Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Travis Shumake will make his debut Friday as the first openly gay driver in history to complete in a national event on the National Hot Rod Association racing circuit.
"There are two things that keep me going," Shumake told KSNT News on Thursday. "LGBTQ youth should have someone to look up to and to know they don't have to fit into a cookie cutter mold.
"They can be a racecar driver. We need to continue to evolve."
The start follows a series of unfortunate sequences, which delayed the debut he planned nearly two years ago. He obtained his Nostalgia Funny Car license in June, ending his run of bad luck, which included crash during a November qualifying event, stolen safety gear and failure to qualify for another race.
Now he plans to drive his rainbow decaled, Pride Kansas sponsored car in the 2022 NHRA Nationals on Friday at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kan.
No comments:
Post a Comment