{"id":497756,"date":"2018-08-20T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T22:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=63744"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:27:32","slug":"judy-stropus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/judy-stropus\/","title":{"rendered":"Judy Stropus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><em>Author Brock Yates once described Judy Stropus as a \u201cracing personality,\u201d since her career in motorsports has covered a gamut of disciplines including, her almost savant ability to accurately time and score endurance sports car races before the introduction of computers, driving race cars, and becoming an author and an award-winning public relations expert.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_643100-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-643100-2\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_7002-e1534802589230.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-643100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_7002-e1534802589230.jpg\" alt=\"Racer, time, lap charter, PR professional, Stropus is also valued as a judge at concours like Greenwich and Amelia Island.\" width=\"545\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_7002-e1534802589230.jpg 545w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_7002-e1534802589230-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_7002-e1534802589230-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_7002-e1534802589230-293x419.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-643100-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judy Stropus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Perhaps best known as a professional timer\/scorer, Judy has worked with top teams such as Penske Racing in Can-Am, Trans-Am and at the Indy 500, Bud Moore Racing, BMW, American Motors, Al Holbert\u2019s Porsche IndyCar team, the Porsche teams of Ted Field, Bruce Leven, Bob Akin, Dick Barbour, Wayne Baker (and many more) and Chevrolet factory teams.<\/em><\/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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