Ashley Taws
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| Ashley Taws | |||||||
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| Born | November 1, 1983 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 44th (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of 5 September 2012. | |||||||
Ashley Taws (born November 1, 1983) is a Canadian racing driver.
Taws started racing at the age of nine when her father bought go-karts for her and her brother.[1] Taws was a co-winner of the 2002 Rookie of the Year award for Canadian Formula Ford,[2] a season in which she became the first woman in the race series to take a pole position.[1] She was then injured as a passenger in a traffic accident; she sustained internal injuries and a broken back.[3] She returned to racing in 2007.[4] In 2008, she competed in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in selected races;[5] she only qualified for one race, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where she finished 32nd in the NAPA Autopro 100.[6]
Both prior to her accident, and after her return, Taws was sponsored by Mattel with her driving a pink Barbie car.[4][7]
As of 2023, Taws is an insurance broker in Newmarket, Ontario.[8]
