* she was born in 1916 in Barnsville Georgia, when women were not considered equal to men
* when she was four she moved to Greenville, South Carolina
* when she decided to learn to drive she ended up crashing the car into the chicken house
* she wanted to succeeded in a sport where women were not allowed
* she raced in the first stock car race she ever saw; and ran modifieds from 1946-1956
* Louise met Bill France before he created NASCAR.
* Louise helped Bill France Sr. promote NASCAR races in there early years because she was a novelty in the sport
* She had a hard charging, fearless style of driving and because of that she was a fan favourite.
* In her first race she finished third in a 1939 modified Ford coupe and after that experience Louise was hooked on racing.
* She raced for the love of the sport.
* During her eleven years of modifieds she won 38 races.
* Louise is remembered for her spectacular crashes and aggressive driving.
* She ended off with 48 stitches and four pins in her left knee after a crash that nearly took her life at Hillsborough.
* In 1956 she quit racing but in 1971 she returned to sponsor cars.
* her first Winston Cup race was a 166-mile race in Daytona where she finished 20th in a Ford after surviving a roll over
* she raced later at Hillsborough, North Carolina placing 27th
* and then again she raced in Langhorne Pennsylvania where she finished 16th
* She currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina
* She was inducteed into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999.
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