Women of Mid American

WELCOME TO THE 2012 MID-AMERICAN RACING SEASON.

WE WILL BE STARTING OFF THE YEAR WITH THE WOMEN OF THE MID-AM SERIES STORYS.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WOMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE PIT AREAS. TIMES HAVE CHANGED… IN TODAYS WORLD OF RACING WOMEN ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MANY RACE ORGANIZATIONS AND RACE TEAMS.

ALL OF US HAVE STORYS TO TELL AND YOU MAY BE SURPISED ON OUR BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING CAREERS, FAMILY AND INTERESTS. THE STORYS WILL ALSO HAVE OUR FAVORITE RECIPES, PHOTOS AND WHAT OUR RACE DAY DUTIES ENCLUDE, FROM MORAL SUPPORT TO WRENCHING ON THE CAR
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS YOU’LL GET A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW US AND JUST WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE OUR RACE TEAMS AND RACE SERIES A SUCCESS.

ENJOY,
MARCY NOWAK #32

WOMAN BEHIND the 2011 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

NAME: Stephanie Church

HOMTOWN: Waukesha, WI

RACE TEAM OR MID AM AFFILATION: Dan Church racing #9 & 89

TEAM POSITION: WIFE

YEARS INVOLVED IN RACING: 12

HOW YOU GOT INVOLVED IN RACING: Dan was racing at Lake Geneva when we met at the end of race season. He then went back to dirt so I consider my first home track Hales Corners where he raced a dirt modified.

MID-AMERICAN'S FIRST LADY

Julie Strasburg of Fort Atkinson, WI is Co-owner of the Mid-American Stock Car Series. She enjoys travelling with her husband Doug, reading, Sudoku and crossword puzzles. They attend Willerup Methodist Church in Cambridge, WI. (the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church on the world).
Julie was raised on a small dairy farm near Helenville in south central Wisconsin with two sisters and one brother.

She started driving school bus at 18 to pay for college. Now in her 26th year, she says this is her favorite job! Her main employment is office manager at J-N-L Wrought Iron – creator of hand crafted wrought iron work. She also teaches piano and is church pianist. Every year in July she helps her family make Georgia Snow cones at the Jefferson Co. Fair. This has been a family tradition for 25 years.