Jennifer Jo Cobb

NASCAR Late Model Driver

Jennifer Jo Cobb began racing at Lakeside Speedway in 1991 in the Pony Stock division at the age of 18. She advanced to the Sportsman Late Model ranks in 1996 and now powers her Ford Thunderbird around the high banks of I-70 Speedway in Odessa, Missouri competing in the NASCAR Racing Series.

Jennifer was the winningest driver in the Sportsman Late Model division during the 2000 season, with four feature victories to her credit. She had maintained control of the point lead for most of the season, until a crash on July 22 caused the team's early retirement from the evening. After repairing the damages, the Cobb Racing Team returned the following week and posted a second place finish, allowing her to close in on the point lead.

Jennifer plans on taking the Cobb Racing team into a touring stock car division within the next two years and to compete full-time. 'We have the knowledge, experience and the desire to move forward with our efforts. The entire team is focusing on moving up. We are in the process of putting the appropriate sponsorship packages into effect,' she says.

This successful female racecar driver has caught the media's attention both in and outside of the Kansas City area. She has been featured on each of Kansas City's local news stations several times and has been on every major radio morning show in K.C. Jennifer has also appeared on the cover of the national magazine, Stock Car Spectacular, and in their feature story about female racecar drivers.

Jennifer is very much a 'hands-on' driver, working on her own race car and being an active pit crew member for her father's race team. Until she can make the move to a full-time ride in a NASCAR touring class, Jennifer works as a Business Coordinator for Washburn and Associates, Inc., a business software company in Overland Park, Kansas. She also has more than eight years of marketing and journalism experience.

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