Our series of weekly NASCAR driver interviews continues with Johanna Long, a 20-year-old Nationwide Series driver who showed flashes of greatness in last September's Richmond race.
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Watch the video and catch up with NASCAR's rising star Johanna Long as she rises through the racing ranks.
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I like anything that has a good beat. I play Pandora a lot so whatever comes on and I like it I just hit thumbs up.
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We spoke with her about keeping up with the male competition, and how guys' automotive ignorance is a major turnoff. She's more sweetheart than badass, but that's OK with us.
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At 20, Long has shown solid car control. Unlike many female racers, she is fearless behind the wheel. But for the last three seasons, she has yet to put together a full-time program in NASCAR.
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In a pivotal season for future sponsorship and continued opportunities at this high level of motorsports, Long knows she needs to continue proving herself.
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The 20-year-old Long has a strong following from avid race fans, many of who resent the media focus on Patrick and believe Patrick is more beauty than racer.
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In her ESPNW blog, Long said she'd been getting "race ready" since the 2012 season ended.
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She’ll be back with ML Motorsports this year with plans to run 21 Nationwide races – possibly more if more sponsorship materializes
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Johanna Long garnered a lot of attention this past season, competing in the No. 70 Chevrolet for ML Motorsports.
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It’s not hard to like the attitude. The daughter of late model car racer Don Long was taught young not to aim to be a female racer, but a racer. It shows.
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A few hours after our interview, she put up her career-best qualifying effort, earning the eighth spot on the grid.
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What's a question you get asked a lot that you're tired of answering? Um...well, comparisons to Danica. I get a lot of that.
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It’s not about being a female in the sport, it’s about having the dedication and the drive to be a driver. I am a female, but it’s something that I love to do and I’ve never looked at myself just as a female driver.
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