Hey all my female race fans...if you could be so kind and take a moment to read and answer these questions, I would greatly appreciate it :)..It's for my Sports Business Research class. If you could have it done by tues, dec. 4th that would be great.

Once your done with the survey and interview, please let me how easily understandable the language was, your opinion if I am asking the right questions, how long did it take you to fill out the survery and interview, and any other comment

Survey Q’s

1) Identify female racecar drivers besides Danica Patrick
A. Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney
B. Lyn St. James
C. Janet Guthrie
D. None of the above
2) Can you name females (other than drivers) in the racing industry? This includes media, pit crewmembers, track executives, etc.
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3) Do you have any suggestions for females in the racing industry?
4) Do you think female racecar drivers have a legitimate chance to become a winning driver in NASCAR and/or Formula One?
5) Do you think female racecar drivers are getting a great enough chance to get a decent ride?
6) Do you think there is a bias when it comes to corporate sponsors?
7) Do you think females have to be sponsored by female products?
8) Do you think the current way of selecting a driver is correct?
9) Do you think female racecar drivers have a realistic chance of starting out at the lower level?
10) Please fill out the demo info below:
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Interview Q’s
1) Do you think there is a gender bias for female racecar drivers? Why or why not?
2) From the previous question, if you chose that female racecar drivers have a gender bias, what factors do you think leads to this?
3) What do you think female racecar driver(s) need to do to gain exposure in the racing industry?
4) How can they be as competitive as their male counterparts?
5) How well do you think the NASCAR’s diversity program is going (for women, than overall)?
6) From the previous question, if you chose no what do you think NASCAR needs to do to improve their diversity program?
7) Why do you think the other racing series (NHRA, Indy, Champ car) have over NASCAR in regards to female drivers?
8) Why do you think there are more females in the above racing series?
9) What do you think needs to happen to get female racecar drivers in Formula One?
10) What do you think sponsors consider when looking at a potential driver (male or female)?
11) Do you think the media has a bias towards female racecar drivers? Why or why not?
12) What do you think owners look for in a potential driver?
13) Why do you think female drivers have a hard time getting an adequate ride?
14) As a female race fan, what would you like to see in the future regarding female racecar drivers?
15) What are you feelings towards Danica? Shirley?
16) Please fill out the demo info below:
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