mills, MD native grew
up racing open-wheel sprint cars. She built every
car she ever raced and when the time came to grow
up and get a job she didn’t venture far from
her roots. Parlett has worked for RAB Racing for
two years and continues to be one of only a few
female mechanics in the NASCAR Nationwide Series
garage.
Racing History:
In 1997 raced with the World Karting Association
(WKA) 1998 - 2000 raced 250cc Micro Sprints
throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware 2001- 358
Limited Sprints and 360 URC Sprints
2001 - Currently racing with the United Racing
Club (a traveling circuit of 360cu. in. sprint cars
reaching tracks from FL to Canada and as far West
as Iowa)
Hobbies (when not racing): Waterskiing and
working on other race cars (in the past I have been
hired as a tire specialist for a 410 World of
Outlaw sprint car team)
I have been involved in auto racing since I was
13 years old. I truly fell in love with the sport
when I turned my first lap in a 5 horsepower
go-kart. My life ever since has been consumed with
racing. When I was 14 years old I chose to push
myself through school going year-round for nearly
two years. I graduated with straight A's one week
after my 17th birthday. I did this so I could go
racing 3 times a weekend rather than twice.
I also began building and maintaining every car
I have ever raced at age 13. I soon found a job at
Wes Hastings Racing (one of the leading 250cc
engine builders on the east coast) where I learned
how to build 2 stroke engines. And soon began
building my own 250's. I was and am always eager to
know everything about the car I am driving in order
to gain an advantage over my fellow racers.
That idea proved to be an advantage when we
began winning races back to back in several
different states. When I first started racing full
sized sprints I got an apprenticeship at CEMCO
(specializing in land and sea racing engines) where
I began building my own 358 limited sprint motors.
Everything I do with my life is centered around
racing and my passion to be successful in my
sport.
I recently moved to North Carolina from Maryland
leaving my family and dirt-track races cars behind
to pursue a chance at big time auto racing. To keep
my racing skills sharp I plan to return to Maryland
8 times this season to challenge the United Racing
Club when they are in Delaware.
I have been back to Maryland to race once
already. And yes we were fast! Due to the
handicapping I have to start at the rear of every
qualifying and feature event with the club which
proved to be no problem as we flew through cars the
entire night but came up one car shy of winning the
Hard Charger Award for the night. I return there
June 4th and plan on having even better results
since I have so much to prove. I also attend Buck
Baker Racing School this weekend at Rockingham.
Since I have been one of the few women sprint
car drivers on the east coast I am well aware of
the importance of public relations. I have done all
of my own public relations since I was 17 years
old. When I graduated high school I attended
Chesapeake College for two semesters studying
Public Relations and Communications. I speak well
at public engagements and work hard in the gym to
make sure I represent myself as a competitive
athlete.
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