Women on Wheels: Spotlight on Stephanie Mockler
We’ve been doing a lot of writing about racing in our non-blog work, so for this week’s Women on Wheels Wednesday, we want to talk to you about Stephanie Mockler, who was presented with the 2007 Kara Hendrick award in July’s “Women in the Winner’s Circle” celebration. It was presented to her by USAC president and CEO Rollie Helmling.
Mockler hails from Westfield, Indiana, and is the daughter of USAC racing veteran Warren Mockler, who was one of a scant few drivers to win both the Turkey Night Grand Prix and the Hut Hundred Midget classics during his own career, but she’s carved a niche all her own, with a career that includes three victories in the Regional Midget competition, and two in the Ford Focus series. The only other female driver with five career wins in the USAC is Audra Sasselli, of Fresno, CA.
Stephanie’s other career highlights include a 2005 runner-up finish in USAC’s Midwest Ford Focus Midget Series and, in August of that year, leading Alison MacLeod and Erica Santos past the checkered flag at the Indianapolis Speedrome Ford Focus feature, making it an all-female podium sweep. In 2006, in her second National Midget Series start, she finished third at the Indianapolis, IN O’Reilly Raceway Park’s “Night before the 500″ classic.
Ms. Mockler was only one in a star-studded array of female drivers from various branches of motorsports who were honored at July’s luncheon, and her award honors the memory of one of USAC’s most accomplished female drivers, Kara Hendrick.
