She believes plenty of women could follow her through the door. The 20-year-old Decker won the pole and finished fifth in the ARCA race last week at Daytona International Speedway. An ARCA rookie with a full-season ride in 2018, Decker likes to think women will start flowing into the NASCAR elite ranks.
"There are so many younger girls that are fast, and they are 10 years old, 12 years old and they're racing everything and anything -- dirt cars, go-karts, full-sized cars already, and they're coming up," Decker said.
"They're going to be here faster than we know it."
With Danica Patrick retiring, NASCAR has no female drivers ready to step in and compete. Decker might be the closest. NASCAR's program for potential stars, the K&N Pro Series, includes just one female -- 16-year-old Hailie Deegan, daughter of extreme motorcycle athlete Brian Deegan who made her K&N East debut last week and has very limited stock-car experience.
That being said.....
You all know I love to drive fast. So perhaps, I will become bi-vocational in 2019? I've been known to be involved in some high speed incidents. Yes, I'm just joking but allow me to pull out all the stops. I'm revving up my engine and waiting on you!