NASCAR Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS)
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- It must have been a sad sad day when Clint had to let this fine woman go. Do you think he cried? Athena Barber is the ex girlfriend of NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer. When they were dating all the other NASCAR drivers were telling Clint how hot Athena Barber was. In fact Clint across the internet was known as having the hottest girlfriend in NASCAR. But all of that is behind him now since they broke up shortly after the 2007 series banquet. However she continued in NASCAR when she became the correspondent and contributor on the show 3 Wide Life. 3 Wide Life was a nationally syndicated motorsports television show and people tuned in to see what Athena Barber was wearing that day.
Athena Barber was born on April 24, 1981 and is an Independence Missouri native. Her and Clint met in 2002 when Clint was racing against Athena's father throughout the year. Athena Barber is the 2005 former Bassani Babe and the 2005 Hoseboss Calendar Girl. After Clint and Athena called it quits in 2007, Athena went on to have a relationship with NASCAR driver Robby Gordon. She ended up having a son with Robby Gordon in 2010 named Garret Robby Gordon.
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- UPDATE: 10/17/2011: Break out the tissues:
Various media outlets are currently reporting that Dan and Susie spent their final night together getting each other's initials tattooed inside their wrists. While the rumored tattoo shop refused to comment on the story, Darren Rovell managed to find the picture attached to the left and posted it to Twitter. Just another sad and tragic twist to a sad and tragic story.
- Fast Facts: Tragedy struck in Sunday's 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Finale in Las Vegas, when 2 time Indy 500 champ Dan Wheldon was killed in a fiery, 15 car wreck.
In 2008, Dan Wheldon married his longtime girlfriend, and former personal assistant, Susie Behm. Dan Wheldon and his wife Susie Wheldon lived in St. Petersburg, FL with their two sons: Sebastian born February 1, 2009, and Oliver, born March 19, 2011.
Rather than provide a full obituary on the life cut way too short, we'll pass along a passage from their hometown paper, the St. Petersburg Times, which discussed life at home for the young father:
"In a sitting room where broad windows frame a view of Coffee Pot Bayou sleeps the center of the universe, Sebastian Daniel Wheldon, born Feb. 1. Dan Wheldon doesn't much try to deny he's a doting father. A quick summation of any of his previous five sentences will generally contain 10 usages of the words "Sebastian" and "cute.""
Dan Wheldon was 33 years old.
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- UPDATE: 10/25/2011: On September 26th Katie Kenseth was practicing racing a car for charity when she was involved in a scary accident. In the crash Katie Kenseth broke her shoulder blade. She was racing a Bandolero car which is pretty much a go cart with a body around it. They can reach about 50 miles per hour at the max. Katie did not have a lot of time to slam on the brakes due to the nature of the crash. She is ok now and healing rapidly. The practice laps were for the Better Half Dash which was on Oct 15th at the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup race.
- Time Together: Matt Kenseth and his wife Katie Kenseth are married and have two daughters named Kaylin Nicola Kenseth and Grace Katherine Kenseth.
Katie Martin grew up on a farm in the same hometown as Matt in Cambridge, WI. Though Katie was much younger than Matt, she admits to having a crush on him from a young age. The two didn't get together until reacquainting at the wedding of a mutual friend. Matt and Katie eventually married in 2000. In advance of their second child being born in February, 2011, Roush Fenway racing has hired a stable of backup drivers to be on hand at upcoming races in the event that Katie goes into labor.
- Resume: Unlike many drivers, Matt and Katie do not have their own charitable foundation. Because of that, they freely and frequently participate in many charitable events for the foundations of other drivers.
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- Time Together: The two met at a driver instructor school, and were later formally introduced at a Christmas party in 1999. They dated for a year before a Christmas, 2000 engagement, and a subsequent wedding on February 28, 2001. They have no children together.
- Resume: DeLana is the daughter of the late John Paul Linville who had a racing career on the Busch Series. Her childhood was spent at race tracks and around cars, which fed into her knowledge of the sport. Instead of pursuing her original goal after college of being a teacher, she joined Jeff Gordon's publicity team, where her NASCAR career began. She is currently a car owner and the day-to-day manager of Kevin Harvick, Inc. She specifically focuses on licensing, merchandising, and managing the employees.
The couple has also founded the Kevin Harvick Foundation, which aims to assist underprivileged children in need.
- Quote: "It's probably not his fault. His wife wears the fire suit in the family and tells him what to do, so it's probably not his fault” -Then 18 year old NASCAR driver Joey Logano after Harvick got into Logano late at a race in Pocono in 2010.
Immediately after the comment, Delana posted to her Twitter account, “with age comes wisdom & respect… Enough said."
Shortly thereafter a t-shirt was sold on the Harvick's website in ladies sizes that said, "I wear the Firesuit in the Family." All proceeds from the shirt went to the Kevin Harvick Foundation.
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- Time Together: The two were together for almost three years after meeting at a race in Indianapolis in 2007. Kyle proposed at Speedweek at Daytona, in February, 2010. The two are expected to tie the knot in January 2011.
- Fun Facts: Kyle and Sam tour the country in a motor home traveling from race to race, with Kyle openly admitting, Our motor home is like our home away from home. She helped me build and design, it so it's kind of our first home together." At the start of the 2010 season, Kyle realized there was no better way to kick off their first night in their new motor home than by getting down on one knee and presenting Sam with a custom designed vintage diamond engagement ring. Not a bad way to pop the question, especially considering their first date was at TGI Friday’s.
- Resume: Samantha graduated from Purdue University with a degree in psychology. She admits that she hopes to pursue a career in leadership coaching. During school, Sam worked as an aerobics instructor and as a promotional model for various companies and charity campaigns including events to raise awareness for the United Way, cardiac care and breast cancer.
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- How they met: The two met when Hospenthal was Patrick's physical therapist who helped her recover from a yoga injury.
***As an aside here,... isn't there something ironic about a race car driver having to rehab from a yoga injury? I mean seriously... of all the shit that can go wrong behind the wheel, and she injures herself by stretching? I mean, it's intense stretching, but seriously... right? Am I crazy? Don't answer that...
- Time Together: The two were married November 19, 2005, and Danica converted to Roman Catholicism for Hospenthal following their nuptials.
- Hometown: Paul was born in 1966(or 16 years before Danica) in Tacoma, WA
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- Fast Facts: While there is no confirmation that these two are dating, there is plenty of speculation. It is unknown how long they have been together (or even if they actually are dating for that matter) but Zemken has appeared at multiple races in Stewart's pit during the 2009 season, thus beginning the internet rumor machine that they are together. Zemken is a Sprint car driver, who some suggest is simply being mentored by Stewart, and not in fact dating him. However, at three races in August, 2009, Zemken occupied the spot on pit road immediately next to Stewart, which is typically strictly held for wives and girlfriends of drivers.
- Resume: In addition to being a Sprint car driver, Jessica is also a full time 23-year old college student, currently enrolled at Hudson Valley Community College.
