Ladies are kicking butt in Kentucky

Chrissy Wallace (l) and Alli Owens (r) in Sparta Kentucky. / Getty Images

The ladies are giving the guys a run for their money this weekend in Kentucky in the ARCA/ Remax 150 and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Built Ford Tough 225 presented by The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers race.

In the ARCA / REMAX Series, Angela Cope, the twin niece of Daytona 500 winner Derrick Cope and driver of the No. 68 Red Rocks Cafe-peoplefirstcard.com Dodge, qualified eighth.

Daytona Beach, Florida native Alli Owens, driver of the No. 12 ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet, qualifed 14th while Angela Cope’s twin sister, Amber, driver of the No. 70 Comp Cal-Derrick Cope Inc Dodge, qualified 15th.

Gabi DiCarlo, driver of the No. 90 Great Clips Toyota, qualified 21st.

In the Craftsman Truck Series, Chrissy Wallace, driver of the #03 GEICO/Germain Toyota Tundra Toyota, was eighth fastest in the first practise session.

Be sure to watch out for all the girls this weekend racing in Kentucky!

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Chrissy Wallace to attend the ESPY’s

Chrissy Wallace appeared on Sirius Speedway (on Sirius radio) today and told host Dave Moody that she would be attending the ESPY awards tomorrow in Los Angeles. The awards will air live on ESPN, Sunday, July 20.

Who will be her date? None other than her sister Lindsay.

After the awards in Los Angeles, Wallace will race her Germain Racing No. 03 GEICO/Germain Toyota Tundra in the Built Ford Tough 225.

This will be Wallace’s third start behind the wheel in the Craftsman Truck Series. She will race a full schedule for Germain Racing next season.

Wallace also told Moody that she will run seven or eight more races this year, with a possible Nationwide Series race before the end of the 2008 season.

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