Jennifer Jo Cobb set to become first woman in a NASCAR Cup race since Danica Patrick

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After nearly two decades of NASCAR starts, Jennifer Jo Cobb is set to make her debut in the sport’s top series. Rick Ware Racing announced Tuesday that Cobb — a 47-year-old from Kansas City, Kan. — will race the No. 15 Chevrolet at Talladega on April 25. She will become the first woman to race in the Cup Series since Danica Patrick’s Daytona 500 entry in 2018. Cobb has made more than 200 Truck Series starts and 31 Xfinity Series starts in her NASCAR career, which began in the early-2000s with entries in the sport’s pipeline ARCA series. Cobb, a full-time Truck driver for her …

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