{"id":494563,"date":"2015-07-01T00:18:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T07:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=11635"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:03:32","slug":"denise-mccluggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/denise-mccluggage\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise McCluggage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_520805-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520805-2\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-520805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Hal Crocker\" width=\"717\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INT201507-p1-293x441.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-520805-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Hal Crocker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Always a pioneer, Denise McCluggage blazed trails for women in motorsports, both on and off the track, for over 60 years. In honor of Denise\u2019s incredible contribution to motorsport, we honor her memory here with another look at our discussion with her, in 1999.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>Was there a car that you competed in back in the \u201950s and \u201960s that you particularly enjoyed driving?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content > :last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"cs-paywall\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__card\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__top\"><span class=\"cs-paywall__label\">Members only<\/span><span class=\"cs-paywall__price\">$29 <em>\/ year<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cs-paywall__title\">Keep going. <span>This is where it gets good.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"cs-paywall__lead\">Supercars.net Membership is for people who&#x27;d rather know the spec sheet by heart than skim ten headlines. 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