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Update on Team Comp-Cal Driver Megan Reitenour
August 19, 2008
July 8, 2008
Lyn St. James -- Project Podium Announces Grant Winners
Indianapolis, IN
Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation today announced the
five young women drivers who received funding from the
Foundation's new matching grant program, Project Podium.
This inaugural funding cycle distributed grants totaling
$28,900 to:
* Natalie Fenaroli, 13 years old, Raymore, MO, go kart
racer * Brandie Jass, 15, Bryan, TX, mini sprint racer *
Kristy Knoll, 13, Amherst, NY, go kart racer * Megan
Reitenour, 17, Miamisburg, OH, stock car racer * Miranda
Throckmorton, 16, Coatesville, IN, sprint car racer.
Each driver is required to submit an application that
includes her driving qualifications, race resume, sponsor
information, a written essay on her goals and plans, and
what the funding will be used for. Project Podium is a
matching funds program focused on young women drivers who
have demonstrated talent, hard work and perseverance, and
who have generated sponsorship dollars to be matched by
Project Podium.
"Project Podium is designed to help young talent achieve
racing and business success," said Lyn St. James, founder
and director of the Women in the Winner's Circle
Foundation. "The 17 young ladies who submitted applications
for our first round of funding exemplified the future of
women in motorsports. They represented many different race
Series and all are dedicated to being successful on the
track and in the motorsports business world."
In addition to St. James, the grant review committee
consisted of: Vicki O'Connor, managing director of the
Atlantic Championship; Linda Conti, financial advisor at
David A. Noyes & Co.; Amy Rosewater, sports writer; and
Erin Crocker, NASCAR driver & Women in the Winner's Circle
Driver Academy graduate.
Current Project Podium partners are: Newman's Own,
Grand-Am, NASCAR Foundation, NHRA, Indy Racing
League/Firestone Indy Lights, Atlantic Championship, Mazda
USA, Toyota, VW, Rolex, and Mike Helton.
About Project Podium:
Project Podium is the newest program of Women in the
Winners Circle Foundation, a non-profit organization that
supports and helps develop up-and-coming women drivers.
Project Podium is a matching-funds grant program designed
to empower promising young female race car drivers and help
them further their early professional careers. Companies
and individuals interested in becoming a Project Podium
partner, and women drivers interested in applying for the
2009 grant cycle can obtain information by logging on to
http://www.lynstjames.com.
About Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation:
A strong advocate for women in the motorsports industry,
particularly women who aspire to the professional level in
racing, Lyn St. James established the Women in the Winner's
Circle Foundation in 1994, is a 501(c) (3) non-profit
organization dedicated to professional development for
talented, up-and-coming young women race car drivers.
The Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation currently
conducts two primary programs: Project Podium and the Women
in the Winner's Circle Academy: The Complete Driver,
established in 1994. The Academy has become the most
comprehensive educational and training program of its kind
for talented and gifted women motorsports drivers. Since
its inception, more than 230 women drivers, including
Danica Patrick, Erin Crocker, Melanie Troxel and Sarah
Fisher, have participated in this invitation-only Academy.
More information about the Women's in the Winner's Circle
Foundation and the Driver Development Academy can be found
at www.lynstjames.com.
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July 4, 2008
Reitenour Wins Dick Chrysler 100 @ Kil-Kare Speedway
Xenia, OH
Due to the inclement weather conditions, qualifying for the
Super Cup Stock Car Series was cancelled and the starting
grid of the field was determined by the current point
standings of the series.
Reitenour started on the pole and was challenged several
times but only relinquished the lead for 17 laps of the 100
lap event. This win marks the second win of the 2008 season
for Reitenour and positions her in first place of the point
standings of the series.
Reitenour said, “We had high hopes coming into today’s
race. I really wanted to win this race. Kil-Kare being
close to my home town and my favorite track, it turned out
to be a great day for us. I can’t thank my team enough for
all their handwork. We fought a tight race car through out
the day but was able to pull through with the win.
I would like to thank my sponsors who helped me with this
race, CompCal, Fat Headz, Horn & Hardart Coffee, Fox
Motors, Marriott Courtyard (Beavercreek), Ron’s Pizza and
Salyers Financial.”
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June 7, 2008
Reitenour Earns Pole Award at the MPM 100
NEWPORT, TN Super Cup Stock Car racer, Megan Reitenour
qualified pole position out of a fourteen care field for
the MPM 100 at Newport
Speedway in Newport, TN.
Upon inversion Megan started in the fifth position of the
field. She quickly worked her way to lead which she held
for the majority of the race. On lap 92 she spun in an
effort to avoid an accident and had to restart at the back
of the field. Megan quickly and strategically worked her
way through the field to a third place finish.
Megan said, “I couldn’t have asked for a better race car.
My team worked so hard all day long and really gave me an
awesome race car. We had the car to beat all day long but
it just didn’t turn out in our favor. We gained some
valuable ground in the points and I’m really looking
forward to our next race at my home track, Kil-Kare
Speedway in Xenia, Ohio.”
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