About Robin McCall
Born 1964. Robin McCall is an American athlete.
Robin McCall Dallenbach (born January 20, 1964) is an American former stock car racing driver and driving instructor. She was the second woman to compete in the modern era of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1982 and was the youngest woman to qualify for an event. McCall is married to fellow race car driver Wally Dallenbach Jr. and has three children.
Career McCall was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She went to McArthur High School. McCall began racing at the age of eight and was influenced by her father Bob, who owned a machine and sheet metal shop. McCall's main area of racing was driving in quarter midgets until she was 14, winning several championships. with more than 250 victories on short tracks. She entered the Limited Late Model championship in 1979 and took ten feature race victories, including six trophy dash wins and two heat race victories. McCall won the series' rookie of the year accolade. That same year, she was the first female driver to take part in the Texas Race of Champions held at Texas World Speedway.
McCall began competing in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (today the NASCAR Cup Series) in 1982, driving the No. 5 Jim Stacy Racing Buick. It was planned that she would enter five races in 1982, and Stacy along with co-owner Robert Harrington and McCall's father elected not to enter her in the Firecracker 400 as they felt she needed more experience. With him, she has three children (Jake, Wyatt, and Kate). She took part in the One Lap of America Rally in 1986 and 1987, and later worked as a pace car driver in the Indy Car World Series between 1995 and 1998. She currently works as a driving instructor for automobile manufacturers in driving events, and co-authored a book Portrait of NASCAR. McCall also competes in trap shooting events and acts as a Precision/Stunt Driver in films and commercials.
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Robin McCall was born on 20 January 1964 in San Antonio.
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